The aim of the project is to build the best possible architectural environment, the setting for a good life, in the fullest sense. But what exactly is “the good life”? What is the setting for a good life?. The project revolves around the construction of a unique enclave comprising all the homes and all of […]
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The main aim of our proposal is to define the new facade of Hamburg to the River Elbe, to establish an attractive “Endpoint” to the new city centre. Hamburg is known as the “Gate to the world” and even its emblem shows a gate. This image of the city is transformed into a building which […]
BOTAN is a modular sofa designed by Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT) in collaboration with Passoni Nature. Inspired by the natural elegance of a flower; specifically, the peony (botan in Japanese) – the design merges botanical form with tactile materials, resulting in a piece that evokes both sculptural delicacy and structural comfort. The composition of BOTAN mimics […]
The design of the restaurant at the Marco-Polo-Terrassen is developed as a part of the public space design of Western Hafencity Hamburg. It transforms the topography of the landscape and builds a panoramic viewpoint for the Marco-Polo-Square, the Quay zones, the harbour basin and the new opera house Elbphilharmonie. This viewing platform is covered by […]
Marble is a material usually associated with qualities such as strong, noble and eternal. The new techniques of working the stone offer us a wider range of possibilities. This made us think of it in a nontraditional way. Our previous experience in the investigation of vegetal fibers and ancient techniques such as in Spanish Pavilion […]
The river can have a major impact on all parts of the city beyond the local riverside environment, the changes to the river and its embankments must be considered in the context of the some of the key elements of urban Moscow. Twenty-first century cities are calling for a more profound relationship with the natural […]
The new history museum is respectful of the pagoda. It leaves it the protagonist and presents itself to the public as a homogenous artefact of a single material: a ceramic mounted in ERC with a colour very similar to that of the stone of the city. The facade delicately wraps the volume of the museum […]
Urban approach and strategy. The situation of the new building of the Shuitou ferry terminal rises up a series of discussions about the future direction of the whole area. On one hand, we have the existing landscape, picturesque, with low height hills, local vegetation, the sea shore, and the existing villages and nucleus of small […]
It was already the middle of January when we decided with Cristina Castañer that this new shop on Calle Rosselló will not be designed, but will open in a friendly and informal way, making some adjustments in the existing shop, like a ‘Pop Up’ store!. But a ‘Pop Up’ conducted with care, observing each day […]