PRF’s Headquarters / Impare Arquitectura
Architectural Project to increase the headquarters building of PRF – Gás, Tecnologia e Construção, S.A. which arises from the need to expand its administrative, warehouse and workshop areas.
Articles by Pilar Caballero
Lenne Office / Kamp Arhitektid
The new office of LENNE, the Estonian manufacturer of children’s clothing, is situated in the former Soviet-era factory building. The 1,100 m2 room is essentially a single empty hall, 8 m high at its highest point. New ventilation and heating systems were designed for the office and new windows were installed in the roofing in order to ensure that natural daylight reaches the farthest corners of the room.
Residential Building in Galileo / Pepe Gascón Arquitectura
The residential block is located in Terrassa city centre (Barcelona). It is a rectangular plot on the corner of two roads, one of which is very busy.
Michigan Loft / Vladimir Radutny Architects
Inside a century old structure initially built for automotive assembly and display, we renovated a residence that was poorly functioning as a domestic space. In resolving the spatial problems inside this impressive volumetric shell we crafted a living environment that evokes mental wellness and inspiration within.
Extension House In Waterloo / Louis Paillard Architects
It’s the extension of a long house dating from the famous battle of Waterloo, lost as you know by Napoléon!
Aswell Cafe / Koyori + Aterier Salt
This is the interior design for “aswell”, a select shop and cafe on the ground floor of a retro reinforced-concrete apartment block beside Lake Biwa in Kayanoura, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga.
Aswell is located in a quiet spot away from the main trunk route.
Gatti House / Adam Knibb Architects
The client’s aim was to create a contemporary extension to a historic family home, offering flexible spaces, whilst ensuring the addition fit sympathetically within its context. As privacy and security is important within a family home, the design will create a balanced relationship between large open living areas and private spaces. With both a south/ east facing garden it was important to maximise the natural light into the new spaces to negate any dark zones. The proposal, although contemporary in form, will blend in harmoniously with the surrounding and respect the Old Vicarage’s character.
Herencia Hotel / BUDIC
The desire to re-launch a boutique hotel in the heart of Morelia’s Historic Centre – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – demanded the creation of a renovated environment that honoured the family and historical heritage of the mansion gradually built through the XVII, XVIII and XIX centuries. It also required the project to embrace cutting-edge ideas of hospitality in a highly touristic city.
Diamond Tree / 3ndy Studio
Diamond Tree is a villa designed by 3ndy Studio for Simioni family in Ponzano Veneto, in between the residential and rural north-west areas of Treviso.
Sports Center Sargans / Ruprecht Architekten + HILDEBRAND
In Sargans, a Swiss town located in the Rhine Valley, near the border with Liechtenstein, a new sports center replaces a triple gymnasium that was no longer state of the art.