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Villa Asker / A-lab

June 5, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Villa Asker transforms an existing commercial site into a modern residential typology set in a spacious green outdoor area in Asker, a municipality in the vicinity of Norway’s capital Oslo. Located opposite the brutalist council hall, “Asker Rådhus”, and set on the outskirts of “Asker Hageby”, a garden village from the 1950s, Villa Asker inhabits a central junction with apartments within walking distance from the town center and the forest “Vestmarka”, making a visible statement of the municipality’s investment in quality architecture.

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House RZR / GRBX ARQUITETOS

June 3, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

It was with great pleasure that our office took on the challenge of creating a residence for an incredible couple who has been our loyal client from the beginning. This project had a special meaning for us.

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Tergooi Medical Center / Wiegerinck

June 3, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Two hospital locations (Blaricum and Hilversum) have been merged into the new Tergooi Medical Center in Hilversum, the Netherlands. The new hospital offers a soft, calming, and open environment for patients and staff. Nature and daylight play an important role in the design. The building features numerous windows overlooking the beautiful green surroundings.

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Marianum School Annex – Centre for Education / LRO GmbH & Co. KG

June 2, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Due to the pedagogical success of the Marianum, a private Catholic school, an annex was needed to accommodate additional educational facilities. Additional classrooms, administrative offices, and teachers’ rooms for about 170 students and 20 teachers were needed to augment the all-day school’s learning and living space. The position and dimensions of the new, elongated two-story building are directly related to the existing building from 2009, which LRO had designed as part of the extension of an existing old building into the Marianum.

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St Xavier’s Oratory / Paco García Moro

June 1, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Umphang is Thailand’s most remote district, accessible only by the scenic but tortuous Route 1090. It borders the Karen Nationalist Union, a secessionist territory embroiled in a long-standing conflict with Myanmar. The area is home to several refugee camps under the administration of the Thai military.

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St Xavier’s Oratory / Paco García Moro

June 1, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Umphang is Thailand’s most remote district, accessible only by the scenic but tortuous Route 1090. It borders the Karen Nationalist Union, a secessionist territory embroiled in a long-standing conflict with Myanmar. The area is home to several refugee camps under the administration of the Thai military.

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Miaojing River Ecological Infrastructure / PLAT Studio

May 31, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Kunshan & Miaojing River. Located 20 km northwest of Shanghai, Kunshan City is a historic water town with 8,000 hectares covered by water. The city has evolved from relying on irrigated farming to generating 70% of its GDP from innovative industries. Kunshan West, situated between Kuilei Lake and the old town center, has been rapidly growing.

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Villa Orizzonte / UNICA Architects

May 31, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Located in the Italian Pianura Padana, at the urban edge of a small country town facing a river, Villa Orizzonte blends in with the surrounding landscape seeking maximum integration with the environment, also thanks to its southward orientation and privileged view toward the river.

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Selenite Dreams Installation / BUREAU

May 31, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Plaster, the extracted form of gypsum, essentially composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, appears as a good figuration of the BUREAU’s general attitude towards architecture. If we were to define ourselves as minor architects, following Jill Stoner’s book «Towards a minor architecture», working with what is considered a minor material seems quite d’à-propos. It is one that has been utilized to prefigure and anticipate masterpieces in the numerous “galéries des plâtres” around the world, fabricating figurative positive molds of definite sculptures, forever “graved in stone”. The plaster seems more malleable, elastic, and fragile.

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Selenite Dreams Installation / BUREAU

May 31, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

Plaster, the extracted form of gypsum, essentially composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, appears as a good figuration of the BUREAU’s general attitude towards architecture. If we were to define ourselves as minor architects, following Jill Stoner’s book «Towards a minor architecture», working with what is considered a minor material seems quite d’à-propos. It is one that has been utilized to prefigure and anticipate masterpieces in the numerous “galéries des plâtres” around the world, fabricating figurative positive molds of definite sculptures, forever “graved in stone”. The plaster seems more malleable, elastic, and fragile.