No Image

Home Memories Installation / balbek bureau

March 26, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

Kyiv-based studio balbek bureau created an art project for the Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctica. The ‘Home. Memories’ installation located on the island of Galindez is inspired by the image of a traditional Ukrainian house.

No Image

BEEAH Headquarters Interiors / Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel

March 25, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

Following a holistic and human-centric vision for interior design that fosters personal well-being, ACPV ARCHITECTS’ project for the new office building features custom-designed furniture that responds to the day-to-day needs of people working on the premises and complements the building’s distinctive architectural design by Zaha Hadid Architects. Beyond the open-plan office spaces, ACPV ARCHITECTS selected and arranged the furniture in the meeting places, the cafeteria, and the executive suites of BEEAH’s new HQ.

No Image

Venice Lofts / Subtila + Kor Projects

March 21, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

Venice Lofts are the renovation and conversion of (2) condominium buildings into (12) live-work units. Located directly on the boardwalk of Venice Beach, this project was designed by Subtila & Kor Projects in collaboration with Cactus Store, with the first phase completed in 2021. Two units were fully renovated, outfitted with custom furnishings, and accompanied by redesigned exterior common spaces, hardscape, and landscape. 

No Image

Beehive Pavilion / OCA (Office for Collective Architecture)

March 20, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

SoLa Impact’s mission to preserve, refresh, and create high-quality affordable housing has revitalized Black and Brown communities throughout Los Angeles. Since 2015, SoLa has acquired 1,500 units and is currently developing, constructing, and rehabbing another 1,300 new units in the greater Los Angeles area. SoLa Impact currently owns and manages 200+ buildings across its three real estate funds.

No Image

Chester House / Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

March 20, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

In Chester, an oceanside village on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, this 1,350 square-foot house was realized for Clare Morris, a woman living in Seattle who was seeking to relocate to Canada. Her instructions were to create a modest and functional house: “a straightforward home that feels good.”

No Image

Hotel A Cheda / Orma Architettura

March 13, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

The Hotel A Cheda finds its inspiration in the typical vernacular constructions called “Baracun” in the Bonifacio region. Thus, the project reveals like a long curved stone wall that houses the hotel suites. The materials used also go in this direction by displaying a mineral dominance, intrinsically linked to the landscapes of the region.

No Image

Kindergarten Lagundo / feld72

March 12, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

eld72 has expanded a kindergarten in Lagundo, above Merano in South Tyrol, Italy. The extension of the kindergarten was designed to continue the dialog between flat and pitched roofs of the existing with a two-story gable-roofed building and a two-story flat-roofed structure.

No Image

North Salem Farm / Worrell Yeung Architecture

March 9, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

Worrell Yeung’s North Salem Farm project, the design, and renovation of a collection of new and existing buildings for a family in upstate New York, continues the studio’s interest in expressing architectural volume through a simplification of the elements. Set within the agrarian landscape of Westchester County, this family home was designed to be thoughtfully integrated into the landscape.

No Image

David Chipperfield: Get to Know the 2023 Pritzker Winner’s Work

March 7, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

The 2023 Pritzker Prize has been awarded to Sir David Chipperfield, London-born, architect, urban planner, and activist. David Chipperfield, founded his architectural practice in 1985 in London under the name of David Chipperfield Architects, after shaping his career working with renowned architects such as Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and Douglas Stephen. He studied art and architecture at the Kingston School of Art, graduating in 1976, and continued his studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, concluding in 1980. Today, David Chipperfield Architects has expanded to include offices in Berlin, Shanghai, Milan, and the latest office opened in Santiago de Compostela.