Example of architecture
Example of architecture

Architectural projects

Since ancient times, architecture has occupied an extremely important position in human society. The architectural discipline was born to find practical solutions to the primary problems of the humans and of their communal life: the need to have shelter for themselves and for their loved ones; the need for a place to store tools, provisions, precious objects; that of organizing spaces, life and the defense of the community.

Starting from these fundamental needs, architecture evolved to deal also with what transcends the mere concrete aspect of an individual human life: the representation of power and its prestige, the cult of the divine, the intellectual life of a society. In this way, architecture has become an integral part of the artistic and cultural expression of a given civilization or era.

Architectural design is a process that is as logical as it is artistic. Firstly, it must be able to identify forms, materials and processes suitable for the creation of functional spaces in which man can carry out specific activities such as living, working, relaxing, taking care of himself (etc.). It is a wide-ranging scientific process: not only must it consider technical issues such as the choice of the right materials and compliance with current regulations, but it must also take into consideration the needs of human beings, which vary enormously according to the age of the people, their number and intended use.

Secondly - but no less important - an architectural project always has artistic connotations. The choice of colours, materials and shapes has a significant impact on people's perception of spaces and influences their attitudes and behavior in a cascading effect. Even the most functional building contributes - by the simple fact of existing - to determining the character of the space in which it stands and the behavior of the people who are inside and near it.

An architectural project naturally varies according to the different intended uses and the taste and ideas of the client. A business or a production site will tend to be built with the concept of functionality as its core. The head office of an institution or a large company will combine functional needs with representative and cultural ones. Residential architecture, on the other hand, will try to balance the need to accommodate a certain number of people in a given space in the most pleasant and comfortable way. While a HoReCa project will try to combine a functional aspect with a pleasant look to attract customers. And so on.

A home for all seasons. Seacoast vacations an evocative and welcoming environment
A home for all seasons. Seacoast vacations an evocative and welcoming environment

A house for all seasons is the architectural design for the renovation of an apartment at Lido di Spina in the province of Ferrara, Italy

Hotel spread General Kyoto. 5 Designs for 5 Buildings Inspired by Japanese Sentiments
Hotel spread General Kyoto. 5 Designs for 5 Buildings Inspired by Japanese Sentiments

Five buildings within walking distance of each other in Kyoto's central districts form General Kyoto (formerly ENSO ANGO): the city's first diffuse hotel created through the collaboration of talented artists and designers

MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces
MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces

MUZE is an 18-story high-rise, 502-bed residence hall for undergraduate students in the West Campus neighborhood, two blocks west of the University of Texas main campus

Comparing nature and urban design.  An installation integrates the forest and the city
Comparing nature and urban design. An installation integrates the forest and the city

The Forêt project was conceived as an intervention aimed at raising awareness of the real and radical gap between the nature and the city. Thanks to 30 laminated pine panels, mecanismo studio creates an urban forest that can be permeated and crossed

Priko Vode Elementary School and Kindergarten. An unusual mash-up of educational facilities
Priko Vode Elementary School and Kindergarten. An unusual mash-up of educational facilities

The challenge of the project for the Priko Vode school in Solin, Croatia, was to combine in the same facility both an elementary school and a kindergarten, which are, although similar in purpose, not only different in their use and character, but also limit each other

Falcon Home Resort. A masterfully restored 16th-century Salento farmhouse
Falcon Home Resort. A masterfully restored 16th-century Salento farmhouse

Nestled in the Salento countryside but within walking distance of the sea, the masseria Falcon Home Resort offers a pleasant sense of detachment from reality a few kilometers from the city of Lecce

A quest for elegance and passion for an original mountain home model. An alpine villa in Chamois
A quest for elegance and passion for an original mountain home model. An alpine villa in Chamois

"[...] do require from them happy and perfect houses to comfort your life, with a most civilized architecture, beautiful, serene, luminous, sonorous, clear, colorful and pure," said Giò Ponti. The alpine villa in Chamois, Aosta Valley, embodies this intention

Rural house among vineyards in Friuli. A contemporary reinterpretation of tradition
Rural house among vineyards in Friuli. A contemporary reinterpretation of tradition

The country house is located inserted within a farm with vineyards and fields with different crops in the Pedemontana Friulana

An historical house expansion in the city center: it's just a house in the courtyard
An historical house expansion in the city center: it's just a house in the courtyard

In the center of Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, a project is being executed for an extension in the inner courtyard of a historic house. The house is occupied occasionally by the owner family of four, but the intention is to live there permanently

A modern urban house in Infinity Park. Aluminum and glass for pure form, precision of execution and maximum durability
A modern urban house in Infinity Park. Aluminum and glass for pure form, precision of execution and maximum durability

The Infinity Park residential building in Sofia, Bulgaria, is a project dedicated to the upper segment of the city's housing market. The building's location, close to Zaimov Park, provides an opportunity for an active social life and excellent connections in the area. To ensure peace and comfort in the building, no functions other than those that accompany residential are planned - parking and maintenance

AM House. Some old facade that conceals a residential revival
AM House. Some old facade that conceals a residential revival

The imagination of two friends and their two daughters makes AM House reinterpret the space of a house in the center of the city of Vila-real. A space attentive to the needs of a new generation without forgetting the past that still lingers. The spatial fluidity and warmth of materials together with the guidance of natural light show how to inhabit the house

Vacation home in Sao Paulo. Natural materials for a modern, welcoming and timeless space
Vacation home in Sao Paulo. Natural materials for a modern, welcoming and timeless space

The project for house Q04L63 by mf+arquitetos studio stems from the desire of a family to have a cozy and spacious vacation home where they could spend their weekends and host friends and relatives

Channel Vigolungo Showroom. An experimental project to explore the potential of poplar plywood
Channel Vigolungo Showroom. An experimental project to explore the potential of poplar plywood

Canale Vigolungo Showroom & Offices is a building made of highly technological poplar plywood prefabricated elements that offers a very comfortable indoor ambiance, thanks to a natural environment given by the use of wood in all building components

The Architecture of Hotel Atzavara intended as a two-way dialogue both with the viewer and between the elements of the composition
The Architecture of Hotel Atzavara intended as a two-way dialogue both with the viewer and between the elements of the composition

Hotel Atzavara is conceived as the result of the dialogue between a building of colossal dimensions, with more than 200 meters of façade and 45,000 built square meters, the functions it houses in its spaces, and the visitor's experience

Apfelhotel Torgglerhof: In full bloom. A new generation on its way to transforming a historic place into a space dedicated to indulgence of the senses
Apfelhotel Torgglerhof: In full bloom. A new generation on its way to transforming a historic place into a space dedicated to indulgence of the senses

"The apple never falls far from the tree," says the proverb. With the new young generation, the Apfelhotel in Saltusio in South Tyrol is blazing new trails, but without completely abandoning the old paths. It is a project that reflects the spirit and passion of an entire family, whose goal is to make people feel truly at home in a special place characterized by "an architecture rich in sensitivity, which does not take its space from nature, but draws on it to create a unique entity" (noa* network of architecture)

Cascina Elena Winery. A new sustainable architecture in Alta Langa
Cascina Elena Winery. A new sustainable architecture in Alta Langa

From the high sensitivity of the architects to the soul of the sites on which they are called to intervene comes Cascina Elena: an eco-sustainable winery building whose impact on the precious Alta Langa landscape in which it is immersed is minimized thanks to the design solutions implemented

Stella Maris Chapel located among fishermen's self-built houses
Stella Maris Chapel located among fishermen's self-built houses

A sacred space for the Virgen del Carmen, protector of sailors in the fishing village El Pris on the island of Tenerife: the Stella Maris Chapel

A crumbling national monument is transformed into exclusive residences in the Utrecht Watertower
A crumbling national monument is transformed into exclusive residences in the Utrecht Watertower

After years of neglect, the Watertower on the Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht has been given a new use: an exclusive six-story residence in the former cistern, three apartments in the lower part of the tower, and a commercial space on the ground floor

11 poles and a pentagonal plant for the ecological house that floats half a meter above the ground
11 poles and a pentagonal plant for the ecological house that floats half a meter above the ground

To limit the impact of the Ecological Holiday Home project on the surrounding natural environment, it is possible to rely on 11 poles supporting the construction, its organic shapes and the use of natural materials

Performing Arts Center in Bao'An Cultural Complex
Performing Arts Center in Bao'An Cultural Complex

In Shenzhen, China, the crown jewel of the Bao'an Cultural Complex, the Performing Arts Center overlooking Quanhai Bay and the South China Sea, has been inaugurated

Split View Mountain Lodge. Shape and materials in continuity with Norwegian building traditions
Split View Mountain Lodge. Shape and materials in continuity with Norwegian building traditions

Split View Mountain Lodge, designed for 4 people plus a new one on the way, is located near the village of Geilo, a popular ski destination in Norway's Hallingdal Valley. Around it, the landscape offers abundant ski resorts in winter and excellent opportunities for hiking and other sports in summer

"An industrially prefabricated piece which blends well with the environment and settles gently into the ground"

The enclosure of Casa Mirador is the very nature that surrounds it, on the slope of an Ecuadorian valley, where the architecture does not in any way affect the soil or vegetation

A steel scaffolding is a major factor in the new Scaffold House scene
A steel scaffolding is a major factor in the new Scaffold House scene

A low-cost renovation project, based in Bangalore, India, transforms Scaffold House from a building with three apartments to two duplex houses

The Fang Zhang Building, an organic unity of form and content. Space inspired by the kong-vacuum concept in order to transcend the mundane
The Fang Zhang Building, an organic unity of form and content. Space inspired by the kong-vacuum concept in order to transcend the mundane

Inside Tongbai Palace, one of the most important traditional Taoist temples in China, the reconstruction of the water reservoir gives occasion for the birth of the Fangzhang Building: from Taoist parlance the "place where the immortals live," the building with highly symbolic architecture accommodates visitors as they arrive and the daily practice of the master

Aquahouse Hotel & SPA. Soil, rock, water and sand inspiration for wellness design
Aquahouse Hotel & SPA. Soil, rock, water and sand inspiration for wellness design

Located in the oldest resort in Bulgaria, Sts. Constantine and Helena, Aquahouse Hotel & SPA is the latest construction in the area. Just 10 kilometers from the city of Varna, it becomes one of the largest SPA hotels on the Black Sea coast and the only one in the country with an adjacent independent public SPA

Restyling the Troviscal House. Renovating, reinforcing the original architecture but without taking away its coherence
Restyling the Troviscal House. Renovating, reinforcing the original architecture but without taking away its coherence

Casa Troviscal, in Portugal, in the village of the same name with its still predominantly rural character, was not an architectural model of the most erudite, but it had character.
In a landscape of isolated, often single-story houses interspersed with agricultural fields, the building to be restored throws a new challenge to designers

Nowhere. A red thread in the white landscape, effects of perspective and infinity
Nowhere. A red thread in the white landscape, effects of perspective and infinity

Artist and sculptor Gregory Orekhov has just completed his most recent work entitled "Nowhere" located in Malevich Park in the Moscow region. A 250-meter long red polypropylene carpet runs through the landscape through a snowy forest

People's Pavilion in Eindhoven. A new future for a sustainable building
People's Pavilion in Eindhoven. A new future for a sustainable building

The People' s Pavilion, the Dutch pavilion that won the Frame Awards in the Sustainable Design category and the Dutch Design Awards in the Habitat category has been designed by bureau SLA and Overtreders W studios as a 100% sustainable pavilion

An architecture inspired by the vineyard landscape in northern Italy. Villa Kastelaz Hof in the home of Gewürztraminer
An architecture inspired by the vineyard landscape in northern Italy. Villa Kastelaz Hof in the home of Gewürztraminer

The new villa Kastelaz Hof is located in South Tyrol's beautiful alpine landscape of Tramin, renowned for the production of Gewürztraminer wine, and its geometries are inspired by and evolve from the vineyards and conditions of the project site

Lighting, heat, soil and water. A house that opens to the sun while reflecting the ecological lifestyle of its inhabitants
Lighting, heat, soil and water. A house that opens to the sun while reflecting the ecological lifestyle of its inhabitants

On the outskirts of the town of MaléKyšice near the forests of Křivoklát in the Czech Republic, a house made of wood, glass, and concrete personifies the forward-looking ecological vocation of its inhabitants: a house that opens up to the sun and, like every living organism in nature, transforms it into vital energy