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.

"Beyond survival: life within architecture. Reception centre for Rohingya women in the refugee camp

The Beyond Survival centre is one of those occasions when architecture allows itself to shed its frills and assume a simple yet powerful form, the circle as a universal symbol of unity and protection, and focus on the human connections that take place within it

Gourmet pizzeria in the heart of Turin. The theater inspires the conversion
Gourmet pizzeria in the heart of Turin. The theater inspires the conversion

Among the historical buildings of old Turin, Architect Edoardo Pennazio converts an old workshop into a Pizzeria Gourmet, an informal style restaurant where the master pizza makers perform from a central counter and create their works

Rose-toned villa among verdant hills. Walls frame the spectacular view
Rose-toned villa among verdant hills. Walls frame the spectacular view

The vibrant pool villa located in Miryang, South Korea was designed by Moon Hoon Studio on an irregularly shaped site surrounded by fruit trees, and stands out for its distinctive pink tones like a flower blooming among green leaves

Sheet metal skin envelops a wooden heart. House with a warm and intimate interior
Sheet metal skin envelops a wooden heart. House with a warm and intimate interior

The wooden heart of the private residence called "House Buiksloterham", located in the industrial area of Amsterdam North, is the starting point for NEXT architects' project, which gives light to the warm, intimate interior

Sustainability in an urban context. Ecological hotel belonging to the Starhotels Group in Milan
Sustainability in an urban context. Ecological hotel belonging to the Starhotels Group in Milan

The theme of sustainability is interpreted in a strong and persuasive way in the E.C.HO. Hotel in Milan, designed by interior designer Andrea Auletta, which combines contemporary sustainable architecture immersed in a magical and striking atmosphere

Glass greenhouse between historic buildings
Abandoned historical buildings transformed into a distillery. A real experience for visitors

Gin producer Bombay Sapphire commissioned the Heatherwick Studio to renovate forty abandoned buildings, many of them historically significant in terms of the company's first in-house production facility, which will be open to the public.

patio roof concrete structure beams metal pool floor wood
Pitched roof for a rural house in Santader. The roof preserves the original distribution of space

Zooco Studio redesigned an old rural house by using the existing building, accurately reproducing the local building system consisting of stone walls that support a wooden gabled roof with tiles inside the spaces developed in sequence

alley and facades of the houses painted with graphics
Reformulating society through beauty. Cultural park in the heart of Sicily

Farm Cultural Park is an independent cultural centre created about nine years ago from the idea of two private individuals, Andrea Bartoli and his wife FlorindaSaieva, who choose not to leave their land and not to delegate the opportunity to do something beautiful to others.

From barn of a historic estate to museum. Context-sensitive adaptive reuse project
From barn of a historic estate to museum. Context-sensitive adaptive reuse project

Reset Architecture transforms a barn on a historic estate into the Halder Roman Museum housing archaeological artifacts, whose adaptive re-use architecture doesn't react to history in a nostalgic or thematic way, but uses a more context-sensitive approach

Troppecolonne bar in Milan. Wooden structure for the first edition of the Terraforma festival
Troppecolonne bar in Milan. Wooden structure for the first edition of the Terraforma festival

For the first edition of the Terraforma festival at Villa Arconati in Milan in 2014, Zarcola Architetti studio designed a longitudinal wooden structure made of modular elements

Magic Suite, an evocative and interactive place to enjoy every corner and simply be what you want to be
Magic Suite, an evocative and interactive place to enjoy every corner and simply be what you want to be

At the Fantasia Bahia Principe Hotel in Tenerife, the Valencian studio estudi{H}ac founded by 'Gentleman Designer' José Manuel Ferrero and inspired by the Garden of the Hesperides, a legend linked to the island's culture, has designed not only the striking restaurant but also the extraordinary Magic Suite

Mori. A wooden installation in Los Angeles that conceptualises the sense of togetherness
Mori. A wooden installation in Los Angeles that conceptualises the sense of togetherness

Mori is an installation designed for the LA Design Fest in Los Angeles and built near the A+D Museum by OWIU Design. The design of Mori explores a modular approach that facilitates lateral and diagonal aggregation, combining functional adaptability with structural and aesthetic integrity

Revisiting a Victorian home. Materials and colors combine to offer new opportunities for light and space
Revisiting a Victorian home. Materials and colors combine to offer new opportunities for light and space

Gruff revisits a Victorian family home in Deptford, South London, and by combining materials and colors, it manages to offer the residents, a family of five, light, space and a connection to the adjacent park

B&B wooden ceramic table
B&B in Sicily inspired by tradition. Furnishings and decoration reflect the uniqueness of the place

The young architect Salvatore Spataro was inspired by the land of his origins to carry out the renovation of an apartment converted into a B&B. The decorations, furnishings and materials are inspired by local craftsmanship based on tradition

Spa inside a Shophouse in Bangkok. Colours, light and fabrics for the double volume
Spa inside a Shophouse in Bangkok. Colours, light and fabrics for the double volume

Space Popolar has designed a spa in a Thai shophouse in Bangkok, a typical terraced building with a double volume ground floor and mezzanine. Inside, pastel colours, light and fabrics create a fresh and welcoming design

Farm surrounded by the picturesque Bohemian nature. New wooden farm building
Farm surrounded by the picturesque Bohemian nature. New wooden farm building

The farm, located in the picturesque nature of the protected landscape area of Třeboňsko in southern Bohemia has been reconstructed by NEW HOW architects studio and is equipped with a new wooden building reminiscent of the original house

Pool with concrete fountain
Large openings, green lawn, monumental swimming pool. Renovated villa in Los Angeles

The Assembledge architecture studio renovates a villa perched in the hills of Bel Air, the Stoneridge Residence, skillfully integrating architecture and landscape with a large lawn and a monumental swimming pool, the focal element of the courtyard

Concrete shell in a eucalyptus forest. A multiplicity of paths and spatial relations
Concrete shell in a eucalyptus forest. A multiplicity of paths and spatial relations

In the private neighbourhood of Las Prunas, in a green area south of Mar del Plata, Argentina, TAM architectural studios have designed a perforated cement shell intersected by trees, paths and ramps in which the interior and exterior coexist

Group of wooden cabins in the mountains
Constellation of pentagonal tourist cabins. Playful forms in the Norwegian mountains

The Snøhetta studio, on a small plateau overlooking the Jostedalen glacier in western Norway, designs nine sturdy pentagonal and oblique cabins with beak-shaped outer walls to slow the strong mountain winds.

Cultural House in Montreal. Renovation with a view to achieving sustainability
Cultural House in Montreal. Renovation with a view to achieving sustainability

The former Peace Centennial School in Villeray, designed at the turn of the century by architect Percy Erskin Nobbs is being renovated by architecture studio FABG, both in its building enclosure and in the rearrangement of the ground floor

View of the facade from top to bottom
Contemporary interpretation of the Bow Window. Curved glass and brick masonry

DROO architects designs a housing complex in a relevant area of London that reinterprets a recurring theme in English architecture, the bow window, through the use of curved glass that enlarges the living space

former Paris barracks green roof
Former military barracks converted into a university. In the heart of Paris, the Architecture tells the story

The French architect ChartierDalix starts from the historical structure, a military building dating back to well before the French Revolution, conceived using an internal geography due to the morphology of the terrain.  The aim was to underline the ancient structure

From the depths of the earth: in the new Gfell hotel the thrill of living in nature
From the depths of the earth: in the new Gfell hotel the thrill of living in nature

The noa* project in Fiè allo Sciliar was developed underground in the mountains and impressed guests with its spectacular view: "There is nothing in front of it, just pine forests, pastures and mountains"

Visual and tactile continuity between the architecture and its environment. Vibrant monochrome effects in sunlight
Visual and tactile continuity between the architecture and its environment. Vibrant monochrome effects in sunlight

Isla Architects were entrusted with a challenging task: to renovate a house that does not exist. In other words, to transform the "skeleton" of a building site into an attractive, original villa compared to the Mallorcan real estate market, while at the same time offering a place to enjoy the island, its climate and panoramic views of the vineyards and the Tramuntana

Floating Sculpted Space. The bronze colored facade elegantly reflects the environment
Floating Sculpted Space. The bronze colored facade elegantly reflects the environment

The surroundings of Pond House, a project by Baumraum studio located near Osnabrück, Germany, are elegantly reflected in the bronze-colored stainless steel façade, which changes color depending on the surrounding lights

Property dating back to the 18th century in Porto. Each redesigned area becomes a unique venue
Property dating back to the 18th century in Porto. Each redesigned area becomes a unique venue

Located in Vilar do Paraíso, on the outskirts of Porto, the Casa da Calçada is being renovated by the Ren Ito Arquiteto studio, which manages to give new life in a unique way to several buildings and areas spread over an area of more than 5000 square meters

The old barn gives way to a small wooden house. Monumental granite walls preserved
The old barn gives way to a small wooden house. Monumental granite walls preserved

The Czech architectural studio TRI.STRNAST architekti decided to preserve only the monumental stone walls of the old barn. A new wooden house is built between them, preserving a ventilated gap between the old and the new building

(Non-)Perception of art in our everyday life. A wooden structure brings attention back to invisible spaces
(Non-)Perception of art in our everyday life. A wooden structure brings attention back to invisible spaces

"Perception" is a project by Sepka architekti, originating from a reflection on how we perceive or do not perceive historical monuments and social and cultural activities that surround us in everyday life that are often invisible to our eyes

Window on the wooden landscape
Landscaped windows in Veneto. Wooden Viewpoints enhance the territory

The archMade studio creates five landscape windows along the Alleghelake, in Veneto, talking about culture and nature. A territory described through the rest points made with natural and recyclable materials

Anti-conventional shapes and traditional material. Wood and contemporary design
Anti-conventional shapes and traditional material. Wood and contemporary design

The STC chair designed by OF. Studio shows a personality characterized by the relationship between seemingly polar elements: the traditionality of the material and the innovation of formal research. The result is a piece of furniture that stands as a unique and impactful piece