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.

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

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

The principles of Finnish children's education guiding the architecture of the Tikkurila Day Care Center
The principles of Finnish children's education guiding the architecture of the Tikkurila Day Care Center

The new Tikkurila Day Care Center, located in the heart of Vantaa, Finland, has a lively and energetic appearance, yet is full of small-scale projects that interact with its young users, making it the nation's largest day care center at three floors

A concrete and wood cage for the reinforcement of Cal Fuster. A new life and new function for a building from the 1400s
A concrete and wood cage for the reinforcement of Cal Fuster. A new life and new function for a building from the 1400s

Cal Fuster, a late 15th-century building in the fortified square that was the origin of the town, is being transformed into a single-family dwelling. In addition to the restoration of the original facades, an interesting system of consolidation from the inside brings it back to life by restoring efficiency to the existing materials and interior distribution

Renovation of a multi-cultural venue. The Piknic 2020 Cultural center in Seoul
Renovation of a multi-cultural venue. The Piknic 2020 Cultural center in Seoul

The renovation involves a Goshiwon (a shared house) built of red brick in 1990 at the foot of Seoul Namsan Mountain that is being transformed into the Piknic 2020 Cultural center: a complex cultural venue that coexists with a cinema hall, bar, restaurant, and designer stores

from farm to villa
From a Dutch Farm to a contemporary Villa. Wooden interiors and aluminium cladding

The Mecanoo architecten studio reinterprets the typology of a Dutch farm in a contemporary style, a group of farmhouses grouped around a courtyard located near Vught, by designing a villa distributed in distinct volumes

detached house cement swimming pool
Pristine volumes for a house in Merano. Exposed concrete and glass determine the architecture

Studio Monovolume designs this villa between the valleys of Merano, where the slope of the land imposes a project of volumes, executed through the purist use of concrete and glass. The flat roof and the swimming pool emphasize the play in contrast to the greenery

Finnish Design Shop: Nordic design and its largest online store in the world
Finnish Design Shop: Nordic design and its largest online store in the world

Finnish Design Shop's new corporate headquarters building includes a logistics center that delivers products to more than a hundred countries, as well to a showroom and a restaurant: a success story in which pandemic played a key role, due to the forced closure of physical stores

Sports, work and home in one place with a Black Sea view: the PK26
Sports, work and home in one place with a Black Sea view: the PK26

PK26 is a mixed-use building located in the city center of Varna, Bulgaria. The neighborhood, in which it is located, is predominantly occupied by outdated single housing units with no aesthetic value. PK26 is the first newly constructed, contemporary building with a distinguishable minimalist form that the new urban development plan allows

Ca'n Rei Townhouse, a traditional architecture seen through a contemporary perspective
Ca'n Rei Townhouse, a traditional architecture seen through a contemporary perspective

Removing all non-original elements added over the years in order to enhance the original character and beauty of the house, floors and furniture was the main concept in designing Ca'n Rei, which was then enriched with new contemporary elements

Three-dimensionality and play of volumes on the facade. The residential building Interpolation B
Three-dimensionality and play of volumes on the facade. The residential building Interpolation B

Interpolation B, in Britanski square in the center of Zagreb, is a multi-apartment building of 22 residential units, mostly of larger size, with bilateral orientation. The building has 6 floors above ground and three basement floors, where there are parking lots and garages 

Act of balance between human experience and the environment. A villa as a temple to the sun and the culture of the Greek islands
Act of balance between human experience and the environment. A villa as a temple to the sun and the culture of the Greek islands

Between the 180º westward view of the Cyclades archipelago and the strong winds blowing from the north, on the island of Antiparos, a hybrid architecture finds its place: ARP - Architecture Research Practice gives life to Villa Avlakia, a mixed-use structure between an embankment and a building in order to preserve the landscape and celebrate the native materials

Tree house in Switzerland. A comfortable environment among the leaves of the trees
Tree house in Switzerland. A comfortable environment among the leaves of the trees

The Baumraum studio responds to the wishes of two friends, Helgard and Nina, who wanted to create a special refuge for themselves and their guests, a tree house with a comfortable environment in Halden, Switzerland