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Project Team:  Vrushali Patil, Mayank Jain, Vrinda Jain, Shipra Dawar The brief for the Ahmedabad University Centre was created organically with the University Board as a hub for the in-between hours of formal teaching.  The aim was to create a centre that would become an incubator for academic life and a place for generating new ideas by creating interactive spaces besides formal educational functions. Being located at the vehicular entrance with underground parking, it also acts as a gateway between the city and the pedestrian university campus. Amit Pasricha The culture of street food being crucial to the fabric of Ahmedabad and student life, it was essential to design the food court as an extension of the street, leadin... Mehr

Simple lines that hide a complex architecture and a luminous spatiality.The FRN House is located in front of the golf course of the Club Universidad de Buenos Aires in the gated community CUBA. The requirements for the project were very ambitious. The clients wanted a house with a tight surface area of no more than 350 sqmt, but they wanted a wide variety of spaces, all of which should be spacious and generously sized. Finally we agreed on the architectural program: a master suite with dressing room, three bedrooms en suite for the children, living room, dining room, kitchen, quincho, playroom, laundry room, a storage room and a maid’s room. @NOA, cgi: Pix Visuals However, this was not all. In addition to the multiplicity of de... Mehr

            Casa Una is a multipurpose building that serves as a focal point for a new open mixed use neighborhood in the city of Pelotas, Brazil. Located in the public park that is the heart of the new neighborhood, the building houses a café, multipurpose hall, commercial showroom and office space. It also houses a social program for high school students of the city’s public education system. The building’s main attractor is its public and accessible roof; it functions as an extension to the park and offers an elevated lookout to the neighborhood under construction.   Cristiano Bauce Cristiano Bauce Cristiano Bauce             The desi... Mehr

Previously an existing storage space for a tailor, an open office plan on the third floor of a historical building along Newbury Street in Boston was designed for a real estate development company. The inspiration for this renovated office suite was discovered when the existing ceiling was removed and a panel formed vaulted concrete structure was revealed. This moment of realization focused the ceiling as a main design feature and evoked an architecture of connectivity between spaces. Anton Grassl Anton Grassl Anton Grassl At any point within the office suite, one remains visually connected to the design feature as well as the individuals utilizing the space. Both clerestory glass partitions and select glass openings between... Mehr

Crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches and the tropical sting of heat and sweat on your skin. It’s Lizard Island – 240 kilometres north of Cairns on the fringes of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. Home to unparalleled natural beauty and now ‘The House’ – new architecturally designed accommodation deeply inspired by its place. Peter Bennetts Peter Bennetts The House, designed by architects JDA Co., is a true passion project of owners Steve and Jane Wilson, borne from years of planning and a desire to create the greatest ‘reef house’ in the world, on a site Steve refers to as the “Bennelong Point of the Great Barrier Reef”.  Peter Bennetts Peter Benn... Mehr

Im ortsbildgeschützten Kern der Gemeinde Wald ZH zwischen Dorfzentrum, Bahnhof und Pfarrkirche entstand ein Gebäude, das Gesundheitszentrum Rosenthal, das die Einrichtungen der Stiftung Drei Tannen unter einem Dach vereint und im Dorf verankert. Ruedi Walti In der Größe orientiert sich der Neubau an den bestehenden Manufakturen aus der Textilblütezeit. Die drei gestaffelten Gebäudeteile reagieren auf die variierenden Maßstäbe sowie Ausrichtungen des Kontexts und erzeugen abwechslungsreiche Außenräume. Die pigmentierte, gestrahlte Betonelementfassade lehnt sich farblich an die Nachbarsbauten an. Wie ein Gewebe überzieht sie den kompakten Körper und erzeugt ein nuanciertes S... Mehr

Am Nordhang des Zürichsees steht das «Haus über dem See». Der skulpturale Bau verschließt sich zur hangseitigen Straße hin mit seiner rauen Oberfläche und öffnet sich in Richtung See mit großzügigen Fenstern. Ruedi Walti Infolge der topographischen Gegebenheiten sowie der Lage der umliegenden Bauten und Bäume wurden die privaten Bereiche im mittleren Geschoß konzentriert. Dies erlaubt die Nutzung des Attika- und Gartengeschoßes als Wohnräume, einmal mit beinahe ungestörtem Ausblick über den See, einmal mit direktem Gartenbezug. Das Herzstück ist das zweigeschossige Entree. Als begehbare Skulptur vermittelt dieses Raumgefüge aus Sichtbeton... Mehr

Casa Azul ist eine Fallstudie darüber, wie man inmitten üppiger und geschützter Natur bauen kann, ohne sie zu beschädigen. Das Grundstück liegt in Serra do Guararu, einer Küstenregion des Atlantischen Waldes im Bundesstaat São Paulo, nur 500 Meter vom Strand von Iporanga entfernt. André Scarpa André Scarpa Das Projekt sollte in einem Gebiet realisiert werden, das zuvor von den Umweltbehörden abgegrenzt worden war, wobei der Rest des Landes unberührt bleiben sollte. Die Architektur musste sich an strenge Vorgaben halten, um die bestehende Landschaft vollständig zu erhalten. Daher wurde von Anfang an ein Rücksprung von zwei Metern um den Vorsprung des Hauses fes... Mehr

This house represents the tangible response to the COVID Pandemic that motivated the desire of a large number of people to migrate from the crowded cities to the countryside. People in search for a “better quality” of life. Our client identifies with the aesthetic and planning of the Minimalist movement. Simplicity and Clarity were concepts used as pillars for the design of this project. Caption The site with its incredible lush setting and expansive views afforded us an opportunity to design a very special house, however, the challenge arose after the client expressed his desire to develop most of the functions in one level and the topography of the site demanded a different response. The team (Architects and Structural... Mehr