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News • News • 26 Mar 2024
Sameep Padora and Associates creates a flowing, organic art center in southern India
Mumbai-based Sameep Padora & Associates (sP+a) has completed Hampi Art Labs in Toranagallu, a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. This artist residency and exhibition space is inspired by the surrounding landscape and the Hampi UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka. In a place where art, heritage, and nature coalesce, Hampi Art Labs derives its flowing, organic form from the region’s Tungabhadra River.
Aagam Mehta
Kartik Rathod
The site on which Hampi Art Labs is located was completely barren, an area without vegetation or any marked features. “We were really looking for a reference point to develop the project from,” says Sameep Padora. “Given the fact we were in the proxi... More
News • News • 8 Feb 2024
Atelier Archiplein adds an impressive open stone gallery in the restoration of a Capuchin convent
Geneva-based architecture and urbanism firm Atelier Archiplein has completed the restoration and transformation of a historic Capuchin convent in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, a region in eastern France. Dating back to the 18th century, the convent’s buildings have been reappropriated for use as an artist residence. Atelier Archiplein’s careful approach to the restoration establishes a connection between the convent’s living spaces, its facades, and cobbled courtyard via new monumental openings. On the garden side, an impressive open gallery made from Hauteville limestone (from Plateau d’Hauteville in eastern France) connects the convent’s north wing with the landscape.
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Built in several stages... More