We all know how beautiful old buildings can be. Many are alive with character and have a rich history that should be kept preserved for as long as possible. But what happens when these old buildings come with problems?
Photography
Daniel Rauber
Next to the renovated main building of the Tabalugahaus (former youth hostel Jägersbrunn), which was financed by the Thomas-Haffa-Foundation + Peter Maffay Foundation in 2010, was an old, dilapidated summer house. Already parallel to the renovation, long before the building owner knew what was to happen to it, we proposed to create a bold and mode...
Project name
Begegnungshaus Jägersbrunn
Architecture firm
WSM Architekten
Location
Jägersbrunn, Starnberg, Germany
Photography
Andreas Hofer
Collaborators
Maffay Stiftung, Gesch.-Führer
Structural engineer
Krämer
Landscape
Terrabiota Landschaftsarchitekten
Visualization
WSM Architekten
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Client
Thomas-Haffa-Stiftung + Peter-Maffay-Stiftung
Typology
Commercial › Cultural Center
Famiglia is much more than an ice cream store, it is a meeting point that makes people talk, firstly because of the richness of the ice cream and secondly because of everything that the brand generates.
Based on these premises, we sought to innovate the way in which the space was conceived, inspired firstly by the creaminess of the ice cream and s...
Project name
Heladeria Famiglia
Architecture firm
SET Ideas
Location
Córdoba Province, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Carlos Arias, Heriberto Martinez, Pedro Ruiz Funes
Design team
Pedro Ruiz Funes, Manuela Toledo, Juan E. Biassi
Interior design
Maria Meglioli
Collaborators
Dirección de obra: Pedro Ruiz Funes, Manuela Toledo. Administración de obra: Pedro Ruiz Funes, Manuela Toledo. Carolina Rufeil, Valentina Bertossi
Civil engineer
Francisco Pascualini
Environmental & MEP
Francisco Pascualini
Client
Famiglia Casa de Helados
Typology
Commercial › Ice Cream Shop
Villa Rumipal, a mountain small town belonging to the Calamuchita department. Its large mirror of water and small population transmits an atmosphere of silence and tranquility. House El Encuentro is located on a 1,400m2 lot between party walls, located two blocks from the lake.
Project name
Casa El Encuentro
Architecture firm
Abadi Arquitectura
Location
Villa Rumipal, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Andrés Domínguez
Principal architect
Edgar Perticarari
Design team
Edgar Perticarari, Ana Abadi, Nicolas Palacio
Collaborators
Alan Perticarari, Erich Perticarari
Interior design
Edgar Perticarari, Ana Abadi, Nicolas Palacio
Landscape
Carolina Guzman
Lighting
FEMA electricidad
Material
Concrete, brick, glass, steel, wood
Typology
Residential › House
3XN, B+H and Zhubo Design were recently awarded first place in an international design competition for the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum, set to be one Shenzhen’s "Ten Cultural Facilities of the New Era" and the first large-scale comprehensive natural museum Southern China once complete.
Project name
Shenzhen Natural History Museum
Architecture firm
3XN, B+H Architects and Zhubo Design
Location
Yanzi Lake, Pingshan Dist., Shenzhen, China
Collaborators
B+H Architects and Zhubo Design
Visualization
Courtesy of 3XN
Built area
42,000 m² (Planned construction area), 100,000 m² (GFA: tentatively)
Budget
About 3.5 billion yuan (excluding costs for the tender)
Client
Engineering Design Management Center of Shenzhen Municipal Construction and Public Works Administration
Typology
Cultural › Museum
House remodeling is a messy and complicated process, but it's an exciting time, too. You get to turn your home into something that reflects your dreams and style. The only downside is the mess that's made while you're getting there.
Photography
Lissete Laverde (cover image), Andrea Davis
This project is a conceptual design of a house located in a private cenote. The cenotes were sacred sites for the Mayans. They were considered symbols of life and death as they provided fresh water and were believed to be the gateway to the underworld.
Project name
Cenote House 0004
Architecture firm
MORFA Architecture
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Javier Zubia
Visualization
MORFA Architecture
Typology
Residential › House
MASK Architects and Shenzhen-based Jiang & Associates Design (J&A) have collaborated to develop the conceptual interior design of the Zhengzhou metro line-7 stations. The first phase of Zhengzhou Rail Transit Line 7 starts from Dongzhao Station to Nangang Liu Station.
Project name
The Flower Clouds I Zhengzhou Metro Line-7 Stations
Architecture firm
MASK Architects, Italy
Location
Zhengzhou, China
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Öznur Pınar ÇER, Danilo PETTA
Design team
Öznur Pınar ÇER, Derya GENÇ, Danilo PETTA
Collaborators
Jiang & Associates Design (J&A), China (Joint Partner Company)
Visualization
Derya GENÇ, GENC Design Studio
The new visitor centre at Skamlingsbanken in Kolding by CEBRA, is an architectural portal to the glacial landscape and its history of democratic events. The centre is designed as a natural and integrated part of the undulating landscape and from the overall design to the small details, visitors will experience an architecture that finds its origin...
Project name
Skamlingsbanken Visitor Center
Architecture firm
CEBRA architecture
Location
Skamlingsbanken, Vejstrup Parish, Jutland, Denmark
Collaborators
YOKE (Exhibition designer)
Structural engineer
DRIAS, Dansk Energi Management
Client
Kolding Municipality, Skamlingsbankeselskabet, Klokkestablen
Typology
Cultural › Visitor Center
Studio Saxe weaves tropical pergola in the jungle of the Caribbean coast of Puerto Viejo, Limon. Pavilions were joined through a woven network of pergolas that blend with the jungle creating a sense of unity through an internal courtyard.
Project name
Caribbean Courtyard Villa
Architecture firm
Studio Saxe
Location
Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica
Photography
Andres Garcia Lachner
Principal architect
Benjamin G. Saxe
Structural engineer
APÉSTEGUI+BLAIR
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
