Bulgarian studio Vision consulting has been working on Art Centre Vihrony’s transformation during the challenging time frame of 2020 - 2022. The former canteen occupies a central site of Dolno Kamartsi village adjacent to the primary school. Due to decrease of population density and young people migration to big cities, the building has been abando...
Project name
Art Centre Vihrony
Architecture firm
Vision Consulting
Location
Dolno Kamartzi, Bulgaria
Photography
Assen Emilov Photography
Principal architect
Eva Popnedeleva
Collaborators
Vihrony Popnedelev
Interior design
Vision Consulting
Structural engineer
Borislav Aleksandrov
Supervision
Borislav Aleksandrov
Visualization
Eva Popnedeleva
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
BAUX, Rothoblaas Bulgaria, Knauf, Reclaimed timber, Bespoke ceramic tiles
Client
Art Centre Vihrony
Typology
Cultural › Art Center, Gallery
The architectural mission of the Bernard Visitor Center is to enrich the experience of visiting the brewery and to provide a cosy environment for relaxation, a place to sit with friends. The Visitor Centre with its exhibition, shop and beerhouse welcomes local gourmets from Humpolec and neighbouring towns, as well as visitors and excursions from fu...
Project name
Bernard Visitor Center
Architecture firm
B² Architecture
Location
5. května 1, 396 01 Humpolec, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Barbara Bencova
Design team
Lenka Hradecká, Jakub Klíma
Site area
Usable Floor Area 1772 m²
Collaborators
Project management: Hezkey [Jakub Klíma, Martin Machů]. Co-author of the store design: Petra Barotková. Architect of the building: Petr Bernard. Project management and realization of the cinema: D-cinema. Lighting system: Etna [representative of iGuzzini]. Graphic design and orientation system: Štěpán Malovec. Engineering: Studio A.
Material
Concrete – bearing structures. Bricks – bearing structures and partition walls. Steel – columns, beams, custom-made furniture designed by B² Architecture. Cast polished concrete – reception, exhibition shop, brewer's hall, communication and common areas. Oak wood floor – beerhouse. Glass – beer bottles. 2 Oak – custom-made furniture. Copper – railings, partition walls, plates on the walls, lights, custom-made mirrors by B² Architecture. Copper – custom-made lights designed by B² Architecture – brewer´s hall. Copper – beer tanks. Carpet – cinema. Upholstery furniture – custom-made furniture designed by B² Architecture – brewer´s hall and beerhouse.
Client
Bernard Family Brewery
Typology
Cultural › Visitor Center
Immersive theater noir in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a closed type institution for wealthy people, therefore privacy must be respected. The building is designed as a labyrinthine structure, which plays a key role so that neither the guests nor the staff members meet.
Project name
Multifunctional Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Architecture firm
Kerimov Architects
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Shamsudin Kerimov
Visualization
Kerimov Architects
Typology
Cultural › Multifunctional Cultural Center
Currently under construction, the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum will be the main venue of the 81st annual World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and Hugo Awards later this year.
Project name
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Project Team: Andrei Cojocaru, Berkin Islam, Chu Zhou, Hao Wen, Jillian Nishi, Lianyuan Ye, Meng Zhao, Shang Li, Stefan Manousof, Sven Torres, Yang Liu, Yuling Ma, Xiaoying Li. ZHA Competition Team: Andrei Cojocaru, Enoch Kolo, Jillian Nishi, Juan Montiel, Lianyuan Ye, Meng Zhao, Nan Jiang, Nastasja Mitrovic, Stefan Manousof, Yanran Lu, Yimeng Zhao, Yuling Ma. ZHA Competition Sustainability Team: Aleksander Mastalski, Carlos Bausa Martinez
Collaborators
ZHA Competition Project Directors: Satoshi Ohashi, Paulo Flores. ZHA Competition Associate: Yang Jingwen. ZHA Competition Project Architects: Juan Liu, Magda Smolinska.
Client
Chengdu Science and Innovation City Investment and Development Co.
Typology
Cultural › Museum
Located in Nanshangang, Sangzhou Town, Ninghai County, Zhejiang, the project is positioned as a small cultural and tourism building that integrates a tourist center and spaces for displaying and experiencing the local history and culture.
Project name
Qingxi Culture and History Museum
Architecture firm
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
Location
422 Township Road, Sangzhou Town, Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China
Photography
ZYStudio, Zhao Qiang, Ding Junhao
Principal architect
Wu Zhenling
Design team
Wu Zhenling, Zhang Jiachen, Li Ning, Wang Yingni, Chen Yu
Collaborators
Water supply & drainage design: Chen Ji, Chen Fei. Electrical design: Zhen Guoxing, Ding Li. HVAC design: Guo Yinan, Ren Xiaodong. Smart design: Jiang Bing
Interior design
Li Jingyuan, Fang Yu
Structural engineer
Jin Zhenfen, Shen Jin, Ni Wenhao
Landscape
Wu Weiling, Xu Conghua, Zhu Jing
Material
Stone, Concrete, Metal, Glass
Client
Ninghai Cultural Tourism Group Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural > Museum
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been named winner of the competition to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre.
Project name
Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Location
Jinghe, Xi’an, China
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Sanxing Zhao, Lianyuan Ye, Shaofei Zhang, Qiyue Li, Shuchen Dong, Yuan Feng, Congyue Wang, Yuling Ma, Yanran Lu
Collaborators
容柏生建筑结构设计事务所 RBS, 中联西北工程设计研究院有限公司 China United Northwest Institute for Engineering Design & Research Co
Status
Competition winner
Typology
Commercial › Art Center
The rebirth of Villa Hatvany-Lónyay. The villa that was originally designed by Miklós Ybl and built on the Ottoman-age Golden Bastion has been entirely renewed. After the Hatvany-Lónyay era the SS used the building as a casino but later it was completely demolished in a bombing raid.
Project name
Villa Hatvany-Lónyay
Architecture firm
BORD Architectural Studio
Location
Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary
Photography
Tamás Bujnovszky
Principal architect
Péter Bordás
Design team
Dorka Hindy, Róbert Benke, Róbert Gulyás
Site area
2444 m² (Gross area)
Landscape
Gardenworks – András Kuhn
Environmental & MEP
BORD HVAC Engineering Studio - Zoltán Hollókövi. Recontruction of frame: TM Janeda Kft. – János Volkai (†). Artvill Kft. – Judit Balázs, Péter Balázs
Construction
Róbert Gulyás
Material
Stone, Glass, Metal
Client
Batthyány Lajos Foundation
Typology
Cultural › Mixed-use
The man stared out the window. The water was calm and the speakers were playing Bach. Several solar storms had been seen in the orbits since morning, the latter damaging the protective cap above the hypogeum. The time to repair the cap was four hours, and it was seven hours before the next storm. All the plants and cells of the world were in good c...
Project name
Museum of Life
Architecture firm
Davood Boroojeni Office
Tools used
SketchUp, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Davood Boroojeni, Saba Ammari, Majid Mokhtari, Hamed Kalateh
Visualization
Peno Visualization Studio
Typology
Cultural › Museum
