Housed in a 13th-century Venetian-Byz-antine palace, previously known as Ca da Mosto, the hotel is set within one of the oldest palazzos in the city and hallmarks of age are seen, celebrated and beautifully exposed throughout.
Written by
The Aficionados
Photography
Alessandro Lana and the Venice Venice Hotel, a member of The Aficionados
The estate has been designed in the northern part of Krakow near the border with Zielonki. This is a residential area of the city, which keeps growing rapidly in recent years. The complex consists of four buildings, joined in pairs. Each house is divided into two separate apartments.
Project name
Solar Sail Houses
Architecture firm
Superhelix Pracownia Projektowa - Bartłomiej Drabik
Photography
Bartłomiej Drabik
Principal architect
Bartłomiej Drabik
Civil engineer
MM-Konstrukcje Budowlane
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, wood, metal trapezoidal sheets
Typology
Residential › Single Family Houses
The natural red-terracotta brick façade, casement windows and arching ornate corbels are the historical canvas for this project of conservation, the Hotel August –a member of THE AFICIONADOS–, a design sanctum in the Flemish city of Antwerp, Belgium.
Written by
The Aficionados
Photography
Robert Rieger
The client and Studio Kloek jointly chose a light red/pink clay paver as the material. Since we only use this material to dress everything, it should not be too invasive a color. The clinker gives a warm and playful character to the terrace.
Architecture firm
Studio Kloek
Location
Leuven (Belgium)
Photography
Hannelore Veelaert
Principal architect
Pieter Cloeckaert
Structural engineer
Studieburo Bisson
Landscape
De Tree Musketiers
Construction
Prefab Concrete
Material
Concrete (Portiek) And Pavers For The Terracce
Typology
Residential › House, Creating daylight by window making + terracce
House K is one of our projects that had waited the longest for its construction. We started working on it in 2012, yet the house has just been finished in 2022.
Architecture firm
STOPROCENT Architekci (https://www.stoprocentarchitekci.pl)
Photography
Piotr Krajewski
Principal architect
Przemek Kaczkowski
Design team
Magdalena Morelewska, Krzysztof Melon Mika
Supervision
STOPROCENT Architekci
Material
Steel, concrete, wood
Typology
Residential › Single Family House
Reconstruction and renovation of Helfštýn Castle Palace. Rising high above the Moravian Gate valley, Helfštýn Castle is the second largest complex in the Czech Republic right after Prague Castle. Helfštýn was established in the 14th century.
Project name
Helfštýn Castle Palace Reconstruction
Architecture firm
atelier-r
Location
Helfštýn by Týn nad Bečvou, GPS 49.5186031N, 17.6287803E, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Miroslav Pospíšil, Martin Karlík, principal project manager
Design team
Robert Randys, Lucie Rohelová, Adéla Tomečková, Milena Koblihová, Daria Johanesová / atelier-r
Collaborators
Structural stability of historical constructions: Ladislav Klusáček. Structural stability of newly inserted constructions: Jan Lukáš. Rehabilitation of the damp parts of historical walls: Pavel Fára
Construction
Construction: Contractors: HOCHTIEF CZ and ARCHATT PAMÁTKY. Steel and corten construction: Zámečnictví Sloupský. Glass construction: Bubeník 1913.Concrete floors: AAP hranice
Material
Stone / historical masonry. Bricks / historical masonry. Concrete / foundations’ strengthening, ground level floors. Steel / joists and beams of newly inserted footbridges. Corten / beams, floors, cladding of the newly inserted footbridges. Glass / roofing and banisters of a part of newly inserted components
Typology
Residential, Catle, Renovation
World-renowned architecture photographer Iwan Baan showcases his urban pilgrimage through the streets of Prague in an exhibition at the Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning (CAMP) in Prague. Iwan Baan: Prague Dairy exhibition shows the city as raw, often neglected, and miles away from the glossy pictures in tourist guides.
Title
Iwan Baan: Prague Diary
Category
Architecture, Photography
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
The Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague)
Date
The exhibition runs until 20 August at CAMP
Venue
CAMP, Vyšehradská 2075/51, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic
MAD Architects reveals the New Rotterdam Dance Center. MAD Architects, Led by Ma Yansong, was commissioned by the Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Droom en Daad Foundation again, to make an initial design that turn the riverfront Provimi warehouse into a new cultural destination, the Danshuis (Dutch language for “the Dance House”).
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Location
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Alessandro Fisalli, Paolo Pirri
Collaborators
Andrea D’Antrassi (Associate Partner in charge)
Client
The Droom en Daad Foundation
Status
Under Construction
