The renovation of a historic building in Vila Nova de Foz Côa by the architect Filipe Pina, using slate and shale as the main elements, creates a new contemporary home that respects the history of the place.
Project name
Casa Caldeira / Caldeira House
Architecture firm
Filipe Pina
Location
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Filipe Pina
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Slate and Shale
Typology
Residential › House
This fully introverted house is unique by Valletta standards – an attribute that well suited the client’s need for privacy. Confessing that he owned a weekend house in London, designed by the world-famous minimalist, John Pawson, the client complained that it was too much of a white sculpture.
Architecture firm
Chris Briffa Architects
Principal architect
Chris Briffa
Structural engineer
Ivan Buttigieg
Environmental & MEP
John Muscat
Supervision
Annaliese Muscat Azzopardi
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House, Rehabilitation
TEF Design recently completed concept designs for the shell and core base building rehabilitation of the landmark structure, including envelope improvements, complete roof replacement, and structural retrofit to transform the former theater for contemporary commercial use. The design approach focuses on rehabilitating the historic structure accordi...
Project name
Century 21 Rehabilitation
Architecture firm
TEF Design
Location
San Jose, California, USA
Design team
Andrew Wolfram, AIA. Stan Vinokur, Project Manager. Paul Leveriza. OJ Monegas. Amy Stock
Collaborators
Landscape: GLS Landscape | Architecture; Civil Engineer: BKF Engineers Structural Engineer: Ryan Joyce Structural Design Mechanical/Plumbing/Fire Protection Engineer: PAE Electrical/Telecom Engineer: PAE Fire Alarm/Fire Life-Safety: PAE
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Theater
The rehabilitation of this villa calls for various dimensions of dreams, both in the enjoyment of the interior and in the contemplation of the panoramic horizon. The contemporary language and materials, especially the volumes of white lacquered plates and large glass spans, clearly marked the enlargement, differentiated from the original house.
Architecture firm
VISIOARQ Arquitectos
Location
Coimbra, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Vicente Gouveia, Pedro Afonso, Nuno Poiarez
Typology
Residential › House
Passivhaus style, this is how this traditional house in Paterna was rehabilitated, giving rise to the Vivienda Bonaire. Thanks to the good work of the construction company EDE3 Gestión de Proyectos, it has been achieved the recovery of this house that was in a state of neglect.
Project name
Vivienda Bonaire
Architecture firm
La Caseta Arquitectura
Location
Paterna, Valencia, Spain
Principal architect
Alberto Facundo
Construction
EDE3 Gestión de Proyectos Urbanísticos SL
Material
Structure based on brick walls and wooden joist floors, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The trees stay! This was the initial phrase in the interview with the owners of the property, a pair of preexisting galleries, the first one with a shed covered in soot, barely noticeable the color of the clay roof tiles, and the second one covered with metal sheets was almost unable to sustain.
Project name
Door To Mérida House
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Calle 78 número 484 B por 55 y 57 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Tamara Uribe, Marina Guzmán
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Daniel Rivera Arjona, Jorge Escalante Chan, Adrián Morales
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Construction
Carlos Canto Trujillo, Juan Diaz Cab, Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Material
Cement, Wood, Stone, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Portuguese architecture firm BALA atelier has recently completed Almirante Reis Apartment, rehabilitation of an attic in a building dated 1906, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Project name
Almirante Reis Apartment ''Apartamento na Almirante Reis''
Architecture firm
BALA atelier
Location
Avenida Almirante Reis, Lisboa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio www.ivotavares.net
Principal architect
Mariana Póvoa, Sílvia Rocio, Pedro Pedroso
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, Brass, Tile, Stone
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The Mexican architecture firm Red Arquitectos led by Susana Lopez Gonzalez has completed renovation of a 19th-century building in Puebla, Mexico.
Architecture firm
Red Arquitectos
Photography
Miguel Angel Calanchini, Amy Bello
Principal architect
Susana Lopez Gonzalez
Design team
Angelica Azamar, Ruben Mercado
Built area
Restoration Renovation 480 m². Contemporary Intervention 120 m²
Structural engineer
Apolinar Cortez
Material
Steel, Lime, Marble, Artesal Floor, Stucco
Typology
Intervention on an historic building
