san pellegrino thermal bath
Restoring San Pellegrino to its former splendour of the early 20th century has been an intervention of high quality. We developed our ideas, with the intention of outlining a new horizon of possibilities for the complex, to arrive at the point of envis …
ritrarre l‘effimero
Beaches thronging with holidaymakers, ski stations seething with skiers coming and going, swimming pools, discothèques packed with youths deafened by the music…Massimo Vitali’s photographs portray the rituals of modern-day entertainment and represent t …
city lounge
Once you enter the area between the Vadianstrasse, Schreinerstrasse, Gartenstrasse and Kornhausstrasse, the redesigned Raiffeisen quarter reveals one of the main objectives of its concept before you have even set foot in it: a blazing red, surprisingly …
torre del homenaje
The Torre del Homenaje at Huéscar is a military watch tower which, following the conquering of the city in 1434, was lopped off and became part of the domestic surroundings. 600 years later, the aim of the project is to recover the view of the horizon …
the green pine garden
The project locates besides the highway from Shanghai to Zhujiajiao, with a 30,000 sqm green land and two factory buildings inside that are now renovated as a restaurant and a bar. Tree blocks define both plant spices and exterior spaces. Exposed drain …
lost in space
Guido Incerti: This issue of Area is dedicated to the theme of leisure and enjoyment: what is your idea of enjoying yourself through your work? Nigel Coates: I get real pleasure from avoiding the rules of architecture. In the sense that I love the idea …
the racing club
The Racing Club is a new concept created by the Hong Kong Jockey Club to entice younger members to join the club. The program is to create a young, trendy nightspot with 3 main components: a bar, a restaurant, and a sushi bar. Situated in a 115 meters …
light house cinema
DTA Architects were commissioned in December 2006 to realise the recreation of the Light House Cinema. The architectural challenge of this project was to combine the ‘insertion’ of four cinema volumes into ‘existing’ basement voids with the creation of …
the song club
The Song Club is a specialized Club for music with multiple functions consisting of a restaurant, bar, showroom, VIPs room and CD store. In order to avoid a space with standard conflicting multiple functions, a large undulated, layered timber containme …
il design degli oggetti per il tempo libero
Laura Andreini – Once upon a time, design and designers, clearly prompted by companies, created objects that could be defined as “useless”, or better, dedicated to leisure and free time. Objects which seem remote in time and to belong to a lost era. Is …