presentazione/introduction
Custom-made
Objects made to measure text by Laura Andreini
interviste/interviews
Emotional spaces
a dialogue with Karim Rashid interview by Laura Andreini
Artisans without limits
a dialogue with Riva1920 interview by Laura Andreini
scenari di architettura/architectural scenario
Herzog & de Meuron/Elbphilarmonie – text by Herzog & de Meuron – photo by Iwan Baan
Patricia Urquiola/Room Mate Hotels – text by Patricia Urquiola – photos by Patricia Urquiola
Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel/Mandarin Oriental Hotel – text by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel – photos by Massimo Listri
Jaime Hayon/Hotel Barceló Torre de Madrid – text by Hayonstudio – photos by KlunderBie
Li Xiang/Zhongshuge Bookstore – text by Li Xiang – photos by Shao Feng
Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance/Le Ciel de Paris – text by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance – photo by Vincent Leroux/Temps Machine
Threefold Architects/Airbnb – text by Threefold Architects – photos by Charles Hosea Photography
Archea Associati/Private house – text by Ilaria Rondina – photo by Pietro Savorelli
custom-made bibliographical journey
edited by Aldo De Poli
recensioni mostre e libri/exhibition and book reviews
texts by Federica Arman, Massimiliano Azzolini, Claudio Dolci, Michelle Erta, Ali Filippini, Gabriele Gardini, Alessandro Gattara, Alessandro Massera, Ilaria Morcia, Carmine Piscopo, Paola Sabbion


Carmel Place

area 151 | microarchitecture

nARCHITECTS designed the exterior and interior spaces of Carmel Place as a repeatable and systemic new paradigm for housing in NYC and other cities with similar housing challenges. Conceived as a…

Mandarin Oriental Hotel

area 151+ | custom-made

The project involved the renovation of four historic buildings on a typical Milanese street whose variety of characteristics and histories affords a distinctive glimpse of the “inner” Milan. The renovations…

R·torso·C

area 151 | microarchitecture

“We want a distinctive piece of architecture with exposed concrete finish, and environmentally conscious at the same time.” With these words from the clients, we developed a 100% recyclable concrete…

Airbnb

area 151+ | custom-made

Threefold Architects have completed the new UK headquarters for Airbnb, located in a former warehouse in Clerkenwell, London to provide an inspirational and truly flexible ‘no fixed desks’ workspace that…

Winter Cabin

area 151 | microarchitecture

The challenge is to install real objects, shelters in 1:1 on remote sites and study their response to extreme weather, radical temperature shifts, snow and rugged terrain. The harsh conditions…

Hotel Barceló Torre de Madrid

area 151+ | custom-made

Steeped in Spanish historical and cultural references, Hayon takes us on a visual journey through Spain’s past, mixing architectural details that evoke Roman arches and rich, jewel like tones and…

Songpa Micro-Housing

area 151 | microarchitecture

The problem of urban density and housing costs is global. As unit types get smaller however, micro-housing has the danger of becoming a provisional housing type with little social value….

Paco

area 151 | microarchitecture

Paco is a box of 3m x 3m x 3m cube, with a “lid” on top that opens to a certain angle. It is something between architecture and furniture; too…

area 151 – microarchitecture

area 151 | microarchitecture

presentazione/introduction Small works text by Marco Casamonti intervista/interview Microarchitecture and minimal habitat a dialogue with Michele De Lucchi interview by Laura Andreini letture critiche/critical lectures Microarchitecture or macrodesign? Temporary Italian design for emergency text…