thermal bath, therapy and hotel
The Juvet Landscape Hotel is located at Valldal, near the town of Åndalsnes in north-western Norway. Passing tourists are attracted by a spectacular waterfall in a deep gorge near the road, ”Gudbrandsjuvet”. The client, Knut Slinning, is a local reside …
aire de bardenas hotel
The site for the four-star hotel is a wheat field, located 3km from Tudela’s town center and 4 km from the Bardenas Reales de Navarra, a spectacular natural park with semi-desert landscape. In its arrangement, the hotel keeps the forms of the noble con …
summer spa
The floating spa, symbol of an independent isle to arrive, retreat and become one with the element of water. The reduced style of interior design as well as the clear, axial alignment of the building exemplify the focus on the elemental phenomena. The …
lakeside bath
Kaltern Lake is a nature reserve and access is restricted to a few bathing establishments on the Northern shore, the only public one being our site. The project‘s intention is to strengthen the feeling of public ownership, by blurring the line between …
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 …