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The building site, which until not long ago housed industrial structures is located in a position relatively displaced from the historic centre of Lugo. However, it will soon become a point of arrival for visitors to the city. It may well seem awkward …

Since the start of the design process, sustainability has been one of the inspirations for the design of Kaap Skil. Kaap Skil not only has ground source thermal storage – with a heat exchanger in the basement – but also concrete core activation on ever …

Faced with the imminent renovation of its historic 17th century “Chateau” and the need to centralise several scattered administrative departments, the municipality of Prilly launched an architectural competition in late 2007. The jury was seduced by th …

The hotel is located next to the sea, on a land on which in the 1900s the old port facilities were located and later a Franciscan Monastery. A 4×4 wooden square structure was built around the trees, including them in the design, making up patios within …

St. Mary’s Seashore Church is situated directly on Germany’s North Sea coast, separated only by a dyke from the Unesco World Natural Heritage Site of the Wattenmeer mudflats. A bird’s eye view reveals the simplicity of the spatial topology: a classical …

photo by Boeri Studio The Vertical Forest project aims to build high-density tower blocks with trees within the city. The first example of a Vertical Forest is currently under construction in the Garibaldi Repubblica area in Milan, with two towers whic …

Our civilization, having been progressed on industrialization and information, confronts to absolute demand for coexistence with nature. All the traces of civilization from architectural activities could mean ruins from the nature‘s point of view. What …

The town of Bessancourt lies about 28 km north-west of Paris. An old and intact town centre with narrow alleys, courtyards and small houses surrounds the church, which dates from the 12th-13th century. Due to the urban planning regulations, the simple …

Hat-shaped bioclimatic penthouse Strategy In the spring of 2009 an old friend called me and told me: “do you remember when I asked you to redecorate my room at my mother’s house? I believe it was your first job, you hadn’t finished university yet. It w …

The new wind generator belongs to the “mini wind turbine” category; it is compact but nevertheless produces about 55 KW. The design features a light and transparent structure with some parts in steel and others in carbon and polycarbonate, so that it t …