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Oschadbank is a national bank of Ukraine whose a strategic statement sounds as “My bank. My country”. Sergey Makhno Architects challenge was to transmit Ukrainian authenticity and culture, but move away from a strictness that financial institutions used to have. Design studio wanted to make the bank human and welcoming to people.   Sergey Makhno Architects developed a non-standard concept ‘bank as a gallery’. It’s a contemporary office design based on paintings, sculptures, art decor and lighting. Studio is proud of its handmade lamps that are created and produced for the interior. Like in a gallery, the bank ‘expositions’ can change. No strict bindings to the elements, but to the art itself.... Más

Situado en la ciudad de Morelia, Michoacán en La Loma, la construcción original del proyecto data de mediados del siglo pasado, con ya remodelaciones e intervenciones previas desde los años 90‘s. El proyecto integra 3 propiedades, las cuales 2 de ellas ya se conectaban por medio de un patio central con una gran variedad de vegetación y materialidad, manteniendo un estilo colonial.   La primer aproximación e idea que se concibe para el restaurante, es la de generar una relación y conexión tanto espacial como visual de las 3 propiedades, haciendo de este patio el eje y punto de partida.   Se crean al interior y exterior espacios casi monocromáticos para evitar la vari... Más

Higashi-ikoma where surrounded by the ikoma-mountain and the Yada-hills still left some nature. On the other hand Higashi-ikoma is high-end residential as same as Gakuen-Toshi since it has been developed as estate by Kintetsu.   The planned land in Higashi-ikoma is located middle of a small hill which could avoid large-scale development on the North of the ikoma line. After we drive up narrow road the land will appear in front of you.   The land has two faces the both South area and North area, the most of South are is sloping land, and North area has a tiny flatland and there is an old one-story house. Additionally North of the land is peaceful green area. The land seems like an untouchable area, but we consider that we could... Más

The owners of this home is a married couple who are roughly 60 years old. They attach great importance to practicality and would like to use more stone materials to build a bold home environment. However, "material" is not only about space, but also contains a kind of time flow. When planning retirement houses, the experience of homeowners becomes the basis of our storytelling using materials. We embed luxurious material into the owners’ daily life. By comparing the changes of various materials, we feel the sense of layering stacked in different materials without losing its function. From a distance, it looks plain. From up close, it looks delicate. Through experimentation, we mix early local and modern exquisite styles.   The... Más

Conocida como Kilnwood, la propiedad está localizada en el borde de las colinas de Mendip con una extensa vista sobre Glastonbury Tor. El encargo del proyecto dado a De Rosee Sa era asegurar que la renovación y la nueva construcción compartieran el mismo lenguaje local vernáculo y arquitectónico que el de otras granjas y edificios rurales cercanos, como los tejados a dos aguas y el entablado de madera negra de la solapa del barco.   Con la casa principal, un granero convertido, De Rosee Sa diseñó una entrada impresionante y acogedora. Creó un nuevo porche de entrada exterior que funciona dos veces como cuarto de botas, y dentro de lo que era el pasillo original, reubicaron la es... Más

This is the renovation design for the apartment of family of three in Osaka city. The layout that every room has a space for storing one Futon of 3 bedrooms and one bathroom with the stairs under the floor is still there along with equipping the apartment when it was built 35 years ago. We started with redesigning the layout for family of three’s life style. Firstly, partition mud walls were putting on both, the left and right side from the entrance located in the center of the building as if it’s guided us to the dining room, and then set up the hallway symmetrically.   That hallway that its material leans 45 degree connects to all the areas in the apartment moderately. Walking through the hallway that has a little of da... Más

This is a renovation of a house which will be lived in by an adult, their child, and two cats. Built 40 years ago, the client expressed a desire that the renovation allow the house to be lived in for another 40 years.   While a series of anti-earthquake support braces normally creates unusable space for people, it became a rich space for this family to share with their cats. Material Used :1. Lighting plan and products: NEW LIGHT POTTERY: BULLET/BRASS Más

International architecture and interiors practice Red Deer have designed Birch (handle.silk.comet) , billed as a ‘next-generation escape’ hotel just outside London, which opens in Summer 2020.   Designed in collaboration with Birch founders Chris King and Chris Penn, the new lifestyle hotel sees the former De Vere Theobalds Estate hotel totally reimagined as an escape from urban living, where everything you think you know about traditional hotel life is turned on its head.   Inspired by the resourcefulness of the past, where old estates used to manage their resources and land holistically, Birch spaces aim to work with their environments as much as possible, from estate-made produce to nature-led restaurants. Some... Más

EXISTINGAt the outset of the project Leeds Playhouse was a labyrinth of seemingly unsolvable problems. Built facing the wrong direction, it was intended to address a wider development that never materialised. Designed in the 1980’s the interiors had grown tired, the site topography resulted in complex levels and a convoluted and inaccessible entrance sequence. Designed by the Appleton Partnership and opened in 1990, the building contains two theatre spaces – the Quarry, a fan shaped tiered auditorium (based on the original temporary theatre in which the organisation had been housed on the Leeds University campus) and the Courtyard Theatre, a galleried flexible space with a retractable seating bank - and was considered a seminal... Más

Introduction   It’s difficult to find a place for comfortable life in contemporary cities. Global urbanization and decrease in the number of really affordable housing are the modern tendencies. Although the idea of constructing more low-rise buildings was recognized prospective and humane, developers often don’t follow these rules, and the cities continue to grow upwards and to press with their giant scale upon the citizens. Also the idea of coliving is developing. But it is not appropriate for everyone; the sad experience in the use of dormitories and communal apartments in the Soviet Union proves it completely. Coliving is more suitable for very young people under 25 years. There are also some problems with work space.... Más

La casa está localizada en el interior de Cunha, en el interior de São Paulo, en una región montañosa tradicionalmente famosa por su cultura artesanal de la cerámica. La fiesta de la casa proviene de su implantación en la cima de la colina del paisaje, buscando las mejores vistas de todo el terreno oblicuo y de la Serra, al fondo.   Para preservar la casa de los vientos fríos, se hizo un corte de 1 metro de tierra para enterrarla a medias, hasta la altura de los bancos de las áreas de servicio. De este corte surgió todo recurso constructivo para la ejecución de los muros de la casa: la tierra. Los muros principales de la casa están hechos de tierra apisonada... Más

We renovated the Kyoto townhouse, which is about 120 years old. It is a guesthouse rented as a whole. The concept of "mugen plus" is that families including children can stay comfortably. Since the floor height is slightly different, various gaps and steps are created. They allow visitors to discover diverse views. We inserted a "cylinder" with a wooden panel into a typical Kyoto townhouse. The "cylinder" vaguely partitions the interior of the Kyoto townhouse, creating continuity and transparency. In addition, visitors can experience various spaces inside “mugen plus” by going back and forth through the openings provided on the side and top of the cylinder.   We have prepared a variety of spaces, such as a rough clay wall... Más

Display furniture pieces for the Bang & Olufsen pop-up store are composed only of details. More precisely, transparent acrylic components are joined together using only metal bolts and nuts, and the joint details connecting the components are completely visible. While we designed only furniture here, we can expand the idea further: if details are completely visible in spaces and architecture, it means that they are easily dismantlable. "Easily dismantlable" spaces and architecture are convenient in case they need to relocate elsewhere. Moreover, if HVAC piping/equipment and structural components are completely visible, it means that they can be easily repaired and replaced in the future. Design should not be considered complete at the t... Más