Rammed earth construction

SOCIAL HOUSING and PIXEL-FARMING: a challenge on which the Mayor of Peccioli, Renzo Macelloni and architect Maria Alessandra Segantini, CEO of C+S Architects, are betting to repopulate the smaller towns in Italy.Segantini: “It is a new vision to give everyone a social home capable of generating quality food at affordable prices, regenerating impoverished landscapes, building cohesive multi-ethnic and multicultural communities, de-carbonising the construction sector and introducing innovation and circularity in the construction field to restore balance between buildings and nature.” C+S Architects (an architecture office based between Treviso and London, recent winner of the San Marino Roll of Honor and Italian Architect 202... Más

The property is located at 1250 m altitude in the Mantiqueira mountain range, in the municipality of Camanducaia, with a mountain climate. The land, sloping towards the north face, favors the positioning of the house, which opens up to the views of the mountain range and closes to the cold wind from the south. Pedro Kok Pedro Kok Pedro Kok The resident, newly moved from São Paulo, has extensive experience in environmental education. The pleasure of teaching and hosting visitors combines into a larger life project. Living in the countryside seeks this reconnection with nature. For this, the guest rooms can be used by the family or by visitors who rent them, generating income that helps maintain the property. Activitie... Más

Hijo de Iemanjá, Padre de Santo, Hijo de Candomblé... podría tratarse de una historia sobre la religión de origen africano, así como sobre los elementos provenientes de terreiros (casas y conjuntos comunitarios) para dar origen a un refugio. Refúgio do Sol, como su nombre indica: un pequeño y acogedor refugio que protege a los usuarios del sol abrasador en el corazón del interior de Brasil. Igor Ribeiro Los tambores daban espacio a los movimientos corporales de amontonar y arrojar la tierra: el tapial y el adobe, respectivamente. Los instrumentos de cuerda dieron paso al hilo de coser para fijar la malla plástica, el esqueleto del mortero armado que conforma el bloque hidr... Más