Bricks

Located in Kura Kura Bali Turtle Island Development, Bali, Indonesia, the Kura Kura Bali Unity-in-Diversity (UID) Campus is a mixed-use facility encompassing an approximately 60 x 140 meter footprint that combines commercial, educational, office and event programmes. The building orients itself in the direction of the sacred Mount Agung, the highest point on Bali Island.  Mario Wibowo Photography Studio Mario Wibowo Photography Studio Mario Wibowo Photography Studio In establishing a general logic on how the plan is defined, the building operates on two intersecting axes, the horizontal-axis---giving the building its horizontal language---as well as a skewed-axis pointed at Mt. Agung cutting into it, which diagonally in... En savoir plus

Client Brief The client is from the real estate background and works with large scale government projects. They are majorly into infrastructure development. They wanted to do an office that’s well connected to nature, thus the plot they selected to build their house and office named Shivalaya has an adjoining garden on the west. We were approached as interior designers to do third, fourth and terrace floor of the building for their office along with a nice and cozy entrance to the building. Tejas Shah Site Brief The building has been designed by Architect Ruchir Seth with brick and concrete façade     which accommodates a basement and 5 floors above for various usages. Out of these, they were keen on developing... En savoir plus

The intervention concerns renovation and expansion by raising a building included in the detailed plan of private initiative. The building looks like the aggregate of several buildings that have stratified over time, mainly as a result of the succession of historical events including the bombings of the WW2. Fabio Bascetta Fabio Bascetta Fabio Bascetta The building is spread over four floors above ground in its highest portion and has an underground area in the part adjacent to the square that houses old arched cellars. The project’s main intent is the recovery of the existing building, also through its reintegration in the lively urban and social square that revolves around Piazza Italia, an important area of the hist... En savoir plus

A short barefoot walk to Clovelly Beach, Alba embraces its beachside location through warm and natural materials, and bright generous spaces open to the outdoors. Tom Ferguson Tom Ferguson Facing the sunrise from which the project draws its name, the project renews a home for a family enthusiastic about surfing at the nearby bay. A material palette of pale masonry and timber echoes the project’s coastal site, whilst a robust expression of elements recalls the essential simplicity of visits to the beach. Tom Ferguson Tom Ferguson Tom Ferguson The project draws on the tradition of sheltered portico spaces; open to the outdoors but offering shade and respite from the elements. Echoing Jay Appleton’s conce... En savoir plus

The scheme provides a new rear single storey extension to a Victorian terraced flat in South London. The flat was in poor condition and required a full refurbishment and reconfiguration throughout. The clients, young professionals, were involved throughout the whole process and imagined a concept of light colours and natural materials. Rayan Bamhayan A minimal design in its purest form, the new rear open space aims to draw the garden into the interior. The detail of the interior is in keeping with the architectural concept. Walls and ceilings throughout the extension are finished in washed-plaster and micro-cement used in the shower room to also cover the ceiling, walls and ground to unify the space. Rayan Bamhayan The property... En savoir plus

The west and a single material, brick forming folds together, in response to the incidence of the Sun. Leonardo Méndez Without “doors” or “windows” as an expression of sobriety and introspection, detached from the ground so as not to interrupt the creeping vegetation. Leonardo Méndez Leonardo Méndez With these premises, progress was made to refunctionalize and adapt a pre-existing work to office use. The living and dynamic element of architecture, natural light, penetrates all the spaces of the project, drawing a matrix, a projection of summoned brick that runs through floors and walls. Leonardo Méndez Leonardo Méndez Since we are not able to display the... En savoir plus

Rénovation d’un studio, conception & réalisation d’un meuble linéaire intégrant éléments de cuisine, rangements & bureau. gabrielle vinson gabrielle vinson gabrielle vinson Caption En savoir plus

As the years go by, customs and living arrangements change. Previously, the floor plans of residential apartments were highly compartmentalized, with various separate rooms divided by walls, a room for staff, numerous bathrooms, among other distinctive features. However, increasingly, the newer generations seek more open and connected spaces with fewer obstacles and a lively atmosphere. This is how we conceptualized this renovation project together with the young couple who owns this apartment in the Itaim neighborhood. Pedro Napolitano Prata With 110m² of space, we proposed the demolition of all the walls in the social or common areas, integrating them into a single, fluid, and cozy space. Where there used to be a living room, d... En savoir plus

Located on a charming corner of the city, Bar Esquina do Souza was already an iconic place for locals and visitors. However, the challenge was to elevate this space to new levels, while maintaining its unique identity and modernizing its infrastructure to meet contemporary needs.  Pedro Napolitano Prata Pedro Napolitano Prata Pedro Napolitano Prata Pedro Napolitano Prata The project by MARCOZERO Estudio was conceived as a dialogue between the past and the present. By preserving original architectural elements, such as the exposed brick facade and iron details, the architects respected the history of the place. At the same time, they introduced modern elements that added functionality. Upon entering Bar Esquina do S... En savoir plus

A 70’s split-level house with a square ground plan, dark spaces and no relationship to the large garden was transformed into a contemporary home with plenty of daylight and carefully framed views to the beautiful surroundings. The house is located on a corner plot on the edge of a typical Flemish allotment in Diepenbeek and near to the nature reserve De Dijken where the Stiemerbeek and the Kaatsbeek flows into the Demer. In the large open corner garden, there was deliberately no construction to preserve the openness to the neighbourhood and the landscape. The overall footprint of the existing house was reduced and adapted with some clever interventions to fully exploit the qualities of the plot. Jeroen Verrecht Jeroen Verrecht... En savoir plus

EACH house is a commercial house located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The client wanted to build a building with private residential space and a commercial space that could generate rental income. Although the 52.9 m2 land seemed somewhat insufficient to build a house, it was judged to be a suitable location for planning the space the client wanted as it faces a wide road and has high accessibility to public transportation. jinbochoi jinbochoi jinbochoi The house was designed by placing one function on one floor. The name of the house is EACH House, meaning that each floor contains its own story. Neighborhood facilities for rental income were planned on the first and second floors (a wine shop is currently open), and single-family h... En savoir plus

This development has regenerated an under-utilised, contaminated brownfield site, and brings life to the city’s ‘inner ring’ of former employment land. Once the centre of the world’s gun manufacturing industry, Birmingham’s Gun Quarter was identified as an area of opportunity following its 20th Century decline, when a large part was demolished by post-war town planners. The key site issues were the detached location from the city centre, a lack of public spaces, poor quality walking routes, and industrial warehouses with no active frontages. The canal shortcomings included poor lighting, towpath access, and buildings which turn their backs on the watercourse.  The site is located opposite St Chads, the cit... En savoir plus

We have bricks in commonBricks are the cornerstone of Danish welfare construction, and we pay tribute to this in the World Architecture Year 2023. The year 2023 also marks the 400th anniversary of Copenhagen's Masonry Guild and the introduction of CO2 requirements for construction through the building regulations. However, the two coincident events mark a major dilemma. With a much longer lifespan than 50 years, brick is a demonstrably long-lasting material and one of the few that gets more beautiful with age. But brick is also an energy-intensive material that requires large amounts of energy in the production phase. If we want to bring bricks into a more sustainable future, it therefore requires innovation, development and, not least, de... En savoir plus