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The designer of this project believes that the key to achieving a comfortable living space is to keep things simple. His clear-minded approach to transforming the dated and inefficient interiors of this 27-year-old three-storey intermediate terrace home in the east of Singapore is evident. The once dark and claustrophobic walled-in spaces on the ground level have been replaced by a series of open plan zones dressed in a controlled colour scheme that takes advantage of the existing height and depth of the space. The bedrooms have also been reconfigured into spacious modern domains structured to suit the occupant’s aesthetic taste while keeping to a consistent design language. VC The family, a mother with three young adult sons, w... En savoir plus

Just a few kilometers from the city of Albacete, in one of the villages built in the 1960s by the Spanish National Institute of Colonization, this distinctive work serves as an annex to the current nursery school in Aguas Nuevas. David Zarzoso David Zarzoso David Zarzoso An essential building which forms are primarily driven by the few spaces it hosts. Therefore, only two volumes are involved in the composition: the first, narrower and elongated, connects to the existing building and houses the entrance and service areas, while the second, the main volume, rises above the rest with the sole purpose of providing children with a new type of space. An original, unexpected, and undiscovered place for them to engage in their acti... En savoir plus

EXISTANT   Barn B est un projet de rénovation qui consiste à convertir une grange en silex existante en une série d'espaces de vie ouverts. La grange est située parmi un groupe de bâtiments agricoles qui forment ensemble une cour abritée au sommet d'une colline.  Caption Avant le début des travaux, l'intérieur de la grange principale présentait des murs en pierre massive exposés qui soutenaient quatre fermes en bois. La lumière du jour pénétrait dans la grange par des fenêtres situées en haut du pignon. Deux portes extérieures cintrées traversaient l'axe central de la grange, reliant la cour abrité... En savoir plus

Earthy, simplicity… these are the first two words which the clients pronounced during our first meeting as fundaments of the inspirational concept leading the project of their Mediterranean house in Italy. And it was suddenly reciprocal love. Others words we used were: open space, integration, solidity , continuity , natural, easy, sustainable and environmental friendly. The context: an existent private house with garden and swimming pool of about 200 sq.m with a fantastic view and natural environment on the extreme western Ligurian coast, at about 6 km to the French border and the Côte d’Azur. The house was originally built in 1970 and renovated fifteen years ago.The clients (LJ from now), an adorable Spanish couple, firstly fell in love w... En savoir plus

Contexte et implantationLa Maison Gauthier est située dans les Laurentides au Québec, à proximité de la ville de Mont-Tremblant. Elle est implantée dans un paysage naturel au relief marqué, au milieu de forêts denses et étendues caractéristiques de cette région montagneuse.    La parcelle de la maison se situe sur une butte rocheuse boisée d’épineux et de bouleaux. Celle-ci est ceinturée à l’Est par la route principale, et à l’Ouest par la ferme équestre des propriétaires.   La volonté des clients était de privilégier un volume dont les vues seraient largement orient&e... En savoir plus