Green roof

Little Birch represents a case study in the bespoke detail. Realising a young family’s dream to achieve the day-to-day calm of resort living adjacent to the daily grind. Resort vibes, domestic ease.Located on the traditional lands of the Kameygal people, city and district views abound as this private home descends and expands into its built oasis.The site presented as a compact urban setting with our challenge to conceal, direct and connect to spaces beyond. The exterior presents to the established streetscape as an intersection of tectonic forms, mass and planes; the simple geometry provides a counterpoint to the neighbourhood’s incoherent mish mash of typologies. Tim Pascoe Tim Pascoe Tim Pascoe Descending from... Altro

A Blumberg, una città della Germania sud-occidentale ai margini della Foresta Nera, il comune sta modernizzando, riorganizzando e ampliando il campus scolastico della città. In questo modo si creerà un polo educativo coeso che unirà le varie funzioni scolastiche. Il progetto privilegia la flessibilità, la sostenibilità e l'organizzazione spaziale per costruire un campus scolastico che favorisca un ambiente di apprendimento creativo e sostenga le generazioni future. Progettata dallo studio di architettura tedesco Spiecker Sautter Lauer, la prima fase del progetto comprende un nuovo edificio a tre piani. L'edificio ospita una scuola elementare a tre moduli, un centro di educazione speciale e di consu... Altro

Built in the historical fishing and vineyard village of Bevaix, this family house is located on a slope close to the docks in a peaceful neighbourhood. It offers a panoramic view over lake Neuchâtel and the Alps.The original design concept for the building varied from that of a typical project. The design team initially envisaged two scenarios for the site: one being two terraced houses, and another being a unique house with the entire living program on a single level with secondary rooms in the basement. Karina Castro Karina Castro Potential clients were approached, and a final client chose to adopt the single house option with project-specific requirements that the architect was able to accommodate into the final design.T... Altro

Once a humble miner's cottage, the Tighes Hill Recycled House in Newcastle, NSW, underwent a significant renovation and expansion, transforming into a much-loved two-storey family home. Owner-builder Matthew Wegner and his wife Alex turned to his architect sister Vanessa Wegner at Sydney-based architectural firm, Vanessa Wegner Architect, to help them reimagine the space.  © Katherine Lu The brief was simple: renovate and improve the home to accommodate their family of four. “The cottage had a dilapidated 1960s rear extension full of asbestos,” Vanessa explains. “They wanted a functional, comfortable family home but didn’t have a strict design brief. Optimising the views to the park and reusing as muc... Altro

29' x 14' 6" Schweiss Hydraulic Door installed on Under Armour headquarters in Baltimore, MD. This Hydraulic Door is clad in corrigated metal and features Under Armour's logo for optimal viewing in both the open and closed position.  Amy Barkow / Barkow Photos Amy Barkow / Barkow Photos Amy Barkow / Barkow Photos Altro

There are nine green roofs on this lakeside property, all designed to sustain plant communities and species native to Western North Carolina. Each of the nine green roofs scattered across this lakeside property required a unique construction and coordination approach. Caption By working closely with the architect and builder, the Living Roofs team delivered high-quality installations on each project phase to create a series of beautiful, high-performance green roofs fully integrated into the site. Caption Altro

The project is the regeneration of an old and 20years abandoned bar club and restaurant located in the center of Calisese, a small district in the city of Cesena (FC_Italy). The aim of the project is to demolish it completely and convert the area in a brand new piece of contemporary architecture to make concept like urban forestation, desealing, security and enviromental sustainability come true. The architectural language is enigmatic and disruptive. Caption Caption Caption The building acts like a sort of fort. Can a concrete fort be nature friendly and be an urban renegeration opportunity? 2 years of design and realization, 2 years of experimentation to make any and all the concepts come true. Here we are the project mai... Altro