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Fabio Bascetta Fotografo

Project • By Elisa Manelli architetto • Apartments

Casa A+P

Located in one of the most pleasant streets in the center of Bologna, Casa A+P is the result of detailed and passionate interior work in which each element has been designed in a sartorial way. Fabio Bascetta Fotografo Choosing a new home means facing a major life change and for an architect, designing the space, even before starting to design it, means collecting, condensing and rationalizing the new needs of the client but also, and above all, giving shape to the dreams that this change brings with it. Fabio Bascetta Fotografo So Casa A+P had to respond to a request that almost sounded like a bet: managing to contain twenty years of life spent in a larger home in a new, more intimate space without, however, giving up for... More

Richard Chivers

Project • By Dominic McKenzie Architects • Private Houses

Oak Cottage

Located next to Epping Forest, Oak Cottage was originally carefully designed and constructed in an Arts and Crafts style in 1901, but had been added to in a piecemeal fashion since then. These more recent additions included an entire new bay in 2006 which had added a further half to the overall floor area. By the time the house was purchased by our clients, any trace of its original quality had been largely lost. Richard Chivers Richard Chivers For our clients and for Dominic McKenzie Architects (DMA) the question was how to change this (spacious and well-located) ugly duckling into a beautiful swan? Richard Chivers Richard Chivers Richard Chivers Key to the project was the fact that the potentially spacious groun... More