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Project • By Mathews + Associates Architects • Bridges
Nellmapius Bridge
As part of the Gauteng freeway improvement project SANRAL (South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd) commissioned AECOM SA (Pty) Ltd (then BKS (Pty) Ltd) and Mathews & Associates Architects to design the parapet cladding and lighting for the Nellmapius bridge.
The bridge had to act as a gateway to the recently completed Gauteng Freeway improvement Project. The notion of random and the art of origami were combined to reflect as a metaphor for the many facets of the province of Gauteng and the country as a whole.
Designs from other disciplines using fractal geometry were used as precedents and the design development process was hands-on, using paper models to conceptualise and generate the final design and... More
Project • By Didonè Comacchio Architects • Stadiums
MUNICIPAL STADIUM SHELTER
The design of the new roof of the Travettore stadium creates a covered space with a few targeted gestures, inserting itself in balance between the context and the playing field and acting as a hinge between the two. The stands, currently located on a slope of the ground, are located along the long side of the football field. The new roof is a single linear horizontal element made of metal beams forming a coffered ceiling suspended between sky and earth. The structure is supported by two concrete bearing walls orthogonal to each other oriented so as to accommodate the spectators and direct them to view the field.
The bare structure becomes architecture and the beauty of the work is given by the rigorous form. The lighting, conceal... More
Project • By Didonè Comacchio Architects • Private Houses
House EA
The project is a renovation of a 1960's dwelling through the addition of volumes which regularize the actual form.A linear porch runs along the border of the house, protecting the entrance and becoming the "regularizing tool" of the whole project.The open space at the ground floor is characterized by big glass walls looking into the private garden. The bedrooms and corridor at the second storey look towards the hillls surrounding the site through specific openings. More
Project • By BOMAN • Restaurants
Food Market Part-Dieu
In Lyon, Forme and Boman design the 1st temporary and reversible food court in one of the biggest shopping centers in France, La Part-Dieu.
Le Food Market, the staple of Parisian street food launched in 2015 on the boulevard de Belleville, has just moved into the ground-floor of the La Part Dieu shopping center in Lyon. It will stay for a year, as a teaser for a bigger food court scheduled to open in 2020.
Inspired by the emblematic steel tubes of French travelling market stalls, the architects have created a surprising atmosphere : a gigantic scaffold unfolds in the entire restaurant space.
Designed and built with a zero waste objective, the entirety of the installation is removable and recyclable. The building s... More
Project • By Pablo Muñoz Payá Arquitectos • Hospitals
Clinic Aitor Mira
The project of the Clinic Aitor Mira is based on the complete renovation of an existing commercial place in Petrer (Alicante, Spain). The program is composed of two physiotherapy cabinets, a multifunctional cabinet, a waiting room & reception area, a gymnasium, a staff room and a bathroom. The distribution is designed in order to profit in the best way the avaible surface. The narrow facade and the deep floor plan have marked since the beginning the willingness to benefit from the natural light captured through the carpentries. Thus, the three cabinets are executed with opaque walls up to 2.10 m, which are topped by transparent glass that introduce natural light without depriving the privacy necessary inside the cabinets. Those tre... More