Black concrete
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Project • By GO&V Arquitectos • Wineries
La Vigilia, Winery
A calibrated relationship between volumes defines the project’s premise. Material, light and shadow shape the passage between the immensity of the landscape and the silent interiority of the temple, giving the winemaking process a precise and transcendent dimension.
Luis Abba
Luis Abba
Luis Abba
Luis Abba
Luis Abba
La Vigilia is located within The Vines of Mendoza, in Los Chacayes, Tunuyán, 85 kilometres southwest of the city of Mendoza, Argentina.
The programmatic concept brings together production, storage, gathering, and contemplation. The architecture interprets this program from a dual perspective: as both an industrial building and a temple to wine. The work areas are designed to meet the... More
Project • By Adriano Pimenta Architects • Private Houses
Dwelling Houses in Sete Cidades
This project consists of 27 single-family dwellings built under a controlled-price regime, and the basic aim was therefore to optimize its costs effectiveness. The design, based in the vernacular houses of this region of Azores, seeks to enhance the versatility of uses and subsequent potential modifications to the physical features of the spaces. The operation area, which has a gentle eastward slope down to the lake, covers13.202m2, inserted in a transition zone of the Vila das SeteCidades. The elongated trapezoidal allotment has a street with a line of two-story buildings on its western side, agricultural plots to the north and east, and a forested area with no buildings at all to the south. Material Used :1. Cast in Situ Pigmented Co... More
Project • By Atelier Barda architecture • Private Houses
Maison Gauthier
Context and setting
La Maison Gauthier is located in the Laurentians, in Quebec, near the town of Mont-Tremblant. It is set in a hilly terrain and is surrounded by a dense expanse of forest characteristic of this mountainous region.
The lot is located on a rocky hill covered with spruce and birch. It is bounded to the east by the main road and to the west by the owners’ horse farm. The clients wanted a volume with views largely oriented towards the horses’ riding arena below. At the same time, they wanted to take advantage of the intimacy created by the topography of the lot.
The forested berm between the road and house creates a visual filter, allowing a sequential progression towards the building. The volume i... More
Product • By VIA GmbH • VIA Cement Tiles
VIA Cement Tiles
Our cement tiles captivate through their beautiful visual and haptic appearance. The architects of the past centuries already knew: with their pattern diversity, the slightly iridescent colors and their pleasant silky feel cement tiles create a very special living atmosphere. More