Centro

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Project • By MOLD architects • Shops

COT - Centro Ottici

The project focuses on the renovation of an optics store, dating back 40 years. The store is a landmark of Nea Smyrni, Athens, located in a prominent site on the square by El Venizelos Avenue. At the heart of customer demand lays the radical renovation and overall design of a new, recognizable business brand identity. The main challenge we faced was the volume of information assembled in a confined space of about 50sqm a multitude of distinct infrastructure elements, counters with glasses, benches, drawers, furniture, lightning, and visible air conditioning systems, paired with a large amount of heterogeneous exhibits, all contributed to a loaded environment, which was both tiring for the visitor and failed to showcase the product. The prod... More

Project • By Workshop, Diseño y Construcción • Private Houses

Casa Picasso

Casa Picasso is a project that turns every square inch of available space into a functional one. Indoor-outdoor interactions serve as the foundation of the project’s design, and the use of regional materials and textures typically found in the Yucatan Peninsula provide a sense of identity.Located in Merida’s historic downtown district, this 145 square meter house is an oasis in the city. Designed as a vacation house, this two bedroom home offers its owners refuge from cold New York winters.Throughout the home light colors have been used to transform the small space into one that feels spacious and inviting. These light colors can even be found in the Polish white concrete floors, which keep the space feeling fresh. Vegetation and natural wo... More
San Teodoro, restoration in Merida by Workshop
San Teodoro, restoration in Merida by Workshop
San Teodoro, restoration in Merida by Workshop
San Teodoro, restoration in Merida by Workshop
San Teodoro, restoration in Merida by Workshop

Project • By Workshop, Diseño y Construcción • Housing

San Teodoro, Restoration in Mérida downtown

Restoration of a Colonial house in the mexican city of Mérida, Yucatán; Using traditional materials such as pasta tiles, white concrete, lime stone and some strong color palette mixed with a classic style. www.workshop.com.mx More