Concrete + metal

Choique House is situated in a residential area of small lots bordering the golf course in Cariló city. A restrictive building code together with the demands set in the program, led to a project that optimizes not only the constructed area but also the virtual volume.  Diego Medina Diego Medina Diego Medina The steep slope in the lot fosters an access at an intermediate level allowing the three floors to fully open to the rear, blurring the boundary between the property and the expanse of the golf court. In order to fulfil the program requirements, the dwelling closes to the south, opening the bedrooms to the morning sun and boosting the expansions placed to the north and west.  Diego Medina Diego Me... More

After the first KRUSH-IT fitness boutique was designed in 2016, this second unit aimed to look bolder and more mature, embracing more ventures. The challenge of this project and the main goal was to design a gym that looks as unique as possible while keeping a low budget and still a stylish appearance. By responding imaginatively to the task, we tried to use modest materials in new ways resulting in a space with an industrial look, yet luxurious in some details. garcês Using mainly a color scheme from grey to black and different material textures, we managed to give more or less roughness to the space feeling. garcês Functionally we were constrained to develop a layout in an existing retail space to accommodate a tri... More

Hitachi City Hidaka Elementary School is located in Hitachi City, where Hitachi, one of the world's top 500 companies, was founded. As a renovation project for the  school building, we defined the design concept of the school as "a school that nurtures children's future dreams". Koji Horiuchi Koji Horiuchi Koji Horiuchi The existing school building is located on the south side of the site, and the playground is on the north side. The challenges were to keep classes at the existing school in session while constructing the new building and give careful consideration to the residents of the neighboring area on the north side. In addition, use of the pool and gymnasium had to remain unencumbered. Koji Horiuchi Koji... More

COLLIDER is a coworking space, event-hall and bar located on the territory of the former silkworm factory of the 19th century in the center of Moscow. The seating area in the shade of artificial trees is the first thing that catches the eye upon entering the bar. This is the perfect place to reboot during your working day. You can chat with friends and colleagues or just smoke a hookah, stretching out in a relaxed position on the sofa. In this area, we used an interesting technique - parquet boards were installed in a self-leveling concrete floor. Caption Caption The space uses many round shapes - a reference to the idea of a collider - neon tube lights, circular decorative panels, gold brass tube lights. Server room is decorat... More