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The all-encompassing La Palma Leisure Center Design in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, caters to the gated community of the La Palma villas. It features areas such as a gym, restaurant, sauna, and jacuzzi as well as a sublime pool and landscaped outdoor area. An industrial-style theme featuring wood and concrete carries through the entrance to the rest of the spaces. The space is interspersed with gorgeous light fixtures. The lush material scheme speaks volumes in luxury and stunningly elevates the entire center’s ambiance. More

Broadway Technology provides industry leading financial software tailored to the clients needs demanding that workflow between every division is fluid and efficient. Their new Headquarters not only provides the flexibility for all divisions to work cohesively but provide numerous meeting and gathering spaces to suit every projects needs. The inclusion of phone booths, expanding meeting rooms, a game room, and town hall ensures that everyone can work effectively whether it is a single person on a conference call, a causal brainstorm, or a global company-wide meeting. Elemental materials such as; living green walls, rough concrete, reclaimed wood and live-edge furniture bring nature and warmth into the workplace to inspire and rejuvenate offi... More

A. ANALYSIS | Typological background   - In the past, the island's economy was largely based on agriculture, which exploited the fertile lands. In the case where the property was not flat, the farmer was building retaining walls with the stones he had taken out of the field, a technique that preserved the precious soil from being washed away and turned the slope into arable terraces ("pezoules" ). (see photo 1)   - A characteristic type of island’s vernacular architecture is the stone farmhouse, usually of α rectangular plan. It consisted of the "crevatos", where the couple would sleep together with its children, the kitchen and rarely a reception room. (see photo 2) It was only later on, when families could afford to expand this core-house... More

Shaw Wines is located in Murrumbateman within the southern region of NSW. The Cellar Door, at Shaw Wines, is a bold building that reflects the quality of wines produced by Shaw vineyard. Apart from providing a much needed new facility for Shaw Wines, the Cellar door will become a destination for wine lovers and improving the tourism potential for this local wine region.   The building sits within the estate and has undeniable presence. Adopting a simple palate of materials and made up of three main components reflecting the function and nature of the product sold within the building. The main public interface is the tasting areas. Reflecting the signature white wine produced by Shaw vineyard, the tasting areas are transparent sp... More

House Pautz is a modern and elegant residence designed by Blunt Architects, that is situated in the Bronberg Nature Reserve in Pretoria. The proud owners of this fine residence, are Derick and Sönke Pautz - a young and dynamic couple who are both actively involved in the Property Development Industry. The couple bought this 570 m² stand in 2013, excited and inspired to start the developing process of their own dream home. This three-story house was designed on a restricted north facing sloping site, which called for the client’s brief to enjoy north facing living areas, whist at the same time, securing their privacy when entertaining guests.The house is embedded into the hillside, in order to create the residence basement par... More

The building houses indoor athletic activities such as 100m race or long jump modalities, and is used mostly to develop specific trainings for high performance athletes and to supply a heated space to warm up and reduce injuries.​The shape of the building is defined by the footprint of the plot where is located, on one of the edges of the stadium, adjoining the athletics track on one side and aligned the streetwalk on the other side, while entrances are located on both short sides.​The structure and the envelope mainly define the design. The metal structure is designed with Fink trusses and metal columns painted in white, that help optimizing structural elements, to cover the whole space, varying from 10 to 19 meters long.​The in-situ concr... More