Contemporary architecture

The Municipality of Bressanone (in the region Trentino Alto Adige, Italy) is gradually changing its skin.    This process has taken place for many years, with important private and public projects selected through international competitions. Those operations are both on small and large scale and involve several actors and different types of partnership. The quality of these projects is the same one that characterizes different aspects of this region, among them the contemporary architecture. A slow transformation is taking place also inside the city of Bressanone; moreover, it is working in a silent way, almost discreet, without revealing itself to whom is walking in the historical city centre.   This metamorphosis has in... More

Green Paradise is an outstanding project in the application of local cultural values to contemporary architecture, including a 5-star resort with a 30-hectare expanse of beautiful beachfront (managed by M Gallery, under Accor Group).The existing land is covered mostly by Casuarina forest amid small sand dunes formed by ocean wind over many years. The design orientation, focused on preserving and embellishing these sand dunes, arranged groups of villas on top of the hill in order to maximize the views and catch the ocean breeze. Access routes are arranged alternately between the foothills, creating privacy and tranquility for guests to relax.The beauty of local culture integrated into each architectural detail will bring an exhilarating feel... More

Baumhaus is a traditional Oporto house, built in the bourgeois-architecture style, around the year 1850. It was originally built with the most traditional materials and techniques and presented most of its original XIXth century features, without major transformations from the original state. João Morgado João Morgado The challenge was to combine the ancient building charm with a contemporary architecture, providing its users with a more comfortable way of living. João Morgado The new layout provided this house with a total of 9 open-space apartments, with private bathroom, kitchenette, and living-room area. João Morgado All the original architecture elements that were in good condition and... More

Situated at the centre of the town of Albino in Valle Seriana, (Bergamo/Italy) the micro-apartment of just 25 sqm has been designed for a local couple, of Italian and Persian origin. It consists of the complete restoration of an open porch, once used as a storage area, contiguous to a private garden.   Francesca Perani’s attitude towards design is ironic and playful, de-dramatising architecture with a forced use of poor but strongly characterised materials, bold colours and a deliberate use of diagonal lines. With the intent of extending seasonal uses and allowing new ones, the cabin was conceived to give a sense of quiet and intimacy at one with the surrounding nature, as well as to provide privacy from the high-density urban... More

The new auditorium of VŠPJ is modern concept of dynamic contemporary architecture with industrial elements in a minimalist style in direct contrast to the original site and its newly reconstructed part of northeastern wing.   “The city of Jihlava has long endeavored to have its own college campus. We see the presence of students as essential for the city's cultural progress. The College’s position has been strengthened significantly by the new lecture center and auditorium. Being the largest space suitable for conferences or conventions available at the moment, the auditorium has become an important venue for various social events. During the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the city council meetings were also hel... More

The Allis Residence is intended to be an expression of those who dwell there. It’s layered, robust, minimalist, elegantly understated and subtly flows from one space to another, connecting the accumulated personality of the family yet remaining true to individuals.   A new build mansion with strong contemporary lines required decoration & design tactics that navigated the contradictions of hard and soft, serious and playful, monumental and domestic. The detailed approach to designing & decorating this home found the synergy between these elements to create a modern, striking yet comfortably beautiful home.   Through clever use of architectural forms and thoughtful material choices the home is filled with hard fin... More

How can an office campus contribute to the life of the neighborhood in which it is located? Here, the large garden that serves as a daily setting for all the employees is also a promenade offered to the city. A diagonal crossing allows passers-by to reach fromYishan Road to Tianlin Road through the heart of a natural landscape, away from traffic. The buildings have been positioned to open up the site, making this project a lively and welcoming space, bringing nature back into the heart of the city.   The architecture is sober and unitary, bringing a calm counterpoint in a Shanghai in constant movement. The numerous loggias are identified by the use of colored ceramic tubes, a contemporary evocation of bamboo using ancestral Chinese... More

The triangle geometry of the project gives all its character to the "A". We have worked to ensure that this form of building can offer to all floors, high-quality views and orientations to each office space,, at all hours of the day. The location of the building stems from a logic entirely linked to the site. Some angles have allowed the development of outdoor spaces specific to each work space, where architectural elements on the facade can filter the sunshine and provide privacy.   We set out to design a project with great user comfort for employees. Work on privacy and light comfort was at the heart of the project's thinking.    Easily accessible from major highways and public transport, the operation is part of the... More

The dynamism of Contemporary Architecture and its postulates keep facing numerous amendments in terms of new techniques, materials, and ways of construction. Parametricism or Parametric Architecture is one such style that emerged out of advanced ideas of computation and digital animation techniques, moulded into the built world.   With the help of this mechanism, today designers can choose to recreate any form that seems relevant. However, the primary concern at hand, is whether these can be manifested to address pertinent global issues related to the environment, climatic changes and animal abuse.   We at Ant Studio, have always endeavoured to create designs that generate a conversation by blending such avant-garde processes... More

The Molinete Museum project is located on the ground floor of the Casco Antiguo health center, in El Molinete hill. This space was designed so that its structure did not substantially affect the remains of the Roman Curia, around which the proposal is structured. This Health Center has been also designed by the office, finishing the construction in 2009. Now, in 2020 the Molinete Museum opens its doors to public, showing more than 20 years of archeological research concerning the Roman remains of Cartago Nova. This project means a very special landmark for the Officecarrer, as it links three different projects designed by the office: the two above mentioned, and the ROOF MOLINETE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK, which from now on, will be accessed from... More

Shijiazhuang Zhao Hua Hospital Development, Shijiazhuang, China Our planet’s population is now going through the biggest shared experience in decades due to COVID-19, and the way people think about life and illness today is incomparable with any time in history.    Prolonged social distancing has cast a limelight on the importance of mental health as part of our wellbeing. People’s expectations for medical buildings have gone beyond equipment and technicalities and been more focused on their ability to encourage positivity. There have also been calls for a greener and more humanised environment.    Philip Wong, LWK + PARTNERS Director who leads the practice’s Healthcare and Senior Living Team,... More

This new public building replaced two old structures, the Nursery and the Primary School of Sant’Albino, in Montepulciano, Italy. It is prepared for 80 children aged 3-5 and 125 aged 6-10. It has a large entrance hall, eight classrooms, three specialised rooms for art, music and computer, a canteen and two large autonomous, green courtyards for exterior activities. The single floored structure provides excellent accessibility to all users and assures a coherent integration in the context, reinforced by the building’s merge with the topography and its flat green roof. Organised in the centre of a triangular-shaped plot, the school maintains the principal balances of the area. It leaves room for a public garden in the upper part... More

The house in its current state was a sample of brutalist architecture. A clear example of this is its facade that presents the walls with its brick apparent, which was a great architectural value and why it was important to try to respect it as much as possible.   The great defect that the house presented was its internal distribution, since it was a mixture of spaces that are visually divided by architectural elements giving a feeling of small areas difficult to take advantage of for an ideal setting, also we had a series of narrow corridors they cared little of the crossing of circulations and that made difficult a good zoning of public and private spaces inside the house.   The design intention was to reuse the beauty of th... More

DMARK won a competition in Georgia for the refurbishment and expansion of the Meskheti (Akhaltsikhe) Professional State Drama Theatre.   The foundation of the professional theater was laid in Akhaltsikhe in 1936. During the Civil War (1941), the theater was temporarily closed. In 1942 the work resumed. In 1950, the theater was closed, and in January 1967 it was rebuilt and renamed the Meskheti State Theater. The troupe and staff was composed mainly of Shota Rustaveli Georgian Theater Institute and with the students of the acting faculty of Zakariadze Cultural and Educational school.  The existing construction of the building is a 4-storey monolithic reinforced concrete riged system with one basement floor. Roofing - Singular an... More