Historicalbuilding
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Project • By Vittorio Grassi Architects • Offices
Porta Romana 19
The redevelopment of the building, with the entrance from Corso di Porta Romana 19 within the historical center of Milan, represents an innovation for the way of approach and the design sensitivity, making a perfect synthesis between historical tradition and contemporary design.
The intervention completely renews the building by creating a new glass roof in a contemporary language, harmoniously fitting into the historical context and respecting the architecture of the building underneath.
The characteristic features of the intervention are the redesign of the internal facades, the new loggia on the penultimate floor and the new glass structure on the roof. The latter, born from the demolition and reconstruction of the existing pitched roo... More
Project • By MARLENE ULDSCHMIDT ARCHITECTS STUDIO • Private Houses
GALERIA VASCO DA GAMA 26
"The architectural design of the year 2021” award in the Restoration/Renovation category.
What is today Galeria Vasco da Gama 26 was a long-abandoned historic building in the Portuguese town centre of Ferragudo.
The rehabilitation of this untouched historical property, with its facade and character still unspoilt, was long coming for our studio, which had envisioned the concept since setting our eyes on it in 2004.
This wasn’t for us just any restoration work, but the opportunity to create simultaneously home and a multipurpose space for the community to enjoy.
A venue for tourists and residents alike to discover the architecture, the history and the people of this little town according to the spirit of cultural pres... More