Italy

Not far from Lake Carezza, in the Eggental valley, surrounded by lush larch forests and rugged peaks, lies House Carezza. The landscape here is a true paradise: The colours of the lake and the light of dusk are reflected on the surrounding peaks, offering breathtaking sunsets. The two new wooden houses translate the alpine architectural tradition of farmhouses into the present by combining materials such as wood and stone with modern technologies and reinterpreting the material separation between the upper and lower parts that is characteristic of this type of building.
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The Almhotel Oberhauser with 10 high-quality rooms was developed from the existing Oberhauserhütte on the beautiful Rodenecker/Lüsner Alm. The existing building served as the basis for the new building; the continuation of the typical local building typologies, yet with a contemporary design, and the deliberate division of the building mass into smaller volumes, create a pleasant composition of volumes. Gustav Willeit Gustav Willeit Gustav Willeit These are integrated into the landscape, taking into account the existing topology of the terrain - the house grows with the landscape or grows out of it. The gabled roof, a typical element of rural construction, is used as a landmark in the landscape and makes the ensemb... More

This private residence is located in Portobello di Gallura, on the island of Sardinia in Italy. With a modern and timeless design, the outdoor area is a real haven of peace; furnished and decorated to evoke relaxation. From the deck, owners enjoy a spectacular view of the Mediterranean Sea. Caption Freedom in design MOSO® Bamboo X-treme® Decking is installed around the swimming pool and subtle cut-outs have been made in order to install the deck around the surrounding rocks. Due to the stability of MOSO bamboo decking, a design like this is possible and tight fittings are no problem, providing architects with the freedom for such playful and precise designs. Caption More

poliQemme è uno degli ultimi progetti di recupero di uno spazio interno che abbiamo realizzato, uno spazio polifunzionale per eventi, degustazioni e mostre dell'azienda agricola Querciamatta.Queste sono alcune delle immagini della serie “scende il giallo” che MEDULLA Studio ha realizzato all’interno di poliQemme. MEDULLA studio MEDULLA studio poliQemme is one of the latest projects for the recovery of an internal space that we have created, a multifunctional space for events, tastings and exhibitions of the Querciamatta farm.These are some of the images from the “scende il giallo” series that MEDULLA Studio created within poliQemme. MEDULLA studio MEDULLA studio LDA.iMdA More

Cinque Terre's Comeback: How Vernazza Rebuilt ItselfWhen a biblical storm rolled across the Cinque Terre, northwest Italy’s string of five historic coastal villages (Porotfino, Monteroso, Vernazza, Corniglia, and Riomaggiore), last October, the floods carried fishing boats all the way to Morocco—and almost wiped the prettiest village, Vernazza, off the map. Pritzker Prize–winning British architect Richard Rogers, who has vacationed in the town for more than 50 years, is spearheading (with Italian architect Ernesto Bartolini and Roberto Castellani) a master plan for the public areas that is funded by nonprofit organizations such as Save Vernazza. The Rogers' Plan for the Reconstruction and Requalification of Vernazza has... More

Snøhetta and Park Associati are the winners of the competition organized by Coima for the refurbishment of the existing 1960’s office block Pirelli P35 in the heart of Milan, Italy. The proposals for the Pirelli 35 competition by the two practices perfectly interpreted the client’s brief on project’s complementary aspects. Coima came up with the idea of offering the two practices the chance to cooperate and create the perfect collaboration. Park and Snøhetta have taken up the challenge and then they have been working hard together to tackle the complexities and develop the two ideas.   The new project – Snohetta’s first in Italy – is the result of a decidedly great collaboration, in w... More

The new layout of the Museum of Natura l History and Academy of Sciences, hosted in the former "della Rosa" monastery of the Camaldolese Order in Siena, is the result of an operation with attention to the pre-existent, without ignoring the interpretation of new requirements deriving from the functional and systemic upgrades, expressed in a contemporary, restrained and wel l-ca librated language. The inclusion of the compound in the museum system of Siena since 1996 made it necessary to reorganise and modernise the exposition space by augmenting the cultural, educational and expositional aspects of the museum as a whole. Developed and implemented by a series of successive functional lots beginning in 2000, the design was initially directed b... More