Oak wood

La Spada restaurant is located in the heart of Florence. The project consists in the refurbishment of the existing part, completely modified, and the addition of a new part with a total area of 450 sqm. The pecularity of the interiors, spaces connected together as the result of expansion during the years, offered the possibility to create different areas. The “trait d’union” of the project is the design of the furniture, all custom-made, and the materials selected for them. Furniture, in cort-en and oak wooden elements, are combined with Tuscan tiles (produced with special components to add a brownish tone), resin and industrial parquet floor. Different floorings are identified and connected by a stainless steel frame on t... More

The Hotel Granbaita is a third-generation family-run hotel located in the centre of Selva in the Val Gardena, surrounded by the impressive peaks of the South Tyrolean Dolomites. The area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been a popular holiday destination for international holidaymakers for decades, both in summer and in winter.  Since its construction in the 1960s, the house has undergone countless structural extensions, modernizations and restructurings, but in 2019, as part of a core renovation, it was time to give the main building – including reception, bar and dining room, as well as the wellness area – a uniform design and an architecturally contemporary appearance.  The existing balconies and wooden cla... More

The Bread Station coffee shop was operating for several years in a small space, until the adjacent store was vacated and we were able to expand and renovate the existing space according to the design style of the entire Bread Station brand. The main checkout counter, is now featuring a new glass fronted cabinet displaying sandwiches and pizzas and above it are cylinder shaped light fixtures. Instead of using the wooden beams that existed in the old and low space, new black painted wooden beams were designed and hung diagonally to accommodate the new high ceiling. These beams help maintain the industrial style that suits the brand's “train station-like” atmosphere . The counter is covered with a blackened mirror with a matte bl... More

“Burgerim” is a fast-food retail brand with 50 branches throughout Israel. The Brand was designed to attract a young clientele and hip families.    As befits a fast food chain, the branch was designed with high quality materials that are highly durable and damage resistant. Porcelain floor tiles are used throughout the catering space.    In addition, there’s a parquet-like cover in the perimeter walls and front counter. Above the cover is a concrete-like plaster, on which frame details are hung, including an expanded display rack and an element made of black iron profile hanging from the ceiling displaying the menu which is attached to it with a magnet.   The seating area consists of benches... More

GIR Store is a furniture showroom located in New Belgrade and opened by one of the largest exporters of solid wood furniture in the region of former Yugoslavia, GIR factory from Kraljevo.   The factory’s brief was to create a space in which you can experience and buy furniture made by GIR and learn more about the process of creating solid wood furniture, learning to aprechiate its nature and quality, while pairing it with other manufacturer’s complementary designs, which were selected by studio AUTORI.   The biggest source of inspiration at first was the impact solid wood makes on the user, its nature, its touch and feel, qualities, flaws, different textures and colours...its smell, and the Majestic GIR factory and... More

Renovation of a completely desolate, in the 70s insensitively adapted apartment, with a typical floor plan of 1900 urban developments. Even though the apartment was in a very bad condition, major parts of it were reconstructed in accordance to guidelines for historical buildings, without it being under preservation order. Interventions are to be noticed only in the entrance/ kitchen/ bathroom/ toilet area. The old corridor was removed to make room for the new central kitchen. Behind the new black magnetic coated wall hides the new enlarged bathroom, the wardrobe and a guest’s toilet.   The new black magnetic coated wall is not only the analogue communication platform of the family but also highlights the serving character of th... More

Living in the town does not necessarily mean living as usual, but understanding what it implies. This house does not pretend to be different from what happens in its surroundings but it proposes to reflect on how a house should be in the town today, respecting tradition and reducing its energy consumption to a minimum.   The starting point, a family that wants to enjoy the outdoors, their own exterior and a spatial flexibility that allows them to live the entire floor together, undoing the limits of the space to be able to freely explore it. A service ground floor allows the day area to be raised to a level that avoids external noise and achieves adequate light and clarity.   In it, the house is developed around a central pati... More

This is a family residence built on the coastal town of Salinas, Asturias, on a small trapezoid-shaped lot located between two different residential zones, a townhouse complex and a single-family residence. The project tries to harmonize these conditioning circumstances by following the property lines on the townhouses on Madreselva Street, and also the clearance that is customary in the case of single-family residences facing the wide-open space of the Deva Park. The reponse to this is a home with asymmetrical “L” shape, which generates an indoor space with the main living areas being open facing the most adequate direction. The more private pedestrian access is provided through Madreselva Street, in the direction of the downto... More

In order to preserve the typical farmhouse character of this ensemble during renovation, the intricate room structures of the residential wing were left largely unchanged. The preservation of the historical structures, notably the roof truss, but above all the creation of a variety of different interior ambiances offer a unique living experience.   The connection between the residential building and the former stables make for intense contrasts, especially in the open attic floors, where black steel elements complement the supporting wood structures. The atmosphere of the rooms is dominated by long, handmade oak timbers. Natural materials and subtle, muted colors make the old and the new fuse into a natural union. In spite of extensi... More

This project consists in an apartment renovation located in the Montjuïc district of Barcelona. A new domestic atmosphere is created through a poetic composition of white frames that diffuse natural light. This fluid space formed by a sequence of rooms harmonize with the presence of wood, light and plants.   The original dwelling was totally compartmentalized by rooms barely connected to each other. The first intention is to open the space, by demolishing the existent partition walls, in order to improve the incidence of natural light through the 13 meters of facade facing northeast.    The project design is the result of creating a succession of 5 rooms and thresholds that enhances the visual depth of the dwelling.... More

Located in a magnificent, park-like setting filled with mature, 80-foot-tall oak trees, this residence meets the clients’ desire for a family home that is casual, stylish, functional, and adaptable. Flexible indoor and outdoor spaces allow for the use and enjoyment of the site in its entirety, both house and grounds.  Accessed via a long drive, the property had developed piecemeal over the years, resulting in an experience that was anything but peaceful. By completely reworking the site and blending the clients’ traditional and modern tastes, the design team created an evocative new home that’s nestled into the woods. Utilizing clean lines and a pared-down palette of cedar, metal, and concrete, the two-story residenc... More

The project involves the renovation of an old apartment in the historic center of Vicenza, located along the banks of the Bacchiglione River.   An in-depth study of the research into the creation of new formal, material and chromatic relationships between the existing structural elements and the new furnishing elements has accompanied the entire construction phase of the project with redefinitions of the design solution even during the course of the work.   The intervention foresees the redefinition of the internal spaces through the demolition of the useless walls, to obtain a more dynamic fruition of the rooms, with the opening of new passages and the enlargement of the spaces with the aim of bringing natural light in depth.... More

In the town of Heemstede we renovated and redesigned a typical 1930s house with a new extension on the ground floor. Our starting point for the design of the extension was a visual and spatial connection between the living, the terrace and the spacious and sunny back garden. The floor-to-ceiling oak window frames, the skylight, a beautiful overhang and the wooden cladding of the extension accompany this connection and provide a beautiful space full of daylight with a Japanese appearance. Studio de Nooyer The original layout of the house consisted of an en-suite living and dining room, a separate kitchen with a small utility room, and a hall with a spacious staircase that connects these spaces. In our design we have connected the kitch... More

At the 55th edition of Casa Decor, The Room Studio, led by Meritxell Ribé and Josep Puigdomènech, proposes the design of a hotel suite equipped with a home automation integration system by the German brand Gira.   The Project is conceived from its initial design in an efficient and sustainable way with the environment, opting for construction processes that minimize the environmental impact. Built in materials are intended for to be reused once the Exhibition is over. With the use of home automation, the aim is not only to create lighting scenes, but also to manage and control electricity consumption, as well as increasing the useful life of the lightings.   The space has a comfortable and sinuous circulation cre... More