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Project • By Fausto Ferrara • Art Galleries
Circle - Private Gallery
Circle is a Spatial Work by Fausto Ferrara, conceived in Berlin as a private gallery for an international client.
The Work adopts circular geometry not as an autonomous image or symbol, but as a principle capable of establishing a precise relationship between body, movement, void, light and time. A continuous perimeter surrounds and protects a central space open to the sky, transforming the gallery into an experience structured through circumambulation.
The visitor does not simply move through a sequence of rooms, but is led around a centre. The central void becomes the measure of the entire architecture, while the circular path continuously alters distance, orientation, light and the perception of the artworks.
Circle therefore does not... More
Tilleuls
Tilleuls project is a typical example of housing in residential areas. Plot divided to generate profit, house too small, too much partitioned, not adapted anymore to the current lifestyle and not insulated. A typology of project that architectes will have to deal with more often to transform the existing situations, avoid land impact of new neighborhoods, and improve energy consumption of buildings.
Philippe Billard
Philippe Billard
The project quickly heads toward a renovation of the existing building, energetically and spatially, completed by an extension.
The partition of the house has been redesigned. The side of the entrance is changed to face the street and create a filter between public and private. The ground floor... More
News • News • 31 Oct 2023
Archi-Tectonics completes a dynamic hybrid stadium concept for the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023
Designed as an architectural focal point at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 Park, the Hybrid Main Stadium by Archi-Tectonics is a 35,000 square meter structure with a seating capacity of 5,000. Featuring intersecting ellipses that create fluid connections between interior and exterior spaces, the proposal accommodates not only sports events but also concert hall/event spaces intended to serve Hangzhou long after the Games are finished.
SFAP
Alongside its distinctive geometry, the project prioritizes sustainable practices and material choices. This includes utilizing renewable or recycled materials such as repurposed brass for the exterior façade and bamboo cladding throughout the stadium’s interior. The use of br... More
News • News • 6 Sep 2022
Theaster Gates unveils Black Chapel, the 21st Serpentine Pavilion
Designed by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, the 21st Serpentine Pavilion is a space for gathering, meditation, and participation, with a particular emphasis on sacred music. Called the Black Chapel, the project was realized in collaboration with Adjaye Associates and with the support of Goldman Sachs.
Ste Murray
The Black Chapel is inspired by a number of architectural typologies including the bottle kilns of Stoke-on-Trent in England, the beehive kilns of the Western United States, San Pietro and the Roman tempiettos, and traditional African building structures such as the mud huts of Cameroon, and the Kasabi Tombs of Kampala, Uganda. Gates also drew inspiration from the transcendental environment of the Rothko... More
News • News • 17 Nov 2021
Neri&Hu aspire to create a timeless architecture for the Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery
The two visitor experience buildings, part of a distillery and home for Pernod Ricard’s first whisky in China, are based upon fundamental geometries: the circle and the square.
Chen Hao
A circular tasting experience center is partially submerged in the ground. Three concentric brick rings mark its monumental presence on the site. Inside, a domed courtyard contains a waterfall pouring from an oculus. Five subterranean tasting rooms are placed around the courtyard.
Chen Hao
The restaurant and bar building is shaped in the form of a square. One corner of the cantilevered volume hovers over the river bank. An open-air courtyard frames its view towards the silhouette of Mount Emei. Dining space is arranged along the perimeter f... More