Reception building
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Project • By PLUS ULTRA studio • Heritages
SBT | Boutique Hotel
The project for the transformation of an 18th century patrician country residence, at the centre of an agricultural estate in the hills of central Italy, to be reconverted into a Boutique Hotel designed for long-stay stays.
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The project envisages the preservation of the original access routes and the conversion of the entrance portico into a winter garden, overlooking the large lawn to the north, to house the reception. This leads to a large central hall overlooking the valley along the north-south axis, on either side of which are two suites to the east and two suites to the west. On the second floor, a series of junior suites overlook the garden.
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The approach has been not to alter... More
Project • By Alumil S.A • Wineries
Gerovasileiou Estate
On the slopes of Epanomi, a few kilometres from the city of Thessaloniki, a meticulously-tended vineyard surrounds the modern winery, where the renowned Ktima Gerovassiliou wines are produced. It attracts visitors all year round, providing space for lectures, performances, discussions, presentations, scientific symposiums and performances. The modern winery is surrounded by the vineyard which spreads over 710 acres. Especially notable is the Gerovassiliou Wine Museum which includes educational programs, guided tours and parallel events that take place, based on a variety of stimuli and information provided by the winery. In addition, the Museum presents to visitors one of the world's greatest collectors of corkscrews which numbers more than... More
Project • By KAAN Architecten • Cemeteries
CREMATORIUM HEIMOLEN
The new building for the crematorium in St. Niklaas (Belgium) has been divided into two parts: a reception building, and a technical building (the crematorium proper).
The decision to separate the two buildings was based primarily on practical and environmental considerations, but it also provides an opportunity to give each building a character and look of its own deriving from its function. It also enables a spatial rite de passage on the site and in the buildings which is appropriate to the different stages of a funeral ceremony.
Emptiness, space and clarity predominate in the new reception room. The use of clear spatial gestures and materials results in a room with a presence, but nowhere do the accents introduced take over. The... More