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#ruraldevelopment

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Project • By frontofficetokyoPrivate Houses

avelgem housing

Facing a national housing crisis Belgium encourages development and intensification of their small towns instead of sprawl. Neither rural nor urban, what form should housing in these areas take? Located in Avelgem Belgium, this project is situated on a significant road leading to the old tower church, and directly faces City Hall. In spite of its location the site is host only to a small abandoned factory and the family home of its operators, both unused for years. fot fot fot fot New housing in a rural community is urban planning by definition. And so we begin with urbanism. Ironically, much of the new housing in the area retreats from its context. Unquestioned, as-of-right regulations leads to a wall of apartments on... More

Project • By Etsi ArchitectsHotels

Vamvakou

Four early 20th-century stone buildings in the remote village of Vamvakou, Laconia, were transformed into a small guesthouse as part of the Vamvakou Revival initiative.The initiative aims to serve as a model for other rural areas in fully revitalizing the village by attracting new residents, businesses, and visitors to the once-vibrant village, which, by the 1950s, had been depopulated by occupation, civil war, immigration, and increasing urbanisation. Julia Klimi Julia Klimi Julia Klimi Julia Klimi The three independent houses had fallen into disrepair, and the architects faced the challenge of restoring them to their original form while connecting them and creating a small neighbourhood with open courtyards and 8 gues... More