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Project • By Solo Arquitetos • Offices

Ambiental Santos - Sede Administrativa

Recycling cooking oil is an action of utmost importance to preserve natural resources in the future, given its considerable polluting capacity. Therefore, it is essential to avoid the disposal of used oil in toilets, drains, sinks, or together with organic waste. The company Ambiental Santos plays a crucial role in collecting this oil, transforming it into various products. Furthermore, it is the only company in Brazil specialized in vegetable oil collection that has a complete effluent treatment station. In pursuit of future expansion and aiming to enhance the organization of its industrial park, Ambiental approached us for the development of a new building intended for the administrative sector. Eduardo Macarios Initially, the idea... More

Project • By Anna Underowicz • Shops

Hair Salon

A project made for a new hair salon for Studio Chmielewski. The client requested for his new location within his brief for seven cutting-stations, three washing-stations, a hair dye mixing station, a reception and waiting room, plus a social area. Agata Gromada The project can be seen as a three-dimensional painting which occupied the room with a slanted ceiling, which at its highest point reached a height of 4,5 meters. Agata Gromada The first step was to divide this unused height by painting the ceiling and the upper part of the room in a black-satin paint; creating a feeling of intimacy and introducing a pleasant human-scale. The sharp division in section determined the height of the black-coated steel structure as well as in... More

Project • By MIKAMI Architects • Libraries

Librio Yukuhashi Library

It is a complex facility centered on a library located in Yukuhashi City, Fukuoka Prefecture. When building public architecture, especially in a  rural region, we believe that the utmost importance is to create a building that is only possible there. By drawing upon the historical context of an area, we want to create meaning  of the architecture to situate in the area.  MIKAMI Architects A Town Called Yukuhashi [行橋] Yukuhashi City, in Fukuoka Prefecture, is located about 25 kilometers South-Southeast of Kitakyūshū City. It is a central city of the Keichiku Region with a population of roughly 70,000 people and, in recent years, has become a commuter town for those working in Kitakyūshū City. The name “Yukuhashi&... More

Project • By Czajkowski Kuźniak Architekci • Bars

COFFEE-JKA 2

Design of cafe spot "COFFEE-JKA 2" in Katowice More

Project • By Arc2 architecten • Housing

Villa for a Trumpet Player Almere

A new residential estate on the shore of the Noorderplassen is the location of a villa which Arc2 designed for a trumpetter. The font of the house looks out over a marina and the rear faces onto a Zen garden. The living spaces at the front and rear are linked by a wide multifunctional staircase. The window openings in the side walls are arranged in a musical rhythm. Arc2's decision to use a steel frame structure clad in timber weatherboarding and other natural materials was based on the Cradle-To-Cradle principle. More