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Project • By Davide Macullo Architects • Primary Schools
Ecole hôtelière de Nyamashek, Rwanda
To immerse oneself in the reality of a people who, more than others and in a very short span of time, experienced the atrocities generated by human beings themselves, does not leave one indifferent. It is an experience that scars us for life, reminding us of a fundamental truth: it is for life that we are in this world. The speed of past fury and the rapidity of present healing offer us precious lessons to treasure. This is what architecture must learn: to untie itself from the representations of regimes in order to express the joy of living. The architect has a duty to place humanity back at the center of their universe, with the sensitivity of an artist and the awareness that this universe is shared by all inhabitants of the planet. Every... More
Project • By estudio kmmk • Private Houses
winkelhaus
Set within a dramatic natural setting in Switzerland, Winkelhaus is the inaugural Swiss project of estudio kmmk and a single-family residence shaped as much by its landscape as by the specific needs of its inhabitants. Positioned in close relationship to an adjacent forest and expansive valley, the house is designed as a curved form that orients all interior spaces toward the surrounding views, allowing the architecture to register seasonal change as part of everyday life. From the outset, the project was conceived not as an isolated object placed on a site, but as a building to be integrated into terrain, climate, and local history.
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Building with site, history, and topography
The landscape strategy is central to t... More
Project • By Rocades • Private Houses
Rénovation of a swiss chalet in Villars
Located in the Vaud Pre-Alps, Villars-sur-Ollon is a large, fast-growing mountain village. Chalet Françoise Romaine and its three neighbors were built in 1957 by a local carpenter. As the chalet was in poor condition and very poorly insulated, it was necessary to rethink the entire thermal envelope.
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Blown- in interior insulation, a new boiler and replacement windows enabled the chalet to meet current energy renovation stand- ards. By opening up the kitchen to the dining room, the plan offers more light throughout the first floor layout.
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On the 1st floor, the bathrooms have been renovated, and the... More
Project • By pfeffermint AG • Restaurants
Lekkeray Eatery
The Lekkeray Eatery opened in summer 2022 on the ground floor of the Mobility Hub Zug Nord, a parking garage of the future with over 600 parking spaces and directly adjacent to the Tech Cluster Zug. Pfeffermint was able to win the competition for the first bistro of the family-run business in Cham and has since been supporting the Lekkeray in the areas of interior design, branding and brand reinforcement.
The bright and minimalist architecture of the car park extends into the bistro with generous concrete surfaces and white steel construction elements, leading to an exciting interplay of industrial touches with the other chosen materials. This materialisation takes us on a journey along the Mediterranean coast: cork from Portugal, terracot... More