White metal facade
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Project • By Mário Martins Atelier • Housing
MOT-L
Mot-L Residence is in the upper part of the still recent urban fabric of the city of Lagos, Portugal. The development occupies three lots, which are interconnected in a housing complex. The central space is a courtyard or square, a privileged outdoor living space which most of the apartments face. This is where the leisure area, swimming pool, outdoor terraces, surrounding gardens, and a small support building are located too.
FG+SG architectural photography
FG+SG architectural photography
The courtyard is flanked by two long, robust, four-story residential buildings with a parallelepiped base, cut by horizontal slits, in a geometric pattern that is repeated throughout the development. The slits are negative spaces in a vol... More
News • News • 21 Sep 2022
IDOM revamps an old military industry building into a vibrant and playful sports centre
An early 20th-century military industry building was transformed into a large sports complex as a result of an ideas competition. Designed by IDOM, the project aims to retain the value and character of the old structure while interposing it with fresh, colourful and light elements.
Pedro Pegenaute
The polychrome structure is flooded with light through the glazed sawtooth roof, imitating the opulence and grandeur of an industrial cathedral. The old, previously grey floor now comprises diverse bright-coloured sports areas, namely athletics, badminton, basketball, handball and climbing, giving it a distinct look.
Pedro Pegenaute
Additionally, the ancillary functions like offices, lobby, changing rooms and federation r... More
News • News • 3 Nov 2021
Blanket of Steel: A terraced passive house in Brussels by atelier tom vanhee
Destroyed by a fire, this house in Brussels, Belgium has been redesigned by atelier tom vanhee as a passive, environmentally conscious home with a community purpose at its heart.
Filip Dujardin
Unifying the exterior, both the facades and sloping roof have been re-clad with white metal sandwich panels with a high insulation value. Inside, the architects retained as many materials as possible that were not destroyed by the fire and new materials were chosen in an environmentally conscious way.
Filip Dujardin
The ground floor has meanwhile been opened-up and now serves as a multifunctional space that accommodates family living as well as social events that are intended to engage the surrounding neighbourhood. This ground floo... More
News • News • 26 Mar 2021
Kuopio Museum extension adds a light and contemporary layer to a rich architectural context
Clad with a white, folded metal facade, this striking extension by Architects Davidsson Tarkela functionally and programmatically connects the existing Kuopio Museum of Cultural History, the Museum of Natural History and an existing library. Hovering over the glass entrance door, the reticulated façade adds a contemporary, light layer to the rich layers of historic build fabric that surround.
Marko Huttunen
The original Kuopio Museum is a listed building completed in 1907. The renovation and extension project aims to restore the museum to its original character, in particular its original wooden windows. Further to this, the renovation removes undesirable building additions that were completed in the 1960’s and provides b... More