Windmill
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Project • By loft buro • Mills
Vitryak
The restoration of the windmill, along with the recreation of the milling process from a century ago, has now taken on a practical aspect. Through this project, we could showcase the grandeur of the ancient architects' ideas and the thoughtful use of wind power in turning grain into flour. The restoration of the windmill's cap, along with its wings, mechanism, and tailpole, is a combination of multiple processes. This involved everything from studying archival documents, modeling and drawing, searching for craftsmen, selecting authentic materials, and studying mechanical technologies, to the actual restoration and commissioning.
Andrey Avdeenko
Dossier
The windmill from the late 19th — early 20th century, originally located in... More
Project • By Leonardo Marchesi • Private Houses
Renovation of a Ruin
The rural ruin is a heritage from the '50s when this part of the countryside of Portugal was mainly devoted to the development and growth of the land.Since the beginning of the project, the idea was clear, to renovate and extend the existing building, revealing and enhancing its built qualities.
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The main ambition of the project is to refurbish with the use of less concrete as possible, thus providing the building with today's standard of comfort and longevity.
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Demolitions were carefully proposed to clean the area from low-quality illegal constructions and conserve the stone walls of the house with their original size openings.
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As per the proposed building elements, the approach was to mindfully cons... More
Project • By o4 architekci • Housing
Windmill House
The foundations for the project was created as a part of the international competition „Contemporary House 2014 – Village House”. The work of Tomasz Padło and Michał Kucharski was awarded at the national stage in Poland.
Rafał Chojnacki Fotografia Architektury
A few years later, the project was noticed by an Investor from the Lublin region, who was in the possession of an old windmill. The initial concept has undergone the necessary modifications and has been adapted to customer requirements as well as technical and local conditions.
Rafał Chojnacki Fotografia Architektury
The building was designed to fit into the rural landscape. Its form is a well-known, characteristic and strong element of the tradit... More
Project • By DII Architecture • Private Houses
Prunty Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Nestled within 160 acres in northern Minnesota, this project was commissioned by the clients as their dream home for retirement. Both growing up in farm/country settings, they requested a two level home that spoke to this vernacular. It needed to adequately serve not only them, but expand for larger family gatherings.(public ground floor & private lower level) Considering the client's recent MS diagnosis, the house also needed to be ADA compliant & accommodate potential future wheelchair access. An elevator is housed within the gleaming grain silo, which is supplemented by the absence of thresholds throughout the home. The remaining, relatively straight-forward program, was enhanced by the owner's forward-thinking in... More