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Department of Radio and Television University of Silesia

Katowice, Poland BAAS Arquitectura, Grupa 5 Architekci, Małeccy Biuro Projektowe

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La Borda

Barcelona, Spain Lacol

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Aldo van Eyck. Le Musée Imaginaire

Loenen aan de Vecht, The Netherlands

Alejandro Campos Uribe

SINOPSIS

This house was built in 2016, 1964, or the seventeenth century. It has been under construction for 300 years. In late 17th century, a Dutch family built a house in Loenen, near the River Vecht. Throughout the centuries, it underwent several transformations. In 1964, Aldo van Eyck…

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Studio: lcarquitectura

Authors: Alejandro Campos Uribe

Location: Loenen aan de Vecht, The Netherlands

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Kunstmuseum

Basel, Switzerland

Chris Gantenbein Architekten

SINOPSIS

The Kunstmuseum Basel extension successfully complement the main 1930s house without overshadowing it: this is the red thread of the project, which strives at creating kinship while maintaining individuality. Like in its counterpart, the extension’s façade hints at a classical …

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Studio: Chris Gantenbein Architekten

Authors: Emanuel Christ, Christoph Gantenbein

Location: Basel, Switzerland

Collaborator: TRANSFER Global Architecture Platform

Video: 2017 Directed, filmed, sound design and post-production by Pablo Casals Aguirre. Co-produced by: Pablo Casals Aguirre and TRANSFER Global Architecture Platform

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Square Street

Barcelona, Spain

Bosch Capdeferro Arquitectura

SINOPSIS

This project faces the urban refurbishment of Marià Labèrnia Street, placed in Turó de la Rovira’s summit, one of the last foothills of the Coastal Range before the change of slope that forms Barcelona’s plain. This geological formation includes a series of hills that emerge from…

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Studio: Bosch Capdeferro Arquitectura

Authors: Elisabet Capdeferro Pla i Ramon Bosch Pagès

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Video: Bosch Capdeferro Arquitectura

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AGORA

Olot, Spain

unparelld'arquitectes

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The centre of the sports complex of El Morrot is a square-shaped public square, defined by two porches and open to the football pitches. This square connects visually with the natural landscape an it becomes separated from the industrial estate. An interruption in the base leads …

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Studio: Unparelld’arquitectes

Authors: Eduard Callís, Guillem Moliner

Location: Olot, Spain

Video: Pep Sau and Job Ramos

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Vara de Rey Promenade and City Center Pedestrian Renovation

Ibiza, Spain

aldayjover architecture and landscape

SINOPSIS

Paseo Vara de Rey and Plaza del Parque are Ibiza’s most vital public spaces, located at the base of the UNESCO World Heritage fortification Wall. A 1960’s unfortunate operation fragmented these spaces into minimal sidewalks and reduced promenades isolated by parking lots and transit…

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Studio: aldayjover architecture and landscape

Authors: Iñaki Alday, Margarita Jover, Jesús Arcos, Francisco Mesonero, 05AM

Location: Ibiza, Spain

Video: aldayjover architecture and landscape, Germán Lama, Lourdes Grivé, Pep Tur

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GG House

Querétaro, Mexico

g3arquitectos

SINOPSIS

Description: The Casa Campanario, placed at the edge of a ravine, isolates itself from the neighborhood while opening up to the ravine’s landscape. While their thermal and acoustic qualities add to the comfort of the house, it is their density and texture that construct the spat…

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Studio: g3 arquitectos

Authors: Juan Alfonso Garduño Jardón / Ana Isabel González Urevig

Location: Querétaro, Mexico

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Los Terrenos

Monterrey, Mexico

Tatiana Bilbao Estudio

SINOPSIS

The site of Los Terrenos is a highland forest zone adjacent to the southwest side of Monterrey. When the client approached Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, she was looking for a second residence that would allow her to disconnect from the daily rush of the city and live in contact with the natur…

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Studio: Tatiana Bilbao Estudio

Authors: Tatiana Bilbao, Catia Bilbao, Juan Pablo Benlliure, David Vaner, José Amozurrutia, Paola Toriz, Sofía Betancur, Roberto Rosales, Enrique Silva

Location: Monterrey, Mexico

Collaborator: Gabriela Alvarez

Video: Tatiana Bilbao Estudio. Photos of the video: Rory Gardiner

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Lycée Français Maternelle of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos

SINOPSIS

The new set brings forward a dialogue between the historical school and the new one. A visual and programmatic relationship is established between both buildings, through a porch that allows indoor communication connecting them with a space under which to shelter in case of rain. …

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Studio: b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos

Authors: b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Video: Building Pictures

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097 · Yojigen Poketto

Madrid, Spain

Elii

SINOPSIS

A dual strategy is applied to this project: Firstly, the floor plan arrangement is based on an L-shaped service band that integrates the access, wet areas, storage areas and leisure spaces. This frees up the main area, which opens up to the windows and balconies to create a bright…

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Studio: elii (oficina de arquitectura)

Authors: Uriel Fogué Herreros, Eva Gil Lopesino, Carlos Palacios Rodríguez

Location: Madrid, Spain

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