origami - tricase, lecce

[what]: information point

[where]: tricase, lecce, italy.

[who]: studio metamor

[when]: 2008

[source]: studio metamor

gg bioclimatic house - santa maría de palautordera

[what]: bioclimatic private house

[where]: santa maría de palautordera, barcelona

[who]: alventosa morell arquitectes

[when]: 2013

"The use of wood as the main material, for finishes and structure, makes us work almost exclusively with a single specialized industry and allows us to optimize the construction details and costs."

[source]: archdaily

farmhouse renovation - moonweis

[what]: farmhouse renovation

[where]: moonweis, germany

[who]: Buero, Philipp, Moeller

[when]: 2013

"Natural materials and surfaces, subtle colours and the obvious love to detail are fusing old and new to one unit."

[source]: archdaily

library - gando

[what]: public library, as an expansion of the primary school built before

[where]: gando, burkina faso

[who]: kerè architecture

[when]: 2013

"[...] pots were brought to the site and cut, so as to be open at both the top and bottom. the pots were then cast into the concrete ceiling to create holes for light and ventilation. [...] a rectangular corrugated iron roof sits above this ceiling and extends out beyond the library [...] as the metal roof heats up it draws the air from inside the library up and out through the holes in the roof, ensuring a comfortable rate of air circulation."

[source]: europaconcorsi

split view mountain lodge - buskerud

[what]: private home

[where]: buskerud, norway

[who]: reiulf ramstad arkitekter

[when]: 2013

"The volume consists of a main body [...] which follow the natural contours of the landscape and splits into two living zones. [...] The separate volume of the annex is placed in extension of the main body, contributing to the three characteristic split views through fully glazed end walls."

[source]: archdaily

hugh + strange - somerset

[what]: barn restoration

[where]: somerset, united kingdom

[who]: hugh strange architects

[when]: 2014

"the cross-laminated timber panels simultaneously provide insulation and thermal mass, creating a stable internal environment for the archive in terms of its temperature and relative humidity. the simple timber forms sit on a rough in-situ cast concrete base and are protected by a profiled cement roof similar to those of the surrounding barns."

[source]: afasia

gp practice - tongeren

[what]: restoration of a farmhouse to add an office

[where]: tongeren, belgium

[who]: lens ass architecten

[when]: 2013

"In order to protect privacy, and also to avoid creating a door in the rather blank outer walls, we opted for a brick gate, behind which a contemporary framework was constructed internally." 

[source]: hic, lensass