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Fuertepenedo Arquitectos converted a derelict rural building building in Miraflores, Spain, in a modern house. We love the juxtaposition of the new modern extension and the old fabric of the building. Enjoy the beautiful photos by Hector Santos Diez in the article published in Archilovers....
Maintaining the original atmosphere of the rural culture was the great achievemnt of this project located in the Piedmont, Italy. The architect Carlo Bagliani integrated the necessary element for a modern life with minimal interventions, leaving the building speak for itself. We love how the subtlelties of the palette and the minimal design can really recreate the original simplicity of this house. Discover this elegant projects in this Archdaily article, photos by Anna Positano, Carola Merello....
“Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add transform and reuse” Short article by Oliver Wainwright for The Guardian that beautifully describe the principles behind the work of the 2021 Pritzker prize architects Lacaton & Vassal...
Check out these two projects that involve the insertion of a prefabricated architecture inside an abandoned building; a delicate operation that reminds of "Matryoshka dolls". We love how the enigmatic charm of the ruin is not only maintained but glorified by those new interventions, that contemporary declare their own modernity....
Minimalism, if followed without hesitation, can magnify the the power of the building and its surroundings and create spaces that have the same evocative capacity of poetry. In transforming an old abandoned house in the Swiss Canton of Ticino, Wespi De Meuron Romero Architects decided that "the main target of the intervention was to carve out the force of the massive stonewalls and to gain this archaic simplicity of the volume of the historic building" Archdaily article with text provided by Wespi De Meuron Romero Architects , photos by Hannes Henz ...
CNN travel "How Italy accidentally invented the perfect Covid-era hotel" Interesting article by Valentina DiDonato and Antonia Mortensen about the albergo diffuso (scattered hotel) in Italy, that saved centuries-old villages that suffered from depopulation. The idea is to revive an abandoned village by restoring its derelict buildings and using these as hotel rooms, but in this case the hotel is not a single block, but it is made of the various historic building of the village. ...
Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes has tranformed a rural house in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, lining the internal the stone walls with concrete and foamed recycled glass in order to consolidate the structure and insulate the house at the same time; in this way the original substance of this building (its shape and the stone walls) keep their integrity....
Clavenrossier architects completely transformed a19th century house included and adjacent barn in a small village in the middle of the Swiss mountains (Canton of Valais). By retaining the original stone walls they created 'an ensemble that could communicate with its environment, vineyards, stone walls and the Alps'. Article by Architonic. Photos by Roger Frei...
The Guggenheim Museum in New York opened the exhibition 'Countryside, The Future' on Feb 20th at the beginning of the new coronavirus pandemic. Curated by the famous architect Rem Koolhaas, it investigates the infinite complexities of our world and the fine balance between cities and contryside. Too focused on the urban areas, where almost two third of the population live, we forgot to take care of the countryside, considering it only as a bucholic land without recognising its important role in supporting the cities. This Wallpaer* article by Eva Hagberg is a nice presentation of the exhibition and a valid introduction to the topic Countryside/Urban Areas ...
Nice and short Forbes article that describes how in recent time Italy 'has witnessed an important counter-flow that has brought young, educated and metropolitan folks back to the countryside. Many Italians under 35 years old have decided to return to rural areas to take up both a business and a lifestyle in agriculture-related fields' Good news for the slow food trend and the production of organic, bio, at zero km and artisanal food , but also for the proper care our countryside deserve!...
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