The monumental spaces of a 17th century monastery are brought back to life in Arco, Alto Garda, where noa* network of architecture has transformed them into a unique hotel, while conserving the charm of the original architecture and its atmosphere of peace and meditation. In the garden, the spa is inspired by certain typical rural constructions, wh...
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Arco, Trentino, Italy
Photography
Alex Filz, Andrea Dal Negro (drone images)
Built area
520 m² (wellness)
Site area
3.780 m² (monastero)
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone
Client
Stephanie Happacher & Manuel Mutschlechner
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Wellness
Striatus is an arched, unreinforced masonry footbridge composed of 3D-printed concrete blocks assembled without mortar. Exhibited at the Giardini della Marinaressa during the Venice Architecture Biennale until November 2021, the 16x12-metre footbridge is the first of its kind, combining traditional techniques of master builders with advanced comput...
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group (ZHACODE), Block Research Group (BRG) at ETH Zurich, incremental3D, Holcim
Location
Giardino della Marinaressa, Venice, Italy
Length
3D-printing path lengths (per block) = 602 m - 1754 m
Design team
ZHACODE: Jianfei Chu, Vishu Bhooshan, Henry David Louth, Shajay Bhooshan, Patrik Schumacher. ● ETH BRG: Tom Van Mele, Alessandro Dell’Endice, Philippe Block
Structural engineer
ETH BRG: Tom Van Mele, Alessandro Dell’Endice, Sam Bouten, Philippe Block
Construction
Bürgin Creations: Theo Bürgin, Semir Mächler, Calvin Graf, ETH BRG: Alessandro Dell’Endice, Tom Van Mele
Photography
Studio Naaro, Tom Van Mele, Alessandro Dell'endice, in3d
Bergamo Architetti: Light, space, water: a “sensorial” approach to the project, an idea of architecture that translates the emotions suggested by the proximity of the sea and transforms the vocation of the place into shapes and functions.
Architecture firm
Bergamo Architetti
Location
Jesolo Lido, Venice, Italy
Principal architect
Mattia e Moreno Bergamo
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Stone, Steel
Client
Cantiere San Giacomo srl
Typology
Residential, Commercial Building
DAAA Haus: Villa P - Dark colours were used to give a moody cosy interior. The raw metal finish staircase and the ebony wood storage system are an architectural statement piece in the house.
Architecture firm
DAAA Haus
Location
Ragusa, Sicily, Italy
Photography
Diana Iskander at Omwliving (www.omwliving.com)
Principal architect
Daniele Migliorisi
Interior design
DAAA Haus
Landscape
Alessio Bracchitta, Salvatore Bufalino
Structural engineer
Salvatore Miosotis
Civil engineer
Salvatore Miosotis
Construction
Impresa C.E.ST. SRL di bellassai giovanni
Lighting
Giulia la ganga vasta (agency los project - catania)
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Natural stone, ebony wood, metal sheets, laminated parquet, nova color plastering, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Project by the Block Research Group (BRG) at ETH Zurich and Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group (ZHACODE), in collaboration with incremental3D, made possible by Holcim.
Written by
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
Zaha Hadid Architects
Miroslav Naskov: Located in the countryside of north Italy the Forest House provides to its visitors an unique experience and an immediate touch to nature. Vast endless views of mountains over the lake and virgin forest are to be seen from the lifted platform of the structure.
Project name
Forest House
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Visualization
Miroslav Naskov
A hotel under the barn: Its roots are underground, yet it boasts an amazing view: the hotel designed by noa* network of architecture in Fiè allo Sciliar was extended by embedding it in the terrain, offering guests a spectacular view and the feeling of being emerged in nature.
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Fiè allo Sciliar, South Tyrol (Italy)
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Wellness
The original design is from Zaha Hadid Architects, Wais Arman remodel this building as a practice to explore the free form surfaces and form-finding methods. He choses this building because of its complex design and futuristic, wavy shape which reminds me to motion and water fluidity.
Project name
Jesolo Magica - Fluidity 2.0
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3dsMax, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher, Gianluca Racana
Design team
Marco Amoroso, David Campos, Ayat Fadaifard, Massimiliano Piccinini, Ivan Valdez, Francesca Venturoni
Collaborators
Favero & Milan Ingegneria
Typology
Retail and business center
