Immersed in the woods, Buen Retiro is the restoration and expansion of an ancient stone ruin designed by the architect Dario Castellino from Cuneo. In complete harmony with the surrounding nature, it overlooks the Stura valley in Roccasparvera, in the province of Cuneo, where the mountain gently slopes towards the river.
Architecture firm
Dario Castellino Architetto
Principal architect
Dario Castellino
Collaborators
Francesca Dalmasso
Interior design
Dario Castellino
Structural engineer
Eretika, Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN), Ivano Menso
Environmental & MEP
Studio Tecno, Cuneo (CN), ing. Emanuele Dutto e arch. Alice Lusso
Lighting
Alen Impianti Elettrici, Giordano Alen, Boves (CN)
Construction
Edilbieffe, Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN)
Material
Wood and CalceLegnoCanapa®
Typology
Residential › House
Remodeling your home interior can be an exciting adventure that will breathe new life into your living space. Your home reflects your changing situation, so a renovation is an excellent way to enhance its appeal, functionality, and value.
Casa Citerna is the result of a renovation and energy redevelopment carried out on a private house located in the Florentine Chianti. The house was originally part of a historic building later divided into several units.
Project name
Casa Citerna
Architecture firm
Officina Abitare
Photography
Leonardo Morfini
Design team
Matteo Pierattini, Sara Bartolini
Supervision
Matteo Pierattini
Construction
Matteo Pierattini
Material
Terracotta, lime, chestnut wood and stone
Typology
Residential › House
When the clients approached architects Juliana Silva and Amanda Mori to design this studio of just 26m², located in São Paulo, the initial idea was to carry out a renovation that would provide practicality and comfort so that it could be rented during the season.
Project name
#GOUP_MOBIONE
Architecture firm
Go Up Arquitetura
Location
R. Artur Prado, 489 - Paraíso, São Paulo - SP, 01322-000, Brazil
Photography
Robson Figueiredo
Principal architect
Amanda Mori, Juliana Silva
Design team
Amanda Mori, Juliana Silva, Marina Cassiano, Denis Mignoli, Michele Taetti, Vitoria Alves, Pietra Pistori, Daniella Camargo, Pamela Soarez
Collaborators
HM Marcenaria, Portobello Mooca, Sardep Marmoraria, Telhanorte Imigrantes
Interior design
Go Up Arquitetura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Landscape
Go Up Arquitetura
Lighting
Go Up Arquitetura
Material
Planned furniture, vinil floor, tiles, matte wall paint
Construction
Go Up Arquitetura
Supervision
Go Up Arquitetura
Visualization
Go Up Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vray
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Undone, a name given to this project after its [in]completion, refers to the late-phase decision to stop the work on the building’s facade and finishings. This choice was a reaction to the worsening socio-economic conditions in Iran at that time
Architecture firm
Ontic Works Inc.
Location
Bumehen, Tehran, Iran
Photography
Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
Principal architect
Babak Abnar
Collaborators
Sharif Shakeri Raad, Shafa Shakeri Raad
Supervision
Sharif Shakeri Raad, Shafa Shakeri Raad
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Sharif Shakeri Raad, Shafa Shakeri Raad
Typology
Residential › Single Family House, Renovation
PH Baires is a renovation and expansion project. It is an internal corridor house that is located in the center of the city, in the oldest part. We found that it had already been intervened several times and had lost the original meaning of a chorizo house, a typical typology of the time in which it was built. The premise was to reinvent the spirit...
Architecture firm
Eugenia Rodriguez Hertz (Pope Hertz)
Location
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Principal architect
Eugenia Rodriguez Hertz
Collaborators
Camila Churin, Ignacio Roldán, Carmela Ritagliati
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, SAVA explores the relationship of indoor and outdoor spaces in a 2-storey terrace house renovation known as Red House. With sizes of 6.4m x 29m on an elongated site, the design features a central courtyard, bridging the existing house structure and the new rear extension.
Location
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Photography
Ryan Chan, Aron Beh
Design team
Aron Beh Kawai
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Dwinelle Annex Renovation for the Disabled Students’ Program will transform a beloved, modest building located in the University of California Berkeley campus’s classical core. The revitalized building will upgrade seismic and life safety performance, and will become a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible new Center for the University’s Disable...
Project name
UC Berkeley Dwinelle Annex Renovation for the Disabled Students’ Program
Architecture firm
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Location
Berkeley, California, USA
Principal architect
Richard Stacy
Design team
William Leddy, Marsha Maytum, Ryan Jang, Gwen Fuertes, Cecily Ng, Cristian Laurent
Collaborators
Civil: Sherwood Design Engineers. Landscape: In Situ. Structural: Forell | Elsesser. MP Engineering: Buro Happold. Electrical Engineering: The Engineering Enterprise. Envelope: SGH. Cost Estimating: TBD Consultants. Specifications: Stansen. Survey: Bellecci
Visualization
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Client
University of California, Berkeley
Typology
Residential › Housing, Campus