Location: Barcelona, Spain Year of construction: 7997 Architects: Fidela Frutos, J. M. Sanmartin, Jamne Valor Associates: Construcciones Tecnicas Lh(a (builder), Alex Soler (furnishings) Photography: Eugeni Pons From the outset this project was conditioned by the topography and the site: an extremely steep slope on the one hand and, on the other, an almost triangular plot. […]
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Casa Negro
Location: Contaclero, Mexico Year of construction: 1995 Architects: Alberto Kallach, Dun id Alvarez, Gustavo Lipk. au, Rosa Lopez Photography: Paul Czitrom, Luis Gordoa, Marta Irene Alcantara The nature of the site, on the south side of a valley, was a determining factor in the creative process. Architect Alberto Kallach had to construct a house on […]
HOUSES IN THE MOUNTAINS
his chapter presents a selection of houses from all over the world, built in the mountains and of special architectural interest. AII are modern interpretations of those early buildings that, for a number of very specific historical and economic reasons, were at one time located in this very special environment. The result is a transmutation […]
Boat Pavilion
Location: Streatley-on-Thames, Great Britain Year of construction: 1999 Architects: Brookes, Stancey. Randall Photography: Peter Durant. ARCBLUE The enveloping transparency of this building and its relationship with the water are reminiscent of a garden pavilion. The structure was in fact designed as a place to relax and adjoins the spacious garden of the property for which […]
Finca in Mallorca
Location: Mallorca. Spain Year of construction: 1998 Architect: Vincent van D ну sen Photography: Alberto Emaiiuele Piovano This house is a conversion of a traditional old Mallorcan house in the interior of the island. The facade and the two adjoining structures (the superintendent’s residence and the owner’s den) have been preserved intact. Inside the house, […]