Álvaro Siza builds Capela do Monte chapel for off-grid retreat in the Algarve

July 2, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Architect Álvaro Siza Viera has completed a simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal, designed to function without electricity, heat or running water. The Capela do Monte, which translates simply as hillside chapel, forms part of the Monte da Charneca complex, a new off-grid holiday retreat that is being constructed in the picturesque landscape

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House L / Dellekamp Arquitectos

July 2, 2018 Cristobal Rojas 0

This weekend house is created by uniting volumes to make an L shape with a covered roof. Patios are inserted into the longest volume, preserving pre-exiting trees on site, allowing vegetation to take over the project, and creating a house-in-a-courtyard (but a house without courtyards). In these ways, the house interweaves vegetation and explores the patio typology.  

Delfino Lozano transforms traditional Guadalajara house into light-filled family home

July 2, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Delfino Lozano has modernised a house in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by rearranging the living spaces so they look onto a pair of brick-paved courtyards. Lozano worked closely with the property’s owners to reorganise the house, located in a central suburb of Guadalajara near the neo-gothic Templo Expiatorio cathedral, to create light spaces for

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Miami Museum Garage / WORKac + Nicolas Buffe + Clavel Arquitectos + K/R and J. MAYER. H.

July 2, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

The Museum Garage is located in the Miami Design District, a neighborhood dedicatedto innovative art, design and architecture. Featuring the work of five designers, the seven-story mixed-use structure will feature ground-floor retail spaces and capacity for 800 vehicles.For the project, In 2015, Design District developer Craig Robins, commissioned architect and curator Terence Riley to develop the concept for Museum Garage. WORKac, J. Mayer. H, Clavel Arquitectos, Nicolas Buffe were selected to create the garage’s facades, along with Riley’s own architectural firm K/R (Keenen/Riley).Exquisite Corpse.

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21 Examples of Brise Soleils in Mexico and Its Diverse Applications

July 2, 2018 Mónica Arellano 0

The brise soleil is an architectural element that has been used since ancient times to create subtle barriers between the interior and the exterior. Its use and design have been diversified over the years through the research and technology with which these elements are applied, creating the ability to build a small window to a complete facade and pavilion that seem to float.