Renzo Piano unveils design for new Genoa bridge following disaster
Italian architect Renzo Piano has designed a €202 million bridge for his hometown of Genoa, after the old bridge collapsed in a storm. Read more
Italy
NOA extends historic Alpine retreat with cluster of cosy wooden chalets
Network of Architecture has added seven new Alpine chalets in an expansion of the Zallinger resort in northern Italy. The studio, also known as NOA built the chalets in a dramatic alpine meadow in South Tyrol. Located on one of the main ski slopes of the Seiser Alm, the area was originally occupied in the mid-19th century
The post NOA extends historic Alpine retreat with cluster of cosy wooden chalets appeared first on Dezeen.
NOA extends historic Alpine retreat with cluster of cosy wooden chalets
Network of Architecture has added seven new Alpine chalets in an expansion of the Zallinger resort in northern Italy. The studio, also known as NOA built the chalets in a dramatic alpine meadow in South Tyrol. Located on one of the main ski slopes of the Seiser Alm, the area was originally occupied in the mid-19th century
The post NOA extends historic Alpine retreat with cluster of cosy wooden chalets appeared first on Dezeen.
noa* (network of architecture) Have Given The Zallinger Refuge A Warm Update
Photography by Alex Filz noa* (network of architecture) have completed the conversion and extension of Zallinger Refuge, a hotel located within the Alpe di Siusi area of Italy. Photography by Alex Filz The Zallinger Hut was first built in the middle of the 19th century, and noa* were asked to improve the quality […]
Peter Pichler completes minimalist refurbishment of Hotel Schgaguler in the Dolomites
Peter Pichler Architecture has overhauled a hotel in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, Italy, adding pared-back concrete facades and minimalist interiors. Pichler’s Milan-based studio carried out a full refurbishment of the Hotel Schgaguler, which is located in the UNESCO heritage-protected village of Castelrotto. The hotel was originally constructed in 1986 and displayed features influenced by traditional Alpine
The post Peter Pichler completes minimalist refurbishment of Hotel Schgaguler in the Dolomites appeared first on Dezeen.
Artificial mountain made of soil could soak up pollution in Turin
Sponge Mountain is a proposal by architect Angelo Renna for a 90-metre-high mound of soil, which would absorb carbon dioxide from the air in Turin. Amsterdam-based Renna imagines the artificial mountain being made out of the soil excavated during the construction of a 170-mile railway tunnel, planned between the northern Italian city and Lyon, France. It would passively soak
The post Artificial mountain made of soil could soak up pollution in Turin appeared first on Dezeen.
Casa Salvatori in Milan brings together marble furnishings and flecked terrazzo floors
Marble artworks, ornaments and furniture appear throughout this Milanese apartment, designed by Elissa Ossino Studio for the head of Italian stone brand Salvatori. The apartment is set within a 200-year-old palazzo in Brera, fronting the same courtyard as Salvatori’s Milan showroom, where the brand sells a variety of natural stone tiles, furniture and homeware. Having grown
The post Casa Salvatori in Milan brings together marble furnishings and flecked terrazzo floors appeared first on Dezeen.
Aesop teams up with film director Luca Guadagnino for interiors of Rome store
Studio Luca Guadagnino used roughened stone, rosy marble and bundles of hay throughout Aesop’s store in Rome, which is meant to visually echo the city’s ancient buildings. The store is set within Piazza di San Lorenzo in central Rome, just a short distance from a fifth-century church and the city’s famous Pantheon. This is the first retail project
The post Aesop teams up with film director Luca Guadagnino for interiors of Rome store appeared first on Dezeen.
Fashion sits alongside found objects at the Forte Forte boutique in Milan
Art director Robert Vattilana used expanses of pale marble, gauzy curtains and an array of curious ornaments to create a “dreamy” atmosphere inside fashion boutique Forte Forte, in Milan. The store is situated in the historic Brera district, an area of Milan recognised for its art galleries and selection of design boutiques. It is the
The post Fashion sits alongside found objects at the Forte Forte boutique in Milan appeared first on Dezeen.
Renzo Piano confirms he will design Genoa’s new bridge but says “it’s complicated”
Architect Renzo Piano says the Italian government has accepted his invitation to replace the collapsed Ponte Morandi bridge in his hometown of Genoa. Speaking to Dezeen at a preview of his new exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Piano said that he will develop the replacement for the 1960s-built concrete structure, which
The post Renzo Piano confirms he will design Genoa’s new bridge but says “it’s complicated” appeared first on Dezeen.