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A Dialogue with the Past: Preservation Techniques of Historic Villas in Italy

Moises Carrasco — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Italy's rich history, evident in its monuments and cities, has created a unique context for architectural renovation. Italian architects often embrace this heritage by engaging in a dialogue between old and new, rather than aiming for a complete transformation. This approach intentionally avoids an imitative style, instead using contemporary materials like steel, glass, and new wood to frame and highlight the existing historic stone and brickwork. This juxtaposition turns the original materials from simple structural elements into featured decorative and narrative ones. The result is a layered experience where the history of the space remains visible, ensuring it is preserved rather than erased by the renovation.

From the Greek Seaside to the Fjords of Norway, Discover 9 Nature-Bound Villa Concepts from the ArchDaily Community

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Residential architecture within natural settings presents a distinct departure from urban design. Unlike the densely populated, man-made environments of cities, the context shifts to a pre-existing, often subdued, natural landscape. This necessitates a more responsive and integrated approach, prioritizing harmony with the environment rather than dominance over it. Exploration of conceptual projects in this realm can help foster a deeper understanding of sustainable building practices, material selection appropriate to the ecological context, and the sensitive integration of human habitation into pre-existing ecosystems.

Sheltered Villas in Greece and Floating Terraces in India: 10 Unbuilt Projects Submitted by our Readers

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:35:00 +0000

Houses and Villas are the most researched topics on ArchDaily. Putting together a curated selection of conceptual interventions, this week’s Best Unbuilt Architecture focuses on the residential sector. From all over the world, this group presents proposals submitted by our readers.

Treasuring History: Photographs of Tadao Ando's First European Villa Restoration

Vasundhra Aggarwal — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 04:00:00 +0000

Inducing a surreal physical experience through minimal maneuvers, buildings with smooth concrete panels and simple geometric volumes instinctively hint at the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando. At an ongoing exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, photographs of the headquarters of Fabrica, Ando's first European commission in 1992, are showcased. Located near the city of Treviso, the building was an old villa restored to become a thriving creative research center.

Black Concrete: How Attilio Panzeri Creates Contrast with a Specialized Recipe

Sabrina Syed — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +0000

Materials: How Attilio Panzeri Architects make black concrete.

Photographer Mirna Pavlovic Captures the Decaying Interiors of Grand European Villas

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:50:00 +0000

Architectural photographer Mirna Pavlovic has an obsession with abandoned places. For her, their appeal lies in their ability to exist on a different temporal plane from the rest of reality – both impossibly ancient and frozen in the present.