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Architects: OPENBOOK Architecture
- Area: 6189 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Focus, panoramah!®, Effegibi, Jofebar, O/M Light - Osvaldo Matos, +1
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Fernando Guerra has been a pioneer in the way architecture is photographed and divulged. Fifteen years ago, he opened studio FG+SG together with his brother, and both are responsible in large part for the diffusion of Portuguese contemporary architecture in the last fifteen years.
House in Cascais / OPENBOOK Architecture
Marinha-Grande House / Contaminar Arquitectos
13 Design Solutions to Organize your Workout at Home
As cities keep growing and daily realities quickly shift, people turn to new and ever-changing ways to maintain their well-being. While the promotion of active lifestyles has been the focus of many Planners and Architects (Pedestrian/ bike-friendly cities, parks or fitness/ sports centers) aiming to support Human comfort and health, recent times have shown that these publicly coveted facilities might not always be accessible.
The solution is as clear as day. In fact, if you’re not engaging in it nowadays, you’re probably witnessing those around you working out from home or even offices. Workplaces have been also adapting their interior spaces, having designated areas and equipment available for those eager to take a break from work.
Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes
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Architects: RDR architectes
- Year: 2021
Carcavelos Co-living / Pereira Miguel Arquitectos
MJA House / Pereira Miguel Arquitectos
BIG, OMA, 3xn, Snøhetta and Toyo Ito Compete for the New GOe Building in Spain
Last year, the Basque Culinary Center announced the creation of the GOe: Gastronomy Open Ecosystem. A project that seeks to generate a gastronomic ecosystem focused on research, innovation and entrepreneurship. It will have its own building in San Sebastian, Spain, becoming the new headquarters complementary to the previous BCC building designed by VAUMM in 2011.
With the aim of selecting the best proposals for the construction of the GOe building, an international architectural competition was launched in December 2021. After receiving and analysing different proposals, five finalists were selected to move on to the next phase of the award process: 3xn (Denmark), BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group (Denmark), OMA - Office of Metropolitan Architecture (Netherlands), Snøhetta (Norway) and Toyo Ito & Associates (Japan).
Wine tourism apartments . Cas’Amaro / Atelier Central Arquitectos
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Architects: Atelier Central Arquitectos
- Area: 3983 ft²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: OTIIMA
One Vilamoura Apartments / Saraiva + Associados
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Architects: Saraiva + Associados
- Area: 3647 m²
- Year: 2021
C House / Studio Arthur Casas
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Architects: Studio Arthur Casas
- Area: 425 m²
- Year: 2013
RC House / Architects+CO
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Architects: Architects+CO
- Area: 10226 ft²
- Year: 2020
Vhils Studio Artist Workshop and Office / FURO + Pedrita
Dining Rooms: Their Importance and Possibilities in Plans
The word commensality refers to the act of eating together, sharing a meal. Much more than a mere function of essential human need, sitting at the table is a practice of communion and exchange. An article by Cody C. Delistraty compiles some studies on the importance of eating together: students who don't eat regularly with their parents miss school more; children who do not have daily dinner with their family tend to be more obese and young people in families without this tradition can have more problems with drugs and alcohol, in addition to poorer academic performance. Evidently, all these issues raised are complex and should not be reduced to just one factor. But having a suitable place to have meals, free from distractions, is a good starting point for at least one moment a day that is focused on conversation and food. This is where dinner tables come in. In this article, we review some projects to classify the most common ways to deploy these important pieces of furniture.
Indoor Bleachers: From Offices to Homes
Circulation spaces are often challenging for designers as they are intended—as the name implies—for moving from one room to another. While many take advantage of these areas by using them as storage spaces, Mies van der Rohe at the Farnsworth house reduced circulation to a minimum, creating an open floor plan completely free of hallways. When faced with vertical circulation, the issue is similar. Stairs fulfill the purpose of overcoming the height between one floor and another, but rarely constitute indoor living spaces. Bleachers, in turn, play this role in several projects. Until recently, they were only found in sports spaces or amphitheaters; now the use of bleachers has become widespread and is seen in office spaces, public buildings, schools and even homes.