Light Loft / LPzR architetti associati

Architects: LPzR architetti associati
Location: Marghera 32, Milano, Italy
Architect In Charge: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
Design Team: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria, Luca Gobbo, Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Federico Reyneri
Area: 500 sqm
Year: 2009
Photographs: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria

Construction Supervisor: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
Structural Engineering: Nicola Boreatti
Client: MD Group
Main Contractor: NICA costruzioni s.r.l.


Context
The building is located in Milan (Italy), close to a well known shopping district. It is a typical sixties warehouse, placed in a courtyard.

Project
The project is about the complete restyling and refurbishing of the ground floor of the building. 5 luxury multi-level apartments take place in the center of Milan. Continuous spaces, complex perceptions, transparent and reflective materials give a feeling of lightness and volumetric expansion. Steel, glass, epoxy resins, last-generation composite materials are used for these contemporary, minimalistic spaces.

Light Loft / LPzR architetti associati © Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
Light Loft / LPzR architetti associati © Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
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Light Loft / LPzR architetti associati originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 21 May 2013.

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GI Multi-family Housing / Burnazzi Feltrin Architects

Architects: Burnazzi Feltrin Architects
Location: Ischia, Pergine Valsugana, Trento, Italy
Design Team: Burnazzi Feltrin Architects (Burnazzi Elisa arch., Feltrin Davide arch.) and Pegoretti Paolo arch.
Area: 340 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Images are property of architects Davide Feltrin, Elisa Burnazzi, Paolo Pegoretti and photographer Carlo Baroni

Structural Design: Studio Tecnico Associato Svaldi Ingegneria (Alessandro Svaldi ing.)
Heating System: Studio Tecnico Associato Svaldi Ingegneria (Roberto Svaldi ingegnere)
Electrical System: Studio Zecchini
Client: Corporate
Cubage: 922 m3 (above ground)

The GI multi-family housing is located in the south-east of the town of Pergine Valsugana, Ischia and on a slope. The building has three apartments, an apartment on each floor, the last of which is a duplex. From the large windows one can enjoy a beautiful view of Caldonazzo lake, the light is excellent all year round, also permitted by both the natural hills and by the surrounding buildings.

The particularity of the place and of the existing buildings have suggested we should make a very compact and uniform construction volume. We wanted to reduce the visual impact of the main front, visible from the lake, using partially loggias balconies, and by creating a continuity between the front and pitched roofs. The latter not protruding from the walls, is actually integrated into the built up volume, which sees the external walls plastered like the local natural earth colours, whereas the balconies and terraces have the distribution transparent parapet. The niches of the lodges, a review of these historic buildings in the country, along with the padding of windows, doors, windows and cantilevered slabs, are dark coloured.

In terms of energy the building is classified as A +; winter heating is works through a condensing boiler flue, equal to 29 KW. For domestic hot water solar panels located on the roof of the building, are used. Wanting to get a energy-saving building, in addition to the insulation of external walls and ceilings and to the controlled mechanical ventilation, the rationalization of internal distribution, has been largely focused upon, providing the building with large openings with larch low-E windows, with triple glazing south, east and west to make the most of the benefits of the winter sun. The main entrance, open to both vehicles and pedestrians, is situated on the inferior street, while the secondary entrances, pedestrian-only, at the top and bottom. By accessing the building through spaces, we have tried to emphasize those treated to green, obtaining a residential building immersed in the landscape, capable of fostering the relationships between peoplewho live there.

Texts are property of architects Davide Feltrin and Elisa Burnazzi.

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GI Multi-family Housing / Burnazzi Feltrin Architects originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 20 May 2013.

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GI Multi-family Housing / Burnazzi Feltrin Architects

Architects: Burnazzi Feltrin Architects
Location: Ischia, Pergine Valsugana, Trento, Italy
Design Team: Burnazzi Feltrin Architects (Burnazzi Elisa arch., Feltrin Davide arch.) and Pegoretti Paolo arch.
Area: 340 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Images are property of architects Davide Feltrin, Elisa Burnazzi, Paolo Pegoretti and photographer Carlo Baroni

Structural Design: Studio Tecnico Associato Svaldi Ingegneria (Alessandro Svaldi ing.)
Heating System: Studio Tecnico Associato Svaldi Ingegneria (Roberto Svaldi ingegnere)
Electrical System: Studio Zecchini
Client: Corporate
Cubage: 922 m3 (above ground)

The GI multi-family housing is located in the south-east of the town of Pergine Valsugana, Ischia and on a slope. The building has three apartments, an apartment on each floor, the last of which is a duplex. From the large windows one can enjoy a beautiful view of Caldonazzo lake, the light is excellent all year round, also permitted by both the natural hills and by the surrounding buildings.

The particularity of the place and of the existing buildings have suggested we should make a very compact and uniform construction volume. We wanted to reduce the visual impact of the main front, visible from the lake, using partially loggias balconies, and by creating a continuity between the front and pitched roofs. The latter not protruding from the walls, is actually integrated into the built up volume, which sees the external walls plastered like the local natural earth colours, whereas the balconies and terraces have the distribution transparent parapet. The niches of the lodges, a review of these historic buildings in the country, along with the padding of windows, doors, windows and cantilevered slabs, are dark coloured.

In terms of energy the building is classified as A +; winter heating is works through a condensing boiler flue, equal to 29 KW. For domestic hot water solar panels located on the roof of the building, are used. Wanting to get a energy-saving building, in addition to the insulation of external walls and ceilings and to the controlled mechanical ventilation, the rationalization of internal distribution, has been largely focused upon, providing the building with large openings with larch low-E windows, with triple glazing south, east and west to make the most of the benefits of the winter sun. The main entrance, open to both vehicles and pedestrians, is situated on the inferior street, while the secondary entrances, pedestrian-only, at the top and bottom. By accessing the building through spaces, we have tried to emphasize those treated to green, obtaining a residential building immersed in the landscape, capable of fostering the relationships between peoplewho live there.

Texts are property of architects Davide Feltrin and Elisa Burnazzi.

GI Multi-family Housing / Burnazzi Feltrin Architects © Carlo Baroni
GI Multi-family Housing / Burnazzi Feltrin Architects © Carlo Baroni
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GI Multi-family Housing / Burnazzi Feltrin Architects originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 20 May 2013.

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Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition

As an update to our recent post about the ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition currently taking place until July 28 at the Fondazione Bisazza in Vicenza, Italy, the first images have been shared with us. The exhibit includes several iconic, current and recently completed projects by Richard Meier & Partners, in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary. Also being unveiled at this exhibition is a site-specific installation for the Foundation’s permanent collection. For more information about the exhibition, please visit here. More images after the break.

Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners

Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 18 May 2013.

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Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition

As an update to our recent post about the ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition currently taking place until July 28 at the Fondazione Bisazza in Vicenza, Italy, the first images have been shared with us. The exhibit includes several iconic, current and recently completed projects by Richard Meier & Partners, in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary. Also being unveiled at this exhibition is a site-specific installation for the Foundation’s permanent collection. For more information about the exhibition, please visit here. More images after the break.

Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners
Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition Courtesy of Fondazione Bisazza + Richard Meier & Partners

Update: ‘Richard Meier – Architecture and Design’ Retrospective Exhibition originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 18 May 2013.

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San Rocco Summer School

Taking place August 28-September 6, the University of Genoa’s San Rocco Summer School (SRSS) will teach you to design buildings by making drawings, copying precedents and talking about corner solutions. Each teacher, who is a member of the San Rocco editorial board, and some friends and colleagues, will participate for two days, taking over the work developed by the colleagues that preceded him in the days before. It is the students who will provide the SRSS with consistency, being the only constant. The building to be designed is the new mosque of Genoa. Applications must be submitted no later than 12:00 on June 10. For more information, please visit here.

San Rocco Summer School originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 18 May 2013.

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ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati

Architects: LPzR architetti associati
Location: Andreoli 18, Milano, Italy
Architect In Charge: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
Design Team: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria, Luca Gobbo, Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria
Year: 2007
Photographs: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria

Construction Supervisor: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
Assistant To Construction: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria
Structural Engineering: Nicola Boreatti
Volume: 1,570 m3
Client: MD Group
Main Contractor: NICA costruzioni s.r.l.

Context
The building is located in Milan (Italy), inside the industrial Bovisa Quarter. Here new housing buildings coexist close to warehouses, gasometers, chimneys and workshops


Project
The project concerns the residential transformation of a warehouse. The client, a real estate developer, required a young and up-to-date look for his new apartments. The design made by LPzR architects keeps the former building perimeter and adds a new livable floor. Four apartments are placed at the ground floor and four at the first floor.

Architectural design
The main building volume is a simple red parallelepiped. An apparently random pattern of windows is applied, generating dynamic effects on the main façade. The asymmetries of the solid white frames give the façade a unique three-dimensional look.

ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati © Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati © Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria
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ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 18 May 2013.

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Slow Horse / ELASTICOSPA+3

Architects: ELASTICOSPA+3
Location: Piancavallo, Italy
Project Team: Stefano Pujatti, Alberto Del Maschio, Stefano Trucco, Cesare Roluti, Valeria Brero, Corrado Curti, Daniele Almondo, Serena Nano, Marco Burigana, Andrea Rosada
Area: 3,450 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Donato Riccesi, Jacopo Riccesi

Client: Promotur S.p.A.
Structural Design : Stefano Santarossa
Building Contractor: Riccesi S.p.A.

The all project tries to bring in a new aura, in a town developed in the seventies for mere lucrative purposes. A place that gives its best when snow covers the eyesores of architecture arrogance .

Just like a child, the building will play with snow, compacting and piling it in specific places, pre-defined by the shape of roof and facades, ice will be part of the game and stalactites the ornament of the building not only in Christmas time.

The partial demolition of the original building allowed us to use the ground floor as a entrance, with all those functions connected with governance and services of the hotel. The size of the area is slightly bigger than the building  which covers a surface of 1000 square meters .

The hotel is composed of 37 bedrooms for a total of 99 beds, an entrance lobby and a big cafeteria, another important hall is located at the first floor overlooking the landscape and the sport fields.

The rest of the building  bridges the old part; on top of a concrete platform, suspended just enough from the old structure, it has been designed to evoke the aura of old mountain structures but it is in deed the result of quite a sophisticated technological and structural thinking.

The shape of the roof, its capability of keeping and-releasing water, snow and ice, the orientation of the rooms according to the sun position and-or the views and the progressive changing of the facades, due to time and weather, were the elements on which we put our effort in order to be able to define, in the best possible way, a layout for the functions in the interior of the hotel.

Internal space came to be of easy use and we were able to put down plans, facades and sections that once built give back that sense of “mountain chalet” and that aura that we were so willing to find and bring out.

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Slow Horse /  ELASTICOSPA+3 © Donato Riccesi
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Slow Horse / ELASTICOSPA+3 originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 17 May 2013.

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