The Milanese agency Peter Pichler Architecture is developing a new concept for sustainable houses. Nestled in the pine trees of West Virginia in the United States, these small wooden shelters offer an exceptional tourist experience in the middle of the forest.
South African interior design agencies Fox Browne Creative and Alexander + Walt transformed the former Sossusvlei lodge, built in the 1990s in Namibia (Africa), into a luxury hotel. Very confidential, the ten new pavilions awaken in guests a healthy state of mind, mixed with a pleasant feeling of tranquility.
The city of Athis-Mons (91) has a new leisure center. Designed by the Parisian agency Graal Architecture, the 610 square meter monolith is characterized by a rhythmic concrete facade tinted in the mass of a pink color. Located on a complex site, the building provides the link with the rest of the neighborhood. Zoom on a set that articulates the different scales of this part of the city with panache.
In the city of Zapopan in Mexico, stands the Casa A690. This residential house from the seventies gets a facelift after being completely renovated by the Mexican architect Delfino Lozano.
The American agency Faulkner Architects, created by Greg Faulkner in 1998, built a spacious family home called "Burnt Cedar" for a family of car enthusiasts. Located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe opposite Burnt Cedar Beach in Incline Village (Nevada, United States), the residence rhymes with steel, light wood, textured concrete, glass and contemporary furniture.
The contemporary Papier Tigre stationery is getting a makeover! Under the leadership of the agency Cent15 architecture, the space on rue des Filles du Calvaire (3rd arrondissement) now includes a sales area, a customization area and a manufacturing workshop. A place with an industrial soul warmed by the colors of the brand's iconic notebooks.
The Portuguese architecture and design studio Spaceworkers, founded by architects Henrique Marques and Rui Dinis, and by financial consultant Carla Duarte, designs a concrete building to house the Interpretation Center for Romanesque art. Located in the city of Lousada in Portugal, this very contemporary building reinterprets the vocabulary of Romanesque architecture.
The winter sports season is in full swing! The opportunity for the editorial staff of Muuuz to take an interest in the brand new establishment in Méribel (73), Le Coucou, an atypical five-star hotel designed by Pierre Yovanovitch. Behind an imposing wooden envelope typical of chalets in the region, the inn combines comfort with Savoyard architecture and elegant design with modernist influences.
Eating in a restaurant like dining at home? A bet held for the teams of Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects - ATTA - who are transforming a former wine warehouse in the 11th district of the capital into a friendly inn where customers gather around a large table in a rustic and comfortable setting.
Considered the Nobel Prize for architecture, the Pritzker Prize was awarded yesterday to the female duo Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, head of the Grafton Architects agency. A recognition with political overtones that highlights a binomial that should not be reduced to its genre.
