Compensating for the lack of parking spots in the former capital is a network of open, flexible constuctions which serve at the same time to give the urban fabric a new character altogether.
At the end of the 19th century, the German mathematician August Möbius discovered his famous strip, a continuous band with only side and one edge. Perhaps influenced by this non-orientable surface, or perhaps fascinated by the infinite folds of Deleu
Surrounded by the Arkéos museum, the river Scarpe, a major road axis, and a small residential area, the new Planetarium and Observatory of Douaisis is designed to be a visual signal while keeping the natural aspect of the site. The dome of the planet
With a series of delicate interventions such as the insertion of new pavilion to optimize access points or a continuous ramp connecting various levels, the project seeks revitalizing the museum complex and removing barriers between the existing build
In response to the intricate freeway junction, and with the idea of movement as central theme, the project includes a large podium. Its upper plane, over which a powerful helicoidal piece emerges, is reached by wide ramps...
Vietnam is historically an agricultural country, but accelerated economic changes in the last decades are sending young people out of the countryside and into the cities, which have become increasingly polluted ecosystems. To address the situation th
The Iberê Camargo Foundation Museum goes up right by Guaíba River, on the site of an old quarry donated by the City of Porto Alegre. The Foundation Museum displays the work of the prolific Brazilian painter Iberê Camargo, deceased in 1994, and also d
Rising 55 m at an altitude of 1,116 m, overlooking the Morava Valley, this structure with a frame of wood and nodes of steel offers two options for descent: either a pleasant walk or a stainless steel slide stretching 101 m...
The Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet is located within the famous luxury watch manufacturer’s historical complex of workshops and factories. It reflects the innovative spirit of the firm – which has successfully maintained its autonomy as a family enter
Google promotes the integration of the private lives and the work lives of all its employees within a huge mixed-use complex that fosters leisure, health, and interaction.
Thanks to a structure with a large capacity, and thanks also to the participation of the city’s School of Architecture (École d’Architecture, la Ville et le Paysage), the project generates a piece that is capable of creating a rich variety of situati
A series of ring-shaped ramps emerge with a gentle transition from the platform of the Beton Hala to define a spiralling structure nicknamed ‘the floating cloud,’ from which one can enjoy panoramic views over the city of Belgrade... [+]
Located next to the central headquarters of the Caja Granada Savings Bank, a building by the same architect, right at the point where the River Genil and the Granada beltway meet, rises the new cultural complex of the financial institution. It is a c
In the same way, at the Toni-Areal project – a new university complex in Zurich that houses the Academy of the Arts and that of Applied Sciences, a library, cultural spaces, restaurants and apartments –, an iconic ramp connects the campus with the ur
The America’s Cup Building ‘Veles e Vents’ and accompanying park were the social focal point for the 2007 America’s Cup – the world’s premier offshore racing competition, staged in Europe for the first time in over 150 years.
Frente a la imagen compacta del cercano volumen de la Caja Granada —también del arquitecto— el museo reduce su presencia a un estrecho edificio administrativo de ocho metros de crujía. El resto del programa se sitúa bajo el terreno, articulado en tor
Los constructores de paisaje siempre se han debatido entre la aproximación racional, basada en geometrías lineales y sencillas, y la orgánica, que intenta una reproducción pintoresca de la naturaleza mediante geometrías complejas. El planteamiento co
At the end of Steinenvorstadt, Basel’s ‘movie street’, the new cinemas beside the Heuwaage viaduct mark the transition between the city and the green belt that accompanies the Birsig River down to its mouth in the Rhine River. Their insertion in the
