PROJECT TYPOLOGY
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Construction from scratch – Recreativity and sociality (restaurants, bars and discos)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Floors
DESIGNER
Studio Arch.O, Naples
YEAR
Located in San Vitaliano, just outside the Neapolitan town of Noto, Maggie La Capricciosa was created using the experience and flair of Naples-based firm Studio Arch.O. The artistic aim was to craft a vintage-feel setting with contemporary design accents.
But the restaurant’s real architectural strength and style lie in the flooring, made by Ceramica Fondovalle,
with the Shards series used throughout the entire venue, including the toilets.
Studio Arch.O chose the Large solution, as it appreciated the modern slant on Terazzo tiling offered by the use of larger than usual particles embedded in the material.
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Lucky Loore
Small but full of life, provincial but steeped in history, and filled with tourist attractions, Tartu is held to be the 'spiritual' capital of Estonia and is also home to one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe, with students making up one seventh of the city's population.
Shards -
HOTEL ERIKA
Tyrol, the magical Italian alpine region of Alto Adige, is surrounded by beautiful mountains, with green pastures in the background: kilometres of trails in untouched nature.
Portland -
Private residence Torino
Located in the south of Turin's old town is the Crocetta district, home (at via F.lli Carle, on the corner between Corso Alcide De Gasperi and Corso Duca degli Abruzzi) to Residenza Carle, a residential building that has undergone a complete renovation, including a rearrangement of its internal spaces to create 21 apartments.
But a key aim of the project was to ensure maximum energy efficiency and this was achieved by adopting the most innovative measures offered by today's technology and contemporary architecture. -
Villa Emy Boutique Bed&Breakfast
Nestled among palm trees and tamarisk shrubs, overlooking the sea in the Puglia town of Bisceglie, Villa Emy - a splendid Art Deco building from the 1930s - has re-emerged with a bold new identity. Following a series of refurbishments in the 1960s and its use as an events venue and cocktail bar until 2010, in 2023, architects Paolo Lettieri - founder of UPA Italia - and Pierluigi Pindinelli were assigned the restoration project which would turn the villa into an enchanting bed and breakfast.
The dialogue between heritage and modernity is balanced, with original vaults and wall partitions brought out through neutral tones and careful colour accents.
Dream Planeto Res art -
Central Bus Station
The Central Bus Station (CBS) in Sofia, Bulgaria is the main station in the area, a primary hub for national and regional transit. Built in 2004, it covers a total area of over 7,000 m2.
Portland