This ancient and illustrious wine country is the place where the old world charms of Spanish wineries now blend flawlessly with ultramodern architecture, and Viura is a perfect example of this. Although it is set in the middle of the traditional village, next to the 17th century church, Viura’s architecture, is a true departure from traditional form: a series of concrete cubes, one on top of the other, that seem to rise out of the ground. The architecture successfully links the interior to the exterior landscape; floor to ceiling windows throughout and private terraces ensure that there is always a view of the village, the Sierra de Cantabria or the church. Clever use of partitions, glass and sophisticated lighting add to the ambiance and fun. Materials and techniques have been brilliantly used together to create avant-garde work of art, strikingly different to its environment but nonetheless blending in to its surroundings.
New Media Plaza is a facility with 8 meeting rooms. The aim of the design is to give the client more freedom regarding the setting they want to have their meetings in. An important part of the design is playing with different projection methods and light sources.
With a tiny footprint, understated modern design and sustainable features like insulation made from 100% recycled newspapers, double glazed windows and the ability to achieve zero carbon status, these sophisticated prefabs definitely are overcompensating for their small size - and we like it!
After nearly a decade in the making, Renzo Piano's California Academy of Sciences is set to open this week - and Inhabitat recently took a sneak peak inside
I found myself wanting a kitchen of my own after seeing these wall-mounted SmartSpace Dry Food Dispensers by Zevro on Yanko Design. These contemporary food
The addtion rises out of the prairie like a small hill, becoming an abstract of the land-- materials and form is reflection of the original settler’s built environment.
