Swiss National Museum // Christ & Gantenbein
Architects: Christ & Gantenbein. Location: Basel, Switzerland. Year: 2016. Photographs: Roman Keller. The National Museum Zurich’s enlargement, whose grand opening was July 2016, completes the museum’s original Gustav Gull-designed structure from 1898. The new wing is situated next to Platzspitz Park on the other side. In order to create a cohesive architectural and urban ensemble, the old and modern […]
Fendi HQ // Marco Costanzi Architetto
Architects: Marco Costanzi Architetto. Location: Rome, Italy. Year: 2016. Photographs: Hélène Binet, Andrea Jemolo, Gionata Xerra, Courtsey of Fendi. “Designed in 1937 by architects Guerrini, La Padula and Romano, Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana is considered one of the icons of Italian rationalist architecture. The shape, style and material from which it is constructed make the building still modern and […]
Gerichtshof // Atelier Abraha Achermann
Architects: Atelier Abraha Achermann. Location: Münchwilen, Switzerland. Year: 2014. Photographs: Rasmus Norlander. The 1906 courthouse was renovated and expanded by architect Albert Brenner, a Gustav Gull student. The newly developed duality of object and ensemble reconfigures the environment and establishes a direct conversation between the old and the new structures. The extension’s house-shaped bulk makes constant geometric, spatial, and […]
St Moritz Church // John Pawson Architects
Architects: John Pawson Architects. Location: Augsburg, Germany. Year: 2013. Photographs: Gilbert McCarragher. Since its founding almost a thousand years ago, the church of St. Moritz has undergone several changes, including disastrous fires, modifications to the liturgy, changes in aesthetic taste, and bombing during WWII. The goal of this most recent intervention was to improve the existing architecture from an […]
Landscape Laboratory // Cannatà & Fernandes
The building is located in Veiga de Creixomil southwest of the historic city centre of Guimarães, in a sensitive area of high landscape value. It is characterized by a relative difference in height, a water channel, dirt trails, great visibility from surrounding areas and close proximity to large green masses. To enhance the spatial character […]