Let’s look at an example from an advanced city like Amsterdam, with this project of 442 apartments, including 1,000 m² of accommodation facilities, 112 m² of commercial space, a shared rooftop garden, and a shared courtyard. This same ratio should be considered on an urban scale, even in a city like Rome, where the short-term vacation rental market is poorly regulated, especially concerning attention...
Location: Rome, Trastevere Ground floor area: 250 m² First floor area: 35 m² Patio: 35 m² Terrace: 50 m²Vertical development: 3 Levels (stand-alone building) The space was created from what remained of an old stable, over 8 meters high, with large truss roofs and a span of about 12 meters. The inspiration that guided the architects came from a childhood fantasy: the treehouse. The idea was...
The "well-heads" in Venice have become essential decorative elements that characterize and serve as the focal point of the architecture in courtyards, squares, cloisters, castles, and noble palaces. Though they became decorative features, they were actually indispensable for the Venice of the Serenissima, as the city has always faced significant challenges in obtaining drinking water, being situated on a...
In Reggio Calabria, the anticipation is now coming to a close for the start of the construction of this ambitious project. The architect of Iraqi origins, who in 2009 won the commission for the realization of this large project (at that time she was still alive), is about to radically transform the city's waterfront. Thanks to the funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the...
The English architect Lamont Young was the first to design a subway system in Naples and a futuristic new district in the sea off Bagnoli, known as the Venice neighborhood. Young seemed to be ahead of his time, with his ideas anticipating many of the trends that would only be seen in Europe in the decades that followed. In the urban history of Naples, there was an ambitious city expansion project that...
In Rome, at Viale Bruno Buozzi 64, you will find this iconic building designed by Moretti, following a criterion that breaks the construction pattern of the Parioli district, creating an entirely unique urban episode. A vertical fissure literally cuts through the facade slab, bringing Moretti's distinctive and finely articulated plastic volume compositions to their most mature phase. The formal design,...
Our Penthouse on sale in Via del Portico d'Ottavia has been published by the prestigious architecture Network Homify. homify 360°: a penthouse beetwen classic and eclectic furniture. Read The...