The company as a site of encounter: interview with Marco Tronchetti Provera
Pirelli’s executive vice president and CEO in a conversation with Walter Mariotti about the new headquarters of the company, just opened in Milan.
In Mexico, a citadel for learning and community
CCA – Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica designs an educational campus for children and youth from working-class neighborhoods near Mexico City.
Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is one of the paradigmatic residences of 20th-century architecture. Here its history, from the complicated relationship with the client Edith Farnsworth to the recent floods.
Rei House, the three-aisle plan of a single-family residence
The house designed by CRUX arquitectos in the province of Valencia is inspired by the model of the Roman basilica as reference for architectural flexibility, converting the three naves into a device that adapts to the needs of its inhabitants.
Gallery House, a community building in Bansberia, India
The building designed by Abin Design Studio in Bansberia, India, is a compensatory work commissioned by a private client for the benefit of the community.
Gilles Clément
The opportunity after the Coronavirus
According to the theorist of the planetary garden and the third landscape, the exceptional stalemate caused by the pandemic could create the conditions for a radical change: increased knowledge and material degrowth.
A piece of sustainable architecture in Buenos Aires
The system of water basins and the outer shell that encloses Casa Holmberg by Estudio Borrachia, transform the house into a dynamic ecosystem in the heart of the city.
Sheffield Residence recalls rural American architecture
The residential house designed by Vincent Appel / Of Possible combines tradition and contemporary design, among frames onto the landscape and outdoor terraces.
Jean Prouvé’s designs for prefab shelters
Fulvio Irace traces how Prouvé’s lifelong investigation into the “architecture of assembly” was covered in Domus from the 1940s to 1970s.
Lost icons of the 20th century: motorway service area by Angelo Bianchetti
Designed by Angelo Bianchetti in 1958 for the food company Pavesi, the building has been partially demolished: the three self-supporting arches remain standing, remnants of a futuristic manifesto for architecture.
A school in Burkina Faso that becomes a civic centre
The new school centre designed by Albertfaus Architecture fits into the geography of the village of Koudougou as a new civic centre, recognizable, permeable and capable of welcoming the local community.
An ancient and contemporary house in the Australian suburbs
Beth George’s project for Perth’s Reed House is a relevant case-study to investigate the interplay between ordinary heritage and contemporary architecture.
In Norway the city becomes a village
A small-scale urban intervention in the historic centre of Oslo reinterprets a piece of the city as an urban ‘village’. Domus talks about it with its author, architect Reiulf Ramstad, founder of the Norwegian studio RRA.
In Provence a farmhouse becomes a refuge with rigorous interiors
Original stones on the facade and spaces defined by the neutral tones of white and wood: Studio XM transforms the building in Vaucluse underlining the value of craftsmanship.
A residential building among the Portuguese wine cellars
From a strict municipal regulation, the concept of an entirely red condominium in pigmented concrete designed by Caiano . Morgado Arquitectos is born.
Pirelli: headquarters in Milan now completed with Renaissance highlights
Designed by Onsitestudio, the Building Cinturato is now open and is entirely dedicated to collective services for Pirelli employees.