
Design and ceramics renew a shopping center
FMG Fabbrica Marmi and architect Paolo Gianfrancesco, of THG Arkitektar Studio, have designed the restyling of the third floor of Reykjavik's largest shopping center. Ceramic, the central element of the project, covers floors, walls and furniture with versatile solutions and distinctive character.
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Japanese architectural firm B.L.U.E. designed a school in an office building, turning three separate rooms into an open-space training area, with a wide view on the Chinese capital. The project is located in the Chaoyang District in Beijing, a well-known business district and home to most of the city’s foreign embassies.


Far from the traditional classrooms, the new learning spaces aim to build a sense of community, through the use of central “learning cubes” surrounded by functional areas such as a study area, the kitchen, an office and common spaces. Each cube features openings that let the skyline in, thanks to wide windows set on the perimetral wall. A 2-meters wide door welcomes students to the learning center, marked by a wide range of contrasting materials, such as galvanized steel, cement board, oak and walnut wood, red bricks and grey-brick flooring.

- Project:
- Elite English Training School
- Program:
- Language school
- Architects:
- B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
- Team:
- Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Jiao Peng
- Area:
- 280 sqm
- Completion:
- 2017

A house turns its back on the road to open up to the landscape
The single-family house project designed by Elena Gianesini engages in a dialogue with the Vicenza landscape, combining tranquility and contemporary style through essential geometries and the Mazzonetto metal roofing.
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