Marble matters– exploring Carrara’s legacy
Sixteen young international architects took part in two intensive training days in Carrara, organized by FUM Academy and YACademy, featuring visits to the marble quarries and a design workshop focused on the use of the material.
Located in the Mexican region of Jalisco, the campus of a corn company designed by Atelier ARS is a landscape in the landscape. The arrangement of volumes and open spaces gives a sense of abstraction, where each building is defined by a specific material that metaphorically describes its function.
View gallery
Located in the Mexican region of Jalisco, the campus of a corn company designed by Atelier ARS is a landscape in the landscape. The arrangement of volumes and open spaces gives a sense of abstraction, where each building is defined by a specific material that metaphorically describes its function. The approach of Atelier ARS towards the distribution of the buildings in the masterplan is mainly defined by the interaction between the different activities that take place in the campus, such as harvesting, transportation, sorting out, packing and storage.
The offices and the temporary housing are close to the entrance of the campus, a shelter made of bricks and steel. The production tower appears like a lighthouse in the landscape; indeed, two of its facades are cladded with polycarbonate. Other materials are mainly stones and steel claddings. The open spaces have a contemplative connotation since they are conceived as a memorial for the founder of the company.
- Project:
- Novasem campus
- Program:
- masterplan
- Location:
- Acatlán De Juárez
- Architect:
- Atelier ARS
- 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.
