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.
The Beijing-based DnA studio completes a wooden pavilion in the Chinese countryside along the Songyin river, a location renowned for the production of pine resin. The pavilion serves as a touristic infrastructure for cyclists and hikers visiting the region and the nearby village of Huangyu.
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The elongated structure sits in a flat spit of land, facing both the river and a dam, and surrounded by pine trees. The building is divided in four segments, following a functional logic: an exhibition space with a retail store, a tea room, a private room and a service area. The pavilion is entirely assembled on site and built with prefabricated wooden elements closed by glass infills. The materiality of the prefabricated elements and the transparency of glass exalt the muscular joints of the structure.
- Project:
- Pine Park Pavilion
- Location:
- Huangyu Village, Gushi, Songyang County, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China
- Program:
- touristic infrastructure
- Architect:
- DnA Design and Architecture Studio
- Chief architect:
- Xu Tiantian
- Area:
- 197 sqm
- Completion:
- 2017
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.