A selection of ten projects featured on Domusweb that have a priviledged connection with Earth. The lower level at the Amos Anderson Art Museum in Helsinki benefits from the direct natural lighting coming from five structural dome ceilings; a winery in Matera uses the three levels of a cave; Apartment Tibbaut by RAS Arquitectura is an underground space near the sea transformed in a bright monumental space.
10 underground projects
Discover a selection of ten projects built underground: hidden, visible from above through skylights, built in the stone.
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- La redazione di Domus
- 16 August 2019
Designed by Spanish architect Marià Castelló Martínez, the house features a sequence of patios, panoramic views, walkways and surprising spaces.
Designed by Spanish architect Marià Castelló Martínez, the house features a sequence of patios, panoramic views, walkways and surprising spaces.
RAS Arquitectura refurbished an underground space near the sea transforming it in a bright monumental space using wood partitions and intersecting two living spaces. Photo Jose Hevia
RAS Arquitectura refurbished an underground space near the sea transforming it in a bright monumental space using wood partitions and intersecting two living spaces. Photo Jose Hevia
For the new Amos Rex Museum underground extension, JKMM designs five structural dome ceilings, which surface in the public space and build its new topography.
For the new Amos Rex Museum underground extension, JKMM designs five structural dome ceilings, which surface in the public space and build its new topography.
Belgian studio architecten de vylder vinck taillieu designed and gave life to a winehouse that is perfectly immersed in the history and the time of Matera. Photo Delfino Sisto Lignani
Belgian studio architecten de vylder vinck taillieu designed and gave life to a winehouse that is perfectly immersed in the history and the time of Matera. Photo Delfino Sisto Lignani
Like and undulating creature that invades space, the central staircase designed by Ora Ito for LVMH’s new offices “swallows you up and spits you at the right floor”. Photo We Are Contents
Like and undulating creature that invades space, the central staircase designed by Ora Ito for LVMH’s new offices “swallows you up and spits you at the right floor”. Photo We Are Contents
Buero Wagner’s design for a little holiday house near Munich, featuring a huge pivoting window, avoids any artificial chemical treatments of its surfaces. Photo Florian Holzherr
Buero Wagner’s design for a little holiday house near Munich, featuring a huge pivoting window, avoids any artificial chemical treatments of its surfaces. Photo Florian Holzherr
Using concrete, rubber and lights Hellicar & Lewis and Tim Greatrex transformed for Vans an underground theater in London into a cultural hub with an art gallery and a skatepark.
Using concrete, rubber and lights Hellicar & Lewis and Tim Greatrex transformed for Vans an underground theater in London into a cultural hub with an art gallery and a skatepark.
Hélène Binet portrayed a spa and wellness space designed by Richard Bell Architecture: an underground addition to a house in central London that plays with light and shadow. Photo Hélène Binet
Hélène Binet portrayed a spa and wellness space designed by Richard Bell Architecture: an underground addition to a house in central London that plays with light and shadow. Photo Hélène Binet
Oppenheim Architecture created a water purification plant covered by shotcrete, in harmony with the surrounding environment.
Oppenheim Architecture created a water purification plant covered by shotcrete, in harmony with the surrounding environment.
Jorge Vidal and Víctor Rahola have collaborated for nine years and their last project celebrates the rural landscape of Baix Empordà, in Catalonia. Photo José Hevia
Jorge Vidal and Víctor Rahola have collaborated for nine years and their last project celebrates the rural landscape of Baix Empordà, in Catalonia. Photo José Hevia