All post of Roberto Sommatino

Juergen Mayer H. Architects- Border Checkpoint, Sarpi, Georgia 2011

Juergen Mayer H.Architects: http://www.jmayerh.de/   #LANDMARK #CHECKPOINT The customs checkpoint is situated at the Georgian border to Turkey, at the shore of the Black Sea. With its cantilevering terraces, the tower is used as a viewing platform, with multiple levels [...]

May 11, 2016 In practice

Tabanl oAYlu Architects – SELCUK ECZA HEADQUARTERS, Istanbul 2013

Tabanl oAYlu Architects: http://www.tabanlioglu.com/   #DYNAMIC #MASS #CLIMATE   Dynamic massing, spacious interiors Owner of pharmaceutical company is an elderly couple who would like the house feeling at the office; accordingly, scales, organization and aesthetics refer to residential settings, namely [...]

May 10, 2016 In practice

ERA Architects – Dogus Technology Centre, Istanbul 2014

Era Architects: http://www.era-arch.com   #SCREEN #OUTSIDE #INSIDE #ATMOSPHERE   The site of Dogus Technology Centre is on the brink of Istanbul neighboring next to the Istanbul-Ankara highway. The area is valuable especially for big warehouses and manufacturing plants with the [...]

March 17, 2016 In practice

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands – Tsvetnoy Central Market, Moscow 2011

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands: http://www.lds-uk.com/ #colour #experience #kaleidoscope   Adjacent to the Old Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, this 3,930 sq m interior scheme takes over the upper two floors of the contemporary new building by Russian architecture studio Project Meganom. [...]

March 10, 2016 In practice

Batteriid Architects – Harpa concert and conference hall, Reykjavik 2011

03#GLASS #TRANSPARENCY #CRISTAL   Batteriid Architects: http://arkitekt.is/   Situated on the border between land and sea, the Harpa stands out as a large, radiant sculpture reflecting both sky and harbor space as well as the vibrant life of the city. [...]

March 3, 2016 In practice

3h architecture – Geometria Office Building, Budapest 2013

#VOID #GEOMETRY #PRISM   3h architecture Ltd: http://www.3h.hu/   Void-in, void-out This office building is in a densely constructed Budapest neighbourhood close to the Danube, where the streets are connected to blocks in a gappy way, there are alternating heights, [...]

February 25, 2016 In practice

PK Arkitektar – B25 house, Gar ab r, Iceland 2010

#MONOLITIC #MINIMAL #LANDSCAPE   PK Arkitektar : http://www.pk.is/   This private residence is located in a compact suburban neighborhood. The plot slopes down from street level towards its southwest backyard. The house was conceived to appear from the street as [...]

February 18, 2016 In practice

Gn dinger Architekten – Westerturmensemble, Duderstadt, 2011

#RENOVATION #HALF-TIMBERED #ORGANIC Gnaedinger Architekten: http://gnaedinger-architekten.de/filter/GN%C3%84A   Duderstadt is located in the neighborhood of G ttingen and ranks among the 10 most important half-timbered towns in Germany. Architecture studio ai???ai???Gnaedinger Architekten took over the renovation of an abandoned half-timbered house [...]

February 11, 2016 In practice

Gokhan Avcioglu and GAD Architecture – Trump Cadde, Istanbul 2014

Gad architects: https://www.gadarchitecture.com/en/projects   #CONTAINER #COURT #SOCIAL #AGORA It s so ambitious and courageous that the word food court just falls short. Trump Cadde (Trump Jadh-de) in Mecidiyekoy, brings more than 25 carefully chosen retailers and of course restaurants to [...]

February 4, 2016 In practice

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris – Burntwood School, London 2014

#PRECAST #CONCRETE #SCHOOL #CAMPUS   Allford All Monaghan Morris: http://www.ahmm.co.uk/   The Burntwood School development consists of six new educational buildings-as-pavilions and a new landscape plan for the campus. The original swimming pool and gymnasium building and main assembly hall, [...]

January 28, 2016 In practice