editorial
26: moscow time / Constantin Goagea
public: elisa valero ramos
28: the world behind the wall / From military functions to a gentle scale for children: Elisa Valero Ramos used an existing wall in order to structure an elegant, open and playful daycare center.
spatiu public
planwerk
34: an intelligent normality / The almost finished operation of refurbishing some essential public spaces in the historic center of Cluj demonstrates how important organizing principles and a coherent urban policy are.
prodid
40: the challenge of an urban fragment / Redevelopment of the Anglican Church Square by Prodid office is a remarkable event in the context of current public investment cuts, though overshadowed by restrictions and misusage.
dossier: young japanese architects
The first part of a dossier about small architecture in Japan, with three young offices: Masahiro arada + MAO / Mount Fuji Architects Studio, Yoshihide Kobanawa and Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Achitecture Office.
masahiro harada + mao / mount fuji architects studio
48: plus / Two boxes stacked one on top of another on an undulating ground in Shizuoka: nothing more for a living-room opening to the landscape and a few guest rooms.
52: tree house / On a difficult ground in Tokyo, a house defined by the atypical presence of a wooden radially disposed structure makes its way looking slantingly toward the sky.
yoshihide kobanawa
56: meeting point murata / Conversion and rehabilitation of some old pottery shops involved a restricted budget, an intelligent reuse of existing materials and citizens’ support to preserve the identity of the place.
jo nagasaka / schemata architecture office
60: paco / A three meters portable cube could be just enough for a new housing style in a nomadic modernity.
64: sayama flat/ Renewal of an apartment in an old building may be an opportunity to a neobrutalist exploration via intelligent de-construction and deliberate preservation of a “shell” image.
dwelling: ava-architects
68: in-between two urban realities / The social housing complex by ava-architects in Lapa, Porto, twists, changes its height and creates new urban space in order to rearticulate two conflicting urban fabrics.
neighbors: tiba architects
74: strata / The rehabilitation of the Paris department store in Budapest presented Tiba Architects studio with the opportunity to add a new layer to the complex history of the building.
architourism
80: china, part 5. hong kong or the utopias come true / Hong Kong has not just set an example of how one should cope with densities but also became a true metropolis, a standard not yet achieved by other Chinese cities.
design
samare studio
88: collaborations in design 1 / First in a series of articles about creative thinking in design studios, the interview delivered by Canadian Samare Studio group reveals some of the hidden aspects on how to reinvent furniture.
studioBASAR
94: through the public space / A bench and a sign-shelter take up waste surfaces on Arthur Verona street and activate public use and social interaction with minimal resources.
point4
98: p_box + q_box / The two prototypes of wooden modular furniture have been developed by Point4 in collaboration with Ucin to the enliven green (non) spaces of the Romanian cities.
art in the city
The alternative art centers “The Paintbrush Factory” in Cluj and “Club Electro Putere” inject energy in the respective cities quite independently from urban planning or administrative policies.
102: the paintbrush factory / The former paintbrush factory of Cluj was transformed into an independent cultural center as a result of the creative imagination and professionalism of the city’s artistic milieu.
110: club electro putere / A center of contemporary art and culture not created by post-industrial employment but by insertion into an existing structure that is reinvented through an alternative cultural and social program.
photo
114: capitol cinema / short illustrated history
Technical info
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