The landmarked Upper East Side Townhouse required a great deal of reconstruction, which allowed the designers to completely reconceive the home’s interiors and backyard landscaping for contemporary living.
The new system of this Italian stone house stands on ancient remains dating back to Medieval Communes. Linked to each other on the hypogeum level, the structures rest on a red concrete platform (38 X 20 mt) dominating the surrounding landscape.
Leman Locke is a new 168 room hotel that we designed in the rapidly evolving East London neighborhood of Aldgate. This commission allowed us to continue our interrogation of the intersection of hotel and residential programs.
Completed in 2016 by the Brazilian studio Obra Arquitetos, the Lens House is a private residence located in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. Designed for a couple seeking a space for contemplation and reflection, the house merges intimacy and openness through innovative architectural solutions.
Urban Villa is a 100 room hotel we designed in west London. The property is unique in that it is a hybridization of a boutique hotel offering and an aparthotel — two programs that generally are mutually exclusive.
The Dovecote House, located in Soutelo, Portugal, is an old structure transformed and reimagined by AZO – Sequeira Arquitectos Associados. This renovation brings a touch of magic and creativity to a family home by converting the former dovecote into a playful retreat for children and a poolside balneary.
Clouds, drizzle, rain, snow or hail, in all its physical states water is related to sky. However, if we are requested to think about a [swimming] pool, our imagination automatically starts to dig into the ground. Seas, lakes, and ponds explain the reason we react in that direction: essentially, a pool fells like a piece of a lake.
The Dogbox was designed and built by Ben Mitchell-Anyon and Sally Ogle -(Patchwork Architecture) and Tim Gittos (now of Spacecraft Architects). The house is located in Whanganui, a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The design of the Dogbox was directly influenced by 4 rusty trusses we bought off Trademe, and a
