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MoDusArchitects

Novacella Abbey Museum Addition . VAHRN

MoDusArchitects . Novacella Abbey Museum Addition  . VAHRN Simone Bossi afasia (3)

MoDusArchitects . photos: © Simone Bossi . + archdaily

Founded in 1142 and nestled within the vineyard-lined basin of the Eisack valley near Bressanone (Italy), the abbey not only represents one of the most significant architectural ensembles in South Tyrol today but also stands as a preeminent Augustinian Abbey of its time. Like a small, self-sufficient village, each building within the monastery complex played a specific role: the constituent churches, chapels, mills, workshops, wine cellars, and farmhouses formed an indelible nucleus—only a portion of which has been converted into a museum. Continue reading MoDusArchitects

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SUP Atelier

History Museum . Qifeng Village

SUP Atelier . History Museum . Qifeng Village afasia (1)

SUP Atelier . photos: © Wang Rui

On the mountainside of Guniujiang Resort sits Qifeng Village of Shitai County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province. Our first visit there took us an hour’s drive around the steep and winding mountain roads. At the entrance of the village stood two ginkgo trees, which were said to be over 1,000 years old, with trunks so strong that at least two or three people were needed to encircle one. Flat farmlands with crops as tall as a man stretched in front of the village, and farmhouses with white walls and black tiles lined along the hillside. Qifeng Village seemed to have receded into the bamboo groves in the mountain. Continue reading SUP Atelier

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Lacaton&Vassal

Art Mill Museum. Doha

Lacaton&Vassal . Art Mill Museum. Doha (1)

Lacaton&Vassal

The project is inspired by the strong character of the site and its amazing resources:
– An industrial site marked by unique buildings – silos, cranes – a radical landscape
– An exposed geography of a peninsula with the sea on three edges.
– A stunning panoramic view on the Doha skyline.
– A location inserted between a (manicured) museum’s quarter and the active Doha Port.
– A very hot climate, which constrains the time of use of the outdoor public space. Continue reading Lacaton&Vassal

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OMA

Cai Guo Qiang Studio Expansion . New York City

OMA . photos: © Brett Beyer . + dezeen

The renovation and expansion of the artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s studio in downtown New York City optimizes the spatial organization of the studio’s multiple functions around a central light-filled courtyard while simultaneously addressing the rich heritage of artists’ studios in the city. While Cai has developed a number of large scale spaces to produce and store his work around the world, his New York studio is unique in its role as the artist’s personal headquarters for exhibition and reception. Without gallery representation, the studio plays a crucial role in the artist’s operations, functioning as the main work, archive, gallery, reception, administration, and office space. Continue reading OMA