Valerio Olgiati . + Pôle Muséal
International competition entry. 2nd Prize. Continue reading Valerio Olgiati
Valerio Olgiati . + Pôle Muséal
International competition entry. 2nd Prize. Continue reading Valerio Olgiati
Valerio Olgiati . photos: © Javier Miguel Verme . + archdaily
The exhibitions are held in the new visitors centre. The administration is in the old castle building; the hall, foyer and seminar space are in the stables.
From outside the new building seems extremely regular, it has no emotional expression, so to speak. The inner spatial development is the product of antitheses: of concealing and revealing, heaviness and lightness, regularity and irregularity. The windows are slightly more horizontal in format, producing an “observing” view in all directions from each room. The exhibition spaces can be properly blacked out and all have the multi- functional technical facilities required for contemporary exhibitions. Continue reading Valerio Olgiati
Valerio Olgiati . photos: © Archive Olgiati
This project is located in Alentejo about 10 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean. The area features a hilly, rural landscape and is covered with beautiful old cork oaks.
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Project in progress for a new office building for Baloise Insurance Group in Basel, Switzerland. Floors above ground: 10.
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VALERIO OLGIATI . photos: © Javier Miguel Verme . drawings: © Archive Olgiati
Seen from a distance the floor plates projecting from the facade with their elliptical openings look like flying carpets with ornamental borders. For the residents these elliptical openings generate a sense of distance, since they prevent neighbours from seeing into each other’s apartments. At the same time the correspondence between each of these round forms and the individual apartments gives residents a feeling of living alone in a centre. The perception of space changes according to the point of view and the position of the sun. Continue reading VALERIO OLGIATI