Saturday, January 23, 2010

_ Lago Maggiore first look of the site and first ideas














The site situated far deep in mountains, far of Lago, 700 m. above sea-level, and 500 m. above the lake. But it has nice view directly to Lago Maggiore, in this moment it is cloudy. All area built on rural tradition houses, but out of the 300 m. area around the lake possible to build exactly what you whant. Any style and any design. So, becouse of our first impressions of this site, idea of water flows goes from top of the mountain, appear. Big rock on the site allow us create something with suspended parts. In consort with Anna Sokolova.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Parthenon rebuilding overlook


















I was forty when I first time seen Parthenon in live. I was surprised, it is under reconctruction. Since 1975... Big kran still stands inside the temple, marble block das't has order and stored everywhere around... In ancient time it was build in ten years, without mashins, kran, computers and historikal investigations, of course. I guess it is to slow and endless. But Parthenon is allways perfect, in spite of condition, thanks to Iktinos and Kallikrates.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Small hotel building re-erecting - project Volga













It was 2 stored old white bricks hotel. The idea not only about re-erecting of original building, but change it's image fully, make it fashionable and attractive. First floor consist of suits, second - of two big luxury apartments. We used metal structure for upper floor, and moved arched line of windows forward in reason to add gross floor. Flat roof has structural addition for partes and so on.


Saturday, January 16, 2010

4 Summerhouses from wood, steel and concrete - project Volga


















Thanks to client we had capability to realise same ideas about variations of parts and joints from basic work matireals. Because of perfect engineering design we hope receive good small buildings... But... Not yet good quality of building process, especially about concrete. We doing better next time, of course.

2009 Milan exhibition













Before next 2010 Milan exhibition I just would like to remind how it was last time. Besides furniture, architecture of stends was very attractiv. Bicause it first, you see, when you walk in front of exponents. Sometimes it has realy fresh design. Perhaps, this stends idea very appropriate for smoll house project:) Anyways, it's never boring.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

10th Architectural Biennale - texts of ideas


Actualy, previouse Bienalle was more interesting, than last one. There was thinks... There was passion about the architecture. There was realy new conceptions of sites. Some of that thinks are here. Read it please... A lot of smart people thought before they wrote this...