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Decorative elements in Architecture, then and now!

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During the 1950s, 60s and 70s a simple but beautiful element has been used for various reasons like ventilation, shading or privacy in large and small scale projects around the world – the Concrete Screen Block! In Europe, the Americas or even in Africa these simple but beautiful bricks with their sheer endless decorations and…… Continue reading Decorative elements in Architecture, then and now!

Published February 15, 2018
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Architect & Friends design value #6: QualLight as a powerful design resource. When it comes to lighting and illumination in architecture, it is very important for us to create a ballance between natural light & artificial light as well as general lighting & effect lighting. A space can be supported or destroyed, light is a crucial factor for it. More soon... #architectandfriends #architecture #interiordesign#renovation #theworldofinteriors #architecturedetails #lightinarchitecture #designdetails #interiordesigner #architects #designerslife#designvalues #qualityofworkmanship #gradoitaly #grado #createdingrado #designedingrado Great find: Various floor plans that architect Marcello D'Olivo studied for the Complesso Zipser in Grado, Italy. Three levels per apartment, corridor/entrance area, living/dining area facing south and sleeping area facing north. Unique for the early 60s. #complessozipser #zipsergrado #marcellodolivo #brutalism #midcenturymodern #grado #gradoitaly #isoladelsole #architecture #interiordesign #architectandfriends ...and this is how we found the apartment before the renovation back in 2019...and how it looked like when the project was completed... #architecture #interiordesign #renovation #reuse #grado #gradoitaly #isoladelsole #realestategrado #architectandfriends Another image of our award winning project "Coastal Home Grado". https://www.architect-and-friends.com/press.html BIGsee Architecture 2023 #architecture #interiordesign #renovation #grado #gradoitaly #bigsee #award #bigsee2023 #architectandfriends #giannimaran Architect & Friends design value #5: Quality of workmanship.Italy has always been associated with high quality craftsmanship. That is why we try to select traditional but also innovative craftsmen and suppliers for each of our projects, to make each of them unique. More soon... #architectandfriends #architecture #interiordesign#renovation #theworldofinteriors #architecturedetails #designdetails #interiordesigner #architects #designerslife#designvalues #qualityofworkmanship #gradoitaly #grado #createdingrado #designedingrado Architect & Friends have won the BIG SEE Architecture Award 2023 in the category Residential - Houses for their work on the Coastal Home Grado project in Grado, Italy. https://bigsee.eu/coastal-home-grado/ #bigsee #architecture #award #residential #winner #italy #architectureaward #bigseeaward #coastalhomegrado #drigani #ceramicafioranese #jonathanadler #dedar #gessi Looking back at one of our first projects in Grado, Italy - Our approach was to create an "outdoor livingroom" invisible from the street and a seperate guesthouse with a wooden facade to reintroduce a traditional building material used for "casone" huts in the surrounding lagoon. By hiding several openings behind integrated shutters incorporated in the wooden facade, the building lives with it's inhabitants being lively and illuminated when used. #architecture #interiordesign #renovation #grado #gradoitaly #colmata #colmatauno #designedingrado @woodn_industries #architectandfriends Image of Marcello D'Olivo's ideas for the Complesso Zipser in Grado, Italy. Designs from the late 1950's, the condominium was built between approx. 1960 and 1965. For the first time Marcello D'Olivo worked with triplex apartments (half-story staggered floor plan) - all living rooms facing the sea (South) and all bedrooms facing the city center of Grado (North). Open kitchenettes and spacious living and dining areas and much much more... #midcentury #marcellodolivo #architect #brutalism #architecture #interiordesign #experimental #grado #gradoitaly #italy #isoladelsole #midcenturymoderngrado Architect & Friends design value #4: Expansion of space! During the design process of each of our projects, we try to make the rooms appear larger than they actually are and to create a strong relationship between indoor and outdoor living where possible. More soon... #architectandfriends #architecture #interiordesign#renovation #theworldofinteriors #architecturedetails #designdetails #interiordesigner #architects #designerslife#designvalues #expansionofspace #gradoitaly #grado #createdingrado #designedingrado
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