Heritage
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Paredes-Saavedra House in Cáceres, Spain.
Built over different periods starting in the 15th century, the Paredes-Saavedra House is a small-size urban fortress within the walled area of the city of Cáceres. The building is organized on three floors around a small asymmetrical interior atrium and with a rear courtyard, and is the result of the concatenation of spaces, built in…
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São Lourenço do Barrocal, Monsaraz, Portugal.
Surrounded by rocky outcrops that dot the landscape, the São Lourenço do Barrocal estate in Alentejo grew during the 19th century until it became a small farm village, with cattle, cereals, vegetables, and wine to support a community of up to fifty families. The project to transform this old agricultural estate into a contemporary tourist…
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Disentis monastery girls’ boarding school , Disentis-Mustér,Switzerland
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St Gallen Cathedral Chancel
This design for the chancel of the Cathedral of St Gallen is a unique opportunity to intercede at the centre of this extraordinary interior so that it more closely reflects the way that the congregation gathers to worship today. The baroque interior, with its expansive vaults, painted ceilings and elaborate figural decoration, is a space…
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Montalvan hotel on an old pottery complex
HEADLINE Hotel and Restaurant in the ancient Montalván Pottery Factory. The Montalván Pottery Factory finished its production as a ceramic’s factory in 2012. After its closure and new acquisition, it has been transformed for a new use: Hotel and Restaurant. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The building has been built where the ancient Montalván pottery factory in Seville…
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Tribute tower in Huéscar (Granada), Spain.
The Torre del Homenaje at Huéscar is a military watch tower which, following the conquering of the city in 1434, was lopped off and became part of the domestic surroundings. 600 years later, the aim of the project is to recover the view of the horizon from the tower; rise up to be able to…
