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The Patrimony is not a special type of project, it only needs an extra 20% of fees, as the framework is already there. It does not need «intensive care», it only needs other types of care, as each situation is a situation, which means a house. This is not a problem for political parties, as they all seem to say the same, from left to right wing: «To defend the Patrimony …, defend the Patrimony …». Nor it is a source for expenditure, a nuisance, an obstacle, because if it were, it surely would not be Patrimony. The Bernardas Convent

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The masseria is set in the heart of the Puglia countryside with views to Ostuni, and to the sea. Built using traditional techniques and local materials, the modern architecture is influenced by masserie (farmhouses) of the past. Masseria Moroseta is set in five hectares of olive groves with trees up to 500 years old. The masseria entrance is the only opening in the frontal wall. Once inside, the masseria is built around the courtyard. There are three rooms on either side which, in the old days, would have been the stables. The living quarters are in front, divided by a

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Metellus's House is located in the heart of Sasso Barisano off the historic «Via Fiorentini» and takes name from tower «Metellana» which was part of the walls of the ancient quarter of «Sassi di Matera» (Civita). All spaces, both internal and external, have been restored and designed to accommodate all the new features of the hotel. The skilled and experienced workers engaged in the recovery of the cave‑dwellings have managed to create comfortable and elegant both public areas and the four suites of the dwelling.

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The project is a part of a general hypothesis for re‑using the old railway line, that connected Caltagirone with Piazza Armerina and Dittaino. The railway's abandoned real estate, its slow deterioration, the transformation into ruins; this has all acquired an unsuspected role and form. These buildings, like magic boxes, permit us to see and discover the landscape. The park, like estrange machine, disassembles and reassembles the worldly things we know.

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The 45 hectares of the site have an historical antecedent in the 19th‑century urbanisation of the left bank of the Rhône. Between the river and the dyke a potential biotope came to life, though it was never occupied for any significant period of time. It was placed under environmental protection in the 1990s, and a competition for the creation of a park was launched, which was won by Ilex. On the scale of the metropolis, this is the final link in a continuity of landscape that runs along the left bank of the Rhône.

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ICHOT – Gate of Poznan was built in the very historical core of Poznan, Ostrów Tumski, where the Polish statehood and Polish Christianity have their origins. The very simple form of the building deprived of any needless ornaments on the one hand is built in respect to the historical background but on the other hand stands in striking contrast to it emphasizing modern times when it was erected.

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The project is situated in the Italian Alps in the outskirts of the city of Sondrio, in between the Mallero torrent and areas of industrial warehouses. The area, apart from Mallero to the south‑east, does not have any important presence that could direct the overall urban planning of the area. Based on the requirements of the client's brief and considering the low quality of the existing built environment, a decision was made to design free and

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Located in a residential quarter of low housing density, the house was designed according to the needs of customer use, who he requested: a family area, guest area, mainly for their children who do not reside permanently, and an area for private use. To achieve a smooth functioning project organization provides in these 3 areas can be used to each other independently.

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