CONTAINER-YARD

CONTAINER-YARD

From the sea

The nature of the place, the site is located closer to the harbor, is very industrial. To merge the project with this heritage and to respect the will of prefabricated houses that are made from containers.
The brick disposition allow to create a mixed use space between houses where people can enjoy the good weather, socialize and enjoy the view. 
On top there are gardens to redistribute the nature lifted from the ground.
At the ground level there are all the public functions and on the higher levels there are houses. Stairs and elevators are located in the corner in common between containers to allow to arrive in all the houses.
The ground is very permeable and that allows to access at the interior garden located in the middle of coutyard, so, a typical private space becomes pubblic.

Diagrams

Night view

From the street

Looking the courtyard

Plan

Section

Architect: ITA
Type: Proposal  
Location: Portland, Maine, USA

Year: 2016 

@ RESTAURANT

@ RESTAURANT

From the park

During the Design Week, Milan becomes the place to be for everyone who wants to express himself, or to look at new trends.

The client asks for an iconic structure that can express the ideology of his company, exalting the name of the company “@-RESTAURANT”.

The site is located inside a new park designed by Petra Blaisse in a very growing area. The new building needs a kitchen, a space for sitting (inside and outside) and enjoy the food and also a bar. The shape is defined on a “@ project” and thanks to a deformation (lifting up an edge) the volume is perfect to locate all the functions having higher ceiling for the living area and smaller for the kitchen and services. The of outdoor space also is designed to have the exterior sittings next to the entrance and to echo the @.
The shape allows to have a walkable staircase as rooftop in order to have a social space and a way to view the amazing 360 degree panorama on the top. The lifted @ shape allows furthermore to have a free place where people can stay, enjoy the park or to have a social moment with their friends. In order to respect the location, the natural context all the parts of the project are made in wood, this allows to have a very simple structure and to have lower costs. The inside space is caracterized by a turning structure around a line that create a suggestive volume and also a very large glass facade allows to have a wonderful view of the park and life inside it.

Concept diagrams

@ bar

Walking through the stair

Inside

Plan 0

South Elevation

Architect: ITA
Type: Proposal  
Location: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Year: 2016