Floating Stone Quarry Museum
Other • Italy •
Shaping new buildings from historic shapes
The museum follow the shape of the quarry caves below. The shape of the pillars in the quarry below form the voids in the museum, with walkways connecting both the hidden quarry world and floating museum world. The quarry stone is used to make the new buildings strenghtening the intrinsic qualities of the site.
Hospital hotel
Other • Netherlands •
A play on transparency to create a private courtyard
This hotel provides a care setting between hospital and home living. The buildings are centered around a courtyard with a playful corridor. The historic building houses a wellness, social rooms and luxury bedrooms. The sister building houses a cafe and restaurant, meeting rooms and bedrooms above. Both buildings have been retrofitted to achieve excellent energy performance.
for Architecten HMV
