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The gastronomic concept of the restaurant comes from its name, “La Grelha” which means barbecue in Portuguese, where all the formal concept of the project is created, the space is a high terrace on which fine columns stand and are topped by a nearly flat steel structure, and covered with wood that wraps and shapes the space, the walls keep the brick in a raw manner only painted in white, and are only used for the service area, a very thick wall creates a boundary and marks the closing of the street where the logo of the restaurant is also placed, the entrance is confined to the corner, it welcomes visitors and gives a very nice waiting room, this space also is bounded to the bottom of a metallic double curtain where vegetation lines climb to make a big green box that lights up at night and in the evening by the setting sun, there is also a wall coming down from the roof and floats above the water surface.

Californian studio XTEN Achitecture has designed the Openhouse project.
Completed in 2009, this 4,500 square foot two story home is located in Hollywood Hills, an affluent and exclusive neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA.

japanese architecture practice form / kouichi kimura architects has created 'house of representation' in kyoto, japan.
surrounded by vistas of the countryside, the dwelling balances both intimate areas and an open living room.
the centripetal plan is connected through corridors leading to all rooms. the layout makes it continuous and comfortable.
in addition the smaller pockets of space allow for better lighting and controlled vistas.

Antoine Grumbach : Paris a besoin du Havre et de Rouen - L'architecte urbaniste à l'origine du projet Seine Métropole répond aux questions du Point.fr. Antoine Grumbach est l'un des dix architectes urbanistes à avoir planché sur le Grand Paris.

Following his large-scale porcelain ‘Casalgrande Ceramic Cloud’ installation, the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has recently realised this conversion of a typical, brick farmhouse into a light and airy exhibition space and an archive for the Italian ceramics manufacturer Casalgrande Padana. Completed in July 2011, the 470-square-meters building is located on company’s production site, in the countryside near the norther Italian city of Reggio Emilia.

This functional and inviting family house is perched on the edge of a steep slope in a suburban setting. Existing ponderosa pines, bunch-grass and sagebrush were carefully preserved by siting the house away from the street.

A private, sunny courtyard merges the kitchen and dining areas with the landscape. Intimate views of vegetation and exposed rock are a welcome contrast to long views towards the river valley below.

on january 19th, the new addition to the isabella stewart gardner museum in boston, USA, by italian architecture studio
renzo piano building workshop, will be opened to the public. the extension houses a 300-seat auditorium, a 2, 000 sq. ft.
(185 square meters) exhibition space, a café, conservation labs as well as an education studio and staff offices.
a new, larger entrance welcomes visitors. the glass addition, set back 50 feet (15 meters) from the original building,
is connected to the historic museum by a greenhouse corridor.

Following a concept of ‘living between the city and the nature’, this luxurious penthouse apartment located on 48th and 49th floors of a residential skyscraper in southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has been recently realised by two Italian-born, Shanghai-based architects Filippo Gabbiani and Andrea Destefanis of Kokaistudios architectural practice. Towering above the hustle and bustle of the fast growing Central Business District in Shenzhen and offering picturesque views of natural landscape of Hong Kong from its southern wing, the apartment is a result of ‘large-scale architectural modifications applied to the original layout’ of two, previously disconnected apartments. Completed in November 2011, the vast, 616-square-meters penthouse takes its name from the tree which bedecks the entrance area.