architectural design services and sustainability consulting in and around Cavriago, Reggio Emilia, Italy
On my most recent visit to my hometown of Dallas, Texas, I was lucky enough to attend a home tour organized by the Dallas chapter of the The American Institute of Architects (AIA). After living here in Italy for almost 5 years, I had almost forgotten how true it is that everything really is bigger […]
Designing with daylight in mind not only allows for a more comfortable interior space, but it can also give you substantial savings in energy consumption. By integrating ArchiCAD’s BIM technology with Velux’s Daylight Visualizer, architects can now precisely simulate daylighting in buildings as early as the very first steps of preliminary design.
My favorite Fuorisalone find was definitely Wrap Spaces from the Netherlands. They have a little show room located on Via Tortona – just follow the neon orange arrows to find it. The concept is one piece of furniture, from which you can open up a kitchen, an office, or a living room set. Aside from […]
While I did not by any means get to see the entire Brera district during my short stay in Milan, I did run into the following interesting displays which I would recommend to anyone heading in that direction: The Miyazaki Chair Factory from Japan has their first exhibition at Milan’s Design Week, tucked away on […]
These were only three of the many examples of fun street art that I noticed popping up around Milan during Design Week: The first is a paper cut-out hand grasping onto a pole in the metro car. The second is the only one I can attribute to anyone in particular. It is a mini installation […]
