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The Plan 145 [04-2023]
The Plan 145 [04-2023]

THE PLAN 145, the second issue for 2023, is a special issue dedicated to designer homes. We open with the editorial “Form Always Follows Courtesy” by Sebastián Irarrázaval. Next comes the Highlights column, by Yehuda Safran, which focuses on OPEN Architecture. The Architecture section looks at seven homes designed by Nicolò Bini, Taller, Contaminar Arquitectos, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Ignacio Borrego, Wardle, and Jadric Architektur

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Form Ever Follows Courtesy

Sebastián Irarrázaval

In the editorial, “Form Always Follows Courtesy,” Sebastián Irarrázaval highlights the importance of paying attention to ethics in design
#Sebastián Irarrázaval 
#Editorial Critique
Shanfeng Academy

OPEN Architecture

In the Highlights section, Yehuda Safran talks about OPEN Architecture’s Shanfeng Academy project in Suzhou, China
# China  # Education  # OPEN Architecture 
#Highlights
Binishell Home

Binishells | Line Architecture

Nicolò Bini examines the construction and housing model of Binishells, used to build a guest house for actor Robert Downey Jr. in Malibu, California
# Duravit  # Residence  # California, USA  #Binishells  #Line Architecture 
#Architecture
Cometa House

Taller | Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo |

Taller | Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo designs Casa Cometa in Mazunte, Mexico, a house like a fortress
# Mexico  # Residence  #Taller | Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo | 
#Architecture
Quinta do Rei Villa

Contaminar Arquitectos

Contaminar Arquitectos designs Villa Quinta do Rei in Leiria, Portugal, a home characterized by horizontal rings connected by oblique pillars
# Portugal  # Residence  #Contaminar Arquitectos 
#Architecture
Highbank Residence

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson builds a lake house in the north of Iowa, inspired by the typical homes of America’s Midwest
# Residence  # Bohlin Cywinski Jackson  #Iowa, USA 
#Architecture
House in Torremocha

Ignacio Borrego

Ignacio Borrego designs a reinforced concrete home in the Spanish town of Torremocha, Madrid
# Spain  # Residence  #Ignacio Borrego 
#Architecture
Dachstein Chalet

Jadric Architektur

Jadric creates a chalet characterized by its large ribbon windows in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria
# Austria  # Residence  #Jadric Architektur  # Artemide 
#Architecture
Bass Coast Farmhouse

Wardle

In Victoria, Wardle designs Bass Coast Farmhouse, a timber home suspended over a garden
# Residence  # Australia  #Wardle 
#Architecture
Thurlow Road Residence

Square Feet Architects

Secco Sistemi's OS2 75 thermal break system, with its metal frames, accentuates the crisp lines of Square Feet Architects' Thurlow Road project
Pushing Contemporary Kitchen Frontiers

With the collections in the new Ecosophìa catalog, Valcucine has tried to offer a panorama of sustainable solutions for the challenges that contemporary architecture poses to designers
Fendi Factory

Piuarch | Fendi Architecture Department

The exterior façades of the Fendi Factory feature extensive glazing, designed and built by 3Emmegi
Villa La Personala

The elegant, refined colors and finishes of the tiles by FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti, a brand of Iris Ceramica Group, used as part of the restoration of Villa La Personala, evoke the historic charm of the residence
Angelini Headquarters

Studio Transit

The use of Omnitex motorized blinds on the glass façades of Angelini's new headquarters was essential to achieve an optimal balance between natural and artificial light
Pioneering Solutions for State-of-the-Art Bathrooms

With elegantly designed elements that leverage pioneering technologies, Ideal Standard's Atelier Collections offer designers an answer to every design need
Municipal Library and Archives

Matos Gameiro Arquitectos | Pedro Domingos Arquitectos

The walls of the Grândola Library and Municipal Archives, designed by Pedro Matos Gameiro Arquitectos and Pedro Domingos Arquitectos, were treated with Diasen sound-absorbing products to create a quiet environment for visitors
Inama 20

chromastudio

In a renovation and interior design project by chromastudio, the furniture accessories supplied and, in some cases, made by Mo.1950 help to create an environment that is both playful and elegantly refined
Galeazzi - Sant’Ambrogio Hospital

Binini Partners

ScreenLine motorized Venetian blinds from Pellini SpA were installed at the Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio Hospital in Milan, which was designed by Binini Partners

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