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MESURA
@mesura.eu
Carrer de Gomis, 34
08023 Barcelona
For new project inquiries
info@mesura.eu
For press and collaborations
press@mesura.eu
Mesura is a transdisciplinary practice working across architecture, interior design, furniture design, urban development, and research. The studio focuses on transforming spatial ideas into built realities through a process guided by care, precision, and a commitment to excellence.
Foundational to its working process is a methodology rooted in transdisciplinary thinking, seeking points of connection between the various fields in which the practice operates. Each project is approached as an ongoing testing ground where the process is valued as much as the final outcome. The studio begins by asking questions, believing that inquiry is essential to uncovering new and innovative solutions.
Its approach places equal importance on experimentation, dialogue, and collaboration, fostering a practice that extends beyond the conventional boundaries of architecture, design, and culture.
Foundational to its working process is a methodology rooted in transdisciplinary thinking, seeking points of connection between the various fields in which the practice operates. Each project is approached as an ongoing testing ground where the process is valued as much as the final outcome. The studio begins by asking questions, believing that inquiry is essential to uncovering new and innovative solutions.
Its approach places equal importance on experimentation, dialogue, and collaboration, fostering a practice that extends beyond the conventional boundaries of architecture, design, and culture.
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LÜTJENS PADMANABHAN ARCHITEKT*INNEN
Founding Partners_Oliver Lütjens & Thomas Padmanabhan
@luetjenspadmanabhan
Grubenstrasse 35
8045 Zürich
Mail mail@luetjens-padmanabhan.ch
Press pr@luetjens-padmanabhan.ch
Applications jobs@luetjens-padmanabhan.ch
Oliver Lütjens (Zurich, 1972) and Thomas Padmanabhan (Stuttgart, 1970) founded Lütjens Padmanabhan Architects in Zurich in 2007. Based in Zurich, the practice has gained national and international recognition for its innovative approach to affordable housing, as well as for its confident and expressive engagement with the challenges of contemporary construction. Their work spans a wide range of scales and typologies across three continents.
Recent projects include the award-winning Waldmeisterweg low-cost apartment building in Zurich; the Zwhatt sufficiency housing project in Regensdorf; the Unterfeld lake power plant; the Göbli residential development in Baar; and residences for the Swiss ambassadors in Algiers and Bogotá.
Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan have taught as guest professors at TU Munich, EPFL Lausanne, and Harvard GSD. They are currently guest professors at ETH Zurich.
Recent projects include the award-winning Waldmeisterweg low-cost apartment building in Zurich; the Zwhatt sufficiency housing project in Regensdorf; the Unterfeld lake power plant; the Göbli residential development in Baar; and residences for the Swiss ambassadors in Algiers and Bogotá.
Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan have taught as guest professors at TU Munich, EPFL Lausanne, and Harvard GSD. They are currently guest professors at ETH Zurich.
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sP+a
Founding Partner_Sameep Padora
@spplusa
Bungalow No. 22C,
New Kantwadi Scheme,
Bandra West,
Mumbai 400 050,
Maharashtra, India.
jobs@sp-arc.net
sp-arc@sp-arc.net
As a practice we at sP+a believe that India’s vast breadth of socio-cultural environments require multifarious means of engaging with the country’s varying contexts. Type, Program, Design and Building processes are subservient to the immediacy of each project’s unique frame of reference. The studio’s approach hence is to look to context as a repository of latent resources connecting production process and network’s, appropriating techniques beyond their traditional use while allowing them to evolve and persist not just through preservation but more so through evolution.
Our practice questions the nostalgia involved with the static ‘museumification’ of craft and tradition as well as the nature of what today comprises the ‘regional’ in contexts amplified by their place in global and regional networks. This attitude enables the practice to look at traditional project types, projecting their formal / relational history within the paradigms of current socio-economic forces. The studio structure actively engages with research, collaborations and collective models of practice not as isolated individual formats but as symbiotic streams feeding into each other.
Our practice questions the nostalgia involved with the static ‘museumification’ of craft and tradition as well as the nature of what today comprises the ‘regional’ in contexts amplified by their place in global and regional networks. This attitude enables the practice to look at traditional project types, projecting their formal / relational history within the paradigms of current socio-economic forces. The studio structure actively engages with research, collaborations and collective models of practice not as isolated individual formats but as symbiotic streams feeding into each other.
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STUDIO OSSIDIANA
Founding Partners_Alessandra Covini & Giovanni Bellotti
@studio_ossidiana
Singel 295
3311 HD Dordrecht
The Netherlands
alessandra@studio-ossidiana.com
giovanni@studio-ossidiana.com
office@studio-ossidiana.com
Studio Ossidiana is an award-winning practice working at the crossroads of architecture, design, and landscape, led by Giovanni Bellotti and Alessandra Covini.
Balancing research and fabrication, the practice explores innovative approaches through buildings, materials, objects, and installations.
In 2018, SO was awarded the Dutch Prix de Rome, the most prestigious prize for architects under the age of 35. The studio’s work has been exhibited in international exhibitions, among others, at Venice Architecture Biennale, Istanbul Design Biennale, Chicago Architecture Biennale, Rotterdam Architecture Biennale, and Shenzhen Architecture Biennale.
Balancing research and fabrication, the practice explores innovative approaches through buildings, materials, objects, and installations.
In 2018, SO was awarded the Dutch Prix de Rome, the most prestigious prize for architects under the age of 35. The studio’s work has been exhibited in international exhibitions, among others, at Venice Architecture Biennale, Istanbul Design Biennale, Chicago Architecture Biennale, Rotterdam Architecture Biennale, and Shenzhen Architecture Biennale.
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Estudio DIIR
Founder and Partner_Iñigo Palazón
Calle Covarrubias 19, 28010, Madrid.
+34 919 470 335
info@estudiodiir.com
@estudiodiir
DIIR is a Madrid-based architecture firm with international projection, founded in 2018 and born from the vision of four architects: David Meana, Ignacio Navarro, Iñigo Palazón and Ricardo Fernández. Graduated from Madrid School of Architecture (ETSAM), they complemented their training with international experiences in the United States, Sweden, France, China or India. This opportunity has given them an open perspective that they now apply in each of their innovative works.
Throughout the years DIIR has built a solid team that is growing steadily, supporting a network of collaborators from multiple disciplines including engineers, designers, photographers, landscape architects and artists. In this way, DIIR fosters connections between different points of view and talents, bringing architecture into dialogue with art, landscape and people’s daily experience.
Throughout the years DIIR has built a solid team that is growing steadily, supporting a network of collaborators from multiple disciplines including engineers, designers, photographers, landscape architects and artists. In this way, DIIR fosters connections between different points of view and talents, bringing architecture into dialogue with art, landscape and people’s daily experience.
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PRELIMINARY RESEARCH OFFICE
Founder and Principal_Yaohua Wang
Offices@p--r--o.com
@preliminary_research_office
Team Members and Collaborators
- Chloe Brunner
- Jiahao Lu
- Holland Seropian
- Jiawei Ji
- Yun Ki Cheung
- Raymond Wang
- Adrian T Tsou
- Go-Woon Seo
- Michelle Adriana Recio
- Congyue Wang
- Chloe Brunner
- Jiahao Lu
- Holland Seropian
- Jiawei Ji
- Yun Ki Cheung
- Raymond Wang
- Adrian T Tsou
- Go-Woon Seo
- Michelle Adriana Recio
- Congyue Wang
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SAMPLING ARCHITECTS
Assembling value from the diversity of material and immaterial resources.
SAMPLING (LV), Baznicas street 7-20 , Riga, LV-1010, Latvia.
SAMPLING (BE), Nederkouter 23, Ghent, BE-9000, Belgium.
info@sampling.lv
@sampling_architecture
Sampling is a Belgian-Latvian interdisciplinary and conceptual architecture and design practice based in Ghent and Riga. It is led by Liene Jākobsone (LV) and Manten Devriendt (BE), who founded the practice in 2010. Sampling has carried out a wide range of projects: buildings and reconstructions of various kinds, development concepts for large areas, as well as exhibition and product design. Their projects have been widely published and have received a number of awards, prizes and other forms of recognition. Both partners are also active in international academia, giving lectures, running creative workshops, conducting research and publishing.
Working at different scales in their day-to-day practice, Sampling inevitably fuse design, architecture and even landscaping into their projects. However, the focus is always on the relationship between people, space and the environment in an attempt to influence the perception of space. In their practice, Sampling also seek new architectural forms and expressions in the context of contemporary technological and aesthetic challenges, and see themselves as one of the driving forces behind the development of the field of architecture.
Working at different scales in their day-to-day practice, Sampling inevitably fuse design, architecture and even landscaping into their projects. However, the focus is always on the relationship between people, space and the environment in an attempt to influence the perception of space. In their practice, Sampling also seek new architectural forms and expressions in the context of contemporary technological and aesthetic challenges, and see themselves as one of the driving forces behind the development of the field of architecture.
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CÚRE & PENABAD
Since in 2001, CÚRE & PENABAD aspires to create an architecture of place. The practice seeks to find beauty in differences and is drawn to what makes an environment unique.
6915 Red Road Suite 204 Coral Gables, FL 33143, Miami FL.
Boulevard Austriaco Paseo Cayala Zona 16, Edificio R8 Oficina 301, Guatemala..
studio1@cureandpenabad.com
@cureandpenabad
Cúre and Penabad architectural output is eclectic, molded by the particular circumstances of each setting and client. The portfolio of projects, both domestic and international, displays an intense commitment to the discipline of architecture, its material culture, and constructional conventions.
The work challenges the double tyranny of program and diagram that have come to dominate the design process today; relying on a broader understanding of history and typology for a looser- and therefore more sustainable- fit between program and form. Projects are invested in building techniques that are culturally relevant as much as performative, searching to capitalize on the intelligence sedimented in building morphologies that have evolved over millennia to tackle the challenges of the environment and sustainability with the ultimate goal of creating new buildings and places of identity and wholeness.
The practice has won recognition, receiving numerous national awards, among them over ten American Institute of Architects design awards and a Silver Medal at the Miami Biennale.
The work challenges the double tyranny of program and diagram that have come to dominate the design process today; relying on a broader understanding of history and typology for a looser- and therefore more sustainable- fit between program and form. Projects are invested in building techniques that are culturally relevant as much as performative, searching to capitalize on the intelligence sedimented in building morphologies that have evolved over millennia to tackle the challenges of the environment and sustainability with the ultimate goal of creating new buildings and places of identity and wholeness.
The practice has won recognition, receiving numerous national awards, among them over ten American Institute of Architects design awards and a Silver Medal at the Miami Biennale.
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ANNE HOLTROP
Anne Holtrop (b.1977 the Netherlands), principal at Studio Anne Holtrop in conversation with Adrian Labaut, founder of PFAALL Magazine.
Building 1502, Road 1551
Muharraq 215
Bahrain
studio@anneholtrop.nl
@studioanneholtrop
Anne Holtrop graduated Cum Laude in Architecture from the Academy for Architecture in Amsterdam in 2009 and subsequently established his own architectural practice. Since 2014, his primary studio has been based in Muharraq, Bahrain, where he currently resides. Holtrop holds the position of titular professor at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland. Previously, he served as a professor at the ETH Zurich.
His work, as well as the research outcomes from his professorships, are exhibited and collected internationally in biennales and institutions, such as the First Sharjah Architecture Triennial, the Seoul Architecture Biennial, Frac Le Plateau, the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennial, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Qatar Museums.
His work, as well as the research outcomes from his professorships, are exhibited and collected internationally in biennales and institutions, such as the First Sharjah Architecture Triennial, the Seoul Architecture Biennial, Frac Le Plateau, the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennial, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Qatar Museums.
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DÜRIG AG
interview with Guillermo Dürig
Feldstrasse 133
CH–8004 Zürich
+41 44 2454630
info@duerig.org
@durig_ag
Dürig AG occupies a distinct niche within contemporary architecture. The practice focuses on public buildings, infrastructure projects, and housing developments that combine heterogeneous programs with challenging urban conditions. Each project is conceived as a bespoke solution, developed through close collaboration between the team, partners, and clients.
The architecture of Dürig AG is defined by confident structures and bold large-scale forms. Depending on the context, they may appear expressive and striking, integrate calmly and generously into the urban fabric, or stand as powerful solitary figures within the landscape.
Each project is guided by an overarching design concept that always goes beyond mere functionality. All subsequent decisions are rooted in this conceptual approach.
The body of work combines conceptual clarity and expressiveness with generosity and minimalism. The results are distinctive buildings with a strong identity and the creation of striking new places.
From the very beginning, competitions have played a pivotal role for Dürig AG. They are not only a foundation for new commissions but also a driving force for the studio’s creative potential on both a national and international level. Beyond the day-to-day project work, competitions provide an opportunity to test innovative and ambitious concepts, to continually reflect on the firm’s own position, and to establish a clear architectural identity.
Each project is guided by an overarching design concept that always goes beyond mere functionality. All subsequent decisions are rooted in this conceptual approach.
The body of work combines conceptual clarity and expressiveness with generosity and minimalism. The results are distinctive buildings with a strong identity and the creation of striking new places.
From the very beginning, competitions have played a pivotal role for Dürig AG. They are not only a foundation for new commissions but also a driving force for the studio’s creative potential on both a national and international level. Beyond the day-to-day project work, competitions provide an opportunity to test innovative and ambitious concepts, to continually reflect on the firm’s own position, and to establish a clear architectural identity.
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HANGHAR LLC
interview with Eduardo Mediero
T: +34 669633483
E: info@hanghar.com
@hanghar.llc
HANGHAR LLC is an award-winning 10-year long architectural corporation held by the OWN‡ Foundation. As a for-profit subsidiary, it adheres to the foundation’s values, reporting annually to its board of trustees.
HANGHAR LLC will cease all activity on December 31st 2030
Eduardo Mediero is an architect and lecturer at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning where he teaches graduate and undergraduate studios. He has previously taught at Pennsylvania State University, the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design summer program.
Eduardo holds a Masters in Architecture with Honors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Masters in Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His work has been exhibited at the XIV Biennial of Spanish Architecture and Urbanism, the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale and the Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. He is the recipient of the 2019-20 inaugural Fishman Fellowship at the University at the University of Michigan, the 2018 KPF Traveling Fellowship, the RCC Fellowship at Harvard University and the Arthur Lehman Fund.
Eduardo holds a Masters in Architecture with Honors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Masters in Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His work has been exhibited at the XIV Biennial of Spanish Architecture and Urbanism, the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale and the Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. He is the recipient of the 2019-20 inaugural Fishman Fellowship at the University at the University of Michigan, the 2018 KPF Traveling Fellowship, the RCC Fellowship at Harvard University and the Arthur Lehman Fund.