Lebach 2030, Competition 1. Prize
Previous Next Lebach 2030, Competition 1. Prize FORM SOCIETY and Ernst & Partner landscape architects have won the invited competition for the redevelopment of the town center of the city of Lebach in Germany. Our concept “Shared City Lebach” provides for design as well as strategic measurements aiming for the revitalization of the town center […]
Urban Ideas Competition Michelangelostrasse Berlin
Previous Next Urban Ideas Competition Michelangelostrasse Berlin Berlin’s population is growing and the city is in need for additional living space. City districts are therefore investigated for their potential to establish more residential buildings. In Berlin’s district Pankow the housing areas north and south of Michelangelostrasse with their building structures dating from the 1950s […]
Ecological hyper-architecture and the ambiguity of its value (2015)
Ecological hyper-architecture and the ambiguity of its value (2015) The environmental movement of the 1960s and 1970s was constituted in part by ecologically conscious architecture. The value of architectural design was considered in relation to actions that support the recovery of endangered ecosystems and the future survival of the human species. Contemporary hyper-architecture, which incorporates […]
Hitch Bar
Previous Next Hitch Bar Redesign and refurbishment of the Hitch Bar and Restaurant in the center of Luxembourg City. The bar counter constitutes an eye catcher including a segmented shelf wall for storing bottles. Client: Private What: Interior Design Where: Luxembourg City When: 2015 Status: Built Design Team: Panajota Panotopoulou
Impressions of Milan – Principles of a Modern City (2015)
Impressions of Milan – Principles of a Modern City A visit to Milan in June 2015 inspired FORM SOCIETY to reflect on the modern city, of which Milan is an exceptional example. In the exhibition Innesti/Grafting at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, curator Cino Zucci presented Milan as a “laboratory of modernity” where the […]
Architecture-Technology-Relations: Aesthetics, ethics, and the metaphysics of entering alliances (2014)
Architecture-Technology-Relations: Aesthetics, ethics, and the metaphysics of entering alliances (2014) As the modern machine became ubiquitous, the intertwining of architecture and technology seemed only logical. But this situation actually leads to the question of how the links between architecture and technology have essentially been constituted. The relationship between architecture and technology is based on […]
Cultural Center “A Gadder” Competition 2. Prize
Previous Next Cultural Center “A Gadder” Competition 2. Prize „A Gadder“ is a small cultural institution consisting of a historical museum and a cultural center used for various activities. „A Gadder“ also houses the archives of the town of Belvaux. The task of the competition was to design an extension to the existing buildings to […]
Fire Station Lustenau Competition
Previous Next Fire Station Lustenau Competition The aim of the design is a spatially clearly defined and compactly organized sequence of programmatic units, which are necessary for the various operational and deployment procedures of the fire department. The task of the architecture is to structure the different parts of the building and to connect them […]
Loft conversion SyJ
Previous Next Loft conversion SyJ Upward extension of a narrow row house in Luxembourg City by adding an attic. The usable floor space of the house is extended by means of two additional levels, which provide extra living and working space. Gradations in the roof surface and a slight distortions of the floors allow […]
Pavilion Desom
Previous Next Pavilion Desom The pavilion Desom in Remich, Luxembourg serves the presentation and tasting of wine. The first floor contains a wine shop, a bar with kitchen, restrooms and storage facilities, and a large seating area. The pavilion is situated between the Mosel River, the vineyards, and the home of the Desom family. […]