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Sculptural wall panels, bespoke furnishings, and richly textured natural stone demonstrate Salvatori's craftsmanship while encouraging visitors to experience each material through touch as well as sight.
Rather than following a prescribed route, the flexible gallery unfolds through a series of individually curated display rooms, each celebrating a different natural stone and unified through a carefully coordinated color palette.
Tasked with creating an immersive material library rather than a conventional showroom, Yabu Pushelberg transformed a SoHo duplex into a flexible contemporary retail environment where Italian craftsmanship and residential living converge.
Limited by the approximately 1,615-square-foot site, XRANGE Architects stacked the 2,691-square-foot home vertically, with individual floors accommodating distinct domestic functions around a central acoustic core.
Positioned on the third floor and capable of supporting formal recitals, rehearsals and informal gatherings, the double-height 'Music Box' forms the architectural and acoustic center of the house.
Angled walnut panels form the architectural enclosure of the recital room, diffusing direct sound reflections while their open joints maintain visual and acoustic permeability, with 150 operable modules.
Designed like an abstract musical score, the tower features irregular, black-framed windows arranged like notes across the façade's horizontal lines.
Rising from a compact site in Taipei's Shilin District, the six-story concrete house forms a narrow vertical landmark among the neighborhood's lower residential buildings and densely layered rooftops.
House of Music is a contemporary Taipei residence with Brutalist and Expressionist influences, organized around a recital room whose operable acoustic panels allow music, light and domestic activity to circulate through the six-story concrete tower.
Dense perimeter planting and small trees soften the roofline while providing outdoor workplace amenities and supporting the project's broader emphasis on biodiversity and occupant well-being.
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