ETCHING CENTER - CABRI HILTON WROCLAW LES DOCKS DE PARIS HESS ANGEL WINGS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SIEMENS CAMPUS GS ARCH L’HOTEL DES SEVE BERLIN POSTFUHRAMT EUCALYPTUS HOUSE CONCRETE & GLASS ITALIAN VILLA CAESAREA HOLIDAY RESIDENCE HOUSE IN GARDEN 500 SQM PLOT TEAK TAK BARON IN THE TREES COPPER HOUSE PRIVATE DOMAIN GREEN HOUSE ANGEL CITY ARSUF WAWEL RESIDENCE ANGEL PLAZA RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PRAHA VI: CZECH REPUBLIC DUNA BAY URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLAC SPOLECZNY LA CITTA ISOLA ARCAFFE LESVOS MAVRI SKALA AND MAGEIRA LESVOS - SKALOXORI THE GRANARY BOUTIQUE SUITES HOTEL TERRA PORRA LITVAK GALLERY THE OCEANOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF MONACO ROSH HAAYIN CENTER FOR MUSIC OPHER LELOUCHE EXHIBITION NAM JUNE PAIK CABRI MUSEUM SHITUFIM CAMPUS ZIONUT 2000 OLYMPIC PAVILLION DIVERS ISLAND RUBIN MUSEUM ANGEL WINGS OFFICES DEVELOPEMENT L'HOTEL DE FLEURY MOBY DICK RESORT
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TERRA PORRA

| Location: Palombaggia, Corsica | Category: Urban plan - private homes | Size: 80,000SQM  urban plan - 17 villas of approx. 500SQM each | Status: Under Construction

There are sites where nature is so powerful, where the location and topography are so dominant that it requires the architect to go beyond the often abstract processes of planning and to "sculpt" and "mold" an architectural vision into the landscape. The site of Terra Porra is defined by its topography, the wildness & richness of its vegetation, the masses of rock outcrops that posses a remarkably rich spectrum of colors. There is little room for preconceptions. One is required to observe the movement of the sun, the forces of the wind, as well as, the directions of the slopes and the best vistas. One must weigh the consequence of mass, of its impact on the landscape and the delicate balance that needs to be established amongst the various villas that inhabit the site.  South Eastern Corsica is a unique place. In spite of its richness and unparalleled beauty, Nature is not taken for granted. It is treasured for its own qualities rather than as a means to attract tourists. Inaction is often preferred to action and there are limits that may not be traversed. This basic principle tended to define everything and led us to establish a dialogue with the very forces of nature that render this site particularly unique.  

GOTTESMAN - SZMELCMAN ARCHITECTURE · RISHPON · PARIS

 
 
ETCHING CENTER - CABRI
HILTON WROCLAW
LES DOCKS DE PARIS
HESS
ANGEL WINGS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
SIEMENS CAMPUS
GS ARCH
L’HOTEL DES SEVE
BERLIN POSTFUHRAMT
EUCALYPTUS HOUSE
CONCRETE & GLASS
ITALIAN VILLA
CAESAREA HOLIDAY RESIDENCE
HOUSE IN GARDEN
500 SQM PLOT
TEAK TAK
BARON IN THE TREES
COPPER HOUSE
PRIVATE DOMAIN
GREEN HOUSE
ANGEL CITY
ARSUF
WAWEL RESIDENCE
ANGEL PLAZA RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
PRAHA VI: CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Republic
DUNA BAY URBAN DEVELOPMENT Hungary
PLAC SPOLECZNY
LA CITTA ISOLA Italy
ARCAFFE
LESVOS MAVRI SKALA AND MAGEIRA
LESVOS - SKALOXORI
THE GRANARY BOUTIQUE SUITES HOTEL
TERRA PORRA
LITVAK GALLERY
THE OCEANOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF MONACO Monaco
ROSH HAAYIN CENTER FOR MUSIC
OPHER LELOUCHE EXHIBITION
NAM JUNE PAIK Korea
CABRI MUSEUM
SHITUFIM CAMPUS
ZIONUT 2000
OLYMPIC PAVILLION
DIVERS ISLAND
RUBIN MUSEUM
ANGEL WINGS OFFICES DEVELOPEMENT
L'HOTEL DE FLEURY
MOBY DICK RESORT