Author: Sophia Ellis

The intervention site is located in the northern area of Rimini, in a strip of land between the green countryside of the Romagna region and the deep blue of the Adriatic Sea. While currently preserving a green, undeveloped state, being surrounded by lands of predominantly agricultural use, the plot destined to accommodate the new primary […]

The challenge of designing the New Auditorium brings into being the need to question the ambivalent role it is called upon to assume, having to stand both in continuity with the other poles of the Student Citadel and as a landmark for the city of Bagheria. An analysis following the history  of the auditorium and […]

The project idea emerges form the desire to propose not a simple school complex, but rather an actively educational pole that can fit organically into the urban context of the city of Bagheria, Palermo. The new high school, therefore, should not only function independently but also be conceived as an integral part of the existing, […]

The project for the “Memorial to the fallen soldiers of the defense patriotic war of the Republika Srpska” is today an opportunity not only to remember the courage of the soldiers who fell during the war in the period 1991-1996 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also a monument against all wars, especially those of oppression […]

DH2OME is a game-changing infrastructure that aims to provide gallons of fresh water every day where is most needed. Many of the countries that are experiencing severe droughts and water scarcity are in the tropical area and the majority of these are under-developed or developing countries, where the sun is shining most of the year […]

The climate crisis is a maze of choices—complex, urgent, and deeply personal. Every decision we take, no matter how small, contributes to the trajectory of our planet. Climaze explores this reality, turning the abstract challenges of sustainability into a tangible, navigable experience. It reminds us that change begins with the individual, yet its impact can […]

The house is characterized by a system of opaque and transparent walls The opaque walls, which have murals on both sides (inside-outside) can rotate, varying their image as needed, but maintaining their role as shading elements and protection from the sun. We are talking about a particular portico concept, considered in this case as a […]

In this project the altro_studio’s research for optical illusion and movement is underlined through color. Black and white stripes surround the entire house, creating a place strongly dynamic and, at the same time, arousing a state of instability of perception towards the observer. Black and white are among the primary colors of the history of […]

Optical illusion and disorientation are the terms that characterize this project. The purpose induces reflection in the passage between one space and another, between one environment and another. Recognizing the spatial dimension, not automatically but according to a considered perception, becomes a mode that allows understanding of every aspect of the domestic place. In the […]