NEW ACROBAX
Rome, Italy, 2013 The project proposal for the new expansion of the Acrobax social center redefines the entrance courtyard by presenting a new façade with openings of different sizes and alignments. The new space serves as a cafeteria and a small neighborhood library. To realize it, the construction technique of the load-bearing straw bales was...
BAMWOOD _ GNAM EXIBITION 2015
Monza, Italy, 2015 In the Park of the Reggia di Monza at Villa Mirabello BAG has created a temporary installation for “GNAM_The art and the science of transforming food”, an exhibition, organized by CREDA Onlus and Consorzio Villa Reale, which fits into the busy EXPO2015 program. With the aim of creating a shaded area in...
OFF/THE/CUFF
Rome, Italy, 2016 “Off the cuff”: extemporaneous, improvised. It is a temporary installation made in the gardens of the Monk Club in collaboration with IndiLab. A project of collective self-construction and co-design able to experiment new forms of collaboration and acquire new skills. It is not just an architectural installation but a team building experiment....
ECOSTAGE _ BORGOFESTIVAL
Fiano Romano (RM), Italy, 2013 The project was developed on the occasion of Borgofestival 2013 in collaboration with LAN, a group of architects expert in Arundo Donax structures coordinated by architect Francesco Poli. A temporary structure has been created that combines in a single experience the construction techniques related to two natural materials: rods and...
PROTOTYPING STRAW
Cisternino (BR), Italy, 2010 Prototyping Straw is an independent experimentation path developed with the aim to deepen the topic of the construction of load-bearing straw bale technique. We have created two small prototypes and in each of them we have tested different technical solutions. This allowed us to optimize some construction details such as the...
QUADRARO
Rome, Italy, 2012. One of the objectives of this project was to debunk the cliché that straw was suitable for buildings only in rural settings. It is a private residence built on one level for an area of about 180 square meters and built with a wooden frame and padding in straw bales. The high...
SALENTO GREEN ARCHITECTURE
Campi Salentina (LE), Italy, 2010 “Every time an old man dies in Africa, it is as if a library has burnt down” (Amadou Hampâté Bâ, a Malian philosopher). Today in many communities of Africa the wisdom of the elderly continues to be respected. In a research carried out in Senegal, respondents of various ages stated...
BAG participates in the ‘OpenHouseRoma 2013’ event
OpenHouseRoma is organized by the ‘Open City Roma’ cultural association, which is part of the London based wider committee called ‘Open House Worlwide’. As of today, the event takes place every year, in 19 cities around the world, promoting quality architecture and involving millions of citizens and tourists in the discovery of such cities. On...
BAG is one of the best sustainable architectural firms of 2012
The important architecture portal “architetturaecosostenibile.it” has compiled the ranking of the top 10 projects of sustainable architecture, green and the most innovative of 2012. There are Italian or not. Residential and office buildings, sports and leisure and entire neighborhoods. The straw bale house designed by BAG in Rome is in 2nd place. Go to top...
Maxxi 2012
July 2012, Rome, Italy. As part of the international architectural competition Ecoluoghi 2011 organized by the Ministry of Environment and the Association Mecenate 90, BAG involved with the project “STRAW BALE HOUSE IN THE DOLOMITES” the group exhibition at the MAXXI in Rome from June 1, 2012 to July 31 2012. The stand was made...
Ecoluoghi 2011
October 2010, Rome, Italy. BAG wins the international architectural competition Ecoluoghi 2011 organized by the Ministry of Environment and the Association Macenate 90 with the project “STRAWBAL HOUSE ON THE DOLOMITES”.
