Brunswick Place

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Brunswick Place, 1987
Old Street, Shoreditch
London, May 2023

“Beautifully designed and high-quality workspace at an unbeatable price. Located in the centre of London’s tech district, the building features only 3 self-contained floors, making it the ideal HQ for businesses looking for 25-100 desks. Each office unit is newly refurbished and features its own private facilities such as a kitchen, meeting rooms and breakout space. The layout and decor can also be adapted to suit a client’s exact requirements.” (26 Brunswick Place, Flexioffices)

Fontana del Cantaro

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Fontana del Cantaro by Antonio Muñoz, 1929
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Piazza di Santa Cecilia
Rome, June 2019

“The Fontana del Cantaro is a fountain built in 1929 by architect Antonio Muñoz. It is located in the courtyard of the Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere. The fountain consists of a large pond with in the center a kantharos – an ancient vessel that was used to hold wine – set on a pedestal.” (Fountains in Rome, A View on Cities)

Málaga Arte Urbano Soho

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“End to Those Dogs” by Dean Stockton (D*Face), 2013
“Paz y Libertad” by Shepard Fairey, 2013
Avenida del Comandante Benítez
Málaga, September 2023

“In 2013, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (CAC Málaga) and MAUS (Málaga Arte Urbano Soho) invited American street artist Shepard Fairey to create a mural in the city, along with several other international street artists. His mural, Paz y Libertad, is located in the Soho Art District near the museum. Now CAC Málaga is currently hosting a major solo exhibition of Fairey’s work, from June 26 to September 27, 2015. In this video, filmed while Fairey installed his mural in 2013, the artist discusses the development of his work, and its political and personal aspects.” (Shepard Fairey Mural in Málaga, MutualArt)

Linen Court

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Linen Court
East Road, Shoreditch
London, May 2023

“Just a 2-minute walk from London's Silicon Roundabout at the heart of Tech City, Linen Court is located on the East Road at the junction with Brunswick Place. Surrounded by many technology, media and arts start-ups alongside many established businesses, the building provides excellent transport links just a 2-minute walk from Old Street station (serving the Northern line), a 12-minute walk to Shoreditch High Street, and a 14-minute walk from both Liverpool Street station (Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines) and Moorgate station (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Northern lines). The area is also on hand to offer many of London's best restaurants, bars and entertainment options.” (Linen Court, Cluttons)

Cappella Altemps

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Vault of the Altemps Chapel
Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere
Rome, June 2019

“The Altemps Chapel, in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, was commissioned by Cardinal Marco Sittich von Altemps and built by Martino Longhi the Elder (1534-91). It was completed in 1587. As well as acting as a burial chapel for himself, the cardinal intended it as a commemoration of the Council of Trent (1545-63), which was formally closed by his uncle Pope Pius IV (r. 1559-65). The coats-of-arms of Cardinal Altemps and of Pope Pius IV are displayed above the entrance, and their portraits feature in a niche high above the altar. The frescoes and the stucco work are the work of Pasquale Cati (c.1550-c.1620). The ornate vault features a fresco of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the central tondo, with the other panels depicting scenes from her life, interspersed with four smaller tondi depicting the four Evangelists. The altarpiece takes the form of an ancient icon (6th-9th century), which is known as the Madonna della Clemenza. It may be one of the oldest icons of the Virgin Mary in existence.” (Cappella Altemps, Walks in Rome)

Iglesia de Santo Domingo

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Iglesia de Santo Domingo
Plaza de Santo Domingo
Granada, September 2023

“The Church of Santo Domingo is a Catholic temple in the Spanish city of Granada, located in the historic center. It is located in the popular neighborhood of Realejo, presiding over a square in the center of which stands the monument to Fray Luis de Granada. Its construction began in 1512, and it is part of the Convent of Santa Cruz la Real.1 It began in the Gothic style, with no record of who was the author of its designs or the director of the works. Important elements of the Gothic aesthetic are preserved, such as its arches and vaults. It was later completed in the Renaissance, Baroque and Contemporary times by various artists, who make this temple one of the most unique religious buildings in Granada.” (Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Wikipedia)

Atlas Building

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Atlas Building by Design Haus Liberty, 2019
City Road, Shoreditch
London, May 2023

“The Atlas building is the tallest residential tower in the City and has some of the best views in London. The show flat with its triple aspect is constantly changing based on weather and time of day providing a breathtaking sense of space that is unique to living at height. We wanted to inject elements which enhance and highlight the experience. We introduced large, tinted mirror surfaces which reflect and capture both the sky and urban views drawing them into the internal space. We naturally wanted to anchor the property in its locality and reflect the creative neighbourhood energy by combining interesting original artworks from up and coming artists with furniture pieces approached as crafted sculptural objects. Amenities, in the form of the lobby and resident lounge, provided an opportunity to create great social spaces with generous proportions and an urban feeling that comes with the postcode, while also ensuring that the environment is warm, relaxed and inviting. We used dark olive tones for the walls, ceiling and double height curtains while framing the seating clusters with lush foliage emanating indoor gardens.” (The Atlas Building, Archilovers)

Via della Paglia

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An interesting wall
Via della Paglia, Trastevere
Rome, June 2019

Nuestra Señora de la Paz

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Nuestra Señora de la Paz
Calle San Basilio
Córdoba, September 2023

“The church of Our Lady of Peace, better known as the church of San Basilio, was founded in 1590 by the monks of San Basilio and is the former convent church of the disappeared college of San Basilio. In 1846 it was designated an auxiliary parish of the Sagrario due to the great distance between the neighborhood and the Mezquita-catedral.” (Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Paz, Wikipedia)

Montcalm East

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Montcalm East by Squire and Partners, 2015
City Road, Shoreditch
London, May 2023

“M by Montcalm is a 23-story hotel near Old Street tube station in Shoreditch, London. It was designed by architects Squire and Partners and delivered in collaboration with Executive Architects 5 Plus. It was completed July 2015. The unusual building design was based on the proximity of the hotel to Moorfields Eye Hospital, which sits opposite it. The architects suggest that the facade ‘…expresses the idea of the optical and the visual’ and takes inspiration from the hypnotic, illusionary artwork of Bridget Riley. The building is expressed by conflicting patterns of transparency, opacity and solidity, and includes confusing angles that break down the geometry of the underlying structure. Vertical and diagonal lines create a visual effect of depth and movement that appear to contradict the buildings actual form. At the lower levels, the building skin is lifted on a visually disorientating slant to reveal the hotel lobby, public bar and restaurant. M by Montcalm has not been without controversy, being described as ‘very unfortunate for any hungover hipsters’, and ‘a myopic optical ruse that must have been hypnotic enough to secure it planning’. It was nominated for the Carbuncle Cup in 2015, an annual architectural prize awarded by the magazine Building Design to the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months. It was ‘beaten’ that year by the Walkie Talkie (20 Fenchurch Street).” (M by Montcalm, Designing Buildings Ltd)

Homeless Jesus

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“Homeless Jesus” by Timothy Schmalz, 2013
Piazza di Sant'Egidio, Trastevere
Rome, June 2019

“‘Homeless Jesus’, also known as ‘Jesus the Homeless’ (French: Jésus le sans-abri), is a bronze sculpture by Timothy Schmalz depicting Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. The original sculpture was installed in 2013 at Regis College, a theological college federated with the University of Toronto. Other copies of the statue were installed in several other locations beginning in 2014. As of 2017, over 50 copies were created and placed around the world.” (Homeless Jesus, Wikipedia)

Alameda Apodaca

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Jardines de la Alameda Apodaca
Alameda Apodaca
Cádiz, September 2023

“The Alameda Apodaca y Marqués de Comillas is a beautiful promenade in Cádiz that borders the historic city center to the south and faces the bay of Cádiz and nearby towns like El Puerto de Santa María and Rota. The promenade is landscaped in a romantic style with a linear layout marked by the regionalist style of the early 20th century, featuring glazed ceramics from Seville and wrought iron on benches and lampposts. The gardens are situated between two significant constructions – the Baluarte de la Candelaria and the walls of San Carlos, both built in the late 18th century as a defense for the northwest front of the city. The promenade’s east side is named after Cádiz admiral Juan José Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza, while the west side is named after Claudio López Bru, second Marqués de Comillas. The design presents a slightly broken linear layout on its plan, marked by the prevailing regionalist style at the beginning of the 20th century, embodied by the architect Juan Talavera, with the use of Sevillian glazed ceramics and wrought iron on benches and lampposts, as features characteristic. The fountains stand out for their beauty, both the one located on the side of the Baluarte next to the enormous Ficus, and those inside the garden built with ceramics from Triana.” (The Alameda Apodaca, Visiting Cádiz)

White Collar Factory

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White Collar Factory by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, 2017
Old Street Yard, Shoreditch
London, May 2023

“White Collar Factory is a complex of six buildings at Old Street Yard, which includes offices, studios, incubator space, restaurants and apartments, set around a new area of public realm, with a sixteen-storey tower topped by a 150m rooftop running track. Together, these 27,200 sqm buildings provide a bold new marker for Old Street as well as creating a new, more permeable section of the city that references the alleys and passageways of the historic urban grain. The mixed-use development is the culmination of an eight-year research project led by AHMM director Simon Allford and Simon Silver and Paul Williams, directors of developer Derwent London, working in collaboration with engineering firms AKT II and Arup. This research analysed why 19th century warehouses and factory buildings have enjoyed such longevity, and how these structures could inform and inspire a sustainable development. It identified five key elements: high ceilings, deep plans, simple passive façades, concrete structure, and smart servicing, which were to become the driving principles behind White Collar Factory.” (White Collar Factory, ArchDaily)

San Marco Evangelista

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Main altar and apse
San Marco Evangelista al Campidogli
Piazza di San Marco
Rome, June 2019

“The floor of the church is below the ground level of the Renaissance period, and therefore steps lead down to the interior. The church retains its ancient basilica format, with a raised sanctuary. The inside of the church is clearly Baroque. However, the basilica shows noteworthy elements of all her earlier history: the apse mosaics, dating to Pope Gregory IV (827-844), show the Pope, with the squared halo of a living person, offering a model of the church to Christ, in the presence of Mark the Evangelist, Pope Mark and other saints.” (San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Wikipedia)

Puente de la Barqueta

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Puente de la Barqueta
Seen from Calle Torneo
Seville, September 2023

“The Puente de la Barqueta (Bridge of the barges, in reference to the formerly present ‘Barqueta Gate’), officially named Puente Mapfre, is a bridge in the city of Seville (Andalusia, Spain), which spans the Alfonso XII channel of the Guadalquivir river. It constituted one of the main means of access to the Isla de la Cartuja (Cartuja island). It was built between 1989 and 1992, on the occasion of the Universal Exposition Expo'92, and conceived as the main gate for this.” (Puente de la Barqueta, Wikipedia)

art'otel London Hoxton

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art'otel London Hoxton
Rivington Street, Shoreditch
London, May 2023

“art'otel development at 84-86 Great Eastern Street near Old Street Roundabout in Shoreditch, London EC2. The scheme designed by Squire and Partners includes a 346 bedroom hotel, gym and spa, art gallery, art cinema, creative commercial space, retail space, a private members club and publicly accessible restaurant with a bar.” (art'otel Shoreditch, Buildington)