Leo Kauntz Moderini

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Project Tag: Architecture

  • Alpine Fusion

    Alpine Fusion

    Alpine Fusion proposes a nuclear power plant, town hall and spa, all under one roof for the northern Italian town of Merano. The project’s civic function is to evoke within Merano’s citizens a sense of ownership and pride thanks to a shift in technology. The building is to serve as a symbol of economic independence…

  • Wildlife Crossing

    Wildlife Crossing

    This Wildlife Crossing and Conservation Centre proposes a single structure merging ecological restoration with structural experimentation in the Dolomites. The project re-establishes alpine coniferous habitats fragmented by roads and storms like 2020’s Storm Adrian, reconnecting wildlife corridors around Karersee. Inspired by Musmeci’s integrated forms, the design optimises truss depth and explores delamination to reduce material…

  • Fleet Gin Distillery

    Fleet Gin Distillery

    Fleet Gin is a distillery in Farringdon. The site for the project lies about 100m north of Farringdon station and is occupied by a trench hosting the metropolitan line. Enclosing this trench yields a new, highly constrained plot, requiring both bespoke technical solutions and a speculative spatial proposal. Located between Exmouth market and Smithfield market,…

  • Aluminium and Oak Joints

    Aluminium and Oak Joints

    The IBM Travelling Pavilion is exemplar of lightweight construction and experimentation with material. First designed by RPBW in 1964 and inaugurated in 1984, it pioneered prefabrication and design for disassembly. Attention to detail and structural legibility characterise the project. Two key nodes are of particular importance to the arches of the IBM Travelling Pavilion. One…

  • The Baron in the Trees

    The Baron in the Trees

    Inspired by Italo Calvino’s “The Baron in the Trees”, this project calls for the return of the contemporary citizen to the rural by sharing habitats with an arboreal flora and fauna. The technical ambition for the building is to take the form of a tree house. It consists of a nursery in Epping. This nursery…

  • Eton Insulation Factory

    Eton Insulation Factory

    Each year the UK spends more than £1bn on patients affected by cold homes. Cold homes and fuel poverty are important issues. The aim of this project is to raise awareness through provocation. The proposal is a factory for the development of a scalable and affordable façade insulation product, applicable to existing buildings. This factory…

  • Terracotta Research Facility

    Terracotta Research Facility

    This project revisits the Moroccan Funduq by envisioning a contemporary research facility dedicated to innovating terracotta production. A mechanistic building is generated by the assemblage of extruded terracotta elements. The fractal geometry within the facade creates a dynamic, semi-permeable barrier responding to meteorological conditions. A set of vaulted terracotta structures sits atop the building, this…