DRA&U to Shape Sustainable Future of Abidjan with Ecocité

DRA&U Studio will be responsible for the urban development of Ecocité in Ivory Coast. Following the signing of the MoU last September in Abidjan, the design phase is about to begin. Ecocité will be developed on an area of 410 hectares and will represent a model of development that will contribute to the modern and…

DRA&U Completes the Design of CASA QUADRO in Abidjan

DRA&U has completed the design of CASA QUADRO, a five-story residential building with a basement level, to be built in the Mbadon neighborhood of Abidjan. The project stands out for its rigorous composition and sculptural façade treatment, designed to respond to the tropical climate while establishing a strong architectural presence. The compact volume is carved…

URBAN REGENERATION STRATEGIES FOR SHANGHAI

DRA&U founder Giorgio Pini met with representatives of Shanghai New Jing’an (Group) Co. Ltd, for a discussion on redevelopment projects of historic buildings in Shanghai. An ambitious Urban Regeneration plan, which will have to integrate the historic city with the rapid and increasingly vertical development of the new Shanghai. Our office presented projects of different…

10 YEARS of PLAYMAKER

Playmaker celebrates its first ten years. This project that we love very much and that is still extremely contemporary today for its “rational complexity”.
Over the years it has been the cause of 11 collisions between cars that slowed down to watch it. We apologize again to all drivers.

DRA&U HQ

PROJECT SUMMARY Located in an area interested in new urban redevelopment projects, the new DRA&U HQ will be developed on 600 square meters on multiple levels as well as outdoor spaces. A renovation and recovery intervention of a building that throughout its history has been an artisan lab, a sports shop and soon our new…