Openworkstudio

OWS is a professional design practice specializing in architecture, restoration & the rehabilitation of historic properties, and interior design.

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A penthouse project located conceived as a fluid space merging into an intimate sequence of rooms. The living area is designed as an open space, in which the kitchen & the fireplace are focal points, leading onto the infinity pool.
https://t.co/6IbU1yLPjH
#OWS #archi #archidraw

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For the 2019 #PremjuEmanueleLuigiGalizia presentations&award ceremony organised by the @kamratalperiti; OWS partner, Joanna Spiteri Staines, was on the panel judging the Quality Architecture category&OWS partner, Alberto Miceli-Farrugia, presented the award for the same category.

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We invited Vanya Veras from Vivacity to present natural solutions for the Mediterranean climates with green roofs and walls. Providing #environmentally #sustainable protection of buildings from the warmer and colder months.

#openworkstudio #architecture
https://t.co/bIe8jJE9Uq

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A serene space hung off the side of an existing structure above a busy, noisy, industrial yard. This tiny chapel was designed with a minimal palette of materials used to reduce sound, to diffuse light and ensure levels of privacy and intimacy.
https://t.co/o7wMritwDA
#archi #ows

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Can an industrial canteen be also a place for a more casual or even a formal meeting with work colleagues/ clients& guests? This is what we sought to achieve when requested to transform the shaded outdoor break space within the existing new brewhouse at Farsons.
#Archi #Interiors

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We welcomed students from St. Joseph School, Blata, for a job-shadowing initiative, for @INWED1919, aimed to get the terms ‘engineering’&‘women’ in the same sentence & get young girls learn about the role of a design engineer in what is still mostly a male-oriented field.#INWED19

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Joanna Spiteri Staines, partner at #Openworkstudio & @Nidum_, presented the Gozo Museum, a NIDUM project, from winning the design contest, to restoring of the 1950s Joseph Huntingford designed Victoria primary school to the discovery of a Roman Quarry on starting works on site.

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Perit Joanna Spiteri Staines, Partner at Openworkstudio & @Nidum_ shall be on the panel for 'Women in Business and Real Estate' seminar on Thursday 20th June, organised by @FrankSaltMalta.
Registration can be done at this link:
https://t.co/NU4o3tJmzr
#Openworkstudio #Architect

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We held a Clean Up of the green space around the Qalet Marku Tower, a @DinLArtHelwa site. Thanks goes to Cami Appelgren from @LDIMalta, DLH members & other studios @ArchitectureXV, Forward Architects, MMP Studio, @Nidum_, #Openworkstudio.

#Architects #CleanUp #environment

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Openworkstudio partner, Greta Caruana Smith, was invited to be a guest lecturer at the @uniofmalta, during a short course offered by the Institute for Sustainable Energy, entitled ‘Net Zero Energy Building Strategies’.

https://t.co/Me1MbyXNGU

#Openworkstudio #ArchiLecture

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For our internal recap, team members presented an urban design study, analyzing possibilities to prioritise pedestrian access through a public garden setting in a sensitive historical area...
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#openworkstudio #architecture #architalk

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Openworkstudio and @Nidum_ joined forces in a cultural trip to Villa Frere, a historical, architectural and botanical gem. Created by a British diplomat, poet, scholar and philanthropist, John Hookham Frere.

https://t.co/Me1MbyXNGU

#Openworkstudio #WorldHeritageDay #Malta

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Refurbishment of seafront apartment providing an open plan setting, enjoying sea views. Bespoke fitted joinery gives a seamless appearance in a light ambience.

https://t.co/o7wMritwDA

#openworkstudio #architecture #interiordesign

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A cluster of 3 homes designed to form a small community around a central common open space.

https://t.co/WnaOGY2Smd

#openworkstudio #architecture #urbanplanning

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A cluster of 3 homes designed to form a small community around a central common open space.

#openworkstudio #architecture #Malta

https://t.co/RZfAaF1Dme

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In the #Openworkstudio internal project recaps, Greta Caruana Smith, OWS partner, recently reproposed her presentation to the MEEREA seminar, on the environmental aspects of a family villa in which the main living spaces are almost fully glazed.
#architecture #Malta #engineering

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Today marks the 130th anniversary of the Tour Eiffel.
The iconic Parisian Tower was designed and built by the firm Eiffel et Compagnie, led by Gustave Eiffel, a bridge builder, architect, an expert in steel... https://t.co/7w7wMsI7WS

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We're proud that our very own Tracey Sammut was requested by #SACES (Society of Architects and Civil Engineering Students at the University of Malta) to moderate&guide the discussion at their 3rd consecutive annual STRIP conference held on the 6th March.#openworkstudio #architalk

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Perit Greta Caruana Smith, one of the partners at @openworkstudio, gave a talk on behalf of the Building Regulation Office of Malta on best practices for smart building. | Via @EU_BUILDUP

#openworkstudio #architecture #buildup

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Greta Caruana-Smith of the Building Regulation Office of Malta shows the Maltese Parliament, a #smartbuildings best practice #askBUILDUP

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Façade study for a family home.
A space which allows for the growth of a young family over time.
Sketch by Tracey Sammut.

#openworkstudio #ows #architecture