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AMAG 24 PUBLISHER AMAG publisher COLLECTION AMAG magazine NUMBER 24 TITLE MORQ ISBN 978-989-54938-3-8 ISSN I2182-472X LEGAL DEPOSIT 377392/14 ERC REGISTRATION 126 164 PUBLICATION DATE 2021 June EDITOR Ana Leal GENERAL MANAGER Filipa Figueiredo Ferreira EDITORIAL TEAM Ana Leal Carolina Feijó Filipa Figueiredo Ferreira João Soares Tomás Lobo TRANSLATIONS Clementine Dobbelaar PRINTING LusoImpress RUN NUMBER 5000 copies OWNER AMAG editora VAT NUMBER 513 818 367 CONTACTS info@amagpublisher.com www.amagpublisher.com ADVERTISING adv@amagpublisher.com NOTE Portuguese published texts are not written under the Orthographic Agreement of 2009, unless indicated by the respective author
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CREDITS COVER ENCLOSED HOUSE II image © CHARLOTE MAY INDEX ENCLOSED HOUSE I image © Givlio Aristide
ENCLOSED HOUSE I project: 2017- 2018 location: Perth, Western Australia architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Mark Jecks team: Elliot Lind and Mark Jecks images: © Givlio Aristide VILLA RA project: 2017- 2018 location: Calabria, Italy architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Lidia Marchiano’ team: Sido Cherel and Lidia Marchiano’ images © Givlio Aristide and © Pep Sau (page 041) GUEST RA project: 2018 location: Calabria, Italy architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Lidia Marchiano’ team: Lidia Marchiano’ images © Givlio Aristide OFFICE IN ROME project: 2015 - 2018 location: Rome, Italy architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Lorenzo Donin team: Priscilla Carneiro, Maria Novella Caramazza and Lorenzo Donin images © Givlio Aristide and © Simone Bossi HOTEL SCENARIO project: 2018 - 2019 location: Rome, Italy architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Lorenzo Donin and Maria Novella Caramazza team: Maria Novella Caramazza, Sido Cherel and Lorenzo Donin images © Givlio Aristide VILLA O project: 2019 - 2020 locatino: Calabria, Italy architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Lidia Marchiano’ team: Sido Cherel, Andrea Di Renzo and Lidia Marchiano’ images © Givlio Aristide
ENCLOSED HOUSE II project: 2018 - 2020 location: Claremont, Western Australia architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Mark Jecks team: Charlotte May, Sido Cherel, Elliot Lind and Mark Jecks images © Glenn Russell ( page 096-097-098-100-101-105) © Charlotte May (page 094). Post production © Giulio Aristide under construction
IONIAN PAVILION project: 2021 location: Calabria, Italy architect: MORQ project coordinator: Andrea Di Renzo team: Claudia Caporale, Sido Cherel, Andrea Di Renzo and Lorenzo Donin renders: © MORQ unbuilt projects
RE project: 2019 location: Calabria, Italy architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Andrea Di Renzo team: Sido Cherel, Andrea Di Renzo, Lidia Marchiano’ renders: © MORQ
VILLA MEDITERRANEA project: 2019 location: Balearic Islands, Spain architect: MORQ project coordinator: Sido Cherel, Lorenzo Donin team: Maria Novella Caramazza, Lidia Marchiano’, Sido Cherel and Lorenzo Donin renders: © MORQ
PARK HOUSE project: 2019 location: Perth, Western Australia architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Charlotte May team: Andrea Di Renzo, Sido Cherel, Mark Jecks, Charlotte May and Peter Tibbitt renders: © MORQ
TALAIOTICA project: 2019 location: Balearic Islands, Spain architect: MORQ project coordinator: Sido Cherel, Andrea Di Renzo team: Claudia Caporale, Sido Cherel and Silvia Ponte renders: © MORQ
FURTHER DIFFUSED HOTEL project: 2019 location: Bali, Indonesia architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Sido Cherel team: Claudia Caporale, Maria Novella Caramazza, Sido Cherel, Andrea Di Renzo and Lorenzo Donin renders: © MORQ GONZAGA PAVILIONS project: 2020 location: Gonzaga, Italy architecture: MORQ project coordinator: Andrea Di Renzo team: Sido Cherel, Andrea Di Renzo and Ludovica Richiello renders: © MORQ ALTANA project: 2020 location: Perth, Western Australia project coordinator: Mark Jecks team: Andrea Di Renzo, Mark Jecks and Peter Tibbitt renders: © MORQ
MORQ Matteo Monteduro (1970), Emiliano Roia (1971), and Andrea Quagliola (1972) were all born in Rome and studied Architecture at La Sapienza University. Established in Rome 2001 and in Perth 173 2003, MORQ is an internationally positioned yet locally engaged architecture firm based in Italy and Australia. Its work, ranging from residential and retail spaces to large landscape and urban plans, is the recipient of awards and widely published internationally. The founding partners are also committed academics at The University of Western Australia, and RCR Lab-A (2013-2018). Matteo, Emiliano, and Andrea wish to personally acknowledge and thank Sido Cherel for the effort and care on this publication. Also, a special recognition to Lorenzo Donin and Mark Jecks for the significant contribution through their work over all these years together, thank you. Finally, we wish to thank all our staff, past and present, for the passion and dedication shown in their work. Current MORQ design architects: Claudia Caporale, Maria Novella Caramazza, Sido Cherel, Lorenzo Donin, Andrea Di Renzo, Mark Jecks, Charlotte May, Lidia Marchiano’, Peter Tibbitt.