Aesop Montreal store by Alain Carle draws on local jazz heritage

April 22, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Dark green suede and brass details were used by Alain Carle Architecte to make this store for skincare brand Aesop feel like a jazz club. The local firm designed the interior for the store in Montreal’s Petite Bourgogne – or Little Burgundy – a neighbourhood in the southwest of the city, historically known for its

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Lvdu Living Art Museum / JHD Architects

April 22, 2018 罗靖琳 0

Lvdu Living Art Museum  is an experimental building with Hui Zhou regional characteristics and innovative living experience. JHD architects was trying to refine and improve the beauty of “Huizhou impression” which exists in people’s mind long time ago, it will be presented in a new way as a new demonstration area that can be accepted by the local people and also can fully reflect the innovative life concept of modern society lifestyle.

BDFO adds extensions and skylights to Brooklyn townhouse

April 22, 2018 James Brillon 0

Barker Freeman Design Office has completed the renovation of a townhouse in Brooklyn, demolishing some sections and adding others to make better use of the space. The 20th Street House occupies a corner lot, and previously had front and rear extensions added to it. Barker Freeman Design Office (BDFO) decided to reconfigure these add-ons for

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Product Of The Week: Knight Pen Holder

April 22, 2018 HD Staff 0

Would you have something that is mightier than the sword just casually lying around on your desk? Why not let it down on something worthy? Get it on Amazon. Also recommended: 30 Unique Toothpick Holders & Dispensers

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This Modular Mountain Shelter Is Net-Zero and Can Be Delivered via Helicopter

April 22, 2018 Collin Abdallah 0

Mountain shelters serve as protection for climbers during severe weather conditions. However, a Bulgarian design team discovered that many shelters have been destroyed, putting mountaineers at risk. As the winning proposal for the competition “Architecture of 2050,” this innovative building addresses this critical problem through a combination of sustainability, materiality and technology.

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St. Ovídio Chapel By Álvaro Siza Through The Lens Of Fernando Guerra

April 22, 2018 Eduardo Souza 0

A pure volume, slightly lit, sits in the middle of a garden. It is a private chapel in Quinta de St. Ovídio in Lousada, built between 1989 and 2001 and designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira. The project starts from a path, where you can see the prismatic white volume from afar. As you pass through the building and some steps, you arrive at the entrance square. Here you will notice that Siza differentiated the main facade, in stone, from the other three, in white painted concrete, giving it importance.