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Arbor house in Tsurugashima / Yoshichika Takagi + associates

February 7, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

This is a remodeling of a wooden house in an ordinary dense residential area in Tsurugashima, Kanto region. It was built 33 years ago on a backland site that connects to the road via access of only 2 meters wide. Before remodeling, it had a small bright garden on the south side. There was a field in the neighboring land that faces the garden, where open sky could be seen. However, it was planned to be remodeled for residential development. Therefore it could be imagined that it would turn to a garden surrounded by houses, which is never a good environment.

Apple’s head of retail Angela Ahrendts to step down

February 7, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0

Angela Ahrendts, the “transformative force” behind Apple Store designs, will leave her position at the tech company this spring. Ahrendts will leave her role as Apple’s senior vice president of retail in April 2019 to undertake “new personal and professional pursuits”, the company announced on 5 February 2019. She will be succeeded by Deirdre O’Brien – an

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RL Residence / SDeG

February 7, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

RL residence occupies a 240sqm urban plot in Bengaluru. It is flanked by buildings on the East to the north and faces two streets on the west to south. This is a home designed for an entrepreneur and his family of young children, middle-aged relatives, and older family members. The brief, therefore, was to define a combination of spaces that respond to varying levels of privacy – including three bedrooms, semi-private family lounges, and multipurpose areas for entertainment and get-togethers.

translucent conference center by selgascano appears as a luminous form

February 7, 2019 philip stevens I designboom 0

on the outskirts of a medieval town in western spain, a giant, boulder-shaped volume emerges out of the undulating terrain…
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A’ Design Awards & Competition – Call for Entries

February 7, 2019 Erin 0

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Sierra / BOSS.architecture

February 7, 2019 Rayen Sagredo 0

Sited on the crest of a hill overlooking Lone Tree, Colorado, Serra is a restaurant housed in a purpose-built, ground-up building designed to capture views, and create a dynamic dining experience. Combining classic building forms like the A frame and the courtyard, it makes a timeless, modern statement.

Sierra / BOSS.architecture

February 7, 2019 Rayen Sagredo 0

Sited on the crest of a hill overlooking Lone Tree, Colorado, Serra is a restaurant housed in a purpose-built, ground-up building designed to capture views, and create a dynamic dining experience. Combining classic building forms like the A frame and the courtyard, it makes a timeless, modern statement.

intermedia completes japanese nursing home with triangular wooden canopy

February 7, 2019 macnadusa 0

japanese architecture studio intermedia has completed a nursing home in the city of shimabara, nagasaki, with a thin triangular canopy that largely expands its interiors while connecting them to the urban surroundings. the project is built on a simple grid of wood, sourcing at least 80% of the total timber quantity from the nagasaki prefacture […]

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Orum Residence / SPF: architects

February 7, 2019 Rayen Sagredo 0

Given its prominent positioning above a relatively developed neighborhood, the motivation behind the design of the home was to create a residence that could meld into its surroundings while maximizing views. The three-story structure, which takes on the shape of a three-winged propeller, is wrapped in glass that mirrors its sweeping views of the Los Angeles Basin, which are unobstructed from the Getty Center to Long Beach, Century City, and Downtown.

Candy Loft / StudioAC

February 7, 2019 Martita Vial 0

The Candy Loft exists on the second story of a hard loft conversion on a busy street in Toronto’s downtown west end. StudioAC was asked by the client to design this loft space in a way that would create a feeling of privacy within the city.