Month: June 2019
Shutters are concealed in the walls of Austrian farmhouse extension by Firm Architekten
Firm Architekten has extended a gabled farmhouse in Bezau, Austria, with a matching structure clad in timber louvres that double as shutters. Raised on a small white-plastered podium, House Wünster faces out towards dramatic views of mountains. The House Wünster extension sits alongside the original shingle-walled farmhouse building, united by a pitched roof that extends
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To-Dos: Your June Home Checklist (11 photos)
Summer officially begins June 21 this year, but why wait until then to get into the summer spirit? Get a jump-start by prepping your home and garden for warm weather, setting up the perfect drip-dry spot for beach towels, reorganizing the kitchen (hel…
John Pawson on Making Calm, Simple Spaces
It took a few years and multiple failed career attempts for renowned minimalist designer John Pawson to truly enter the world of architecture. Though he’d cultivated an interest in design from a young age, he’d initially shied away due to his beliefs that he needed to be good at math and that design was an innate skill rather than something that could be taught.
1950s marcel breuer iconic lauck house in new jersey goes on sale
the iconic house in garden (lauck house), built by hungarian modernist architect marcel breuer in 1950 in princeton, NJ, is currently on sale for $1,210,000. located in a secluded four-acre lot, the house is modeled after breuer’s design for the museum of modern art (MOMA) in new york, which was showcased in the museum’s garden […]
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La Vrillete / ENSA Paris-La-Villette
La Vrillette is the laureate project in 2018 of a contest that take place in the ENSA Paris-La-Villette, the biggest architecture school in Paris. Organized within the course named “Tectonical Sculpture” by Marc LEYRAL and Frédéric MARTINET, the contest promotes a reflection about the use of short sized timber section elements to create full scale experimental structures.
Fundamental Approach Architects Win First Prize for Unconventional Mosque and Plaza Design
Persian architecture studio Fundamental Approach Architects have won first prize in the Golshahr Mosque and Plaza National Design Competition in Iran, proposing an atypical mosque design for the city of Karaj.
Buildings in Chile, Peru and Senegal are Finalists for the RAIC 2019 International Award
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has recently announced the shortlist for the RAIC International Award 2019, highlighting socially-transformative architecture around the world.
10 unmissable events and exhibitions at London Festival of Architecture 2019
With the London Festival of Architecture kicking off today, Dezeen’s deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft picks out the 10 best things in the programme, including a colourful pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery and Patrick Schumacher talking about affordable housing. There are over 400 events taking place for London Festival of Architecture 2019, which takes place throughout the
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Hotel Gardenazza / SIRS
Short. Nestled in the heart of the Italian Dolomites is the recently re-built Hotel Gardenazza. The existing building structure consisted of two parts, the original front dating back to 1939 and a more recent rear extension from the 1990ies. The project scope consisted in replacing the aged 30ies structure with a new 5-storey low-energy building to provide contemporary hotel facilities with a 33 bed capacity as well as meeting current fire and building regulations, which the existing structure was not able to achieve.