Thirdwave Architects opts for muted tones in Apartment in Minsk renovation

June 23, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Minsk apartment by Third Wave Architects

Grey walls meet oxblood-coloured fixtures in this apartment in the Belarusian capital, overhauled by local studio Thirdwave Architects. Thirdwave Architects opted for restrained colour and material palette in their overhaul of Apartment in Minsk, which is set within a 1950s residential block. “We always aim to ‘set materials free’ so that they could demonstrate their original

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Hive House / nimtim architects

June 23, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

A simple but effective stepped rear extension for our sociable, book-loving clients. Budget informed structure and materials to create a light filled and unique design that has a transformative effect on everyday family life. This rear addition to an Edwardian terrace house in South London was driven by the principles of simplicity and honesty –  influenced by a modest budget but also a shared vision to create something unpretentious but materially and spatially rich.

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Laughing Matters: The State of a Nation Exhibition / Aberrant Architecture

June 23, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

The V&A has opened a new room in its popular British Galleries dedicated to exploring notions of Britishness, through the lens of comedy. Opening 29 March 2019, at an extraordinary time in British life, Laughing Matters: The State of a Nation will reflect on the role of humour in debates around identity, empire and power over the past two hundred years. Drawing on the V&A’s world-class collections of art, design and performance, this will be the museum’s first permanent home for its material relating to comedy.

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Marina Residence / LOD

June 22, 2019 Collin Chen 0

Located in the heart of Sanlitun Beijing, Marina Residence is a Beijing Courtyard Residence in Tuanjiehu District, next to East Third Ring Road. The original site consists of a series of existing buildings with different heights and structures. In spite of their architectural differences, the design aims to “re-connect” to complete as a whole:

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b2 architecture’s optical illusion colors creative agency office in prague

June 22, 2019 macnadusa 0

b2 architecture splashed color into DDB, thee creative agency’s office in prague, by creating an anamorphic optical illusion. visitors and employees are welcomed by the company’s striking massive logo, painted light blue and white against a black lobby. standing form the specific vantage point, viewers see the filled in ‘B’ in its perfect form. however, […]

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B.I.G Haizhu Bay Creative Zone / Atelier cn°S

June 22, 2019 Collin Chen 0

The project is located at the intersection of Lijiao Road and Zhenxing Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, south of the Pearl River. Before the renovation, Daganwei Warehouse Area of Sinochem Group Guangzhou was used as raw material reserve and production base of large state-owned chemical enterprises. Due to the relocation of enterprises, this area of idle industrial plant property with good location ushered in the opportunity of upgrading and transformation.

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TERENEO Offices / Béal & Blanckaert

June 22, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

This project is located around the edges of the water garden in the ZAC (joint development zone) Rives de la Haute Deûle. It extends from the refurbished Le Blan-Lafont factory and the Hegel quay, which runs along the Haute Deûle Canal. The quality of the site is the fact of associating the monumentality of the framing of the Le Blan-Lafont factory with the poetic landscape of the water garden.

CCA builds concrete Mexican business school EBC Aguascalientes around lush gardens

June 22, 2019 James Brillon 0
Escuela Bancaria y Comercial (EBC) school in Aguascalientes, Mexico by Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos

Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica and architects Rodrigo Valenzuela Jerez and Camilo Moreno have completed this concrete business school on a lush site near Mexican city Aguascalientes. The campus marks the latest outpost of Mexican business school Escuela Bancaria y Comercial (EBC). The institution, whose name translates as Banking and Commercial school, was established

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