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Five of the best houses in Ecuador on Dezeen

August 3, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Casa El Cortijo by Felipe Assadi Arquitectos

We’ve rounded up five residences in Ecuador that architects have designed to celebrate the small South American country’s local materials and climate. Casa El Cortijo by Felipe Assadi Arquitectos A zig-zagging roofline covered in red bricks defines this house in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil, which is popular for its proximity to the Galapagos Islands.

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Peterwieshof House / Studio Architect Manuel Benedikter

August 3, 2019 Rayen Sagredo 0

Farmhouse – a traditional holiday house interpreted in a modern way. The farmer family needed a new house for three generations and some apartments for tourists. Because this building is located in one of the most famous point of view to Dolomites, in Süd Tirol. To face this challenge two different and separate houses were designed. The “parents house” for two generations, and the “sons house” for only one. Both houses stand close one to each other. The holiday apartments are close to the other buildings but with an independent entrance.

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ohlab renovates 500 year old spanish home into luxe boutique hotel

August 3, 2019 macnadusa 0

can bordoy – grand house & garden, is a small 24 room hotel with a magnificent garden, swimming pool, spa and panoramic terrace, located in la lonja neighborhood, at the heart of the historic center of palma de mallorca, spain. the hotel saw the renovation of a 500 year old abandoned building, and architecture and […]

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Aluminium-clad cabins perch on stilts over the Barents Sea in Norway

August 3, 2019 India Block 0
Manshausen 2.0 by Stinessen Arkitektur

Stinessen Arkitektur has built three cabins and a sauna on an island in the remote Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Norway in the arctic circle. Called Manshausen 2.0, the project is an extension of the Manshausen Island Resort, an eco-retreat founded by Børge Ousland, the Norwegian polar explorer who was the first person to

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Beekeeping Without a Hive (16 photos)

August 3, 2019 Aislin Gibson 0

Not everyone can be a beekeeper, but everyone can keep bees. Thirty-five percent of the world’s crop production depends on pollinators, with bees pollinating approximately 75% of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the United States. Bees are als…