Month: December 2019

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studio gang explores solar carving with residential tower in chicago

December 16, 2019 macnadusa 0

standing 272 ft tall in chicago’s hyde park neighborhood is a residential tower designed by studio gang. named ‘solstice on the park’ the project explores the concept of ‘solar carving’, in other words shaping architecture to maximize sunlight in winter and minimize solar gain in summer. image © nick fochtman (main image © tom harris) […]

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Office Group York House / dMFK

December 16, 2019 Paula Pintos 0

The reimagined workspace, set across 70,000 sq ft over eight storeys, transforms the former 1980’s office building into a larger dynamic space for TOG’s membership base, featuring best in class amenities including a state-of-the-art gym, café, library, terraces and roof gardens with panoramic views of the city. In designing the interior concept, dMFK cites influences from the Golden Age of British sculpture, furniture, and craft in reference to the building’s roots in the post-war British art scene, including a retained sculpture created by Geoffrey Clarke, a pioneer of the period.

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The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland offers “a better understanding of nature”

December 16, 2019 Calum Lindsay 0
The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland is a 62-room resort hotel embedded in the lava formations and turquoise geothermal pools of Iceland's Blue Lagoon complex

Design Group Italia chief design officer Sigurdur Thorsteinsson explains how The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland immerses guests in nature in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. The 62-room resort hotel is embedded in the lava formations and turquoise geothermal pools of Iceland’s Blue Lagoon complex, which is situated within the UNESCO Global Geopark. The

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Block House / ES Arquitetura

December 16, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

Designed to be a low cost house, but with rooms and refined concepts regarding the distribution of the spatial functions and the visual aspect, the Block House was conceived as a ground-floor residence with an eastern conception. The use of concrete and wood blocks, without external coatings, crudely exposed on their essence, is part of the design concept intention. The whole project was planned with sophisticated but simple solutions at the same time, based on the easy execution and follow-up in the work site.

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51 Christmas Tree Topper Ideas To Crown Your Festive Decor

December 16, 2019 HD Staff 0

When putting up the season’s decorations, there’s one particular item that holds prestige over all the rest: The Christmas tree topper. The tree topper makes the tree decor complete, and no festive room looks quite right without one. Christmas tree stars and angel tree toppers have always, and will always, hold a special place in […]

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Doméstico Fluido House / Jaime Sepulcre Bernad

December 16, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The idea of this reform was, on the one hand, to relocate the living room and turn it into the heart of the house along with the kitchen and dining room, generating a single large common space that would open completely to the garden and, on the other hand, generate a vestibular space of arrival and circulation that will work in a very fluid way.

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DROO completes London building with “crumpled paper” facade

December 16, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
The Paintworks with crumpled paper facade by Droo

Walls with the texture of scrunched-up paper feature on this residential and office building that architecture studio DROO has completed in east London. The Paintworks is a four-storey building in Shoreditch, containing two office units and seven apartments. The site was once home to art studios and an art-supply store. DROO wanted to pay tribute to

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