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The Fold Installation / Manadelucru

December 11, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

Alba Iulia, situated in the center of Romania, has attracted in a very short time multiple European funds that concerned the reconstruction of the fortress. The Habsburgic fortress, dating the 18th century, was placed in the centre of the city, situated between the upper and the lower city.

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Your Winter Home Maintenance Checklist (12 photos)

December 11, 2019 Laura Gaskill 0

Fluffy snow and sparkling icicles may make for a winter wonderland, but they can also bring on drafts, fallen tree limbs and worse (hello, ice dams). Avoid spending your holidays handling winter-related disasters with a bit of preventative maintenance…

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The Looking Glass Facade Renovation / UNStudio

December 11, 2019 Paula Pintos 0

Situated in the heart of the Museum Quarter, between Museumplein and the Vondelpark, shops on the P.C. Hooftstraat is a display of Dutch design, creative heritage, and elegance. Taking cues from nearby museums for framing Dutch art, UNStudio’s design for The Looking Glass sets the stage for a unique and distinctive flagship store by reimagining the display of clothes. The facade of P.C. Hooftstraat 138 is a celebration of textiles, both in form and function; three curved glass panels flow down from the upper floors in a design that mimics billowing transparent cloth. This play with glass creates opening spaces on a pedestrian eye-level that unveil the latest designs. 

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nada renovates the picasso apartment in barcelona

December 11, 2019 macnadusa 0

located in the el born neighborhood of barcelona, design studio nada has refurbished the ‘picasso’ apartment for a young professional couple. situated within a residential building dating back to the 1970s, the existing residence overlooks the parc de la ciutadella, the greatest green area in the city center. the recently completed project sees the reimagining […]

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15 Hudson Yards Building / Diller Scofidio + Renfro

December 11, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

15 Hudson Yards will be the first building with for-sale residences to open in Manhattan’s new Hudson Yards neighborhood; the first residents are expected to begin moving in December 2018. Designed to LEED Gold standards, the 70-story, 900-foot-tall tower anchors the southeast corner of Hudson Yards East at 30th Street and 11th Avenue. Utilizing cold-bent glass to achieve its shape, 15 Hudson Yards softens the conventional expressions of glass towers, with its surface expressed as fluid and supple. The tower morphs into a quatre leaf at the top, shaped to maximize panoramic views in all directions.

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101 Gifts For Architects And Designers

December 11, 2019 HD Staff 0

Christmas is just around the corner and the last-minute shopping season is officially in full swing. You’re checking names of the gift list, happy with your thoughtful choice of presents – that is, until you get to the architect. Nobody ever knows what to get the architect! They have impeccable taste, revel in the obscure […]

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Faulkner Architects converts barn in California’s wine country into minimal bunkhouse

December 11, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Tack Barn by Faulkner Architects

American studio Faulkner Architects has transformed a rustic building in northern California into a simple dwelling sheathed in salvaged redwood and weathering steel. The project, called Tack Barn, entailed renovating a 1950s, gabled-roof building that once was used for storing saddles, bridles and other horse-related equipment. Adjoining the building was a shaded area for horses

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