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University of Houston Clear Lake Recreation and Wellness Center / SmithGroup

January 3, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

After successfully serving upper level and graduate courses for 45 years, the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) is amidst a dramatic transformation. In 2014, UCHL became a full four-year institution, admitting its first freshman class and spurring rapid enrollment growth. The Recreation & Wellness Center was envisioned as a key part of this transition to a four-year institution and became a recruitment tool—providing not only an essential student life amenity, but also acting as a point-of-pride campus landmark boosting the University’s brand.

Menir House / Très Arquitetura

January 3, 2020 Daniel Tapia 0

Architectures bring contemporary air to the show and intimate of a typical studio
Fernanda Morais, Fernanda Tegacini and Nathalia Mouco, minds responsible for the success of Très Arquitetura, participate for the third time at CASACOR São Paulo. Clean, modern and bossa-filled architects were influenced by the rudimentary and fascinating poetry that traces the beginning of human history, thus emphasizing the symbolic essence of the caves as the firstborn dwelling and rescuing the origin of man as being that it appropriates something and, in a simple way, makes it cozy and safe.

Bonetti/Kozerski designs flagship location for Pace Gallery in New York

January 3, 2020 Jenna McKnight 0

Pace Gallery by Bonetti Kozerski Architecture

Volcanic stone, grey metal and large stretches of glass form the facades of this eight-storey building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood, which serves as the global headquarters for Pace Gallery. Open to the public, the building is located in Manhattan on 25th Street, just steps away from the High Line park. It serves as the headquarters

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Kitchen of the Week: Clean and Contemporary With Easy Flow (9 photos)

January 3, 2020 Jeannie Matteucci 0

Before Andy and Jamie Tobias and their two young children moved into a Cape Cod Colonial house they purchased in Irvington, New York, they asked designer Jennifer Howard — whom they found on Houzz — to coordinate a design-build project that would open…

Tibidabo Welcome Square / MiAS Arquitectes

January 3, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

The Tibidabo Welcome Square is the introduction to the core elements and philosophy of the attraction park Tibidabo. Solidarity, sustainability and education at its core, the new square opens up towards a beautiful view over the city, inviting visitors of all generations to contemplate over the panoramic view of Barcelona. This new modern, yet playful welcome square has been branded by the vertical garden covering the welcome building itself. The welcome building now becomes one of Barcelona’s biggest insect Hotels turning the amusement park into an inter-species attraction. The facade limits visual pollution by blending in with the natural surroundings.

New This Week: 4 Living Rooms With Nice Architectural Features (4 photos)

January 3, 2020 Mitchell Parker 0

Furniture and accessories go a long way toward making a living room look stylish. But standout architectural features like ceiling beams, fireplace details and archways can really take a room to another level of design. Here, four living rooms show ho…

New This Week: 4 Living Rooms With Great Architectural Features (4 photos)

January 3, 2020 Mitchell Parker 0

Furniture and accessories go a long way toward making a living room look stylish. But standout architectural features like ceiling beams, fireplace details and archways can really take a room to another level of design. Here, four living rooms show ho…

Waterfrom Design builds tea house with a basement hidden beneath a water pool

January 3, 2020 Amy Frearson 0

TEA Community Centre by Waterfrom Design aerial view

Architecture studio Waterfrom Design has completed the Tea Community Centre, a multipurpose building in Xiamen, China, that is partially concealed beneath the surface of a pool of water. Above ground, the tea house takes the form of a simple pavilion for preparing and serving tea. But a staircase leads down into a much larger basement,

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9 Questions to Ask When Planning a Kitchen Pantry (13 photos)

January 3, 2020 Susan Redman 0

Some pantry design dilemmas don’t seem obvious at the time of planning but become apparent later. Doors that open inward onto shelving, badly arranged racks and compartments, small cubbies with no room for appliances, a lack of hooks for towels and ap…

Icoma Headquarters / Estudio.Entresitio

January 3, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

ICOMA is the acronim for Ilustre Colegio de Medicos de Alava, the medical professional association in the region of Alava in Spain, and this projects presents their new headquartes. The new offices for ICOMA are implemented on an existing space in a residential building, connecting the street level space with the one on the second floor. The adaptive reuse of the existing space involved the aperture and definition of two small glass courtyards, new light sources for the ground level, that allowed for an open plan in visual continuity while helping to clarify transits and the definition of static versus dynamic areas.