Month: January 2020

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Coahuila 59 Building / Contexto Arquitectos

January 10, 2020 Daniel Tapia 0

Coahuila 59 is an apartment building located in the heart of Mexico City, in one of the city’s most iconic areas, the Roma neighbourhood, a multifaceted place with a unique cultural heritage. This is why developing a building with its own character was crucial in order to achieve a respectful integration of the property into the area of constructions characterized by their artistic wealth. Coahuila 59 is a 6-floor building, with a basement of one and a half levels. A building with bright and spacious spaces as the main feature offered to its users in each of its 28 perfectly armed private apartments offering five types of apartments, covering a wide range of architectural options.

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Box in Helsinki is designed to be the “perfect” place to pick up online orders

January 10, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Box in Helsinki designed by Fyra

Design studio Fyra has fashioned brightly hued interiors for this hassle-free collection point in Helsinki, which includes a recycling area, fitting rooms and product show space. Situated at the heart of Helsinki, Box is a self-service collection point where locals can retrieve packages they’ve ordered online. It’s the brainchild of Posti – the Finnish postal

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10+ Proposals to Promote Adaptive Reuse and Introduce Transformative Ideas

January 10, 2020 Christele Harrouk 0

When reflecting on climate-related issues, measures to take, and innovative technological solutions, one cannot help but think that there are also familiar approaches that should be taken into consideration. In fact, when examining the impact of the built environment on the climate, one notes that in many countries, 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 have already been built. The most effective form of sustainability may, therefore, be saving energy by eliminating or minimizing new constructions, and by avoiding the demolition of existing structures.

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Bodø Town Hall / Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde

January 10, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

Just north of the polar circle, Danish studio ALL (Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde) has designed a contemporary city hall for the municipality of Bodø, Norway. The 12,000 m2 City Hall consists of a new building and the transformation and linking of two existing, preserved buildings. The new town hall unites the three buildings into one flexible plan, organized with a circular flow around a spectacular wooden atrium.

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freitag opens store in kyoto, complete with DIY workshop

January 10, 2020 macnadusa 0

following its first store in japan, which opened in 2011 in tokyo, freitag has now opened a second outlet, setting up a new tarpaulin distribution center in an 80-sq.m space in kyoto. the zurich-based company, which transforms used truck tarps into new bags, has always felt a special bond with the country as it shares […]

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Mexican Restaurant Masaryk / Vrtical

January 10, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

IDENTITY AND MATERIALITY: Mexicano Masaryk aims to bring back the authentic flavors of Mexican culinary tradition, recovering the memory of certain regions in Mexico trough the participation of local cooks named Mayoras. This is why we decided to confront the materiality of an existing building with new natural materials in the most honest way. By using volcanic rock flooring with different varnish treatments, and the use of brass, we tried to homogenize an already eclectic construction.