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Avenue Road House / Clancy Moore Architects

February 2, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

Conversion of a Warehouse to a Family Dwelling. Our brief was to convert a light industrial warehouse unit, situated in central Dublin, to a family dwelling. Located on a tight site the project builds itself around a double height atrium space which functions as the primary communal family room for the house a sort of rumpus room.

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Prepare for Valentine’s Day with our new romantic restaurants Pinterest board

February 2, 2020 Daria Casalini 0

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day we’ve created a new Pinterest board showcasing romantic restaurants. Venues featured include an elegant eatery inside a New York museum and a decadent Venetian dining space. The board also features a high-end restaurant in Copenhagen that projects glowing northern lights above diners and a dining space that

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lisbon triennale asks is ornament an integral part of architecture?

February 2, 2020 macnadusa 0

the theme for the recent lisbon architecture triennale – the poetics of reason – posits that architecture is grounded in reason, and that rationality is key to both understanding it and democratising it. curated by eric lapierre under the premise that architecture should be intelligible to all, the program aimed to shed light onto the […]

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Renesa uses terracotta-brick walls to carve up interiors of Indian showroom

February 2, 2020 Ali Morris 0
The Terramater showroom in India, designed by Renesa

Room dividers composed of hollow terracotta bricks frame the products within this home decor showroom in the northwestern Indian city of Amritsar. Designed by New Delhi-based studio Renesa, the 1,300-square-foot showroom belongs to homeware brand Rustickona. The brand, who has named the showroom The Terramater, wanted a retail space that felt homely and welcoming –

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Colonialist Modernism Strikes Again

Imagine the following scenario. It is 1902, and to the great shock and distress of the citizens of Venice, the beautiful campanile tower in its Piazza San Marco has just collapsed. That very evening, the city’s communal council votes to approve 500,000 Lire for the prompt rebuilding, “com’era, dov’era” — “as it was, where it was”. Future residents and visitors alike may now continue to enjoy this beautiful structure, which had also been restored and added to many times previously.