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Mud brick walls form House in Avandaro by Taller Hector Barroso

February 25, 2020 Jenna McKnight 0
House in Avandaro by Taller Hector Barroso

Architecture studio Taller Hector Barroso has used earthen blocks, pine and c0ncrete to help this holiday dwelling blend into its forested setting in central Mexico. House in Avandaro is located in the scenic town of Valle de Bravo, which lies about 150 kilometres (93 miles) west of Mexico City. The two-storey dwelling sits on an

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51 Barrel Chairs with Statement-Piece Potential

February 25, 2020 HD Staff 0

Also known as the tub chair, drum chair, and sometimes conflated with the club chair, the barrel chair is a classic furniture profile with timeless appeal. Long beloved for its comfortable hug-like shape, the humble barrel chair is a favorite for lounges and casual social spaces, and sometimes even refined for use at the dining […]

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Pareid creates brightly coloured water-harvesting classroom in Thailand

February 25, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Water harvesting-classroom at Ban Wang Toey School by Pareid and students from Chulalongkorn University

Architecture studio Pareid and students from Chulalongkorn University have built an open-walled classroom around two water collecting funnels in western Thailand. Called Pylonesque, the classroom was created as an additional space at the Ban Wang Toey School in the Thai province of Uthai Thani. It is covered by a  roof made of two funnels that

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Nemo House / Mobius Architects

February 25, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

The architecture of the building is subordinated to the vicinity of the Masurian lake, over which the house was built. The buildings did not disturb the landscape by opening the interior transparently to the beauty of the landscape. The house was designed in a rectangular plan with a length of 50m, using practically the whole building plot.