Month: February 2020

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Monolithic brick volumes hide courtyard in Esrawe Studio’s Casa Sierra Fría

February 28, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0
Casa Sierra Fría by Esrawe Studio

Hector Esrawe’s design studio has completed its first residence – a red-brick house in Mexico City that encloses a lush courtyard at its centre. Esrawe Studio designed Casa Sierra Fría for a family of four who wanted a house with plenty of privacy. It comprises two parallel volumes that are joined by a hallway to

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Property fair MIPIM to go ahead as Geneva Motor Show cancelled

February 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Property fair MIPIM to go ahead as Geneva Motor Show cancelled

The Geneva Motor Show has been cancelled, while the MIPIM property fair will happen despite numerous withdrawals, as coronavirus continues to disrupt events across Europe. The organisers of the Geneva Motor Show, which was due to open on Tuesday 3 March, announced today that this year’s fair has been cancelled due to a government ban on large

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White & Green Art Lover’s Home Decor Done Two Ways

February 28, 2020 HD Staff 0

Fresh white decor, flourishing green plants and intriguing art collections shape these two very different home interiors. One highly decorative neoclassical home interior is filled with ornate panel doors, a sculptural and dominant jade tile fireplace, and a mix of traditional and modern furniture pieces. In contrast, the second home we take a tour of […]

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Clavel Arquitectos reveals longest cantilevered swimming pool in Europe

February 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Longest overhanging swimming pool in Europe at Odiseo casino in Murcia, Spain, by Clavel Arquitectos

Clavel Arquitectos has released a film of its founder Manuel Clavel swimming in a 42-metre-long pool that cantilevers from a casino complex under construction in Murcia, Spain. The swimming pool, which will form part of the Odiseo casino and leisure complex, cantilevers 20 metres on each side of central supports. According to Clavel Arquitectos this makes it the longest overhanging

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Bioaroma Museum & Experince Store / KAAF | Kitriniaris Associates Architecture Firm

February 28, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

Bioaroma Museum & Experience Store in Crete features fragrances and natural cosmetics. The architecture is committed to the triple methodology of sustainable design, relying on the balance between economic sustainability, environmental efficiency and social responsibility. In that spirit, Bioaroma is a vertically integrated production unit that follows sustainability principles, both in its production, processing and product standardization, as well as in its retail distribution network; plastic packaging components are made of sugar cane from fair management plantations, while all paper is recycled. The final product, distributed globally, is 100% natural, without any added water, and it is showcased in the museum of fragrances and natural cosmetics as well as in the 240m² Bioaroma Experience Store.

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Architecture and design events in March 2020 from Dezeen Events Guide

February 28, 2020 Jennifer Hahn 0
Dezeen Events Guide March

Melbourne Design Week, Homexpo Israel, DesignMarch in Reykjavik and the Collectible design fair in Brussels are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this March. Other events taking place include the Asia Pacific Architecture Festival, Boston Design Week and the Cambio exhibition by design duo Formafantasma at London’s Serpentine Sackler Gallery. To mark

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