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Market Street Hotel / Jmarchitects

February 10, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

Set behind a striking façade of Scottish stone at the point where Edinburgh’s historic Old Town meets the New Town, Market Street Hotel emerges as a cultural gateway to both the city’s storied past and its pulse-quickening present. The visual concept of the 98-room hotel pays homage to the capital’s character and historic narrative, while simultaneously exploring Scottish cosmopolitanism. Cracked, earthen walls are juxtaposed against the clean, minimalist lines of contemporary furnishings, and unexpected bursts of traditional tartans and heritage fabrics provide an experiential element to the hotel’s aesthetic. Should guests feel the need for even deeper immersion in this most singular of urban locations, the property’s spectacular rooftop Champagne lounge, Nor’ Loft, offers views across the city’s historic landscape and celebrated icons.

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Architecture and Climate: 6 Techniques for Emergency Shelters

February 10, 2020 Susanna Moreira 0

According to data from CRED (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters) and UNISDR (UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction), in a report released in 2016, the number of disasters related to the climate change has duplicated in the last forty years. The need for temporary shelters for homeless people is, as well as an effect of the climate crisis, is also one of the consequences of the disorderly growth of cities, which leads to a significant part of the world population living in vulnerable conditions due to disasters.

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Counterspace designs Serpentine Pavilion 2020 to be built with recycled bricks

February 10, 2020 India Block 0
Serpentine Pavilion 2020 by Counterspace

South African architecture studio Counterspace will use cork and bricks made of recycled construction waste to build this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, which refers to the experiences of London’s migrant communities in its design. K-Briq modules, a new technology from Kenoteq that makes bricks from 90 per cent recycled construction and demolition waste, will be used for

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Multi Unit House Riedholz / Tormen Architekten AG

February 10, 2020 Pilar Caballero 0

The plot on a sloping hillside in Kanton Solothurn is defined by two roads deriving from the south adjacent crossroad and a significant elevation of the terrain on the north side. The architecture explores the concept of creating a house within a house. With displacements in the outer monolith, various space was established outside as well as inside the building.

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Amsterdam’s Karavaan restaurant has colourful interiors by Studio Modijefsky

February 10, 2020 Ali Morris 0
Karavaan by Studio Modijefsky

Yellow-tiled walls that recall grassy meadows and swampy purple ceilings appear inside this travel-themed restaurant at the centre of Amsterdam by Studio Modijefsky. Karavaan is an all-day restaurant and cocktail bar situated in Amsterdam’s Kwakersplein square. Dutch practice Studio Modijefsky designed the 357-square-metre restaurant as a journey through five natural landscapes: a meadow, swamp, forest, mountain

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