Month: September 2020

The PARALX design approach always questions typologies, and Y Chalet is no different. This private residence in Faraya, Lebanon does not subscribe to the traditional “swiss chalet” profile of most homes in the area. Instead, it draws from the local topography to enhance views of the adjacent mountains, mimicking the natural plateau upon which the house sits. The 6,757-square-foot Y Chalet is located between the ski villages of Mzaar and Faqra. Inspired by the surrounding rugged environment and the nearby natural Faqra bridge, its monolithic form is clad with roughly textured agglomerate tiles that are manufactured locally. The white stone wrapping the polyhedron gives the house the appearance of blending into the snow in winter and standing out in the summer.

the new cemetery belongs to a temple founded 1398 years ago in the western suburbs of tokyo.
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Faced with rising housing prices in the San Francisco Bay Area, which were making it difficult for their adult children to settle nearby, homeowners Tara and Michael Wolf looked at their Oakland, California, backyard and saw an opportunity. Their visi…

The plot is located near the city of Tavira, bordered by the Algarve mountain range to the north and by the Ria Formosa to the south, inserted in an intersection of three municipal roads in a rural area, consisting mainly of agricultural fields. In the triangular plot, there were two constructions that developed along the east side – an old tavern and a small warehouse perpendicular to the first. This 600 m2 plot is bordered by a wall that runs along its entire perimeter.

the travelers’ journey begins as soon as they step within the building.
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The September 2020 edition of the Maison & Objet trade fair, which usually takes place in Paris, was transformed into a digital conference (the Digital Fair, Sept. 4-18, 2020) on the event’s year-round digital platform, Maison & Objet and More…