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Carpe Diem Dementia Village / Nordic Office of Architecture

February 4, 2021 Valeria Silva 0

Background. A treatment and housing center for people suffering from dementia has opened in Bærum, Norway. An increasingly important issue with the predicted ageing population is to achieve a better and more efficient care system for elderly people with dementia. Inspired by the De Hogeweyk dementia village in the Netherlands, the 18.000 m2 pilot project addresses these issues and provides a foundation for future dementia care in Norway. 

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Noiascape brings variety and maturity to co-living with High Street House

February 4, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Bed in High Street House by Noiascape Teatum+Teatum

Architects and developers Tom and James Teatum have launched a co-living building in west London where no two homes are the same, and residents can access spaces for working, learning and socialising. The brothers, who run both property company Noiascape and architecture studio Teatum+Teatum, designed High Street House in Shepherd’s Bush to offer flexible and

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House B / Aretz Dürr Architektur

February 4, 2021 Paula Pintos 0

The construction task was to raise the height of a single-family dwelling in a central location in Biberach an der Riß. The existing building from the 70s stands on a steep south-facing slope. From north to south, the plot drops by ten meters over a distance of 30m. The house extended over 3 split-level floors, which had no direct spatial connection to each other. The staircase, which ran parallel to the slope, stood as a barrier between the living spaces. Connections to the garden also remained largely unused.

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Penguin Igloos in Antarctica and a Garden Mosque in Dubai: 10 Unbuilt Projects Submitted to ArchDaily

February 4, 2021 Eric Baldwin 0

Extreme weather and conditions call for contextual architectural approaches. From sandy deserts to cold, icy climates, how we build is intimately tied to location. Drawing from diverse project sites around the world, architects and designers create proposals that construct and organize new ways to live, work and play. These unbuilt projects rethink traditional forms while addressing a wide range of landscape conditions.

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Betonhaus Neu-Ulm Apartments / Fink+Jocher Architekten und Stadtplaner

February 4, 2021 Paula Pintos 0

In the context of experimental housing, the pilot project „efficient building – affordable housing“ by the Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Building and Transport emphasizes the need for more affordable housing and aims to develop contemporary types of houses and constructions allowing optimized use of space and making housing more affordable.