Month: February 2021

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Friedman Benda showcases furniture pieces with a story to tell

February 1, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0
Nobukho Nqaba installation at Friedman Benda's Split Personality exhibition

A mirror-cum-observatory and a lockdown lounge chair with an integrated bar feature in an exhibition at New York’s Friedman Benda gallery that explores the value of design objects beyond just their practical use. The show, titled Split Personality, was curated by Alice Stori Liechtenstein and features furniture and homewares from 17 different designers. Each piece

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Moulding Restful Modern Spaces

February 1, 2021 HD Staff 0

Layers of tonal grey, beige and light wood tone help form a unique atmosphere inside this special 120 square metre home in Kiev, Ukraine. Designed by Polina Yakovleva, the space has a cosy, quiet, and restful feel with a warmth that defies its cool concrete walls. Rounded edges gently smooth out modern furniture, and architectural […]

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Kwong Von Glinow offers an alternative to Chicago’s standard developer housing

February 1, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Triangular trusses in Ardmore House by Kwong Von Glinow

Chicago studio Kwong Von Glinow has built Ardmore House to prove it’s possible to design a high-quality home for a standard city lot. Studio founders Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow acted as both architects and developers for this project, their first built work since founding their studio in 2017. Located on a standard residential

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Durbach Block Jaggers reveals “improbably narrow” Sydney skyscraper

February 1, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Pencil Tower Hotel skyscraper at 410 Pitt Street in Sydney by Durbach Block Jaggers

Australian architecture studio Durbach Block Jaggers has unveiled its design for the 6.4-metre-wide Pencil Tower Hotel skyscraper that is set to be built at 410 Pitt Street in Sydney. Described by the studio as a “sky scratcher” as it is “too thin to really qualify as a skyscraper”, the building has been submitted to planning authorities. According

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GIASA Office / EFEEME arquitectos

February 1, 2021 Valeria Silva 0

The opportunity to tackle the Giasa Real Estate project arises when its partners, already active in the business at that time, raise the need to have a physical space where they can carry out their work.

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GIASA Office / EFEEME arquitectos

February 1, 2021 Valeria Silva 0

The opportunity to tackle the Giasa Real Estate project arises when its partners, already active in the business at that time, raise the need to have a physical space where they can carry out their work.

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Washington home renovation by Graham Baba embraces island setting

February 1, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0
An outside view of Lakeside Residence by Graham Baba

A lake house in the Pacific Northwest has received a complete overhaul by American studio Graham Baba Architects, creating a “quiet refuge” that prioritises views of the water. The Lakeside Residence is nestled into a sloped site on Mercer Island, surrounded by a freshwater lake just west of Seattle. The project involved the full revamp

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