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N70 NIU House / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

September 25, 2021 Pilar Caballero 0

The NIU project arises with the purpose of innovating construction systems to increase precision in the materialization of architecture. Deadlines and certain costs improve the quality of human environments, making them more sustainable and healthy.

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Metsä Pavilion / Helin & Co Architects

September 25, 2021 Valeria Silva 0

Centrally located in Tokyo on the site of the Finnish Embassy, the Metsä Pavilion showcases the opportunities of wooden element construction on challenging urban sites. Originally designed as event space for the 2020 Olympics that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pavilion currently provides spaces for various business and cultural events and will stay in Tokyo until the end of 2021.

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Proctor and Shaw designs London micro-apartment with translucent “sleeping cocoon”

September 25, 2021 Jon Astbury 0
Translucent sleeping cocoon

London-based studio Proctor and Shaw has completed a 29-square-metre micro-apartment in Belsize Park, with an elevated sleeping area wrapped in translucent panels that reference Japanese shoji screens. Called Shoji Apartment, the project involved transforming a first floor, one-bedroom flat into a compact, open-plan studio apartment that takes advantage of the original building’s 3.4-metre-high ceilings. “This

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Ten bathrooms that celebrate the variety of veiny marble

September 25, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
Marble bathrooms

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected 10 bathrooms from the Dezeen archive that use marble in their designs, a metamorphic stone known for its smooth but veiny appearance. Marble is a versatile material often used to clad bathroom sinks and kitchen countertops as well as to form tiles that line floors and walls. Owing to

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Ten bathrooms that celebrate the variety of veiny marble

September 25, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
Marble bathrooms

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected 10 bathrooms from the Dezeen archive that use marble in their designs, a metamorphic stone known for its smooth but veiny appearance. Marble is a versatile material often used to clad bathroom sinks and kitchen countertops as well as to form tiles that line floors and walls. Owing to

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Port Pavilion Rotterdam / MoederscheimMoonen Architects

September 25, 2021 Alexandria Bramley 0

MoederscheimMoonen Architects has designed the new Port Pavilion in the historic Maritime District in Rotterdam. The architects have created a new compact building that replaces the three outdated pavilions that used to be in its place. The pavilion brings more transparency and visibility in order for the historic harbor and the activities that take place in the building can be clearly seen.

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The Urban Remnants of Colonial Planning in Africa: Dar es Salaam and Nairobi

September 25, 2021 Matthew Maganga 0

A quick glance today at the cities of the African continent reveals a rich diversity of urban settlements, ranging in type from rural enclaves to sprawling metropolises. That quick glance also reveals a larger picture of cities that are continuously adapting and evolving as we enter the decade of the 2020s – yet this evolution in many places is taking place at the expense of those who are less fortunate. This is not happening in a vacuum, as the reason why a lot of African cities look as they do today is a result of a segregated organization during colonial rule.

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National Youth Theatre / DSDHA

September 25, 2021 Andreas Luco 0

DSDHA has completed a major redevelopment of the National Youth Theatre’s (NYT) London headquarters, transforming the existing building’s visibility and accessibility and doubling its capacity for professional studio space. Conceived as a ‘Creative Production House’ for young people, the rebirth of the former Mission Hall, dating from 1872 on busy Holloway Road, allows NYT to deliver on its ‘open door’ policy and vastly expand its enviable track record of enriching the lives nationally and contributing to the local community’s cultural and social value and offering much-needed support for the students at a time when funding for drama in state schools has decreased markedly.