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Birdhouse / YCL Studio

July 4, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

The house with the round window is in a dense block of private houses in Vilnius. 182 square meters, a two-story house with a small garage volume, which is an identical shape scaled to the appropriate size to fit one car. The key wish of the clients was to have a big common space not divided by stairs in any way. So we chose to move the stairs out of the main perimeter of the house. This idea creates an interesting shape that looks different as you walk around the house. The north part of the house with the stairs has just one round window. It reminds us of a newly built birdhouse that waits for its dwellers.

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Leckie Studio imitates stalactite formations inside Vancouver’s AER Skinlab

July 4, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Reception of AER Skinlab in Vancouver by Leckie Studio with marble walls and stalactite-like ceiling installation

Quarries and caves served as visual references for this marble-lined skincare clinic in Vancouver, Canada, designed by local firm Leckie Studio. Set on the ground level of Vancouver’s Waterfall Building, AER Skinlab offers a selection of cosmetic injections and laser treatments. Leckie Studio wanted to create a calm, grounding interior for the clinic to make it

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Holky Rády Architekturu creates “fun” but compact ice cream shop in Brno

July 4, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Steel and concrete serving counter next to deep aubergine-coloured curtain in Ještě Jednu ice cream shop in Brno by Holky Rády Architekturu

Arches and undulating surfaces fill this small ice cream parlour, which Czech studio Holky Rády Architekturu has designed in the city of Brno. Called Ještě Jednu, the shop has a footprint of just 29.5 square metres but accommodates a kitchen, ice cream bar, freezer and coffee corner. Local practice Holky Rády Architekturu – meaning “girls

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Vienna, Copenhagen and Zurich Selected as World’s Most Liveable Cities in 2022

July 4, 2022 Christele Harrouk 0

Vienna in Austria has topped the rankings of The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2022 Global Liveability Index, gaining back its previous position from 2019 and 2018, mostly for its stability and good infrastructure, supported by good healthcare and plenty of opportunities for culture and entertainment. Western European and Canadian cities dominated the top positions with Copenhagen, Denmark in second place and Zurich, Switzerland, and Calgary, Canada in third place. Adding 33 new cities to the survey, one-third of which are in China, bringing the total up to 172 cities, the classification excluded this year the city of Kyiv, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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RSC Terrace / Antumbra estudio

July 4, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

The project is located on the outskirts of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, within a ranch with an equestrian vocation. The office was asked to take advantage of an existing roof and base next to a pond and a densely wooded area to develop a terrace for mainly family use, contemplating the possibility that the restroom area could be used in larger events that happen sporadically in the adjoining landscaped area