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51 Large Planters to Upgrade Your Plant Game

August 30, 2022 HD Staff 0

Are your favorite houseplants outgrowing their pots? Are you thinking about investing in an indoor tree or other oversized plant? It might be time to upgrade your planter selection! In this post, we’ve collected attractive planters for every style. From beautiful handmade ceramic planters to lightweight plastic planters, from fun rustic designs to timeless traditional […]

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Sombrero House / FGMF

August 30, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

Located in a residential condominium in the city of Campinas, in the interior of São Paulo, the exploration of the land made by the FGMF office consists of a residence designed as Casa Sombrero, with an organization focused on itself and focused on the integration of private indoor and outdoor spaces with an abundance of transparency and relationship with Juliana Freitas’ landscaping. The 1200m² plot was occupied longitudinally.

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Reed House / Kamil Taner Architecture & Interiors

August 30, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

The idea was to create a space of well-being for the mind, body, and soul. A space where the dwellers can live with ease, love, joy, and happiness. A place where they can replenish and rejuvenate away from the energetic life, a place where they feel at home. We spent three months with our clients in order to understand their lifestyles, philosophy, dreams, desires, and motivations. The experience that they wanted to have and the emotions that they wanted to live were paramount to us. The challenge was to identify and understand the feelings of our clients and convert them into a residential house. In architecture, there is an old principle told by Louis Sullivan which is form and function.

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Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan

August 30, 2022 Jon Astbury 0
Front facade of Torus House by Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture

A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. Called Torus House on account of its looped plan, the home occupies a site with a height difference of 10 metres – sitting level with the road to the north

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Ingenhoven Architects unveils pair of plant-covered skyscrapers in Tokyo

August 30, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Plant-covered skyscrapers in Tokyo by Ingenhoven Associates

German studio Ingenhoven Architects has unveiled a pair of skyscrapers, including Japan’s tallest residential building, that are covered in planting on the lower levels. Set on either side of Tokyo’s tallest building – Toranomon Hills Tower designed by Japanese studio Nihon Sekkei – the pair of skyscrapers have a similar aesthetic, with one containing apartments and

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Jardín de Sombras: Public Space as Infrastructure for Cities in the Desert / ORU-Oficina de Resiliencia Urbana + Julián Arroyo + Gabriel Azuara Pellicer + Virens

August 30, 2022 Pilar Caballero 0

The project “Jardín de Sombras: Public Space as Infrastructure for Cities in the Desert” is located in a marginal area north of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, and is part of the Urban Improvement Program of the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial, Urban and Agricultural Development, together with the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM. It received first place in the competition in the category of Public Space. Jardín de Sombras pursues three objectives: (1) Microclimatic: Improving the habitability of public space, (2) Socio-Environmental: Promoting social and environmental integration, (3) Resilience: Generating spaces that mitigate vulnerability to disasters.