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Isfahan H to V House / CAAT Studio

August 1, 2022 Hana Abdel 0

The H to V House is located in a high-density urban block in the city of Isfahan-Iran. The project‘s design corresponds to how traditional spatial relationships in a conventional Isfahan House can be transformed into a modern house within an urban block, whilst maintaining the same traditional circulation concerns and essence of space. Isfahan is considered one of the world heritage cities, which houses some of the best Iranian architectural and urban space monuments. The people of this city have coexisted with multi-cultural and religious diversities for many centuries, and because of numerous cultural and religious influences, they have built a very complex and specific behavioral pattern.

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Six supertall skyscrapers planned for North American cities

August 1, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Supertall roundup

Supertall skyscrapers are becoming increasingly common in North America outside of New York. Here are six designs by architects including Frank Gehry and SOM for supertalls that are planned across USA and Canada. Supertall skyscrapers, which are defined as those that exceed 300 metres in height, are currently being planned that would become the tallest buildings in

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Pink Gorilla Coffee / Plainoddity

August 1, 2022 Bianca Valentina Roșescu 0

As if a gorilla looks ferocious and wild, it is actually a vegetarian animal. The space concept was designed to highlight the gorilla’s reversal charm. The sensuous and hard rock-like appearance is expressed in the form, and the gentle personality is expressed in pink.

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Contempo Studio / via.

August 1, 2022 Collin Chen 0

Housed in a New York-style brick building, Contempo is the design office of via. The studio has transformed a former industrial space into a hybrid work and creative environment spanning nearly 10,000 sq. ft. over two floors. Designed to promote a sense of community and to inspire ingenuity, the office merges versatile and fluid work zones with myriad social spaces, drawing on an inventive palette and understated colors to impart a relaxed, cohesive ambiance.

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AUX Architecture clads Los Angeles arts centre in polycarbonate panels

August 1, 2022 Jenna McKnight 0
Glorya Kaufman

California studio AUX Architecture has converted and expanded a synagogue on LA’s Westside to create the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center for a nonprofit focused on children’s welfare. Named after the philanthropist Glorya Kaufman, the building sits on a sloped site within the Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services in the Cheviot Hills neighbourhood.

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CRJ House / Sum Architecture

August 1, 2022 Susanna Moreira 0

Residential project for a family of 5 people, who likes nature, silence, and peace. The contact and vision of green were fundamental. The Family would like free spaces and a lot of integration between all rooms. Another fundamental item of the project was the presence of art in every corner of the house.

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A Calm And Meditative Australian Beach House [Video]

August 1, 2022 HD Staff 0

Set back from the beach, just beyond the privacy of a lush thicket, stands a modern beach house on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. Created by Shaun Lockyer Architects, Arakoon is a commanding oceanfront house with three levels, which bed into the coastal dunes beside Noosa National Park. The stone and concrete home design […]

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MIT Senseable City Lab uses 3D laser scans to map Rio de Janerio’s favelas

August 1, 2022 Francesca Tesler 0

This one-minute video shows how MIT Senseable City Lab is using 3D laser scanning to analyse the architecture of Brazil’s favelas. Called Favelas 4D, the project uses LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), a 3D laser-scanning technique, to record detailed virtual maps of the neighbourhood of Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela. The project is a collaboration between

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Silk Faw Installation / Outline Collective

August 1, 2022 Paula Pintos 0

The installation is a result of the collaboration by the international team composed of Claudio Araya (Chile), Yahya Abdullah (Canada), and Iga Majorek (Poland) in collaboration with AMDL Circle, the architecture studio led by Michele De Lucchi (architects of record). Commissioned to design the facade for Silk-FAW’s grand reveals of the Hongqi S9 electric supercar at the Fuorisalone 2021 design week, the proposal poses the question of the reveal itself.

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Valtorta 52 Offices / Park Associati

August 1, 2022 Bianca Valentina Roșescu 0

Hard retrofitting for new flexible workplaces characterized by innovative materials. The project salvages and regenerates part of an office complex dating back to the 1960s. Thanks to a complete rethinking of the facade and the internal layout, the strong retrofitting intervention manages to create a flexible, elegant building characterized by refined materials that establish a connection with the surrounding context — a district in the north of Milan that is undergoing significant transformation.