The COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with more opportunities to deeply reflect upon the global environment and human-nature relationship. As we strive for a more sustainable society, it is essential to present Shiseido’s unique approach of “beauty” to the community. Spring 2020,COVID-19 has emptied the streets of Ginza, one of Japan’s largest commercial cities and the birthplace of Shiseido.
I feel that houses directly facing a small park in a residential area are built in such a way as to reject the park, perhaps because of privacy concerns. This may be due to the fact that the proximity of the park makes it difficult to maintain a sense of distance from the park. In this house, we sought to create a new expression of a house that benefits from the park while maintaining a good sense of distance and making the most of its advantages.
12 mobile bamboo islands can be easily wheeled around to transform the workspace into an events hall.
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Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has been selected to create a series of residential and commercial spaces along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, which architect David Adjaye said will tap into the “lost heritage of the city”. The Cuyahoga Riverfront masterplan aims to modify and repurpose 32 acres of land along the Cuyahoga River near the
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DK Daegu branch HQ is located on Daebong-ro in Daebong-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu Metropolitan City. Daebong-ro is a street of small commercial facilities, called Bonnidan-gil, and was once a street with a lot of floating population but now popularity has declined due to the redevelopment of apartments. In the back of the site, ‘Cheongwoon Mansion apartment complex is located, and by chance, the site faces a 200 m-long open view between the apartment buildings.
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster + Partners’ plans to design the King Salman International Airport in Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! Foster + Partners has announced it is designing a six-runway airport in Riyadh, which will be powered by renewable energy and incorporate “cutting-edge green initiatives” into
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Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a single-family residence in Oregon with a dark exterior and interconnected spaces without corridors that was built using American-made cross-laminated timber. The 3,340-square-foot (310-square metre) Octothorpe House is located in Bend, Oregon, a small city 160 miles (257 kilometres) southeast of Portland. “[It’s] a hybrid between a cabin and a house,
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A project to rebuild a residence on a dark site on a northern slope into a residence for the working of ceramics in a hut. Considering the client’s request for a ‘fortress-like hut’ to protect his creation and life from outdoor obstacles (noise that interferes with work, glare and reflections, thermal environment, unnecessary visitors, etc.), the concept was based on a membrane that selectively takes in the outside.
Situated along a rugged stretch of coastline, the family retreat embraces the spirit of Mauka-Makai—the symbolic flow of lava from mountain to sea—through its direct connections to the volcanic landscape and dramatic vistas of the Pacific Ocean. Kua Bay Residence’s site captures the stark contrasts between land and sea in the Hawaiian topography. On the mountainside of the property, dark lava formations create a dramatic backdrop. On the ocean side, the immediate adjacency to the turquoise oceanfront makes you feel as if you are standing on the edge of the earth. The challenge was to manipulate the site so that the buildings would blend with the landscape while providing a graceful and multi-layered experience from the mountain to the sea.
pablo senmartin arquitectos’ steel elevated cabin stands on a steep sloping plot near the san antonio river in cordoba, argentina.
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