Month: February 2023

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Geometric perforations characterise coloured concrete housing block in Mexico

February 14, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Mexican studio Miguel de la Torre Arquitectos has designed the Real de Los Reyes housing complex in Mexico City’s Coyoacán neighbourhood, which features coloured concrete facades pierced with circular perforations. The housing block includes 13 individual homes formed from rectilinear reinforced concrete volumes in a distinctive terracotta hue with perforated latticework in Coyoacán, a former village

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Buan Art Factory / Narrative Architects

February 14, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

Buan Salt Factory, located in the old city center near the local permanent market, produced refined salt through the traditional method. This market had played an important role in Buan where the fisheries industry was developed but finally remained in ruins after its operation was suspended in 2009. The Buan Art Factory is located at the site of this salt factory. The atypical lot is deep inside, with a narrow entrance. As an urban regeneration facility for local residents traveling to and from the market, the long metal facade has strong recognition toward the permanent market.

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Dezeen Agenda features Helen Barrett on London’s views becoming “increasingly controlled and commoditised”

February 14, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an opinion piece by Helen Barrett arguing private assets are prioritised over public access, following the Tate Modern viewing platform ruling. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Tate Modern privacy case is part of a depressing trend towards London’s views becoming increasingly controlled and

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PPAA submerges bedrooms of Mexican house into stony terrain

February 14, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Local architecture studio PPAA has completed the Echegaray house in the State of Mexico, which features bedrooms looking out to the rocky excavated ground and a communal living space on the top floor with panoramic views. PPAA created the Mexican house to appear like a black stone rising from the rocky terrain. Topped with a

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Village Opera / IILab.

February 14, 2023 Collin Chen 0

Cultural backgrounds: Rural Revitalization, Rural Construction and Human Intervention – Modern society has released people from the contract with their land, and the human heart is no longer bound to the earth. When people are no longer attached to the land for granted, villages face the dilemma of what shall it use to grow and retain people. With the rapid development of cities, the countryside has become a selfless supplier of production factors such as land resources and human capital. Those villages that are not rich in arable land, like Beigou Village, can only export young and middle-aged labor to the outside world. This loss of population desertified the land and dilapidated dwellings. What cannot be bypassed in revitalizing the countryside is to reverse this one-way flow of people from the village to the city, allowing people to return from the city to the village, whether it is for short-term consumption or long-term living and working.

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Cliff House / Zozaya Arquitectos

February 14, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

On the Pacific coast of Guerrero belonging to the bay of Zihuatanejo, lies “Casa Acantilado” prostrated on cliffs that are constantly hit by the force of the sea. Located in an environment of endemic vegetation revealing each season in the region. Birds of different species nest on the slopes of the ridges and a small lighthouse warns fishermen and provides light in that immense darkness.

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51 Acrylic Coffee Tables for Pure Modern Minimalism

February 14, 2023 HD Staff 0

An acrylic coffee table stands at the height of minimalism, allowing its contents and its surroundings to take center stage. Want to highlight a beautiful area rug? Or preserve every ounce of natural light that your living room receives? An acrylic coffee table can do just that. In this post, we’ve collected a variety of […]

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SR House / Juliana Camargo + Prumo projetos

February 14, 2023 Susanna Moreira 0

The house is located on a large plot of 3075m2 and was designed linearly in the highest part to enjoy the landscape and take advantage of an extensive front retreat with the water mirror provided by the pool and the lawn to the limits of the lot.

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Cold War Museum / Tchoban Voss Architekten

February 14, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

The Cold War Museum Berlin, which opened in November 2022, is centrally located in Berlin-Mitte on the boulevard Unter den Linden between the Brandenburg Gate and the Humboldt Forum. On two floors and over 1,600 sqm, the High-Tech Museum 4.0 illuminates the different facets of the Cold War from 1945 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991 and makes history tangible across generations with interactive and virtual applications and selected exhibits.