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Cuatro Aguas House / DX Arquitectos

August 29, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

The Cuatro Aguas House is conceived as a massive unique volume pierced in the center, with four independent waters, two towards the garden and two towards the interior of the volume generating a water courtyard or impluvium. 

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SKP Chengdu / Sybarite

August 29, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

SKP is no stranger to creating firsts: ranked as the top department store globally and renowned as the most inventive operator for SKP-S in Beijing and Xi’an. SKP Chengdu will immediately become a landmark for fashion, tech, and art and a new milestone for the city. A holistic and collaborative project by Sybarite realized with James Corner Field Operations, Arup, Speirs Major Buro Happold, Eckersley O’Callaghan, and The Fountain Workshop,

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Bakes Flagship Store and Bakery / The Lab Saigon

August 29, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

Bakes Thao Dien, a captivating architectural project inspired by the local French market and designed to ignite a passion for pastries in a friendly and welcoming environment. Nestled in the bustling neighborhood of Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh, known for its vibrant culinary scene and bustling atmosphere, Bakes Thao Dien aims to cater to the discerning tastes of residents and office-goers alike.

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Medita & Workation Home / Arsomslip Community and Environmental Architect

August 29, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

Medita-Workation Home, located in the ‘Sangthian Siribun Dhamma Retreat’ in Phayao, Thailand a charitable project providing the Dhamma retreat center with architecture that balances between the passion for work and the practice of mindfulness. The Dhamma retreat center provided an opportunity to create a space most favorable for mental development, by both meditation and healing through the power of nature around us. This project became an architectural study for a meditation house appropriate for beginner-level meditators and corresponds with the new normal COVID-19 lifestyle of work (and meditation) from home.

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Hakken Café and Store / Studio Kota

August 28, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

Nestled on the outskirts of Jakarta, Hakken is more than just your average coffee shop; it’s a fusion of a cozy café and a vintage thrift store, all wrapped in an inviting, unpretentious atmosphere. Upon entering, you’ll find that Hakken blends its coffee shop seating and shop area, both of which span across two floors. This approach to co-locating these distinct spaces on the same floor not only saves space but also creates a seamless flow between sipping on your favorite brew and browsing through an array of clothing and collectibles.

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SO-IL designs Brooklyn building wrapped in wavy metal skin

August 28, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled renderings for a residential high rise under construction in downtown Brooklyn that will be wrapped in a perforated metal skin. The renderings depict a building made of slender, interconnected volumes paired with large picture windows and several outdoor patios, located just outside of the Dumbo neighbourhood. Called 9 Chapel,

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Jandayas House / Sala 03 Arquitetura

August 28, 2023 Pilar Caballero 0

The owners met our office through a sign in the condominium where they wanted to build their summer house, in the countryside of São Paulo, a city in Brazil. He’s a doctor, she’ s a fashion designer, a couple with a teenager daughter and the three of them with a project in their minds. They contacted the architects, and the connection was immediate. They are amazing people, with an exquisite taste and let the architects work freely to develop the project.

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Yu2e draws upon historic styles to create pink housing block in Los Angeles

August 28, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture and engineering firm Yu2e has completed The Axolotl, a three-storey apartment building near public transit that is meant to be an “evolutionary hybrid of Los Angeles middle housing”. The building is situated on a rectangular property in the Los Feliz neighbourhood, described as a “middle density” area with many two-storey apartment buildings. For the

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