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Escher House / Inbetween Architecture

September 26, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

Escher House is a renovation and addition to a 1930s interwar cottage in Canterbury’s heritage Hassett Estate. The design retains two existing bedrooms and the formal living and dining at the front of the home. The extension accommodates a master bedroom suite, kitchen/meals, bathroom, laundry, and study/home office.

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Superlimão uses mass timber for the “most sustainable McDonald’s in Brazil”

September 26, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Local architecture office Superlimão Studio has created a lifted building with a tree-like structure constructed using mass timber for a McDonald’s restaurant in São Paulo. Located at one of the busiest intersections of São Paulo, the 2,150-square foot (220-square metre) building is part of the American fast food chain’s “Recipe for the Future” initiative and

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Dezeen Agenda features Diébédo Francis Kéré saying he is open to designing skyscraper

September 26, 2023 Rupert Bickersteth 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an interview with architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who tells Dezeen he could design a skyscraper when the time is right. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Burkinabè architect Kéré has risen to become one of the profession’s biggest stars in recent years, becoming the first African to win

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Stairway House / Bang Keun YOU

September 26, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

Site: A plot of land standing on the mountainside 520m above sea level and encircled by several layers of plots, similar to terraced rice fields. From there, you can appreciate a full 360° view of the surrounding landscapes. On the southern side, the South Sea is about 50 km away; on the northern side, the mountain with the stone retaining walls (built with local rocks) and a dense forest cover the western side. The road leads steeply to the top, then descends again, passes through new houses sites, and ends at a dead-end downhill road.

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Stairway House / Bang Keun YOU

September 26, 2023 Hana Abdel 0

Site: A plot of land standing on the mountainside 520m above sea level and encircled by several layers of plots, similar to terraced rice fields. From there, you can appreciate a full 360° view of the surrounding landscapes. On the southern side, the South Sea is about 50 km away; on the northern side, the mountain with the stone retaining walls (built with local rocks) and a dense forest cover the western side. The road leads steeply to the top, then descends again, passes through new houses sites, and ends at a dead-end downhill road.

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Studio Libeskind creates social housing block for first New York project

September 26, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

A sculptural facade defines the Allan & Geraldine Rosenberg Residences, a housing block with affordable senior apartments in Freeport, New York, designed by German architecture firm Studio Libeskind. Located in Freeport on Long Island, north of New York City, the Allan & Geraldine Rosenberg Residences is a 41,833-square-foot (3,886-square-metre) apartment building. It was developed by

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Robert Olnick Pavilion / Alberto Campo Baeza + Miguel Quismondo + AIA

September 26, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

We want to create a very simple and sober building while being the most beautiful in the world. We understand that this new building should complete and complement the main building of MagaZZino. To achieve this, it is arranged perpendicular to the first, creating a unified space between them. The new extension is set back from the main complex at an appropriate distance to address functional issues. 

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New York City incentivises mass-timber construction with assistance program

September 26, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Nonprofit New York City Economic Development Corporation has launched New York City Mass Timber Studio, an assistance program for the development of mass-timber construction within New York City. The program aims to raise awareness of the benefits of mass-timber construction, connect building industry professionals interested in the technique and identify development opportunities throughout the city.

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