New Zealand architecture firm Studio John Irving Architects has shared photos of a modern farmhouse they completed that’s been designed like a collection of linked farm outbuildings. With an exterior of weathered grey-stained wood and a grey metal roof, the home stands out amongst the green fields that surround it. A large square window showcased […]
“Title 24” (California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards) inspired the design of the net-zero homes. We see the state’s recently implemented code as an opportunity to reinvent the Southern California single-family dwelling.
Handmade blocks made of grey and red cement define the facades of Small Houses, a collection of homes that Cambodian studio Bloom Architecture created as a “haven” from the bustling streets of Phnom Penh. Located in a compact urban area in a historic part of the Cambodian capital, the homes are accessed by a narrow
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the virtual construction employs concrete and Greek marble along with the island’s natural rock formations.
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the virtual construction employs concrete and Greek marble along with the island’s natural rock formations.
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Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has created a 124-metre-long block of social housing in Paris that is clad in steel. Designed in collaboration with Margot-Duclot Architectes Associes, the linear building is in the city’s 15th arrondissement and contains 104 apartments split across five floors. It sits above a subway maintenance workshop and is constructed from a concrete frame
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Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has created a prototype for a temporary house that he plans to roll out in Morocco following this month’s devastating earthquake. The structure is the latest iteration of Ban’s Paper Log House model, which he developed as a quick-to-construct and affordable shelter for victims of natural disasters. Paper Log
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Sometimes finding more space to expand a kitchen is like moving pieces of a puzzle around to see what fits. That’s what designers Alicia Held-Morris and Jillian Lare faced when these homeowners tasked them with enlarging their U-shaped 1990s kitchen. …
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a store interior for Ms MIN in Shanghai, China, to showcase the fashion brand’s diverse use of materials. Located at the Taikoo Li shopping complex in central Shanghai, the 195-square-metre store was designed to evoke a sense of traditional home-based atelier that places materials and craftsmanship at its centre. “Before the Industrial
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Construction on the MVRDV-designed Shenzhen Women & Children’s Centre is complete, transforming an old mixed-use tower into a vibrant and colorful skyscraper hosting a hotel and a wide range of facilities for the welfare of women and children: a library, an auditorium, a children’s theatre and “discovery hall”, as well as therapy rooms and offices for staff. With its colorful façade, the building is a refreshing presence in Shenzhen’s Futian district; more importantly, at 100 meters tall, the building sets an important precedent for repurposing buildings in a city that is soon to see a “great wave of adaptive reuse”.
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