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Abboud Apartment / FGMF

January 24, 2024 Pilar Caballero 0

The project for this apartment, located in the Higienópolis neighborhood in São Paulo, sought to update the space from the perspective of finishes and internal organization, while at the same time recognizing the qualities of the original floor plan of this interesting building from the ’60s. 

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A Slide Is A Fun Alternative To The Stairs Inside This Home

January 24, 2024 Erin 0

Indee Design has recently completed a renovation in Montreal, Canada, that transformed a duplex into a single-family home, and included in the interior, is a slide that travels between floors. Stepping inside the home, there’s a glass-front area with floor-to-ceiling windows that look out to the street. This wood-lined area, with curtains, includes a sitting […]

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InterOculus / PAU – Practice for Architecture and Urbanism

January 24, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

Selected as one of 2023’s four Miller Prize recipients for the annual theme “Public by Design,” PAU was given the additional prompt of “Civic Infrastructure” to renew public interest and engagement with Columbus Indiana’s downtown. The intervention, titled InterOculus, is sited at the intersection of Washington and Fourth Streets. PAU’s design recasts everyday infrastructure, in this case, streetlight poles, to create a civic armature, creating a cultural crossroads at the heart of Downtown Columbus.

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Estudio Albar completes cork-clad Casa Eñe overlooking Spanish national park

January 24, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Spanish practice Estudio Albar has used cork cladding to help this home near Madrid blend in with the scrub-like landscape of a neighbouring national park. Named Casa Eñe, the home is located half an hour’s drive from the Spanish capital and was designed for clients who wanted a home that would have a minimal impact

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Nem Architectes flushes French hillside villa in pink for Lancôme perfumery

January 24, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Paris-based Nem Architectes has renovated a villa in Grasse, France, transforming it into a bright pink tourist destination named Domaine de la Rose for beauty company Lancôme. The villa contains lounge and meeting spaces that can host perfume-making workshops, events and exhibitions, designed as a place where visitors can learn about the Lancôme brand and

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“What a mess, I love it” says commenter

January 24, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update readers are discussing the announcement of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Mass Studies founder Minsuk Cho. Named Archipelagic Void, the 23rd pavilion is set to open in London’s Kensington Gardens in June 2024 and will consist of five structures described as “islands”, arranged in a star shape around a

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Overlapping concrete arches frame Bangkok shopping centre by Linehouse

January 24, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Chinese studio Linehouse has refurbished the Central World shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, introducing a double-layered facade punctured by arches. According to Linehouse, the revamped facade and seven floors of retail space depart from typical shopping centres by drawing from the history of the site and creating opportunities for “peace in the chaos”. “The design

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Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library / HCCH Studio

January 24, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

The Concept Library is a spiral shell embraced by a high grass field, located in the rural area of Zhejiang Province, China. It tries to explore the possibility of the fusion between contemporary formal expression and vernacular material culture.