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MH House / Esquissos – Arquitectura e Consultoria

February 28, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

Taking its integration with the natural surroundings as a starting point, the concept was based on the intention that the built mass would appear in the middle of the plant mass. Its architectural lines result in a contemporary interpretation of a gabled building (similar to the building previously present on the site). One of the main points in the design was to guarantee the maximum relationship between the interior and exterior, this is achieved through porches, gardens, balconies and large openings.

Chuumuk Housing Complex / ArquiPartners

February 28, 2024 Clara Ott 0

Chuumuk is a three-house complex with semicircular shape volumes in Tulum that blends harmoniously with the natural environment, combining modern and innovative elements. Each house is designed with a curved structure that opens to the surrounding landscape, maximizing views and creating a sense of fluidity between the interior and exterior.

Steiner Architecture finishes sculptural Clinic in Anif with wood-textured red concrete

February 28, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Vienna-based studio Steiner Architecture has completed a private clinic in Salzburg, Austria, made from wood-textured red concrete and topped with a serrated roof. Named Clinic in Anif, the two-storey project by Steiner Architecture houses a ground-floor respiratory clinic along with two individual apartment units on the upper floor. Fronted by a sculptural facade, the 750-metre-square

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Foster + Partners unveils curving office building at Battersea Power Station

February 28, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed 50 Electric Boulevard, an 18,580-square-metre workplace within London’s Battersea Power Station development. Located along Battersea Power Station’s pedestrianised high street, Foster + Partners designed the building and its interiors to function as flexible and adaptbale office space. “50 Electric Boulevard’s soft undulating form creates a varying floorplate, which

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Ten highlights from Design Doha exhibition Arab Design Now

February 28, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

A disaster-proof chandelier from Lebanon and a towering sand dune-style stone installation feature in Arab Design Now, the main exhibition at the inaugural Design Doha biennial. Arab Design Now was curated by Rana Beiruti to capture the spirit of contemporary design across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the curator told Dezeen ahead of

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“The graffiti rather improves the aesthetics” says commenter

February 28, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a trio of incomplete skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles that have been covered in graffiti. Graffiti artists began covering the Oceanwide Plaza development with tags in January, sparking debate about the development that has been abandoned since 2019. “The graffiti rather improves the aesthetics” Commenters were largely

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Australia’s largest architecture firms fail to meet gender pay gap

February 28, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

First-time data on Australia’s gender pay gaps has revealed the country’s 22 biggest architecture firms pay men between five and 27 per cent more than women, failing to meet the government’s target pay gap range. Published yesterday in an online tool by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), a federal government agency, the data included

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earth-toned concrete walls intertwine to form hot spring hotel by studio A+ in china

February 28, 2024 C-N 0

the hotel features ethereal ‘rice paper lantern’ tearooms, reflecting pools, sloping water surfaces, and a zen-inspired glass pavilion over water.
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Oman announces plans for mixed-use district in Jabal al Akhdar mountains

February 28, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Three villages will make up Omani Mountain Destination, a mixed-use district for 8,000 people being developed for Oman by the country’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning. Set to be built at an altitude of 2,400 metres in the Jabal al Akhdar mountain range, the development is being led by Oman’s Ministry of Housing and

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Arena House / ZIM arquitextura

February 28, 2024 Clara Ott 0

The project involves designing and constructing a house on the Argentine coast, specifically on a plot with a very particular topography. This terrain features a sand dune, a natural accumulation of sand common in coastal areas. Instead of viewing this dune as an obstacle, the project was based on harnessing this unique feature of the land to our advantage.