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Subtle Grandeur in a Quiet Modern Sanctuary

March 28, 2024 HD Staff 0

Stepping into this villa by Mohammed Yossef, one is enveloped by an atmosphere of quiet luxury. The design ethos is one of subtlety and sophistication, where less is decidedly more. Neutral tones and natural light collaborate to craft a serene ambiance, while elegant furnishings in gentle curves and soft textiles exude comfort without clamor. Here, […]

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Lourosa-Fiães Transport Interface / Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa

March 28, 2024 Valeria Silva 0

The Interface de Transportes Lourosa – Fiães is a transport interface, located on a plot of land with around 11,500m2 on the border between these two parishes, comprises a vast parking and manoeuvring area and a support building of around 500m2, which was chosen to be located perpendicular to the road that gives it access. This location allows a better integration into the existing topography, and also clearly separates the access to the car park at east from the buses access at west, so there are no crossroads or possible conflicts between cars and buses traffic.

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Steel Symphony: A Madrid Home’s Unique Design With Weathered Elegance

March 28, 2024 Erin 0

Borja Lomas of Voluar Arquitectura has designed a new home in Madrid, Spain, that’s covered in weathering steel and has a uniquely shaped design. The shape of the home showcases various areas that branch out in different directions, some of which are cantilevered away from the house. The weathered steel exterior, which provides different colors […]

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Atelier Casa GO / MAGarq

March 28, 2024 Valeria Silva 0

The Atelier is located in a low-density neighborhood in the city of Posadas, within a one-hectare plot, surrounded by abundant and lush vegetation. It is also where the artist’s residence is situated, in constant contact with the surrounding nature. This special context set a fundamental guideline for the placement of the Atelier, to not cut down any trees. In this way, the project is surrounded by trees with large foliage that provide shade on extremely hot days.

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Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter draws on traditional log cabins for remote home in Norway

March 28, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Norwegian studio Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter has completed a home named Årestua in a remote area of Telemark, referencing traditional log cabins to create a feeling of “natural minimalism”. Årestua stands on a small, sloped forest clearing and takes its name from the Norwegian word for a log cabin that would historically be organised around an open

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Studio Morphogenesis wraps waterside mosque in Bangladesh in perforated pink concrete

March 28, 2024 Amina Amber 0

Local architecture office Studio Morphogenesis has used dusty pink coloured concrete to build a waterside mosque that sits on a sloping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Named after the land owner’s late mother, the Zebun Nessa Mosque is situated in the rapidly growing industrial outskirts of Dhaka. It was constructed to serve as a spiritual sanctuary and

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Demolition of council estates “has peaked”

March 28, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

For our Social Housing Revival series, we look at how the fate of UK social-housing estates has become an urgent topic as councils grapple with the housing crisis and challenges of preservation. Regeneration of social housing estates – which typically involves demolishing post-war estates and replacing them with new housing that increases the overall number

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“Outstanding” landscape architect Lynn Kinnear dies aged 64

March 28, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Landscape architect Lynn Kinnear, founder of Kinnear Landscape Architects who collaborated on projects including the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School, has died aged 64. Described by Observer architecture critic Rowan Moore as “one of the outstanding landscape architects of her generation”, Kinnear passed away earlier this month after a battle with cancer. Born in Edinburgh in

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