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AIA task force to offer advice on converting buildings into healthcare facilities

March 27, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
AIA task force coronavirus pandemic

The American Institute of Architects has launched a task force to consult on how to adapt buildings into healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. Announced yesterday, the initiative by American Institute of Architects (AIA) was created in response to Covid-19 in the US, which now leads the world in confirmed cases. The task force is

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Grafton Architects unveils timber research centre for University of Arkansas

March 25, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
University of Arkansas by Grafton Architects

Dublin firm Grafton Architects has designed a timber research centre for the University of Arkansas’ architecture school, which will mark its first project in the US when complete. Grafton Architects, which is led by 2020 Pritzker Prize winners Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, and local firm Modus Studio have designed the building for the school’s

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Mini Inno renovates mid-century home Villa Kuro in Joshua Tree

March 23, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
Villa Kuro by Mini Inno

Los Angeles studio Mini Inno added a Japanese-style tea room to a 1960s property in Joshua Tree National Park while turning it into a holiday home. Interior design and real estate company Mini Inno transformed the ranch-style property that was built in 1966 in Southern California to create the desert hideway Villa Kuro. The studio’s

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Mini Inno renovates mid-century home Villa Kuro in Joshua Tree

March 23, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
Villa Kuro by Mini Inno

Los Angeles studio Mini Inno added a Japanese-style tea room to a 1960s property in Joshua Tree National Park while turning it into a holiday home. Interior design and real estate company Mini Inno transformed the ranch-style property that was built in 1966 in Southern California to create the desert hideway Villa Kuro. The studio’s

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Camp O is an architect’s retreat in Upstate New York

March 22, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
Camp O House by Maria Milans Studio

New York architect Maria Milans del Bosch has designed a house and studio for herself in the Catskills with interventions that are mindful of the natural setting. The Spanish architect designed the two-storey home Camp O in Claryville, which is a two-hour drive south of New York City where her practice Maria Milans Studio is

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Morphosis unveils 13-storey Lululemon headquarters for Vancouver

March 19, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
Lululemon Headquarters by Morphosis

Architecture firm Morphosis has designed a building with slanted walls for the headquarters of athletic clothing brand Lululemon in Vancouver, Canada. The project, known as the Store Support Centre, will serve as the corporate home for Lululemon, which was founded in the city in 1998 by Chip Wilson. Morphosis designed the project with local studio

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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson touches up its design for Williamsburg’s Blue Bottle Coffee

March 19, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
Blue Bottle Williamsburg renovation by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Pale wood decorates this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Brooklyn designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, which the American practice has updated to accommodate more people. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson created the Blue Bottle Coffee space in New York’s Williamsburg neighbourhood in 2017. The firm was enlisted to return to the project to make more space for

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Commune designs gluten-free BreadBlok bakery in California with creamy interiors

March 15, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
BreadBlok by Commune

Los Angeles studio Commune has used plaster walls, wood built-ins and terracotta tile floors to create a rustic feel inside this bakery in Santa Monica. BreadBlok is a bakery founded by Chloé Charlier that only serves up gluten-free products. Commune designed the project with a combination of limestone, plaster, wood and terracotta. The materials are intended

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Francesc Rifé Studio designs AdH House with “emotional quality” in Mexico City

March 12, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
AdH House by Francesc Rife Studio

The dark walls of this house in Mexico City were designed by Spanish practice Francesc Rifé Studio to conceal outdoor areas from the street. AdH House is a two-storey home in the residential area Lomas de Chapultepec, just west of Mexico City’s bustling Polanco area and north of Chapultepec Park. The residence comprises two volumes

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Antonio Zaninovic renovates clifftop Icaria House in Cape Town

March 9, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0
Icaria House by Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio

South African practice Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio has overhauled a 1960s house in Cape Town adding outdoor areas to make the most of its ocean views. The Cape Town studio, founded by Chilean architect Antonio Zaninovic, and local designer Tara Bean spent two years renovating the run-down, mid-century property. The four-storey Icaria House serves as

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