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Deceptively industrial facade conceals bright contemporary home in Japan

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

This house in Japan’s Tokushima prefecture appears as a nondescript industrial unit from the road, but inside architecture practice CAPD has hidden a bright, high-ceilinged family home. The Japanese studio designed the 137-square-metre residence to run almost the full length of the plot, with the gabled roof interrupted to create a courtyard and first floor balcony.

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Deceptively industrial facade conceals bright contemporary home in Japan

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

This house in Japan’s Tokushima prefecture appears as a nondescript industrial unit from the road, but inside architecture practice CAPD has hidden a bright, high-ceilinged family home. The Japanese studio designed the 137-square-metre residence to run almost the full length of the plot, with the gabled roof interrupted to create a courtyard and first floor balcony.

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MVRDV reveals renderings of mirrored “crystal rock” office block in Germany

February 1, 2018 India Block 0

Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled plans for an office block with an interactive mirrored facade in the city of Esslingen in southern Germany. Dubbed the “crystal rock” by the Rotterdam architecture firm, the facade of the Milestone building will be formed from fritted glass containing photovoltaic cells that will reflect back images of the city and its

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Shoe Box apartment in Beirut packs everything into 15 square metres

January 31, 2018 India Block 0

Lebanese studio Eliemetni has squeezed everything a guest could need into a micro studio apartment on the roof of an old building in the Achrafieh district of Beirut. The architecture, interior and product design studio reconfigured the aptly named Shoe Box apartment for a client who rents it out to short stay visitors on AirBnB. “Beirut

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Shoe Box apartment in Beirut packs everything into 15 square metres

January 31, 2018 India Block 0

Lebanese studio Eliemetni has squeezed everything a guest could need into a micro studio apartment on the roof of an old building in the Achrafieh district of Beirut. The architecture, interior and product design studio reconfigured the aptly named Shoe Box apartment for a client who rents it out to short stay visitors on AirBnB. “Beirut

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Glass walls and covered walkways intertwine Israeli house and garden

January 30, 2018 India Block 0

Pitsou Kedem Architects has used fully glazed walls and an extended pergola-style roof to link this home with its garden in the Savyon district of Israel. The local studio designed the single-storey house to maximise its connection with the garden, forgoing a traditional facade and installing glass panels held in place by thin black iron

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Glass walls and covered walkways intertwine Israeli house and garden

January 30, 2018 India Block 0

Pitsou Kedem Architects has used fully glazed walls and an extended pergola-style roof to link this home with its garden in the Savyon district of Israel. The local studio designed the single-storey house to maximise its connection with the garden, forgoing a traditional facade and installing glass panels held in place by thin black iron

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Mecanoo completes modern Palace of Justice in historic Córdoba

January 26, 2018 India Block 0

Mecanoo’s vast law courts in the Spanish city of Córdoba features cut-out courtyards and golden details, in reference to the city’s medieval history. The Dutch architecture studio collaborated with local engineering firm Ayesa to design the 48,000-square-metre Palace of Justice as a new civic centre for the area. Along with a courthouse containing 26 courtrooms, the six-storey

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Taipei’s latest skyscraper inspired by the shape of bamboo shoots

January 24, 2018 India Block 0

Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners is set to design the latest addition to Taipei’s skyline – a green bamboo-shaped skyscraper that will house not one, but two luxury hotels. The Italian multi-disciplinary design practice is creating the 280-metre-tall Taipei Sky Tower (TST) for Taipei-based developers Riant Capital Limited. With its curved edges, angled tip and grooved green

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World’s tallest ice tower built with the shape of a flamenco dress

January 23, 2018 India Block 0

A record-breaking 31-metre-high ice tower has been installed at the annual winter festival in Harbin, China, featuring a shape inspired by the flounces of a flamenco dancer’s dress. Students from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Summa College, both from the Netherlands, and the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) worked together to build the tower for the

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