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Studio Marco Vermeulen designs cross-laminated timber Dutch Mountains skyscrapers

February 18, 2021 James Parkes 0

Studio Marco Vermeulen has unveiled its design for The Dutch Mountains, two connected hybrid skyscrapers made from cross-laminated timber and concrete in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The Dutch Mountains building will comprise two rectangular towers, 130 and 100 metres tall, and was designed for a central location in Eindhoven in the city’s railway zone next to

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UNStudio designs Munich apartment block with reconfigurable interiors

February 18, 2021 James Parkes 0
Modular protruding facade by UNStudio

Amsterdam-based UNStudio has unveiled its Van B residential building in Munich, which will have plug-in furniture modules so that its apartments can be reconfigured. The six-storey building, which the studio has deemed a prototype for modern city dwelling, will be located on Infanteriestrasse near Munich’s Creative Quarter. Described as “analogue smart”, the block will contain 142

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Jonathan Tuckey Design creates red-cement-clad theatre at Berkshire school

February 9, 2021 James Parkes 0
Red theatre

Jonathan Tuckey Design has designed the David Brownlow Theatre for a school in Berkshire that was informed by Renaissance architecture and constructed using cross-laminated timber and red composite cement panels. The theatre at Horris Hill School in Newbury was designed to host assemblies, drama productions and music recitals. The studio’s concept for the theatre was

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Declerck-Daels Architecten clads multi-use office in patinated copper

February 9, 2021 James Parkes 0
Green copper clad facade

Architecture studio Declerck-Daels Architecten has renovated an early 20th-century home in the Belgium town of Ingelmunster into a multifunctional office clad in green-patinated copper cladding. Belgian-based Declerck-Daels Architecten renovated the offices of Belgian construction group Monument Group, which specialises in historical restorations, to reflect the ethos of the company. The renovation updated the offices to create a space that

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Ten escapist hotels featuring luxury cabins nestled in the countryside

February 4, 2021 James Parkes 0
Different shaped cabins placed along a mountain terrain

A new wave of hotels is offering guests the chance to sleep in individual cabins set amid spectacular landscapes instead of in a traditional building with corridors. Here’s our selection of 10 of the most interesting cabin hotels. From China to Denmark, studios including ZJJZ Atelier, Sigurd Larsen and Snøhetta have designed hotels featuring individual

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Austin Maynard Architects adds steel-and-glass extension to brick cottage in Melbourne

January 22, 2021 James Parkes 0
Facade of Union House by Austin Maynard Architects

Playful accents including an indoor slide and a climbing wall fill Union House, a steel-and-glass home with an original Dutch-gabled facade designed by Austin Maynard Architects in Melbourne, Australia. The Dutch-gabled facade is all that remains of the original home in the inner-city suburb of Brunswick, Melbourne, which has been given a steel-and-glass extension. Recycled

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Julius Taminiau Architects’ timber-clad Rhythm House is informed by music

January 21, 2021 James Parkes 0
Rhythm House by Julius Taminiau Architects

Rhythm House in Amsterdam is clad in rough-sawn timber and designed to be a modern adaptation of the area’s previous agricultural houses. Built in the neighbourhood of Sloten on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Julius Taminiau Architects named the home Rhythm House to reflect how music impacted the design. We use music often as an inspiration in our designs,

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Biasol plays off Wes Anderson’s whimsical style with The Budapest Cafe in Melbourne

January 18, 2021 James Parkes 0
The Budapest Cafe by Biasol

Melbourne-based interior design studio Biasol used earthy hues and stylised architectural motifs to create a destination inspired by Wes Anderson’s symmetry and nostalgic colour palette. The Budapest Cafe in Carlton, Melbourne is Biasol’s second edition of its Wes Anderson-informed concept, following a first location in Chengdu, China, that featured marble surfaces and pale pastel greens.

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Jon Danielsen Aarhus designs spruce-clad holiday home overlooking the Oslofjord

January 14, 2021 James Parkes 0
Cabin Son by Jon Danielsen Aarhus

Oslo-based Jon Danielsen Aarhus has designed Cabin Son, a holiday home set on the water’s edge overlooking the Oslofjord and Jeløya island on the south coast of Norway. The spruce-clad, L-shaped home was designed to follow the topography of the site’s naturally occurring ledges. Jon Danielsen Aarhus let the contours of the landscape guide the

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