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Atelier Gratia designs angular concrete courtyard house in Taiwan

March 22, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

An angular wall of exposed concrete informed by origami wraps this courtyard home in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, designed by local studio Atelier Gratia to be a “sanctuary” from the surrounding city. Called Star House after the street on which it sits in a dense urban area, the four-storey home has been turned inwards, with a series

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Caspar Schols creates reconfigurable Cabin Anna in Dutch park

March 18, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architectural designer Caspar Schols has created a modular cabin at the De Biesbosch National Park in the Netherlands, incorporating sliding walls that allow it to be opened up to the elements. It is the latest iteration of the flatpack Cabin Anna model, which Schols first developed in 2016 as a prototype garden room for his

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Nikken Sekkei shelters Japanese sweet company HQ with oversized table and chairs

March 13, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A set of giant wooden tables and chairs shelter the glass buildings of Sweets Bank, the headquarters of sweet company Shunkado in Hamamatsu City, Japan, designed by Nikken Sekkei. Described by the practice as a “social media-friendly” building, the oversized furniture, which is thirteen times the regular scale, is modelled on furniture from Shunkado’s cafe.

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Angular metal canopies shelter Indian house by Malik Architecture

March 9, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A jagged metal roofscape shelters large open terraces at the Lateral Verandah House, a dwelling near Pune, India, designed by local studio Malik Architecture. The home sits on a steep, densely forested site with dramatic views of the Tung Fort ruins to the east, close to another residential project by the studio. Referencing this historical fort,

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Pashenko Works adds corrugated metal and blockwork extension to Camberwell home

March 8, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Exposed blockwork and corrugated steel were used to bring a brutalist feel to this extension of a Victorian terrace in Camberwell, south London, designed by local practice Pashenko Works. Commissioned to extend the terraced home in order to accommodate several generations of the same family, the studio more than doubled its existing floor area, including the addition

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Oversized roof shelters family home in Vietnamese walled garden

March 7, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

An oversized roof lined with terracotta tiles shelters this home in the centre of a walled garden in Quang Yen, Vietnam, designed by local studios Ra.atelier and Ngo + Pasierbinski. Completed for a family that has owned the garden for generations, House in Quang Yen transforms the site into a space suitable for large gatherings

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Auba Studio converts 1980s bakery in Spain into industrial NZ10 Apartment

March 6, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Raw materials and exposed fittings bring an industrial character to this apartment in Palma, Spain, which was converted from a former bakery by local architect Auba Studio. The 1980s bakery, which is located on the ground floor of a residential block, was stripped back by Auba Studio to reveal its high ceilings and bare structure.

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Claesson Koivisto Rune creates red-painted house in northern Sweden

March 4, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has completed the Simonsson House in the city of Boden, Sweden, cladding it entirely in red-painted planks of local pine. Located just south of the Arctic Circle, the dwelling is designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune in line with a series of strict planning regulations on the site. These dictated a maximum

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Clouds AO wraps Japanese cultural hub in sweeping steel panels

March 3, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A spiralling facade of stainless steel panels wraps this cultural centre in Fukuoka, Japan, which has been designed by Clouds AO in collaboration with NKS2 Architects and Takumi Nakahara Architects. Overlooking the Naka River next to the nightlife district of Nakasu, the cultural centre, called 010 Building, houses a theatre, bar and restaurant and was

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Atak Architekti creates library for Liberec by restoring and extending a former rectory

March 1, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Czech studio Atak Architekti has added a metal-clad extension to a former rectory building to create a library and multifunctional community spaces for the city of Liberec in the Czech Republic. Designed for the local municipality in the southeastern district of Vratislavice, the IGI Library was designed to create a new public hub for the

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