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Surman Weston nestles geometric pool house in gardens of Surrey home

February 7, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a pool house in the gardens of a large home in Surrey, UK, and raised it on a concrete plinth to overlook the surrounding forest. Located close to Reigate Heath, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), the structure was designed by London studio Surman Weston with landscape designer Matthew

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Surman Weston nestles geometric pool house in gardens of Surrey home

February 7, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a pool house in the gardens of a large home in Surrey, UK, and raised it on a concrete plinth to overlook the surrounding forest. Located close to Reigate Heath, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), the structure was designed by London studio Surman Weston with landscape designer Matthew

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Concrete colonnade wraps oatmeal factory in China by JSPA Design

February 5, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A thin concrete colonnade on a perforated brick base forms the Ningwu Oatmeal Factory in Shanxi province, China, which has been designed by Beijing architecture studio JSPA Design. Located on an open, green site surrounded by industrial buildings, the 8,600-square-metre factory was conceived as an “introverted” space, buffered by a landscape of grass and low

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Pema Studio designs home in Portugal as “a dense and closed fortress”

February 4, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture practice Pema Studio drew on the idea of a protected fortress when creating the Forte House, a blocky, white-rendered home that replaces a neglected existing structure in Santo Tirso, Portugal. The dwelling is set back from a retained facade and sits within existing stone perimeter walls on the site, creating an exterior space around

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Casa SM by Form_A reinterprets its historical Italian surroundings

February 3, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Minimal, white finishes emphasise the geometric form of this home in Melegnano, Italy, designed by local practice Form_A to reference the neighbouring historic buildings. Named Casa SM, the two-storey, two-bedroom home creates a new street corner between two existing building in the Milanese town. “The proposed intervention reconstrues the conditions of the context, reinterpreting its alignments

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IDIN Architects uses glass and mirrors to blend Bangkok cafe into garden site

February 2, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Thai practice IDIN Architects has created a series of minimal, pavilion-like structures for Nana Coffee Roasters in Bangkok, which feature mirrored mosaic ceilings to reflect the surrounding gardens. Located in Bangkok’s Bangna district, the project occupies an oasis-like site of dense greenery alongside a busy road. IDIN Architects were tasked with expanding an existing structure

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Juri Troy Architects uses timber and straw for holiday cabin in Austrian village

February 1, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Austrian studio Juri Troy Architects has completed Straw Flea House, an angular cabin in the historic village of Murstetten built using locally-sourced timber and straw. Designed as a single-bedroom weekend home, the dwelling sits alongside a historic barn on a wooded site outside the village’s centre, and is oriented to frame landmarks such as the

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CTA uses screens and skylights to draw light into narrow Vietnamese home

January 31, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Folding glass doors and perforated metal screens allow for the mediation of light, ventilation, and noise at the J House in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, designed by local studio CTA. CTA, short for Creative Architects, was approached by a teacher who had purchased a narrow plot measuring four by 24 metres and wanted to create a

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Ushijima Architects designs flood-resilient U-House near Japanese lake

January 29, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. Located near Biwa-ko, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, the U-House sits on an area of former wetland used for growing rice that was filled in after

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Mecanoo cloaks Dutch house in pearlescent ceramic tiles

January 28, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Glossy ceramic tiles in shades of green and blue cover the twisting form of Villa BW, a house in the Dutch village of Schoorl designed by architecture studio Mecanoo. Delft-based Mecanoo, which is best known for its large-scale cultural projects, created the three-storey home to sit among a cluster of more traditional dwellings. Villa BW

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