Articles by Jon Astbury

A sinuous facade clad in thin white brickwork defines this house in Sulaymaniyah in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region, designed by local practice Zakaa. Named Bakrajo House, the three-storey dwelling was designed to maximise the sense of privacy for the client while still feeling open and spacious. To achieve this, the front facade’s flowing shapes

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Japanese practice Nori Architects has completed Minimum House in Toyota, Japan, as a “new prototype of urban housing” designed to reduce construction waste and be easily repaired or adapted in the future. Designed for a young family with two children, the dwelling sits on a narrow plot bordered by residential buildings and roads in the

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