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Van Laethem Architecten uses hempcrete for own garden studio in Belgium

October 26, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Belgian studio Van Laethem Architecten used natural materials including hempcrete and cedar shingles to create this small garden studio for its staff in Alken. Located in the rear garden of founder Chris Van Laethem’s home, the building acts as both a workspace for up to three people and a demonstration of the studio’s approach to

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KLG Architects uses thick walls for coastal “sanctuary” in South Africa

October 25, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Textured plaster intended to mimic nearby rocky outcrops coats the thick walls of Hytte Riverview, a house overlooking an estuary in South Africa by local studio KLG Architects. The 110-square-metre home is nestled into the rocky, sloping landscape of Rooi Els in the Western Cape, enjoying views of the Rooi Els River flowing into False

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Arched brick openings enliven mixed-use block in Seoul by Sosu Architects

October 22, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Arched openings animate the red-brick facades of Fillome Building, a mixed-use tower in Seoul by local studio Sosu Architects. Located in Seongsu-dong, the building combines three floors of commercial space with three floors of apartments, elevated above a ground-floor parking area on brick piloti. Sosu Architects’ use of red brickwork references Seongsu-dong’s history as a

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Arched brick openings enliven mixed-use block in Seoul by Sosu Architects

October 22, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Arched openings animate the red-brick facades of Fillome Building, a mixed-use tower in Seoul by local studio Sosu Architects. Located in Seongsu-dong, the building combines three floors of commercial space with three floors of apartments, elevated above a ground-floor parking area on brick piloti. Sosu Architects’ use of red brickwork references Seongsu-dong’s history as a

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Charles and Ray Eames changed the landscape of design with “just a few chairs and a house”

October 22, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Ray and Charles Eames, the duo that championed a functional and democratic approach to design. Their iterative, materials-focused approach saw the designers harness mass-production techniques in an attempt to create what would be enshrined in their motto as “the best for the most

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Mary Arnold-Forster Architects creates “modern agricultural aesthetic” for Cumbrian home

October 21, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Horizontal larch planks clad the exterior of Brampton, a house on a steeply sloping site in Cumbria by Scottish studio Mary Arnold-Forster Architects. Named after the nearby town of Brampton, the home replaces a former stable and workshop that was originally constructed in the 1960s and had fallen into disrepair. Mary Arnold-Forster Architects took advantage

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Line+ Studio floats doughnut-shaped weather balloon above rural Chinese landscape

October 20, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and woven timber tunnel have been completed by architecture practice Line+ Studio in rural area in Zhejiang, China. Named Woven Gateway and Sky Ring, the two structures were commissioned as part of the enhancement of the Chuan Yan Nineteen Peaks Scenic Area. Line+ Studio designed the  structures to be minimal but

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OFIS Arhitekti converts brutalist printworks in Slovenia into offices

October 19, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has transformed the brutalist structure of a former Ljubljana printing house into a block of offices that “preserves the memory of its former use”. The studio renovated the Mladinska Knjiga Printing House, which was originally designed in 1966 by Slovenian modernist Savin Sever and is considered an important example of post-war

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Atelier Xi designs weathering steel pavilions that “elegantly meander” through Shenzhen park

October 18, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese studio Atelier Xi has completed a visitor centre for Qiaochengbei Park in Shenzhen, using weathering steel and grass roofs to blend two pavilion-like structures into the landscape. Atelier Xi created the visitor centre in Qiaochenbei North Park, a newly-created area of woodland in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District that was opened to the public in 2024.

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Mur Mur Lab creates glazed pavilions overlooking “mysterious” landscape in China

October 17, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Mur Mur Lab has designed the Dongdan Grassland Sea Ruins Station in eastern China, creating two wave-topped glass pavilions that offer passers-by a “moment to connect with nature”. Located in the Dongshen Township in Zhejiang province, the structure overlooks an area of mudflat pasture spanning nearly 1,000 acres (405 hectares), that was created

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