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Overhanging roof shelters wooden hall in Germany by Steimle Architekten

April 1, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local spruce wood is used throughout Markolfhalle Markelfingen, a multipurpose hall that architecture studio Steimle Architekten has added to the edge of a lake in Germany. Located on the northern shore of Lake Constance in the Radolfzell district, the timber building contains sports courts and a stage for events, unified by a cantilevered roof overhead.

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Wallflower Architecture + Design wraps plant-filled timber lattice around Singapore home

March 7, 2024 Katie Last 0

A lattice facade and tropical plants wrap around the walls of this home, which local studio Wallflower Architecture + Design has created alongside Singapore Botanic Gardens. Named Touching Eden House, the home was designed to celebrate the surrounding greenery and is enveloped in a dark timber lattice. “The inspiration behind this design was the concept

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Akio Isshiki Architects refreshes House in Hattori-Tenjin with playful void

March 6, 2024 Katie Last 0

Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has updated a house in Osaka by adding a multi-level void designed to maximise light and encourage play. Named House in Hattori-Tenjin, the 30-year-old dwelling is located on a dense residential street in the port city and previously had a dark, “standardised” interior. Working within a tight budget, Akio Isshiki

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Stef Claes models rural Belgian home on mid-century modern architecture

March 1, 2024 Katie Last 0

Geneva-based architect Stef Claes took cues from mid-century and local architecture to create House in the Fields, a low-lying home in the Belgian countryside. Set within a wide agricultural landscape, the home has white-painted walls and black accents, which Claes said draws on mid-century modern buildings in the United States. Meanwhile, more traditional elements including a

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LCA Architetti nestles angular cork-clad home into Italian valley

February 28, 2024 Katie Last 0

An angular black volume sits atop a cork-clad ground floor to form Casa 9, a home that Italian studio LCA Architetti has added to a valley on the border between Italy and Switzerland. Located within a hilly landscape near Lake Lugano, the house was designed to showcase non-traditional building materials and features a timber structure

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Stingray-shaped roof crowns Maldives restaurant by Atelier Nomadic

February 10, 2024 Katie Last 0

A bamboo canopy modelled on stingrays tops Overwater Restaurant, which architecture studio Atelier Nomadic has added to a lagoon in the Maldives. The Japanese restaurant is raised on an existing jetty that extends out from the shore and has a bamboo structure with tree-like columns to support its wavy roof. Drawing inspiration from the surrounding water, Atelier

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Vurpas Architectes transforms French market with “childlike quality” into primary school

February 4, 2024 Katie Last 0

French studio Vurpas Architectes has converted a 1960s market building to create Eugénie Brazier, a primary school and nursery in Lyon. Eugénie Brazier is built around the long structure of the old wholesale market and features perforated brickwork and a neutral colour palette that draws on the existing building. To accommodate a nursery as well

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CollectiveProject shades renovated Indian school with expansive bamboo canopy

January 30, 2024 Katie Last 0

Shaped cutouts cast playful shadows across Talaricheruvu Rural School, which Indian studio CollectiveProject has transformed from an existing school building in southern India. Located in Andhra Pradesh, the fifteen-year-old building was refreshed with a bamboo canopy, as well as a collection of shaded outdoor spaces and openings designed to respond to the area’s warm climate.

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New Office Works shelters Hong Kong pier with undulating steel canopy

January 8, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local studio New Office Works has stretched a wavy canopy across the Cheung Sha Wan promenade in Hong Kong. Located on a harbour on the west side of the Kowloon Peninsula, the waterside Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy was designed to echo the arrangement of boats across the waterfront and comprises a series of undulating

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Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest

December 27, 2023 Katie Last 0

Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. Nestled within a network of mango trees in Indian coastal town Alibag, the house was designed to showcase the connection between architecture and nature. In response to the surrounding canopy

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