Articles by Lizzie Fison

Trio of broken arches house ossuaries in northern Italian cemetery

May 13, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

CN10 Architetti has built a trio of white concrete and marble funerary arches with space to host ossuaries and cinerary urns for a cemetery in the northern Italian city of Bergamo. CN10 Architetti formed the arches from six separate pieces, which are arranged in pairs to create a processional pathway for visitors to walk through the 75-square-metre mausoleum. The curved concrete

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MAD’s mountain-shaped tower complex nears completion in Beijing

May 11, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

New images by photographer Edmon Leong offer a first look at the nearly completed glass volumes of MAD’s Chaoyang Park Plaza – a commercial and residential complex based on rock formations in Beijing. MAD’s 120,000-square-metre complex of skyscrapers, office blocks and public spaces is located in Beijing’s central business district, which sits on the southern edge of Chaoyang Park –

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Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool

May 10, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

An elevated passageway spans a swimming pool to connect the two monolithic blocks of this weekend home in the Iranian city of Karaj by Kamran Heirati Architects. The Iranian studio built Villa Safadasht in the city’s suburbs for a client working in the food industry. The building is divided into two parts: an entertainment area with a jacuzzi and an

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Egg-shaped sauna creates escape for residents of Swedish town displaced by mining

May 10, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Bigert & Bergström has built a golden, egg-shaped sauna for the people of Kiruna after damage caused by decades of iron ore mining resulted in the relocation of the entire Swedish town. The Swedish artist duo was commissioned by developer Riksbyggen, to design a commemorative social sculpture for the town after residents voiced fears of losing community spirit after their relocation. The whole town is being

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Shortlist revealed for inaugural AHEAD Americas hospitality awards

May 9, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Dezeen promotion: a perforated, cylindrical cultural centre in Miami and bespoke Danish-designed guestrooms in a New York hotel are among the shortlisted projects for this year’s Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design Americas. The AHEAD Americas awards recognises hotel and hospitality projects completed in North and South America, and Canada between September 2015 and December 2016. Winners will be announced in

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Idee Architects updates house on Vietnamese citrus farm with pavilion-like living space

May 9, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Idee Architects has modernised a traditional Vietnamese farmhouse for a large family, adding a glass and steel structure that overlooks orchards and the Ba Vì mountain range beyond. The Hanoi-based studio built the farmhouse in two main units, constructing the living and dining area on top of the basement of a dilapidated building, and renovating existing structures for the bedrooms. Mian Farm Cottage was designed

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Chybik + Kristof uses 900 plastic chairs to clad Czech furniture showroom

May 6, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Hundreds of used black plastic chairs cover the facade of this furniture shop, which architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has created inside a former car showroom in the Czech city of Brno. The former showroom was in need of an update, with the building’s exterior lacking any visual connection to the company or its products. The furniture company MY DVA Group jokingly requesting Ondrej Chybik and

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Zooco Estudio uses granite to unify disparate blocks of Gallician arts centre

May 1, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Spanish Zooco Estudio has completed a complex of granite-clad buildings in the city of Verín that come together to form an arts centre for the Galician region. The architects were awarded the Silver A’Design Award for their 3,750-square-metre arts centre, which is made up of ten separate spaces housed within irregularly-cut, stone-clad volumes. The larger block contains a submerged auditorium, with the smaller

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Ruetemple suspends netted areas in suburban Moscow home

April 28, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Russian architecture studio Ruetemple has renovated a family home in Moscow, creating an open living space using suspended nets for children to play in and bedrooms that overhang the central communal area. The architects focused on maintaining visibility and openness within the 160-square-metre home, allowing for natural light to fill the residence, while the parents can keep

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India Mahdavi references Bauhaus geometry with patterned interior for Berlin’s KaDaWe

April 27, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

French architect India Mahdavi has used different shades of quartz to create bold, geometric floor patterns in the womenswear section of historic Berlin department store KaDaWe. Mahdavi wanted to celebrate the cultural history of the German city with her design for KaDaWe, short for Kaufhaus des Westens, which has been open in Berlin since 1907. She chose to borrow from the geometric style of the Bauhaus

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