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karina wiciak of wamhouse studio has envisioned ‘greenhouse’ – a modern cottage and holiday home inspired by the traditional barn architecture of polish villages. as the name suggests, the house is designed for a rural location, with grass covering parts of the walls and roof structure, seamlessly blending into the countryside context. the conceptual project […]

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in the holešovice district of prague, a derelict heritage building had once housed the first municipal brewery. the building once used for the fermentation and storage of beer has been revitalized by CMC architects into a both intimate and outward-looking space for creative and modern housing, expressing an industrial spirit. the converted structure accommodates a […]

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the living room pavilion, or ‘tochka na karte’ (russian for ‘a point on the map’), is a harshly orthogonal volume which stands in stark contrast to the soft organic shapes landscape of russia. the hospitality project, designed by russian firm, rhizome, emphasizes the opposition between the natural and the human-made. at the same time the […]

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new york city-based studio LANG architecture nestles twenty six lakeside homesites among the forested hills of north mississippi. entitled ‘splinter creek,’ the development integrates seamlessly into 650 acres of rolling pine forest. splinter creek offers private cabin retreats, sited on plots ranging from two to eighteen acres each with its own distinctive character. beneath the […]

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can bordoy – grand house & garden, is a small 24 room hotel with a magnificent garden, swimming pool, spa and panoramic terrace, located in la lonja neighborhood, at the heart of the historic center of palma de mallorca, spain. the hotel saw the renovation of a 500 year old abandoned building, and architecture and […]

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located in the village of dandaji in niger, atelier masomi has designed a marketplace as a new public space for the local community. considering the rural area, the previous markets were only temporary, moving from village to village and running on a weekly basis. due a rapidly increasing population, this project gives the people of […]

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after late architect jørn utzon resigned from the sydney opera project in 1966, he decided to settle on the balearic island of mallorca, where in 1972 he built can lis, a house for himself, his wife, lis, and their son kim. singled out as one of the most important houses of the 20th century, the […]

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since 2015, a team of activists and interdisciplinary professionals have been working to save a cluster of ten decommissioned oil tanks on the brooklyn waterfront. with the structures in imminent danger of being demolished by city authorities, detailed plans have been put forward that would preserve and utilize the tanks for years to come. as […]

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international design practice stpmj has completed the refurbishment of a popular 80s residential building type in korea to form ‘salon guui’. located in guuidong, seoul, the team has transformed the 3 story structure to create a mixed-use program that combines commerical and residential space. with minimal interventions made to the existing architecture, the project carefully […]

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kohn pedersen fox associates (KPF) has completed ‘robinson tower’, a high-rise building in singapore that seeks to promote ‘sustainable urbanism’. passed in 2014, singapore’s landscape replacement policy requires that any greenery lost due to development must be replaced with publicly accessible greenery in equal area within the new building. this obligation, coupled with the constrained, […]

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