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turin-based architecture and design practice WAFAI has envisioned a luxury villa for a single family located on switzerland’s lake türlersee. featuring a dynamic and organic look, the structure’s characteristic design sees how a surface wall gradually flows upwards, transforming itself into a roof element. located in switzerland, the lake house features a dynamic and organic lookall […]

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‘the big task of architecture is doing something that is way bigger than making just buildings,’ said annabelle selldorf on stage at design indaba’s 2019 conference, held earlier this year in capetown, south africa. perfectly encapsulating the sentiment of every designer who spoke at the event, she recalled a short portfolio of projects her and […]

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a former himuro — ice storage house in japanese — has been transformed into an art gallery space by OFDA associates called fujihimuro gallery. the space, which has been designed to exhibit the art pieces realized by creatives who take part of an artistic residence next door, features an organically-shaped addition made of fibre reinforced […]

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situated among the sweeping postcard landscapes of the northern italian mountains near bolzano, the spirit of a barn is reborn as a home. realized by noa* (network of architecture), the messner house expresses the south tyrolean tradition together with a surprising interior organization and unexpected spaces. replacing a derelict structure dating back to 1850, the larch […]

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japanese architecture firm persimmon hills architects completes a timber kannondō, or main hall to the buddhist houshouin temple for the once prosperous town of sugito. situated outside tokyo, the area has seen a decline in population and a gradual loss of its traditional community values. the temple, which had historically served as a centralized core […]

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FORM / kouichi kimura architects has built the slender house on a narrow lot in shiga, japan, combining different concrete and metal volumes of carefully examined proportions. emphasizing the structure’s vertical and horizontal lines, as well as the varied dimensions of its façade, the residence’s exterior is characterized by a tall window and a contemporary […]

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MPavilion 2019, the sixth temporary structure in an ongoing series, has been revealed. designed by australia’s only pritzker architecture prize laureate, glenn murcutt, the refined, white minimal structure reflects the architect’s significant contribution to climate-responsive architecture. celebrating the 50th year of murcutt’s globally influential design practice, MPavilion 2019 will be a landmark summer attraction built […]

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the bedolla house by p+0 arquitectura is built between the mountains, on a 2660 sqm land in el jonuco, nuevo león, mexico, surrounded by large cedar and oak trees. taking full advantage of the site’s a complex topography, views, and greenery, the 200 sqm residence comprises two structures of different heights, each functioning independently but […]

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the spur, the final segment of the high line, has opened to the public in new york. situated at the eastern terminus of the elevated park, the spur is home to the high line’s largest open space, its largest planters, and offers the most seating. the project has been designed by james corner field operations, […]

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after an international call to design a new concert hall in ostrava, czech republic, steven holl architects has been selected with its winning proposal that was developed in collaboration with prague-based studio architecture acts. announced by the city’s mayor zdeněk macura, the chosen project has been conceived as a ‘perfect acoustic instrument in its case.’ […]

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