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this roomy artist studio for a sculptor and a printmaker was completed on a site measuring 120 square meters (1,292 sqf) with a budget of just £83,000 (approx. $106,000 USD). designed by architecture firm CAN, ‘lomax studio’ is nestled along a small industrial mews in new cross, an area of south east london. the project […]

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london-based practice carmody groarke embarks on the restoration of ‘hill house,’ one of the most significant works of scottish architect charles rennie mackintosh. a leading figure in the arts and crafts movement of europe’s early 20th century, the designer built the house in 1902 overlooking the river clyde estuary in helensburgh, scotland. with its roughcast […]

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the pacherhof wine cellar by italian-based firm bergmeisterwolf architekten emerges from the sloping northern italian landscape. docked to the existing historic cellar characterized by rough stone vaulting, the new cellar extends seamlessly underground, integrating with the mountainous topography. the extension, used for the production of wine, is expressed as a polygonal funnel whose base angles […]

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greek architecture firm k-studio and berlin-based design studio lambs and lions have collaborated in casa cook chania, a modernist mediterranean resort situated on a hillside location along the cretan coast. the third manifestation of the casa cook resort brand in greece, which has already established itself on the islands of rhodes and kos, the hotel […]

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in yuen, UDS recreates the relaxing atmosphere of a traditional japanese hot spring resort (onsen ryokan) in one of tokyo‘s busiest, most popular wards, shinjuku. the newly built accommodation facility incorporates elements typically found in small-town ryokan, including an actual open-air hot spring with water transported from the popular hakone resort, where guests can enjoy […]

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hansen house is a historic hospital, established in jerusalem in 1887, that cared for people with leprosy. this year, for the 8th edition of jerusalem design week, hansen house has becomes a cultural center. the structure, naturally, has strict preservation regulations, so a visually striking installation wasn’t easy to design. tel aviv-based HQ architects accepted […]

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in würenlingen, switzerland, zurich-based architectural firms estrada reichen and malte k have taken on the unusual task of combining a kindergarten with a public underground car park, resulting in a hybrid building that meets the different requirements of both programs. the single-story kindergarten comprises an unconventional structure, whose floor plan is based on the minimum […]

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