Articles by Natasha Levy

MVRDV to convert communist monument in Albania into technology centre

May 21, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a new technology education centre in the Albanian capital of Tirana, which will be housed within a pyramidal monument to communism. Set within the city centre, The Tirana Pyramid was first erected in 1988 but has since undergone a variety of uses. First opening as museum dedicated to Albania’s long-serving

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MVRDV to convert communist monument in Albania into technology centre

May 21, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a new technology education centre in the Albanian capital of Tirana, which will be housed within a pyramidal monument to communism. Set within the city centre, The Tirana Pyramid was first erected in 1988 but has since undergone a variety of uses. First opening as museum dedicated to Albania’s long-serving

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SelgasCano creates bulging vivid-pink pavilion for Bruges architecture festival

May 19, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Spanish architecture duo José Selgas and Lucía Cano has erected a pink vinyl pavilion on a canal in Bruges, which floats between the city’s historic brick buildings. The pavilion was created for Trienniale Bruges, an event that invites a global selection of artists and architects to produce unique temporary structures. Displayed at different points throughout the city

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Foster + Partners’ completes Hong Kong hotel inside former government headquarters

May 18, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Foster + Partners has completed The Murray hotel in Hong Kong, which sits within the shell of a gridded 1960s tower once used as governmental offices. The Murray hotel is situated on the southern edge of the city’s central business district. Originally built in 1969, the building was formerly used as government headquarters but now hosts

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Renato D’Ettorre Architects references Italian villas for overhaul of Sydney home

May 17, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

A vaulted brick extension is amongst a host of features that Renato D’Ettorre has introduced to this Sydney home during a renovation that takes note of traditional Italian villas. Set within the city’s Surrey Hills suburb, Italianate House is a Victorian-era property that was formerly used as offices. It is now owned by a young

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Arent & Pyke updates home for a gallerist with monochromatic rooms

May 15, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Black and white living spaces feature in this 1930s Sydney home designed by Australian studio Arent & Pyke, to let the owner’s extensive art collection take centre stage. Curatorial House, situated in the city’s North Shore area, was built in the style of the early-20th century movement P&O. The style, which takes its name from the Pacific and

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Taylor Knights opens up garden views at Melbourne home with glass-fronted extension

May 13, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Australian studio Taylor Knights has linked a house in Melbourne to its garden with a modest brick extension, and taken subtle cues for its interiors from the colours in an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky. The single-storey property is located in the city’s Brunswick West suburb, and belongs to a creative couple and their child. They approached local

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Taylor Knights opens up garden views at Melbourne home with glass-fronted extension

May 13, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Australian studio Taylor Knights has linked a house in Melbourne to its garden with a modest brick extension, and taken subtle cues for its interiors from the colours in an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky. The single-storey property is located in the city’s Brunswick West suburb, and belongs to a creative couple and their child. They approached local

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MAPA’s prefabricated cabins allow guests to survey Uruguayan vineyard

May 12, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Mirrored glass and sliced logs form the facades of these prefabricated guest suites designed by MAPA, which are dotted across a vast vineyard in Maldonado, Uruguay. The hotel suites stand on the 101-hectare Sacromonte vineyard, which is set within a valley of of dense grassland crossed by streams. MAPA, which has offices in Uruguay and Brazil, became

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MAPA’s prefabricated cabins allow guests to survey Uruguayan vineyard

May 12, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Mirrored glass and sliced logs form the facades of these prefabricated guest suites designed by MAPA, which are dotted across a vast vineyard in Maldonado, Uruguay. The hotel suites stand on the 101-hectare Sacromonte vineyard, which is set within a valley of of dense grassland crossed by streams. MAPA, which has offices in Uruguay and Brazil, became

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