Articles by Natasha Levy

Schemata Architects adds sequence of plywood boxes to redefine spaces inside House in Nobeoka

February 17, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

A magazine paired Schemata Architects with the owners of this house in Miyazaki prefecture for a renovation project in which the Japanese studio has reconfigured the former factory space by creating a series of plywood-lined rooms. The house owned by a married couple was originally the husband’s childhood home and had previously played host to a family-run

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Lim + Lu uses brightly coloured walls and furnishings for fashion designer’s Hong Kong home

February 14, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Yellow, turquoise, and coral-pink furnishings brighten this previously colourless apartment in Hong Kong, which has been overhauled by local studio Lim + Lu for a fashion designer. The Twin Peaks Residence is located within one of on Kowloon island’s many high-rise residential towers. Its owner, a Parisian fashion designer, approached Lim + Lu to redesign the apartment to

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Cubículo Arquitectos installs birch-plywood storage units inside Porto flat

February 13, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Cubículo Arquitectos has added extra storage to a Porto apartment, by installing custom-built cupboards and shelves around the old structural columns. Situated on the first floor of a housing block, Apartment Largo Soares dos Reis belongs to a graphic designer, who shares the flat with her mum and younger brother. The family tasked Cubículo Arquitectos, with improving

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Snøhetta unveils plans for “energy-positive” Arctic Circle hotel

February 12, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Snøhetta has revealed plans for a sustainable ring-shaped hotel, that will be nestled at the base of Norway’s Almlifjellet mountain, within the Artic Circle. The architecture firm claims that Svart Hotel, which takes its name from the nearby Svartisen glacier, will be energy-positive – meaning it will produce more energy than it consumes. While consumption rates

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Raúl Sánchez Architects updates Barcelona apartment with grey granite and bright white walls

February 8, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Spanish practice Raúl Sánchez Architects has employed contrasting materials to carve out different zones in the open-plan living space of this apartment in Barcelona’s Eixample district. The owner of the Villarroel apartment, a bachelor in his early forties, approached the locally based practice with an open renovation brief. He requesting the addition of an en-suite to his

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Century-old oak supports treehouse guest room in northern France

February 2, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Paris-based Atelier Lavit built this treehouse around the trunk of a century-old oak in Raray, France, basing its design of criss-crossing timbers on a bird’s nest. The Origin treehouse forms part of the Cabanes des Grands Chênes, a collection of elevated guest cabins set in the grounds of the Château de Raray hotel. Atelier Lavit, which is led

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Century-old oak supports treehouse guest room in northern France

February 2, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Paris-based Atelier Lavit built this treehouse around the trunk of a century-old oak in Raray, France, basing its design of criss-crossing timbers on a bird’s nest. The Origin treehouse forms part of the Cabanes des Grands Chênes, a collection of elevated guest cabins set in the grounds of the Château de Raray hotel. Atelier Lavit, which is led

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KPF’s Shenzhen skyscraper is now fourth tallest in the world

January 30, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

This 599-metre skyscraper in Shenzhen by architecture firm Kohn Pederson Fox is punctuated by “sky lobbies” and crowned by an observation deck offering the loftiest views in the city. Located in the Futian business district, the glass and stone skyscraper is the headquarters of Chinese insurance company Ping An. The Ping An Finance Centre has 100 floors of offices

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KPF’s Shenzhen skyscraper is now fourth tallest in the world

January 30, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

This 599-metre skyscraper in Shenzhen by architecture firm Kohn Pederson Fox is punctuated by “sky lobbies” and crowned by an observation deck offering the loftiest views in the city. Located in the Futian business district, the glass and stone skyscraper is the headquarters of Chinese insurance company Ping An. The Ping An Finance Centre has 100 floors of offices

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Arched doorways and bold hues appear throughout Little Stories shoe store

January 28, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Spanish studio Clap has used arch-shaped cutouts and primary colours to create a playful children’s shoe shop on a street corner in Valencia. The local design studio was approached by the owners of children’s footwear company Little Stories to help develop its brand identity. “After several workshops with the client, we came up with three

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