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Atelier Xi creates angular library within Chinese tea plantation

February 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Five interconnected, angular volumes form this library and tea-tasting room designed by Chinese architecture studio Atelier Xi on an ice-chrysanthemum plantation in Xiuwu, China. Designed to resemble a “miniature village”, the library by Atelier Xi draws on the silhouette of the local village houses, as well as the composition of petals on a chrysanthemum flower.

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KPF tops Abu Dhabi airport with undulating roof informed by sand dunes

February 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a terminal at Zayed International Airport in the UAE with an undulating roof informed by sand dunes and geometric patterns. Formerly known as Abu Dhabi International, the airport’s new terminal by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) was designed as a “civic landmark” for the region and to double capacity to

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Line+ Studio sits curvaceous viewpoint overlooking Shenzhen

February 13, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Large steps and open-air terraces wind around the curvaceous Yunhai Forest Service Station in Shenzhen, which was designed by Chinese architecture firm Line+ Studio. Situated on Maluan Mountain, the centre by Line+ Studio was wrapped by glass openings – “maximizing transparency” to offer expansive views of the landscape, nearby seaport and Shenzhen city. “The unique site

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Iwona Buczkowska wins Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture 2024

February 8, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Polish-French architect Iwona Buczkowska has won the Jane Drew Prize for 2024, recognised for elevating the profile of women in architecture through her design work. Buczkowska is the director of Atelier Iwona Buczkowska, which she founded in 1980. As part of her studio, she has completed several public buildings and social housing projects in France,

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Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood

February 6, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a “calm and serene atmosphere”. Named Azabu Hills Residence, the project was designed by Karimoku Case – a studio developed by Karimoku Furniture in collaboration with design studios Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects. The

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Infinity pool by Herzog & de Meuron aims to “blend into the waters” at Lake Como

February 2, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed an “optical illusion” infinity pool at Italy’s Lake Como made from prefabricated steel and sat against a backdrop of historic colonnades. Located in the village of Blevio, the pool is part of a larger development by Herzog & de Meuron for the Mandarin Oriental Lago di

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Memo Architectuur organises Belgian home renovation around concrete spiral staircase

January 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

A spiralling staircase and concrete flooring characterise this renovation of a dilapidated row house in Mortsel, Belgium, designed by local studio Memo Architectuur. Originally comprising two stacked apartments, Memo Architectuur overhauled the spaces to form a single-family home, adding an additional floor to align the building with the streetscape and maximise interior space. “The residents

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Aedas lines twin skyscrapers with bronze fins in Hangzhou

January 26, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Aedas has designed a pair of round-edged, 150-metres-high skyscrapers, named One Future, in Hangzhou, China. Informed by lotus plants in the nearby West Lake, One Future features facades of aluminium and glass panels lined with bronze fins that taper at the building’s base. “The formal concept of these twin towers is from lotus roots

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BIG designs trio of villas nestled into remote Japanese island

January 22, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio BIG has released images of Not A Hotel Setouchi, a trio of holiday villas it has designed for Sagishima island in Japan. Organised around courtyards and marked by sweeping tiled roofs, the three rounded structures are being created in collaboration with hospitality brand Not A Hotel. BIG has visualised each structure nestled into

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SOM designs “terminal in a garden” for Bangalore airport

January 19, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, that draws on the city’s heritage and landscape. Designed by SOM as a “terminal in a garden”, the plant-filled project, created in collaboration with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla (AJSK), and Grant Associates, aims to propose a calming alternative

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