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Parisian office blocks transformed into Ilot Saint-Germain social housing

May 3, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Concrete loggias overlook a courtyard at this social housing block in Paris, which French studios Francois Brugel Architectes Associes, H2o Architectes and Antoine Regnault Architecture have converted from offices. Named Ilot Saint-Germain, the housing is located in two interconnected blocks previously owned by the Ministry of the Armed Forces in the city’s seventh arrondissement. To

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Nuukullak 10 / BIOSIS

May 3, 2024 Andreas Luco 0

Nuukullak 10 lies gently perched on the mountain ridge of Entreprenørdalen, a district in Nuuk that is currently undergoing a transformation from a former industrial area into an attractive new urban district. A climate-driven design approach. BIOSIS works from a climate-driven design approach which for Nuukullak 10 meant finding solutions that could break down the forceful northern winds and optimize the few daylight hours in winter.

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“Less is more is back” says panel during Gaggenau talk at Milan design week

May 3, 2024 Calum Lindsay 0

Dezeen teamed up with kitchen appliances brand Gaggenau to host and film a talk about reduction in design with representatives from Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM and Industrial Facility during Milan design week 2024. Moderated by Dezeen’s editorial director Max Fraser, the talk explored how principles of reduction and essentialism in architecture and design can be

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Tono Mirai Architects encloses toilet in Japanese park with rammed earth

May 3, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Japanese studio Tono Mirai Architects has used soil and wood to create Toiletowa, a curving structure in Saitama prefecture containing a public toilet that reuses wastewater. Located in a park in the town of Miyoshi, the building has a wooden frame covered with rammed earth made with soil sourced from construction sites and mixed with

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Luke McClelland uses stone and oak to overhaul Georgian apartment in Edinburgh

May 3, 2024 Natasha Levy 0

A select few materials appear throughout this apartment in Edinburgh, which architect Luke McClelland has revamped to let its historic features take centre stage. The two-floor apartment is located in Edinburgh’s New Town, set within a Grade I-listed building that dates back to the 19th century. Successive years of modifications meant that the home’s grand

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Ágape Productive Housing / Rama Estudio

May 3, 2024 Pilar Caballero 0

Ágape Colectivo is a therapeutic space for body and mind development. Ágape’s founder is a psychologist specializing in yoga and therapeutic theater who needed to expand her workplace. Ágape. Thus, a mixed-use building was designed to accommodate a larger area for multiple therapies and her residence on the upper floor.