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grafton architects has completed its first building in the UK, a learning center for london’s kingston university conceived as a ‘warehouse of ideas’. the £50 million ($65m USD) project, which grafton was chosen to complete in 2013, has been designed to act as the school’s ‘front door’ and as a gateway to kingston upon thames. […]

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tariq khayyat design partners (TKDP) has won a competition to masterplan a 1,300,000 square meter site at the heart of ‘china’s silicon valley’. located at the north gateway of luohu district in shenzhen, the masterplan responds to the city’s need for new social and resettlement housing, offices, hospitality structures, retail spaces, and public facilities. ‘a […]

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united states-based studio axis mundi reveals the first images of its XYZ house majestically overlooking the alps of switzerland. the composition of bold volumes finished in corten steel, recalls the image of a cruciform over the dramatic landscape context. the assemblage is organized along three mutually perpendicular planes — the three cartesian coordinates of X, […]

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in the historic center of montevideo, uruguay, captitan taller has transformed an existing space within a 20th century building to create ‘culto coffee shop.’ located on sarandí pedestrian street, the new interior design carefully retains elements of the existing structure while adding contemporary finishes, resulting in a layered architecture that strikes a perfect balance between […]

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with costa rica’s goal is to become carbon neutral by 2021, the team at úbáli tropical living has been set the task of designing cabins with a minimal ecological footprint. the project, which focuses on building eco-friendly modular structures, has been developed to provide both residential and hotel accommodation for a franco-costa rican alliance. all […]

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bez+kock architekten has extended the sauerland museum, a historic existing building housed in the landsberger hof and dating back to 1605, transforming it into the south westphalia museum and culture forum. located in arnsberg, germany, the museum has been renovated and connected to the new, gauingen travertine extension via a bridge that links to the […]

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creative duo jacob witzling and sara underwood present the latest body of work in their ongoing project cabinland, including their latest diamond cabin. the project comprises a collection of moss-covered, off-grid cabin dwellings in the middle of the forest. the design/build team has so far demonstrated their knack for creating tiny, unique woodland homes with a […]

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located in haiyang village, a community two hours south of wuhan, china, this brick building is intended to facilitate rural tourism. designed by EXH, a firm based in zürich and shanghai, the complex includes small hotel units, restaurants, a spa, and other facilities. ‘the young population of such rural villages are hired as workers in […]

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studio rick joy presents a five-story apartment building along a quiet street of mexico city’s thriving polanco neighborhood. tucked away near the parroquia de san agustin, the apartment expresses a restrained material palette informed by local building traditions, generating a sense of deep warmth and experiential softness. surrounded by buildings on three sides, the residence […]

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carles enrich studio revitalizes the penthouse level of a four-story building situated along barcelona’s carrer verdi. dating to the mid-20th century, the dwelling is rectangular in plan, spanning thirteen meters in length, with a centralized stairwell. the two short sides are façades, one opening outward toward the street with two windows and a french door, […]

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