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architectural design office k. associates has built a long and narrow house in a residential area on the outskirts of tokyo, whose street façade combines a green wall, a black steel box floating in the middle, and one long vertical window facing the city and park on the opposite side. enveloped by three partitioning concrete […]

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united arab emirates-based design practice MEAN* (middle east architecture network) has proposed a sculptural 3D-printedpavilion for a prominent traffic roundabout to welcome visitors to the upcoming 2020 expo in dubai. designed as a ‘spatial forest,’ the soaring 8-meter structure reveals a walk-through ‘spatial forest’ of concrete elements that resemble palm trees.   ‘based on the […]

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satoshi saito of SAI architectural design office has designed a wooden house in a residential area of sakai, a city in japan’s osaka prefecture. the dwelling — titled ‘house in sakai’ — occupies a corner plot in a fire prevention area, and has been designed accordingly. the three-storey residence is surrounded by firewalls, which protect […]

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satoshi saito of SAI architectural design office has designed a wooden house in a residential area of sakai, a city in japan’s osaka prefecture. the dwelling — titled ‘house in sakai’ — occupies a corner plot in a fire prevention area, and has been designed accordingly. the three-storey residence is surrounded by firewalls, which protect […]

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bangkok-based firm PHTAA living design merged traditional thai craftsmanship with new age construction to create the rattan pavilion. historically, architects have often designed furniture to complement their buildings, but what if instead the architecture took its cues from the furniture inside? built for the impact challenger asa 2019 in bangkok, thailand, the architects fabricated a […]

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tucked away from the hustle and bustle of ho chi minh city center, ippudo vietnam is the first branch of the famous japanese ramen restaurant. sited adjacent to a publicly-accessible pool, the design of the site has been led by takashi niwa architects as renovation project, in which an existing eight meter-high, two-story steel structure […]

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prague-based architectural studio OV-A has completed the new headquarters of glassmaking company LASVIT. located on palackého square in the northern czech town of nový bor, the project seeks to regenerate the region’s glassblowing traditions, while restoring some of the town’s historic buildings. in addition, the masterplan sees the addition of a striking new building clad […]

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naruse inokuma architects, working alongside local firm a round architects, has transformed the interior of a subway station in south korea. the design team entered a competition to renovate seoul’s noksapyeong station in 2016. in 2017, it was announced that the site next to the station, a former army base, would be converted into a public […]

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as a reaction to the growing risks of climate change and the challenges faced by increasing urbanization, grimshaw and dutch manufacturing specialists concrete valley have developed an innovative design for a system of modular water dwellings. the habitats are imagined as a potential solution to high land values by offering affordable accommodation beyond the constraints […]

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in 2007, andy and deirdre plummer bought a 350-acre parcel of land in australia with the intention of transforming the former dairying property into a sustainably-harvested forest. in 2008, the plummers engaged architecture firm CHROFI to develop the site’s buildings, which so far include two sheds, completed in 2013, and a family residence, completed in […]

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