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UNStudio hopes to create “neighbourhoods in the sky” with Canaletto Tower in London

November 3, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bands of aluminium and concrete divide up sections of this London residential skyscraper by UNStudio, to foster different communities within the building, while also framing panoramic views for residents. The 31-storey Canaletto Tower is located at 257 City Road, not far from Shoreditch. It is one of several new high-rises underway on this street, along with Foster + Partners’

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UNStudio hopes to create “neighbourhoods in the sky” with Canaletto Tower in London

November 3, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bands of aluminium and concrete divide up sections of this London residential skyscraper by UNStudio, to foster different communities within the building, while also framing panoramic views for residents. The 31-storey Canaletto Tower is located at 257 City Road, not far from Shoreditch. It is one of several new high-rises underway on this street, along with Foster + Partners’

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Glazed atrium connects white sides of Halifax home by Omar Gandhi Architect

November 2, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Halifax-based Omar Gandhi Architect has built a three-storey home in the city, featuring two white-clad volumes with a double-height space sandwiched in the middle. Syncline is located in the south end of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sits adjacent to Point Pleasant Park with views overlooking the city’s Northwest Arm inlet. The residence is named after a

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Glazed atrium connects white sides of Halifax home by Omar Gandhi Architect

November 2, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Halifax-based Omar Gandhi Architect has built a three-storey home in the city, featuring two white-clad volumes with a double-height space sandwiched in the middle. Syncline is located in the south end of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sits adjacent to Point Pleasant Park with views overlooking the city’s Northwest Arm inlet. The residence is named after a

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Morris Adjmi designs skyscraper with lancet windows for New York City

November 1, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

New York firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a residential tower for the city’s NoMad district, with a window pattern that becomes more decorative towards its top. The almost 500-foot-tall (152-metre) skyscraper, developed by Ekstein and Pinnacle, will be located at 30 East 31st Street and aptly named 30 E 31. Its neighbourhood, known as

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Hong Kong apartment tower targets “urban bohemians” with community kitchen and alfresco dining

November 1, 2017 India Block 0

Dezeen promotion: New World Development has completed a Hong Kong housing project designed to cater to a new generation of sophisticated urbanites, with interiors that celebrate art, craft, food and local heritage. Entrepreneur Adrian Cheng of New World Development worked with Japanese interior design company Simplicity and architect Thomas Cheung Kong-Yeung to design Bohemian House, which is

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Matt Fajkus designs asymmetrical Austin residence for vintage car lover

November 1, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture has created a two-storey building that features a garage at ground level and a home above, part of which cantilevers over the site. Designed for a car collector, the Autohaus is situated on a slender property in Austin that totals 10,300 square feet (957-square-metre). Local studio Matt Fajkus Architecture was

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Cross-laminated-timber housing in east London offers “the future of low carbon construction”

November 1, 2017 India Block 0

Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in London’s Dalston, which architecture firm Waugh Thistleton claims is the “world’s largest cross-laminated timber building”. Not only is Dalston Works believed to use more cross-laminated timber (CLT) than any other building in the world, at 33.8 metres tall, it is also among the tallest structures pioneering the use

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StudioAC inserts plywood unit complete with dog bed into Toronto home

October 31, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

A sleeping area for the family dog is the focal point of this house in Toronto, which Canadian architecture firm StudioAC renovated using a plywood insertion to add storage space. The two-storey Sheridan Residence, measuring 1,500 square metres (139 square feet), was fully renovated by the local firm. They added a unit built from plywood

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StudioAC inserts plywood unit complete with dog bed into Toronto home

October 31, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

A sleeping area for the family dog is the focal point of this house in Toronto, which Canadian architecture firm StudioAC renovated using a plywood insertion to add storage space. The two-storey Sheridan Residence, measuring 1,500 square metres (139 square feet), was fully renovated by the local firm. They added a unit built from plywood

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