A/O builds slanted black holiday home in Hudson Valley

October 24, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Designed and built by Actual/Office Architects, this vacation home in upstate New York consists of two nested volumes wrapped in angled screens made of blackened wood. The Sleeve House sits on a gently sloping site in the bucolic Hudson River Valley, about two hours north of New York City. Built as a speculative development, the residence

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Grey brickwork to clad Upper East Side residential tower by DDG

October 23, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A host of art deco-influenced details are found in the design of this condominium building under construction in New York’s Carnegie Hill, including patterned grey brickwork, vaulted balconies and brass frames. Slated for completion next year, 180 East 88th will be one of the tallest skyscraper in the area at 524 feet (160 metres) high. American development

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Al-Jawad Pike combines brick, concrete and timber for restrained London home extension

October 23, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

“Matter-of-fact” materials such as concrete, brick, and timber in muted tones have been used to create this extension to a family home in Stoke Newington, north London. London-based architects Al-Jawad Pike expanded the Victorian property for a teacher, a TV producer, and their young daughter. The studio was asked to create a new cooking and dining

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Casagrande Laboratory designs wooden micro house for city dwellers

October 23, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Finnish architecture firm Casagrande Laboratory designed this self-sufficient prefab house to fit on the footprint of a single car-parking space. On show during last month’s edition of Helsinki Design Week as part of the festival’s HOP City Installations, the Tikku concept house – meaning “stick” in Finnish – was designed as a housing solution for

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Rural Urban Framework builds post-disaster housing in China featuring rooftop farms

October 21, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Crops are planted on the roofs of these houses in China’s Sichuan Province, which were designed by Rural Urban Framework as a possible solution for accommodating people affected by natural disasters. Jintai Village is located near Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, which was one of the areas worst affected by the devastating Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008. The area also suffered floods

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Quebec residence for ice hockey player includes indoor practice rink

October 20, 2017 James Brillon 0

Simple black and white volumes form this home in Quebec City, which was built by local firm PARKA Architecture for a professional ice hockey player and his family. Located in the residential area of Cap-Rouge, the property sits on a deep, narrow lot that slopes to offer views of a nearby national park. It was

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Interiors of Jean Nouvel’s Monad Terrace in Miami revealed as construction begins

October 20, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

French architect Jean Nouvel’s residential development in Miami Beach, designed to combat rising sea levels, has secured significant funding and is now underway. The 14-storey Monad Terrace project has begun construction in South Beach since gaining $62.5 million (£47.4 million) worth of funding, according to developer JDS. Work has reportedly commenced on its structural podium,

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Interiors of Jean Nouvel’s Monad Terrace in Miami revealed as construction begins

October 20, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

French architect Jean Nouvel’s residential development in Miami Beach, designed to combat rising sea levels, has secured significant funding and is now underway. The 14-storey Monad Terrace project has begun construction in South Beach since gaining $62.5 million (£47.4 million) worth of funding, according to developer JDS. Work has reportedly commenced on its structural podium,

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Interiors of Jean Nouvel’s Monad Terrace in Miami revealed as construction begins

October 20, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

French architect Jean Nouvel’s residential development in Miami Beach, designed to combat rising sea levels, has secured significant funding and is now underway. The 14-storey Monad Terrace project has begun construction in South Beach since gaining $62.5 million (£47.4 million) worth of funding, according to developer JDS. Work has reportedly commenced on its structural podium,

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10 homes that make impressive use of their basements

October 20, 2017 Alice Finney 0

Secret spaces beneath trapdoors, underground pools and subterranean yoga rooms feature in our latest Pinterest roundup, which focuses on homes with basements that defy the gloomy stereotype. Victorian Remix, UK, by Guarnieri Architects Guarnieri Architects added an underground extension to this Victorian terraced house, making room for a glazed box containing a swimming pool, hot tub and

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