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Slatted timber doors unfold along house in Uruguay by Masa Arquitectos

September 26, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Wooden panels open up in sections across the back of this concrete house in Uruguay, designed by local firm Masa Arquitectos. Measuring 969 square feet (90 square metres), Casa Marindia is located an hour outside the South American country’s capital Montevideo, in the beach town of Marindia. The rectangular house is made primarily of concrete, but

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New Affiliates renovates Bed-Stuy Loft with plywood mezzanine and rough materials

September 26, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New York design studio New Affiliates has placed a plywood sleeping platform between chunky columns at an apartment in Brooklyn, making the most of the building’s high ceilings. The overhauled home takes up 750 square feet (70 square metres) of a former industrial space in the increasingly trendy neighbourhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, often shortened to Bed-Stuy.

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Splayed shipping containers form Joshua Tree Residence conceived by James Whitaker

September 26, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

An office comprising a cluster of angled shipping containers, proposed for a site in Germany by James Whitaker but never realised, is now being built as a home in the California desert. Photo-realistic renderings of the proposed home by the London-based designer show a cluster of white cargo containers emerging like a starburst from a

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Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for second Melbourne tower

September 26, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its designs for a 64-metre apartment block in Melbourne, which will feature facades covered in angular balconies and a roof topped by a pair of swimming pools.  The 19-storey tower named The Mayfair will be located on St Kilda Road, which links the district of St Kilda with the central business district

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Hearth Architects designs family house in Shiga with tree-planted atrium

September 24, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

This family house in Japan’s Shiga prefecture was designed by local studio Hearth Architects around an indoor garden, which is planted with a tree that extends towards a skylight. Kyomachi House is located in Koga, a city in the southern part of the Shiga Prefecture. The residence is set within the former boundary of the town of Minakuchi,

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Alvar Aalto inspired the orange blockwork fireplace in Notan Office’s Brussels roof extension

September 24, 2017 India Block 0

This extension to the roof of a Brussels apartment block by local studio Notan Office features a fireplace that takes its cues from the work of modernist architect and designer Alvar Aalto. The project titled Lincoln is a 140-square-metre extension of a penthouse apartment in an residential area of Brussels. Set back from the main building, the extra level is almost

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Alvar Aalto inspires orange blockwork fireplace in Notan Office’s Brussels roof extension

September 24, 2017 India Block 0

This extension to the roof of a Brussels apartment block by local studio Notan Office features a fireplace that takes its cues from the work of modernist architect and designer Alvar Aalto. The project titled Lincoln is a 140-square-metre extension of a penthouse apartment in an residential area of Brussels. Set back from the main building, the extra level is almost

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Narrow windows allow daylight into terrazzo-covered house in Ho Chi Minh City

September 24, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The washed-terrazzo facade of this house positioned on a compact plot in Ho Chi Minh City is punctuated by tall, narrow windows that allow natural light to enter but providing privacy where required. Local office Khuôn Studio and Phan Khac Tung designed 18 House for a couple with a young daughter, who wanted an attractive

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Narrow windows allow daylight into terrazzo-covered house in Ho Chi Minh City

September 24, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The washed-terrazzo facade of this house positioned on a compact plot in Ho Chi Minh City is punctuated by tall, narrow windows that allow natural light to enter but providing privacy where required. Local office Khuôn Studio and Phan Khac Tung designed 18 House for a couple with a young daughter, who wanted an attractive

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Ole Scheeren plans to radically transform Frankfurt office block into Jenga-like apartment tower

September 24, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Architect Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for his first project in Europe, which will see him completely overhaul a 1970s office block in Frankfurt to create 200 riverside homes. Having spent more than a decade focusing on Asia, the German architect is shifting his focus to his home country. He plans to completely reconfigure a

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