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Seven bathrooms elevated by stylish shower curtains

September 28, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Our latest lookbook showcases the myriad of ways shower curtains can create visual impact in bathrooms, from bold pops of colour and pattern to elegant, long drapes that add a sense of serenity. Practically, shower curtains provide privacy and prevent water from splashing outside showers and bathtubs, but they are also an opportunity to add

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Brooks + Scarpa envision California housing block as “carved-out cube”

September 27, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has completed an all-electric, affordable housing complex in Santa Monica called 1819 Pico, which departs from the area’s typical “defensive apartment buildings” with their solid walls and fences. Located across the street from Santa Monica College, the residential complex – also known as Brunson Terrace – was designed for a

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Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension

September 27, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients’ love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. The extension to the rear of Allotment Cottage has a timber frame and features a facade with a built-in outdoor bench and window seat, intended

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Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension

September 27, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients’ love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. The extension to the rear of Allotment Cottage has a timber frame and features a facade with a built-in outdoor bench and window seat, intended

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5ª Avenida Building / Mário Alves arquiteto

September 26, 2024 Pilar Caballero 0

The project is located in one of the oldest streets in the Aveiro city, where the architectural richness of the old facades is a hallmark of the city. The project is based on the demolition of a degraded building and the construction of a multifamily housing and commercial building. As such, given the context of the place, one of the premises of the project is to maintain and rehabilitate the facade of the existing building, requalifying it and thus preserving its historical and architectural value in the arrangement of Dr. Lourenço Peixinho Avenue.

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Kadre Architects creates colourful transitional housing in California desert

September 25, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

US studio Kadre Architects has converted two rundown motels in Los Angeles County into The Sierra, a supportive living complex that serves as a “new housing prototype” for people experiencing homelessness. The project is located in Lancaster, a city in the Mojave Desert situated about 70 miles (113 kilometres) north of Los Angeles. The Sierra

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Lemay creates mass-timber chalet with sloped green roof in Quebec

September 24, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Canadian architecture studio Lemay has designed a chalet prototype with a sloped roof and extensive glazing using mass timber in Potton, Quebec. Used as an extension of founder Louis T Lemay’s personal residence, the design for the 2,500-square-foot (232-square metre) house came out of Lemay’s in-house sustainable design lab called the Phénix. “Chalet Vale Perkins

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Stealth aircraft inform Stay Under the Radar retreat in the Netherlands

September 24, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

The angular matte-black forms of stealth aircraft informed the appearance of this holiday home on a former military base in the Netherlands, completed by local studio Sander van Schaik. Aptly named Stay Under the Radar, the retreat sits on the edge of the De Hoge Veluwe National Park in an area called Buitenplaats Koningsweg, a former

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Campos Studio creates descending off-the-grid house in Baja California

September 23, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Vancouver-based design firm Campos Studio has created a sculptural white house with a large cantilever on the rocky coastline of Los Zacatitos to celebrate both the sea and the sky in Baja California, Mexico. When Campos Studio first visited the 1,780 square metre (19,160 square foot) site, the team was reminded of a quote by

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Curved surfaces frame A House Within a Few Lines by Fala Atelier

September 23, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Gently curving walls and ceilings informed by the fabric of a tent frame the interior of this house in Porto, completed by local studio Fala Atelier. Named A House Within a Few Lines, the building replaces an existing dwelling on the 3.5-metre-wide plot with a small one-bedroom home. Within this limited space, and with a

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