Open Architecture designs Chapel of Sound concert hall to look like hollowed-out boulder

March 1, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Chapel of Sound by Open Architecture

Open Architecture is building a concert hall in a valley north of Beijing, designed to look “as if a strange and prehistoric boulder had fallen there long ago”. The Beijing-based studio looked to ancient rock formations and shells when designing the irregular form of the Chapel of Sound. Currently under construction, the structure is being

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GSM House / OTP arquitetura

March 1, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The project was conceived with a re-reading of a traditional farmhouse, looking to bring traditional elements such as porch, patio, gable roof, eaves, combined with a contemporary design.

Fogia’s showroom sits inside a 19th-century steam engine workshop

March 1, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Fogia showroom in Stockholm, design by Code Concept

Code Concept subtly overhauled this old steam engine shop just outside Stockholm to create a showroom for Swedish furniture brand Fogia, adding a series of deconstructable display fixtures to its interiors. Located in the municipality of Nacka beside an inlet of the Baltic Sea, the Fogia showroom features a handful of original features that hint at

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Dezeen to co-host Assembly 2019 talks programme at Design Shanghai

March 1, 2019 Ben Hobson 0
Assembly 2019 at Design Shanghai

Dezeen is co-hosting a programme of architecture and design panel discussions at Design Shanghai on 7 and 8 March 2019. Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs and chief content officer Ben Hobson will each moderate a panel discussion at the Assembly 2019 architecture and design forum, which is hosted at the Design Shanghai 2019 trade fair. Hobson

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Brunstorp / Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor

March 1, 2019 Paula Pintos 0

The site at Brunstorp, sitting just outside the city of Jönköping, tested the challenges facing the Swedish building industry. Restricted by the local market, in a sparsely populated area, was the opportunity to design 90 housing units. The fundamental task was to create cost-effective housing at a high standard of living. 

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practica’s proposal turns the monument to the fallen in pamplona, spain, into new city hall

March 1, 2019 macnadusa 0

the proposal for the refurbishment of the former monument to the fallen in pamplona, spain, into new city hall building is triggered by the firm conviction that the complex on plaza de la libertad should not be demolished. our cities are active witnesses of the different stages of our rich history, and as such, they […]

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