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V2 House / Studio Guilherme Torres

April 30, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Crafted in the heart of one of the most high-end neighbourhoods of São Paulo, the 1100m2 residence was built by the owner’s grandparents in the 1960s. The original house was designed following a neoclassical style and had a very closed and compartmentalised floor plan. The project aimed to rethink the spatial distribution of the environments, opening the internal spaces and creating new structures that transformed the house into a contemporary work of art, in total harmony with the client, a young DJ and music producer. The house presents itself with a very sophisticated yet informal style, and was developed using a palette of timeless materials of white Brazilian marbles contrasting with an elaborate ebony woodwork.

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“Viollet-le-Duc would not hesitate to build a new roof and spire”

April 30, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Notre-Dame Cathedral spire: What would Eugène Viollet-le-Duc do

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s Notre-Dame spire was much loved, but it was a fake. A modern replacement could become just as revered, says Tom Ravenscroft. Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt. French president Emmanuel Macron has promised as much and the unprecedented donations, which stand at around €850 million, means that the will and the funds are in

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Filipe Fonseca da Costa keeps things simple in renovated Lisbon apartment

April 30, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Apartment in Lapa by Filipe Fonseca Costa

Portuguese architect Filipe Fonseca da Costa has renovated an apartment in southwest Lisbon, creating bright living spaces while highlighting structural details. The 240-square-metre Apartment in Lapa is located within an ageing residential block. Its owners – a young French couple with two children – charged Filipe Fonseca da Costa with returning the apartment “to the past”.

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The Statue of Liberty Museum is Set to Open in New York

April 30, 2019 Niall Patrick Walsh 0

The Statue of Liberty Museum is set to open on Liberty Island, New York. Designed by New York-based firm FXCollaborative led by Nicholas Garrison, the 26,000-square-foot scheme seeks to create the illusion of a structure lifted from the earth. To achieve this, the project incorporates angular design techniques and native materials to the island and statue, such as Stone Creek granite, copper, plaster, and native vegetation.

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HASSELL envisions new arts and culture precinct in a remote area of australia

April 30, 2019 macnadusa 0

in collaboration with architects without frontiers, the bawinanga aboriginal corporation and maningrida arts and culture, HASSELL has designed a new community center for maningrida in the northern territory of australia. the site, known as manayingkarírra to the kunibidji people (the traditional owners of the land), is envisioned as a precinct that will include the djómi […]

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Private apartment in Vilnius / DO Architects

April 30, 2019 Martita Vial 0

A former deprived warehouse, located in reviving station neighborhood in Vilnius, is now transformed into apartments building with an architects studio on the ground floor. The project became an instance of how the low value architecture may be transformed and inspire the process of revitalizing the street. Instead of demolishing the building DO ARCHITECTS decided to benefit from the existing qualities. Private apartments located on the first floor are adapted for a contemporary needs, offering inhabitants qualities of private entrances and terraces that enhance co-living.