Month: July 2019

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Superstudio co-founder Cristiano Toraldo di Francia dies aged 78

July 31, 2019 India Block 0
Cristiano Toraldo di Francia dies aged 78

Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, the Italian architect who co-founded the radical design collective Superstudio, has died at the age of 78. Di Francia started the radical design collective Superstudio in 1966 with Adolfo Natalini while studying at the University of Florence. They were subsequently joined by Gian Piero Frassinelli, Alessandro and Roberto Magris, and Alessandro

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Sant Antoni Lofts / Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge

July 31, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

This project consists in the conversion of an 1880’s apartment into two lofts, located in the Sant Antoni district of Barcelona. A new housing scenery is created by a succession of rooms that connect the street to the courtyard through a system of sliding doors and porticos, reminiscent of the Japanese traditional house. The original dwelling was totally compartmentalized by corridors and rooms barely connected to each other and to the outside. The first intention was to open up the space and recuperating the original high ceilings by demolishing the existent partition walls, floor and ceilings, increasing the incidence of natural lighting and promoting ventilation.

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Robert McKinley creates “shoppable” holiday rental in New York beach town

July 31, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
McKinley Bungalow by Robert McKinley

New York’s Studio Robert McKinley has created a rentable vacation home on Long Island that doubles as a showroom, where guests can test out a range of carefully selected decor, from z-shaped dining chairs to Noguchi lighting. The McKinley Bungalow is a four-bedroom home in Montauk, a coastal hamlet at the eastern tip of the island.

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FACOL Offices / Ana Coelho Arquitectura

July 31, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The project for the FACOL industrial building started with the rehabilitation of an abandoned and obsolete pavilion, providing it with the proper work conditions for a textile dyeing facility. The second phase of the project consisted in the addition of a new volume to the already existent factory, creating a new building where all the administrative functions would take place.

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20 Jewel Box Powder Rooms That Shine (20 photos)

July 31, 2019 Bryan Anthony 0

If your home includes a powder room, it might be the best spot in the house to let your creative juices flow. With no shower or bathtub in the room, you don’t have to worry about wallpaper peeling off due to steam. And with a smaller footprint than a …