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This Modern Dutch House Has A Sunken Lounge For Outdoor Entertaining

October 21, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Ayelt van Veen Maarten Hercules of architecture firm StudioHERCULES, has designed a new house near Amsterdam. Photography by Ayelt van Veen The outdoor areas of the house are designed for entertaining. There’s a sunken lounge that’s lined with wood, as well as a partially covered outdoor dining area. Photography by Ayelt van Veen […]

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Brick arcade by MMX revitalises earthquake-hit public square in Mexico

October 21, 2019 Kristine Klein 0
Central Gardens of Jojutla by Estudio MMX

Brick archways fold around this public square in Jojutla, Mexico, which architecture studio MMX has redeveloped after it was left devastated following the country’s deadly 2017 earthquake. Central Gardens of Jojutla was constructed as part of a major effort to rebuild the wrecked areas of the town, located south of Mexico City. Ochre brick arcades influenced

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Cotacachi House / Arquitectura X

October 21, 2019 Javier Gaete 0

A couple from the Caribbean seek retreat amid the northern Andes in a small town, two hours north of Quito, an orchard site in a valley 2470 meters above sea level, between the Imbabura and Cotacachi mountains, to the east and west respectively. The couple needs a design proposal in 4 days before going home, or they will sell the site: we have to design a house without knowing the site and after meeting the couple for two hours.

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Beyond Bauhaus RIBA Exhibition / Pezo von Ellrichshausen

October 21, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Instead of a literal translation of the Bauhaus aesthetic, we propose an architectonic experience that evokes both its original ethos and its current deviations. Our exhibition explores a severe sense of order, a kind of rational objectivity, together with a rather oblique presentation of the archival material. Beyond Bauhaus, in our view, can be understood as a form of ubiquitous transparency: a precisely regulated yet universal space that promotes a degree of mystery, curiosity and an endless variety of informal human encounters.

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Abreu Advogados Offices / OPENBOOK Architecture

October 21, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The challenge for this design consisted in transforming a pre-existing warehouse into the headquarters of a law firm with 350 employees. The main objective was to maintain the volumetric logic of the existing building, while renovating it into a modern office.

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Abreu Advogados Offices / OPENBOOK Architecture

October 21, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The challenge for this design consisted in transforming a pre-existing warehouse into the headquarters of a law firm with 350 employees. The main objective was to maintain the volumetric logic of the existing building, while renovating it into a modern office.

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OMA plans stepped residential tower for kuwait city

October 21, 2019 macnadusa 0

OMA has unveiled plans for a waterfront residential tower in kuwait city. the design, led by OMA partners iyad alsaka and reinier de graaf, consists of five blocks forming a stepped sequence, which modulates from a L-shaped volume to slab. this structure maximizes occupancy on the lower floors, while optimizing views along the building’s vertical […]

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Family Home With Reserved Red & Yellow Accents

October 21, 2019 HD Staff 0

Sparing arrangements of red & yellow accent pieces subtly brighten the smart neutral base of this modern family home, which was designed and visualised by Quadro Room. The accents have been reservedly introduced to each room either as a solo hue or as a colour contrasting duo to create layering and depth. The backdrop in […]