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Category: Architecture, Industry, Office, Transportation Tags: Colombia, Entorno AID, Folding architecture, Lattice screen, South American architecture
Colombia-based architectural firm Entorno AID has designed a car service center – AutoSura Bogotá in Colombia. One of the architectural proposals for the volume of the building is to maintain a direct visual relationship with the outside through a metal lattice that covers most of the façade, and integrates advertising volumes in the large loose [...]
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Category: Architecture, House Tags: Ake E.son Lindman, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Folding architecture, Sweden, Timber, Waterfront architecture
On the Muskö island in Sweden, Swedish architectural studio Claesson Koivisto Rune designed the Folded Roof House which is an one-storey house with an asymmetric folded roof plane, bedrooms are located at two gable ends and separated by the living and dining rooms, with a full glazed opening and recessed terrace. It provides an interesting [...]
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Category: Architecture Tags: Architecture Award, ESD design, Green architecture, H3AR, Skyscrapers, USA architecture
Polish 4th year students of architecture Academy of Fine Arts, Ryszard Rychlicki and Agnieszka Nowak of H3AR received a special mention for their proposal in the 2010 skyscraper competition – Rain Collector Skyscraper. The proposal understands the water consumption of its inhabitants in US, it aims to capture rainwater as much as possible through the [...]
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Category: Architecture Tags: Africa, ESD design, Green architecture, H3AR, Skyscrapers, UGO
Hugon Kowalski of H3AR recently designed the Watertower which was inspired by a water tower and also by the symbol of the African savanna – the baobab. This proposal is part of the 2010 skyscraper competition hosted by evolo magazine. + Project description courtesy of Hugon Kowalski of H3AR This is a special year for [...]
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Category: Design, Furniture Tags: Fluid form, Italy, Marco De Gregorio, White
Italian architect Marco De Gregorio recently has designed the Bones Furniture. + Design description courtesy of Marco De Gregorio It is by studying a cell, an organ or a skeleton that we realize the beauty of it. Bones comes in a variety of shapes with a complex internal and external structure. They are strong, hard [...]
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Category: Interior Tags: dan pearlman, Germany
Berlin-based dan pearlman recently has completed the Tally Weijl stores interior project which was based on the idea of the materialization of sexy. He presents glamorous spaces for interactivity and display, spatially open and inviting the visitors to know the shops of a fashion brand that has almost 50,500 fans online. + Project description courtesy [...]
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Category: Architecture, House Tags: Architects Eat, Australia NewZealand, Concrete, Courtyard architecture, James Coombe, Landscape architecture, Steel
Australian architectural practice Architects Eat recently has completed the restoration of the existing Edwardian house and named it as ELM & Willow House. The U-shaped plan was organized to enclose a courtyard, which to provide a series of visual layering between the spaces, while also creating a better relationship between inside and outside. Our intention [...]
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Category: Architecture Tags: ESD design, Green architecture, mode:lina, Poland, Skyscrapers, White
Polish studio mode:lina architektura & consulting proudly presents: GESTERBINE / gesture + water + turbine / The anti-steppisation device. Problem The main reason of steppisation in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) is the specific location – the area between oceanic and continental climates characterized by a small amount of precipitation (even less than 500 mm a year, [...]
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Category: Architecture, House Tags: Landscape architecture, Timber, USA architecture, Waterfront architecture
Stunningly Modern Bainbridge Island Home The clean modern lines of this newly constructed waterfront home are a rare and perfect match for the person looking for simplicity and a zen-like quality in a home. Striking and progressive materials are utilized throughout in this smart and edgy design. Featured in a recent Seattle AIA exhibition, the [...]
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Category: Architecture, House Tags: Fluid form, Folding architecture, Italy, PROGETTOSPORE, Waterfront architecture
Italian studio PROGETTOSPORE has designed The [F] club located in LIDO DI CAMAIORE [LU] Italy. The plan’s aim is to build a structure which answers the needs of a beach Club and at the same time is not a visual barrier but a frame between people who walk along the shore and the seaside. The [...]
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Category: Design, Furniture Tags: Ali Sandifer Studio, Modern coffee table
Chicago-based Ali Sandifer Studio has designed the MAG Coffee Table and TELE Side Table. Both are made of Hardwood – Available in Walnut, Ash and Rift White Oak. Contoured structures embrace a continuous undulating surface which is bisected by magazine storage at belly. + About Ali Sandifer Studio ALI SANDIFER STUDIO is a brand of [...]
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Category: Architecture, Residential Tags: Krueck & Sexton Architects, Refurbishment / Extension, Steel, USA architecture
Architects Krueck & Sexton has completed restoring 860-880 Lake Shore Drive which was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951. Widely recognized as one of the 20th Century’s most iconic residential projects, 860-880 Lake Shore Drive consists of two 26-story rectangular condominium buildings surrounded by an irregular travertine plaza. The steel and glass [...]
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