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Externally United – Internally Atwain Duplex House \ L3P Architekten

L3P Architekten has completed the Externally United – Internally Atwain Duplex House (low-energy consumption building), 5408 Ennetbaden Aargau, Switzerland 2012. Despite the small block of land (637m2), a generous duplex house has been developed in an architecturally heterogeneous neighbourhood on the south face of Ennetbaden, which, in reference to organisation, takes an interesting and unconventional [...]

Ikon Connaught \ SPARK

Ikon Connaught is located at the heart of Cheras where the metropolis of Kuala Lumpur begins to merge with the lush green hills of Kajang and Ampang. Ikon seeks to create a lifestyle destination on an intimate neighborhood scale with the level of quality, impact and vibrancy of a city centre destination. In addition to [...]

Varia Ecoresin Collection \ 3form

3form has recently created the Varia Ecoresin Collection. Starcrossed Introduce a geometric aesthetic to your space with an embroidered interlayer pattern available in three colorways. Like a collection of constellations, Starcrossed gives the striking appearance of stars in the sky, joined by a series of intersecting straight lines – the result is mesmerizing. This new [...]

UCSF Mission Bay Medical Center Parking Structure \ WRNS Studio

In San Francisco, WRNS Studio has recently completed a new 10-story parking structure for the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Medical Center. The UCSF Medical Center parking structure is a 10-story, 627-vehicle capacity garage located on the western edge of the new UCSF Mission Bay Medical Center site. Designed for hospital visitors, the parking structure [...]

BENGUELA 88 \ OODA

In Benguela, the second large metropolis of Angola, on the scope of the new masterplan in development, OODA designed a 26 story high building for different types of housing units in just one piece. + Project facts BENGUELA 88 Benguela, Angola Team: Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Duarte Fontes, Francisca Santos Type: Proposal Client: [...]

Get your Home Ready for Christmas

The most important thing you can do to prepare your home for all the friends, family, presents, food and general festivities that come as part and parcel of Christmas is to make space for them! If you are looking to revamp your home, here are some top tips to help you let the seasonal cheer [...]

Awake \ Simon Michel

German designer Simon Michel designed the “Awake”. When we think of clock radio then most people think of a plastic box with buttons and an LC display. In times of Full HD Smartphone displays that are filled with colorful apps, the incentive to buy a classic digital alarm clock is becoming increasingly smaller. The designer [...]

Savills’ “Katanga” Holiday Home

A new 5,000 sq ft beachside home in Poole, Dorset is being offered by Savills, presented in a contemporary style with luxury guest facilities and a carefully engineered design aimed at waterfront living. The home also features direct access to the beach and a 40ft mooring. At a glance The house comprises: Ground floor: reception [...]

Bistro Bird Feeders \ J Schatz

J Schatz introduces mordern tube bird feeder – Hang out with the birds at the Bistro Bird Feeder – a lunch spot for birds. Designed for those who want a modern, colorful, and gorgeous tube bird feeder that will attract birds and looks beautiful in the backyard, terrace or patio. Easy to use, durable, squirrel [...]

KKE Architects win AJ Retrofit Award for The Riverside

The Riverside, a higher educational building designed by KKE Architects for the University of Worcester, has won the Higher Education Building category of the AJ Retrofit Awards 2012. The awards, created by the Architects’ Journal (‘the voice of architecture in Britain’), recognise the vision of clients and the skill of architects in re-purposing existing buildings [...]