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House in Dominican Republic | A-cero →  November 23, 2009

Spanish architecture firm A-cero recently has completed a house located in Dominican Republic, sleeping zone and living zone was organized into 2 blocks and connected by a covered veranda, while featuring curved volumes emerged from the ground. The stone of exterior Coralline interferes inside to offer visual continuity… The exterior sensation – interior ends up by [...]

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Sorrento Beach House | Marcus O’Reilly Architects →  November 14, 2009

Australian architectural firm Marcus O’Reilly Architects has designed a beach house in Sorrento on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula in Australia. + Project description courtesy of Marcus O’Reilly Architects The Colour of Tea Trees Marcus O’Reilly Architects has carefully designed a low key, site responsive beach house in Sorrento on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula in Australia. The timber clad structure [...]

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Avila Congress and Exhibitions Municipal Centre | Francisco Mangado →  November 13, 2009

Spanish architect Francisco Mangado recently has completed the Avila Congress and Exhibitions Municipal Centre located in Ávila, Spain. The project was inspired by the nature of landscape, it was designed as a sculpture carved out of the terrain. The project combines two different geometries: the most orthogonal and elongated space contains the auditoriums and main halls, [...]

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NG House | Arquitectos Anónimos →  November 5, 2009

The NG House in St. Tirso, Portugal was designed by Arquitectos Anónimos to sit on the existing stone wall, the house is finished in wooden skin and full glass at both sides, creating a beautiful contrast on the materials. + Architectural concept courtesy of Arquitectos Anónimos Sometimes we dig up foundations only to cover them up again. [...]

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Nocios Apartment House | Paleko ARCH Studija →  October 26, 2009

Nocios Apartment House by Lithuania-based architectural firm Paleko ARCH Studija is located on Nocios St. in Vilnius. This is a four levels apartment building with a level of basement carpark which features the rhythmic openings on the facade. Building forms a new way of interpretation of historical Lithuanian architecture. One more “vila” in dense vilas district [...]

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DnB NOR Headquarters | MVRDV →  September 22, 2009

Designed by Dutch architects MVRDV in collaboration with Norwegian firms DARK Arkitekter AS. The construction for DnB NOR Headquarters has been started in this year September and scheduled to be completed in 2012. The pixelated design adapts to the urban context and combines an efficient and flexible internal organisation, based on small-scale working entities, with a [...]

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House in Nordelta | Sternberg Kohen Arquitectos →  September 9, 2009

Argentina-based Sternberg Kohen Arquitectos has designed a house in Nordelta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. + Project description courtesy of Sternberg Kohen Arquitectos Far from the predesigned and homogeneous models, the architects decided to put the accent in the surroundings, joining the functionality of the house with its context, incorporating natural materials such as stone and wood, and [...]

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The Royal Norwegian Embassy | Kristin Jarmund Architects →  August 22, 2009

Norway-based Kristin Jarmund Architects has designed The Royal Norwegian Embassy located in Kathmandu, Nepal. The aim of the projects was to create a representative yet modest building which presents Norway in a modern and quality conscious way…This form gives the house a” face” while at the same time allowing the rooms on the first floor to [...]

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Renovation of Arantzazu 2001 | AH Asociados →  July 12, 2009

Project “Renovation of Arantzazu 2001” designed by Spanish architecture studio AH Asociados, is a Franciscan Sanctuary located in Gipuzkoa (Spain) between ravines, rocky mountains and rivers. + Project description courtesy of AH Asociados The Sanctuary of Our Lady Arantzazu is located in an exceptional natural enclave at the foot of the Urbia open field, between ravines, rocky [...]

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Sometimes an impressive building does not mean that a spectacular object, but a building how naturally integrated with the environment, perhaps the landscape scene is more than architecture. Michael Hills Clubhouse, designed by New Zealand’s most internationally recognised architects Patterson Associates, located in the Wakatipu Basin in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, seeks an impression of [...]

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