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February 8, 2024
February 8, 2024 Arno Schuurs and Paulien van Noort of design-build firm GetAway Projects BV, has shared photos of a new home they designed in Gorssel, The Netherlands. The designers found a long, narrow, and uninviting plot with a shack on it that had been decaying there for years. The shack was removed and they […]
February 7, 2024
Architecture firm Prentiss + Balance + Wickline designed this house in Wawona, California, for a couple with grown children and their families. The land around it is made up of parcels of National Park, and the house serves both as a quiet retreat in the wilderness and as a place for holiday gatherings. Dark siding […]
February 5, 2024
Architecture firm Blue Truck Studio, together with interior design firm Mary Valaika Design, has sent us photos of a home they renovated in California, that showcases vertical wood siding. The original 90s house had wild geometry, such as octagon-shaped rooms and triangular spaces, however, the client wanted a home of simple forms and rustic textures, […]
February 5, 2024
The Zaishui Art Museum in Rizhao, Shandong Province, China, was designed by the Japanese architect Junya Ishigami (junya ishigami+associates). The building sits on an artificial lake and stretches one kilometre across it. Its 20,000 square metres hold exhibition spaces, a visitor centre and retail areas. Water on the museum floor The key idea is that […]
February 1, 2024
Architecture firm The Ranch Mine has completed a new home in Paradise Valley, Arizona, designed to blur the line between indoor and outdoor living. Its centrepiece outdoors is a circular sunken fire pit set into the desert garden. The architects are at theranchmine.com. Metal fins inspired by the ocotillo The first thing visitors notice is […]
February 1, 2024
Seven years after being commissioned, Daniel Libeskind’s design for the Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Free Hospital in London sees a curvaceous building rise out of what was once a car park. Words Jason Sayer Photos Hufton + Crow At the Royal Free Hospital in Belsize Park, north London, the capital’s third Maggie’s Centre has […]
January 31, 2024
Renesa Architecture Design Interiors Studio has shared photos of a vegan cafe they have recently completed that has an eye-catching tiled facade and interior. The V-Spot Café, located in Chandigarh, India, has a common design aesthetic throughout, from the facade to the interior. Square green and white tiles cover the facade and entice people to […]
January 31, 2024
Linda Thiel, partner at White Arkitekter, explores how Euston Road in London, can be a healthier, more inclusive, and sustainable urban environment. Words Linda Thiel Photos White Arkitekter Roads and streets, as the main arteries in our cities, have had a different character at different points in history. With bustling traffic in various forms (from […]
January 30, 2024
Architecture firm LMTLS has shared photos of SKIN1004, a new skincare boutique in Seoul, South Korea, that has a rock-inspired facade. As the first offline flagship store in Myeongdong, the location embraces the concept of “untouched nature”, with rich brown and beige tones inspired by the pristine nature of Madagascar, and surrounded by rocks, pebbles, […]
January 30, 2024
Chris Williamson, chairman, WestonWilliamson+Partners on Ilkeston, Derbyshire and how he hopes its rejuvenation can be kick-started. Ilkeston Contemporary Arts (ILKON). “Ilkon” is Old English for ‘everyone’ and was used by Chaucer in the Second Nun’s Tale about Saint Cecilia, who is depicted in one of the stained-glass windows. I had a fantastic free education at […]
January 29, 2024
January 29, 2024 Architecture firm Rever & Drage has shared photos of a contemporary cabin they designed that includes a uniquely shaped window to perfectly frame the view of the sunset. Located in Nordmarka, Norway, the cabin contains the most necessary features, but not much more, making it easy to keep clean and easy to […]
January 26, 2024
In the town of Česká Lípa, Czech Republic, Adam Rujbr Architects has given the 14th Century Jirásek Theatre a comprehensive transformation. Photos BoysPlayNice The Jirásek Theatre in Česká Lípa, northern Czech Republic, has undergone a substantial overhaul led by Czech studio, Adam Rujbr Architects. The project, completed in late 2023, aimed to address the deteriorating […]
13 November 2026
