Month: November 2018

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Brass details decorate Bergen Street apartment by General Assembly

November 3, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

The craft of jewellery making provided a starting point for Brooklyn studio General Assembly’s interior for this penthouse in Boerum Hill. The residence on Bergen Street in the Brooklyn neighbourhood was renovated for a jewellery designer and her family. The client’s delicate metalwork informed design details across the apartment, according to General Assembly. “Taking the

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FCstudio completes adaptable ‘box house’ in são paulo

November 3, 2018 macnadusa 0

architect flávio castro, who leads brazilian practice FCstudio, has designed a residence for himself in são paulo that features retractable metal wall panels. the appropriately titled ‘box house’ is located in a residential neighborhood on a corner plot that measures 20 by 10 meters (66x33ft). the setting directly informed the position of the building’s openings, […]

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NEN – New Noreña Building / ADOM-STUDIO

November 3, 2018 Daniel Tapia 0

Link with the environment
The building, built in 1967, is located in the area of Legazpi, in Madrid. The area has undergone a great transformation in recent years. Where industrial buildings predominated today we find a residential area full of services and green areas, thanks to its proximity to the cultural center Matadero and the green axis Madrid-Rio.

Tjep and Vaastukalpa Architects complete Village Super Market in rural Bangladesh

November 3, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Design studio Tjep and Vaastukalpa Architects have completed a market building that combines Bangladeshi construction techniques with “Dutch flair”. The project – to create a series of Village Super Markets in Bangladesh – was initiated by development organisation Solidaridad Network as a way to help smallholder farmers, disadvantaged workers and women in rural areas generate

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Eight architect-designed holiday homes in the Living Architecture series

November 3, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Peter Zumthor’s Secular Retreat is the last in a series of eight holiday homes built by Living Architecture. Here’s a look at them all, from a barn cantilevered over a hillside, to a boat perched on the roof of a concert venue. Alain de Botton – a philosophy author based in London – set up holiday rentals

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HIR Studio Transforms a Hong Kong Housing Complex Into a Commemorative Relic for Architect Michael Wright

November 3, 2018 Lindsay Duddy 0

Plans for a memorial commemorating the life and career of Mr. Michael Wright, architect, surveyor, and civil servant, have been released. Mr. Wright’s dedication to the architecture of public housing in Hong Kong and the principals on which he designed are encapsulated in the memorial’s proposed scheme. Wright died in January 2018 at the age of 105 and is considered the “father of public housing in Hong Kong” for redefining the city’s standards for public living quarters.