MAE-AN-GEO Village Community Center / studio zozo
MAE-AN-GEO means the home of Maesan-ri, where you can rest comfortably with plum blossoms (The name of Maesan-ri comes from the village with plum blossoms).
Month: September 2022
UIXIU Boutique / One Fine Day Studio & Partners
Commissioned by UIXIU, a local multi-brand boutique of Qingdao, One Fine Day Studio & Partners(refer to as ofD) conceived its fourth store located in the luxury shopping mall Hisense Plaza. The client demanded a retro and slick mood for the new fit-out in order to fit in with the stylish mall context and provide a suitable milieu for the upcoming classic Chinese style collections. Looking to the Ancient Roman architecture aesthetics for inspiration, ofD brought a solemn and grandiose sensibility and pragmatism of spatial order into the location, using natural stone materials as main components to building a space aesthetic that blends the sense of eternity and vibrancy, echoing the curated boutique’s ethos — selecting the finest and maintaining the style through ups and downs of fashion trends.
kengo kuma scatters hot spring hotel across sculpted rice terraces
the hot spring hotel overlooks an array of cascading rice terraces and mount yufu beyond.
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Void Studio layers Tulum apartments around pools and courtyards
Mexican architecture studio Void Studio has completed a small residential development in Tulum called Cuatro Cielos that features internal courtyards and exterior corridors that are designed to promote encounters among the residents. With a blank facade facing a residential street, the four-unit development was designed around internal courtyards. “With a discreet facade, the architects devised
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Fashioning Luxurious Interiors With Gold Accents
Metallic gold accents deeply enrich these three luxurious modern home designs. The warm metal moments lift the light and ethereal interiors, adding elegant glimmers of interest. The rest of these alluring spaces are visions of white, with stunning marble elements and pale wood tones. Furniture is plush and high-end. Wall cladding is striking and abundant […]
Flea Folly Architects completes False Banana Pavilion at Kew Wakehurst
London studio Flea Folly Architects has erected a pavilion at Kew Wakehurst botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, which uses a combination of local materials to evoke a traditional Ethiopian dwelling. The False Banana Pavilion was designed by Flea Folly Architects to highlight the importance of enset, a flowering plant in the banana family that
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sugawaradaisuke enlivens japanese town with biophilic, semi-outdoor gym
‘this project provides an inexpensive way to improve the community’s health physically and mentally […] by turning one’s entire town into a gym,’ writes the architects.
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BIG designs 50 Queens installation to highlight “importance of gender equality”
Danish architecture studio BIG has created a sculptural installation in Copenhagen, Denmark, to mark Queen Margrethe II’s 50th Jubilee. Officially opened by the Queen of Denmark last weekend, the temporary 50 Queens installation aims to draw attention to the country’s “fearless women”. “Our exhibition celebrates the untold stories of women who have made significant contributions
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30 Dogs and Cats Who Are Living Their Best Lives This Summer (30 photos)
As summer winds down, it’s easy to want to turn our attention toward fall, focus on what’s next. But before we do, let’s take a moment to savor one of summer’s joys — more time with our pets! We asked you to share your best photos of your pets……
Atelier38 reworks furniture store into home for Czech Radio
Architecture studio Atelier38 has converted a former furniture store in Olomouc, Czech Republic, into a broadcast centre arranged around a light-filled atrium. Atelier38 refurbished the building, which was built in 1911, to give it the necessary technical and acoustic fixtures needed for a modern radio broadcaster. The Czech Radio broadcast centre occupies a narrow plot in the
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