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Ushijima Architects designs flood-resilient U-House near Japanese lake

January 29, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. Located near Biwa-ko, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, the U-House sits on an area of former wetland used for growing rice that was filled in after

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Apartment Refurbishment in Barcelona / NOMO STUDIO

January 29, 2023 Agustina Coulleri 0

Largely untouched since its construction in the 1970s, this Barcelona penthouse underwent a complete redistribution to suit contemporary open-plan living. The design of the project responds to a modernized approach to a classic building in general and the will to preserve its inherited elegance, all in line with the preferences of the clients. The superfluous partitions are eliminated, connecting all the day areas in a large fluid space, thus preventing corridors.

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Ten residential interiors that make the most of narrow spaces

January 29, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Including tight living areas, kitchens wedged into corridors and interiors in skinny Japanese houses, this lookbook features 10 homes that make clever use of narrow spaces. Projects on constricted urban sites or working within historical buildings often must contend with long-and-narrow interior layouts. Here are 10 examples of interiors where narrow spaces have been utilised

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DL House / LRARCHITECTES

January 29, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

Anxious to take concrete action in relation to current environmental challenges, the project owner decided to leave a rural habitat, a house that was not very energy efficient, and a complex mobility system to settle in relative proximity to the center of Namur.

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Tomohito Ushiro designs Tokyo toilet to be “a piece of public art”

January 29, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Japanese graphic designer Tomohito Ushiro has completed the Hiroo East Park toilet in central Tokyo as the latest addition to the Tokyo Toilet project. Built within the Hiroo East Park, the toilet features a large light panel that circles through 7.9 billion different light patterns, in a reference to the world’s population at the point the project

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House 345 / Constanti Architects

January 29, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

The original design idea of House 345 originates from the needs of its owners. Introversion and privacy were the two main components expressed by the owners. To achieve this goal as well as the creation of a space that will be used daily by a family, the design team decided to identify several imaginary zones, which will be implemented through physical and mental limits.