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Five of the best houses in Peru

May 6, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Casa C3 by Barclay & Crousse

Concrete blocks, mountain rocks and reddish cement are among the materials used to build these five Peruvian residences in natural surrounds. Casa C3 by Barclay & Crousse Locally sourced red stones and cement blend Casa C3 by Barclay & Crousse into its desert site north of capital city Lima. The Lima studio conceived the house

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Textile House in Peru by Ghezzi Novak has concrete walls informed by woven fibres

May 5, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Textile House in Paracas by Ghezzi Novak

Architecture studio Ghezzi Novak has completed this house on Peru’s coast with weathered concrete blocks it describes as like “fibres weaved into a fabric”. Textile House is situated on a level site that provides views of the distant desert and ocean landscapes in Paracas. The Peruvian coastal town is known for its rich cultural heritage,

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Architect Bruno Stevens designs slate-covered studio for his ceramist mother

May 3, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Clay Studio by LAVA Architecten

Architect Bruno Stevens has added a sunken slate-clad ceramics studio to a house on a sloping site in Belgium. Stevens and Belgium studio LAVA Architecten, where he was working at the time of the project, designed the unit in Sterrebeek for his mother, a ceramicist and jewellery designer. She needed the extra space to work

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Ménard Dworkind recreates 1970s New York pizza restaurant in Montreal

May 1, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Vesta by Menard Dworkind

Thin ribbons of wood line the green ceilings and white pine wall panels in this Montreal pizza restaurant designed by local studio Ménard Dworkind. Vesta, located in Montreal’s Villeray neighbourhood, takes cues from the decor of New York pizzerias of the 1970s. Its funky colours, bold use of textures and use of vintage objects are

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Imbue Design constructs off-grid residence Boar Shoat in Idaho

April 30, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Boar Shoat by Imbue Design

Architecture firm Imbue Design has designed this low-lying off-grid residence on a desolate, grassy lot in Idaho for a family to “distance themselves from social stresses”. Boar Shoat was designed for a family looking for an isolated place it could go to as a retreat in Paris, Idaho. Its name is a made-up term that

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Grassy hill forms skylight over RDHA’s Springdale Public Library near Toronto

April 29, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Springdale Library by RDH Architects

A hill-like green roof with a skylight helps to blend this public library by Toronto architecture firm RDHA into its grassy surrounds. Springdale Public Library and the surrounding Komagata Maru Park are located in Brampton, Canada, a suburb outside of Toronto. The library comprises three volumes around a central patio, featuring aluminium and glazed walls

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South Dakota architecture students complete Passivhaus home

April 27, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Passive House by Robert Arlt

Architect Rob Arlt and his group of students in South Dakota have completed an experimental gabled passivhaus in South Dakota, which they claim is the first in the area to “sell energy back to the grid”. Arlt, an instructor in the South Dakota State University Department of Architecture, worked with students to complete the house in

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Luca Fortin constructs concrete passageway for Quebec City park

April 26, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Entre les lignes by Luca Fortin

Two monolithic concrete walls by designer Luca Fortin are arranged “like an opened book” to form a passageway inside a Quebec City park. Entre les lignes, which translates as between the lines, separates an urban area of the Canadian city from Chauveau Park located alongside the St Charles River. It is intended to beckon park

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OMA reveals updated design for Washington DC garden bridge

April 23, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
11th Street Bridge Park by OMA

Architecture firm OMA and landscape studio Olin have released updated visuals for 11th Street Bridge Park – a raised garden that will extend over Washington DC’s Anacostia River. The update follows the National Capital Planning Commission’s approval of the scheme to construct a park spanning Washington DC’s Anacostia River earlier this month. OMA and Olin,

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Saez Pedraja adds small studio to a fashion designer’s stucco Santa Monica residence

April 22, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Ramar Residence and Studio by Saez Pedraja

California architect Juan Saez Pedraja has added a studio fronted with large aluminium and cedar shades to the backyard of this remodelled Santa Monica residence. Ramar Residence and Studio is located on a hill in the city’s Sunset Park neighbourhood approximately one mile (1.6 kilometres) from the Pacific Ocean. Saez Pedraja designed the renovation to a

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