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Stealth aircraft inform Stay Under the Radar retreat in the Netherlands

September 24, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

The angular matte-black forms of stealth aircraft informed the appearance of this holiday home on a former military base in the Netherlands, completed by local studio Sander van Schaik. Aptly named Stay Under the Radar, the retreat sits on the edge of the De Hoge Veluwe National Park in an area called Buitenplaats Koningsweg, a former

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Bear Architects designs Zubitegi Park in Spain as “living infrastructure”

September 21, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

An open steel grid topped with green barrel-vaulted roofs frames this park in Spain, which has been completed by Bilbao studio Bear Architects. Named Zubitegi Park, the project occupies a challenging plot on a former water treatment plant in Mallabia with a dramatic change in height and a poor connection to the nearby road. The

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Offhand Practice creates glass-walled cafe in Shanghai park

September 17, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese studio Offhand Practice has completed the Mei Yuan Cafe, a glass-walled pavilion in Shanghai that allows visitors to “immerse themselves” in the surrounding park. Located within the previously inaccessible Mei Yuan Park in the district of Pudong, the slender structure of white steel and glass is designed to have as minimal impact on the

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Théque Atelier surrounds home in Hungary with steel verandah

August 15, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

An elevated steel-framed verandah wraps the gabled forms of Frame House, a home in Hungary completed by Budapest studio Théque Atelier. Located alongside a forest in a village near Szeged, the home is designed to provide its nature-loving owners with a strong connection to the outdoors. Théque Atelier organised the living spaces across two rectilinear,

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Lakeside pavilion by Galaxy Arch sits in “gentle dialogue” with surroundings

July 22, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese studio Galaxy Arch has completed a pavilion in Suzhou Industrial Park that is modelled on an old wooden cabin and sheltered by a curved roof with large overhangs. Located alongside a grove of camphor trees, the pavilion is one of 11 on the banks of Jinji Lake, each designed to provide visitor services for

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Piovenefabi creates repurposed-steel-beam stage at Horst Arts and Music festival

May 29, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio Piovenefabi has created The Ring stage using repurposed steel beams for the 10th edition of Horst Arts and Music festival in Brussels. Named Ring, the stage is the latest in a series of installation that have been designed to be adapted for public re-use added after the festival, which takes place in Asiat

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“Shifting shades” of rammed earth define Thai community building by Suphasidh Architects

May 16, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Soil from across Thailand was used to create layers of colour and texture in the rammed-earth walls of Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building, designed by local studio Suphasidh Architects. Overlooking the Bay of Bangkok in the seaside town of Sattahip, the 196-square-metre building contains a cafe and four floors of multipurpose community space, alongside an existing hostel.

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Mamout adds “smallest possible extension” to townhouse in Brussels

May 2, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Belgian studio Mamout has extended a townhouse in Brussels, adding a small garden room built from a prefabricated shell of pastel green-coloured steel. Aiming to improve the connection between the home and its garden, Mamout drew on the form of an existing bow window on the rear facade to create a glazed seating area for the existing

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dMFK Architects restores CFA Voysey’s Arts and Crafts factory to its “former glory”

April 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London, which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey. The studio renovated the Grade-II listed building – the only factory designed by the architect – into a “premium workspace” for property developer Dorrington. It will be occupied

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Mawi Garage by Dhaniē & Sal is an “homage” to utilitarian automobiles

April 25, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Indonesian architecture practice Dhaniē & Sal has completed Mawi Garage in South Tangerang, creating a steel structure that references the engineering of the cars and motorcycles inside. The client, a car collector, tasked the local practice with renovating an existing 488-square-metre shed that housed his extensive fleet, as well as extending it to add a

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