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Limestone plinth supports Hungarian holiday home by Kontextus Architecture Studio

August 22, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A monolithic limestone-clad plinth supports the lightweight steel-framed structure of The Clifftop House, a holiday home in Hungary by Budapest practice Kontextus Architecture Studio. Located on a limestone cliff, the home is designed by Kontextus Architecture Studio as a simple, “naturalistic” retreat that prioritises its dramatic surroundings and views of Lake Balaton. The plinth is intended

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Niall McLaughlin Architects creates glasshouse-informed steel pavilion on the Isle of Wight

July 31, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Stirling Prize-winning studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has completed a prefabricated steel-framed home with a pyramidal copper roof overlooking a tidal saltmarsh on the Isle of Wight. Called Saltmarsh House, the home designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects was one of thirty winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ National Awards for 2023, and one of

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Studio Saxe completes Costa Rican hotel with treehouse-style guest rooms

July 24, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Elevated pods made of teak and steel are sprinkled around Costa Rica’s Suitree Experience Hotel, which was designed by local firm Studio Saxe to “coexist and symbiotically interact” with the surrounding ecosystem. The hotel is located in Sardinal, a district in the northwestern province of Guanacaste – a region known for its lush jungles, agricultural

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Mountains inform rooflines at boarding school in southern California

July 20, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

American firm Gensler and an in-house team at the Swiss company EF Education First have updated a historic school campus in Pasadena by renovating buildings and adding new dormitories with roofs that allude to a nearby mountain range. The campus is operated by the Zurich-based company EF Education First and is described by the team

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