Studio Noju has updated a two-storey Madrid apartment within the Torres Blancas high-rise with a renovation apartment implies a dialogue with the original ideas of its architect Francisco Javier Sainz de Oiza. At the time apartments that were sold as “Villas in the sky”, before renovation they were taken out of their context even apartments…

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In the realm of public space design, the delicate balance between functionality, warmth, and durability is crucial. Generally, the function drives how the space is positioned and the fittings of the space play a critical role in the invitation to use those spaces. Cake Architecture is succeeding this in a relatively interesting plot in London.We…

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Giving excessive value to materials is actually a modern trend. A hundred years ago, the idea about materials were opposite. People relied mainly on the beauty of form, and if materials were insufficient, they would settle for simple plaster without using stone on the facades of large buildings.But todays considerable part of architecture involves the…

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White rabbit house is part of a terrace of 1970s neo-Georgian houses, built on the site of demolished large Victorian Villas. Whilst the front facade was designed in the Neo-Georgian style, the interior layout and design were generic 1970’s house builder. Stripping out the entire interior back to just the external walls and the roof,…

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Columns rising from the ground to appear to float over the terrain, touching it lightly and allowing the natural slope to remain, heightening our awareness to & informing us about the natural site contours. The steeply sloping sight with rainforest views served as inspiration for the design of the cantilever house. Consisting 2 independent structures…

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Three decades ago, Studio Ghibli’s animated fantasy My Neighbor Totoro taught us about the importance of relationships; with family, friends, and nature. Similarly, the concept of Totoro House is heavily inspired by the strong family bond of the clients, the connection between its occupants and relationship to landscape.As a translation of the animated fantasy, the…

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FA house was unused for more than 20 years. Right after the old owners decided to return to the old place, the renovation of the old house was carried out. A new translucent skin which was added to wrap the old structure and it protected the house from the direct impact of weather. The blurry…

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Tropical Suburb House are proposed by Mm architecture, create an alternative to the archetype house that is presented to the public in Vietnam. A typology adapted to tropical weather conditions, promoting natural ventilation instead of the air conditioning, invisible indoor/outdoor boundaries, closer to nature, instead of enclosed living spaces. Through a skillful interplay of materials,…

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Vietnamese studio Tropical Space has completed a cube-shaped sculpture workshop for artist Le Duc Ha, which hides an elaborate bamboo shelving grid behind its perforated brick walls. The project is located next to Thu Bon river, Quang Nam Province. This river has a huge interaction to local life. Majority of the resident live depending on…

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The Hemeroscopium House is like no other house. residence is an impressive combination of heavy infrastructural pieces and 20 tons natural stone. This building, which took about a year to engineer and only a week to build, can be considered the very essence of brutalist architecture. Because, This building, in which not only the bare…

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