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Snøhetta perches “floating treehouse” on Norwegian hillside

December 7, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta and engineer Tor Helge Dokka have created House Dokka, a mass-timber home that perches on a hillside in Kongsberg, Norway. House Dokka comprises a stack of two timber-clad volumes, supported by large wooden stilts drilled into the rocky, tree-lined landscape. According to Snøhetta and Dokka, who was also the client for the

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Ductus coats blocky apartment complex with red plaster in Switzerland

December 4, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Ductus has designed an apartment complex coated with a monochrome red plaster facade into a sloping site in Schwarzenburg, Switzerland. Located on the outskirts of the village of Schwarzenburg in eastern Switzerland, the complex was designed by Ductus to have the appearance of a series of intersecting blocks of various heights that protrude

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La Balsanera house aims to revive “tradition of living on the river” in Ecuador

December 3, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Natura Futura Arquitectura and architect Juan Carlos Bamba have created a floating house along the Babahoyo River in Ecuador. Situated within a centuries-old floating village at risk of disappearing, La Balsanera is designed as a model for the preservation and sustainable redevelopment of the river’s depleting community. Following the river’s current closure as

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Wallmakers punctuates arts centre roof with skylight seating

November 27, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Wallmakers has reimagined a traditional roof by adding skylights that double as seating for an arts centre and home in Kerala, India. Established by a family of musicians, Nisarga Art Hub is both a private residence and arts centre designed as a space for the community to congregate and engage with art and

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M9 Design Studio’s circular Vishnuvardhan memorial symbolises “unity and continuity”

November 27, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture practice M9 Design Studio has designed a circular memorial complex in India to commemorate actor Vishnuvardhan. Located in the rural town of Mysore, India, the complex by M9 Design Studio comprises two spaces – a circular memorial and community hub that acts as a gathering space for the local community. It was designed as

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Eight bright and airy interiors illuminated by perforated brick walls

November 25, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Dezeen’s latest lookbook explores eight interiors – from bright, airy residential spaces to cool, open-plan offices – illuminated by perforated brick walls. Perforated brick walls are often used as a cooling strategy in warmer climates. This lookbook highlights their effect on the lighting and shading of interior spaces and how they can be used to create

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This week BIG and Foster + Partners unveiled New York skyscrapers

November 25, 2023 Starr Charles 0

This week on Dezeen, we revealed images of BIG’s One High Line skyscraper as it nears completion and Foster + Partners’ JPMorgan Chase headquarters, which topped out. Located near New York’s High Line, the 122-metre-high development by Danish architecture studio BIG comprises two twisting, condominium towers joined at their base. Described by BIG founder Bjarke Ingels

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Foster + Partners designs tapered stone airport in Saudi Arabia

November 24, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Foster + Partners is set to create a cluster of stone buildings informed by local villages for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. Located in the capital of the Aseer Province in the south west of the country, the design by Foster + Partners will consist of interconnected clusters and

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Ten shops that showcase the “stylistic diversity” of British retail architecture

November 22, 2023 Starr Charles 0

The Twentieth Century Society’s latest book, 100 20th-Century Shops, is a showcase of architecturally significant stores from across the UK. Here, the charity’s director Catherine Croft selects 10 of the most interesting. Described by Croft as a “kaleidoscopic survey”, 100 20th-Century Shops features 100 shops of various styles, ranging from post-war shopping malls to retail

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PSLA Architekten tops urban townhouse with cascading roof terraces

November 16, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Austrian studio PSLA Architekten has created a contemporary townhouse in Vienna’s historic seventh district as a “hybrid genesis between house and garden”. Situated alongside a narrow courtyard, the home by PSLA Architekten is defined by it’s multi-level interiors and cascading terraces that aim to reinterpret urban gardens. The 165-square-metre home contains live and work spaces

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