An Indonesian Residence That’s a Mere 3.5 Meters Wide
Spanning a mere 3.5 meters wide and 17 meters long, the 3500 Millimetre House was designed by Ago Architects for a young family that includes an archi...
15-01-2019 21:54
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A Waterfront Home on Biscayne Bay with a Dramatic Cantilever
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed the San Marino Residence on Miami’s Biscayne Bay for clients that own a California winery. They requested a lush tr...
14-01-2019 21:55
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Cover Residence by APOLLO Architects & Associates
Cover is a minimalist home located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by APOLLO Architects & Associates. The house is situated in a high-density residential ne...
10-01-2019 21:55
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GLR Arquitectos Designs the Dreamy ER House in Monterrey, Me
On a steep lot sandwiched between two existing houses, Gilberto L. Rodriguez, of GLR Arquitectos, designed the ER House with views of the Sierra Madre...
08-01-2019 21:57
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A 1906 Home Adds a 2-Story Addition 6 Years After Altering t
After renovating a clients 1906 masonry home six years ago, Hsu McCullough was asked back by the homeowners for Phase II to design a two-story additio...
07-01-2019 21:52
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The Three Step House Built on a Steep Hillside in Los Angele
Built on a rare empty lot in Silver Lake, this modern residence by CHA:COL presented quite the challenge during the design process due to steep slope ...
03-01-2019 21:50
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Kettal Unveils a Series of Outdoor Pavilions that Can Adapt
If you’re looking for something more substantial and permanent than a tarp or tent for your outdoor space, Kettal has created the new H series of ar...
02-01-2019 21:51
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Escher x Nendo: A Transcendental Exhibit in the Cultural Hea
It?s 3 o?clock on a Wednesday, and I?m somewhere between gathering my thoughts and savoring an ASMR-like reaction my mind is having from what I just s...
02-01-2019 21:51
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Best Architecture Posts of 2018
10. An 11-Foot-Wide Row House in Brooklyn by Office of Architecture
Little House. Big City. is a renovation project by Office of Architecture located ...
28-12-2018 21:52
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Friday Five with Karen Stonely of SPAN Architecture
Karen Stonely AIA LEED AP is a Founding Principal of New York City based SPAN Architecture, an award-winning design studio she co-founded in 1995 with...
21-12-2018 21:53
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Varda Studio Stacks Concrete Tube Pipes for the AB House in
When Varda Studio was creating the concept for the AB House in Cyprus they were inspired by two materials that were often found in the area ? concrete...
21-12-2018 21:53
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The Kalamalka Lake Home Pays Homage to its Mid-Century Roots
We’ve seen what Nathan Buhler’s BLDG Workshop can do (remember the
The original house was divided up, dark, and wasn’t designed to enjoy the la...
20-12-2018 21:53
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Studio Cadena Designs One of the World’s Most Beautifu
We’ve yet to have the pleasure of visiting the city of Bogota, the high altitude situated capital of Colombia. But if opportunity permits, we’re m...
18-12-2018 21:51
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A House in Chile That’s Split in Two to Accommodate Ad
The idea behind this vacation house on the edge of Lake Rupanco in Chile was to separate the adults and the children into their own private spaces. To...
17-12-2018 22:01
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Hercule: A Monolithic Home That Rises from the Ground like a
Hercule is a project that was recently completed by Luxembourg-based architecture practice 2001 in Mondorf-les-bains, the southern part of Luxembourg....
11-12-2018 22:00
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5 Unbelievable Pools That Are Hot in Design & Cool in T
2. Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Field Axalta Spa Cabanas
Another one of our game-winning pool applications is the Axalta Spa Cabanas at the Jacksonville...
06-12-2018 21:52
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Friday Five with Takashi Yanai
Takashi Yanai, FAIA is the “Y” in EYRC Architects, representing one of four partners heading up the award-winning, Los Angeles and San Francisco-...
30-11-2018 21:51
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Casa Sebastian Is a Relaxing Pad Surrounded by Nature in the
Located in Chuburna, Mexico, in the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula, Casa Sebastian is a retreat for a couple looking for rest and relaxation a...
30-11-2018 21:51
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Treow Brycg Is a Fortress-Like Home on the South Shore of No
On the south shore of Nova Scotia adjacent to Kingsburg Beach, the Treow Brycg residence was recently completed by Omar Gandhi Architect on a plot of ...
16-11-2018 21:58
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Owl Creek Residence Was Designed as a Place to Create Deeper
Owl Creek is a residence designed by Skylab Architecture that’s located on a hillside in Snowmass, Colorado, with expansive views of the mountain. T...
12-11-2018 21:57
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Yves Béhar Designs a Line of High-Quality Prefabs Called Liv
Tiny home options continue to grow in popularity thanks to high housing costs and lack of space for new ones to be built. California especially falls ...
08-11-2018 21:57
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La Binocle by _naturehumaine
La Binocle is a minimalist home located in Quebec, Canada, designed by _naturehumaine. The architects wanted the building to blend in with its surroun...
08-11-2018 21:57
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The Golf House in Argentina Explores Materials and Compositi
Hired by a golf-loving businessman, BAM! Arquitectura designed the two-story Golf House in Escobar, a province in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that explor...
06-11-2018 21:57
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The Pape Loft Is Born Inside a Converted Church in Toronto
The Pape Loft resides inside a quirky church conversion project in Toronto that’s broken up into multi-story lofts. StudioAC was brought on board by...
05-11-2018 22:00
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The Wentworth Cabin Is a Quaint, Light-Filled Retreat in Qué
Spanning a compact 915-square-feet, the Wentworth Cabin resides in Wentworth-Nord, Québec, Canada, looking out into the tops of the surrounding trees ...
26-10-2018 21:57
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Knowhow Shop Designed the Geometric Lighthouse to House thei
In Los Angeles’ Highland Park neighborhood, Kagan Taylor and Justin Rice of Knowhow Shop designed and built a geometric micro-building to house thei...
24-10-2018 21:55
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At Prague’s Signal Festival 2018, a Historic City Is S
Earlier this month we traveled to Signal Festival, the largest cultural event in the Czech Republic, and it’s not just light art enthusiasts that fl...
23-10-2018 22:00
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Rachel Whiteread Nissen Hut Casts History onto Prefabricated
Turner Prize winning sculptor Rachel Whiteread is very much attuned to the power and importance of architecture in relation to landscape. Her solitary...
22-10-2018 21:50
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A Sculptural House in Venice by FINNE Architects
Situated on a narrow lot in Venice, California, the Venice House offers a calm respite from the busy sights of the neighborhood with an open garden an...
22-10-2018 21:50
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3 Britannia Wharf by Paolo Cossu Architects
3 Britannia Wharf is a minimalist home located in London, United Kingdom designed by Paolo Cossu Architects. The residence is a compact, split-level, ...
18-10-2018 21:54
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A Los Altos Home That Offers Perfect Indoor/Outdoor Californ
Klopf Architecture’s name has become synonymous with the restoration and renovation of iconic Eichler homes, but what you might not know is that the...
18-10-2018 21:54
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Reset Architecture Designs a Simple DIY House so the Owners
A couple in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, reached out to Reset Architecture after purchasing a plot of land in 2013. Their request was rather out of the ...
16-10-2018 21:54
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A Sophisticated Apartment Renovation in Kiev That Preserves
Tasked with designing a sophisticated apartment for a single professional, 2B.group did just that while also preserving and restoring original details...
12-10-2018 21:52
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A Private Sanctuary Hidden in the Rainforest in Byron Bay
Wanting to add a guest retreat to their 20-acre property in Byron Bay, a retired couple hired Harley Graham Architects to design a hidden sanctuary th...
04-10-2018 21:52
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Listen to Episode 69 of Clever: Dan Brunn
Architect Dan Brunn was born in Tel Aviv and moved to Los Angeles at age 7. The architectural contrast between the two cities made a deep impression a...
02-10-2018 21:51
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A Private Retreat Built Amongst the Trees in Southampton, Ne
At first glance, it’s impossible to tell where the Old Sag Harbor Road residence is located as it’s surrounded by trees in its own private enclave...
02-10-2018 21:51
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Artery Residence: A Home in Kansas City Designed for an Art
When two contemporary art collectors in Kansas City, Missouri, wanted to build a new house to exhibit their extensive collection, they looked to Hufft...
24-09-2018 21:54
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A Bungalow in Sydney Gets a Dramatic, Pavilion-Like Addition
The Binary House project began as a 1960’s yellow brick bungalow in Woolooware, Sydney, Australia, that was transformed by Christopher Polly Archite...
21-09-2018 21:49
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Austin’s Vista Residence Is Built Around a Sculptural,
Located in Austin, Texas, the Vista Residence is a modern, three-story home that’s built around a sculptural staircase that took 8 months to fabrica...
20-09-2018 21:52
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A U-Shaped House in Osaka That Opens up to a Green Landscape
Surrounded by nature, the House in Mita is a residential project designed by Horibe Associates that spans 84.64-square-meters. The U-shaped house is l...
18-09-2018 21:51
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Grimshaw Designs a Tiny Home That’s Affordable, Sustai
Grimshaw recently went small for a very good cause ? preventing youth homelessness. The architecture practice designed its first tiny home for Nestd, ...
17-09-2018 21:50
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This Workshop on a Cliff Is a Modern Addition to a House Ove
Cantilevered over a rocky hillside in Quebec’s Sainte-Adčle, the
The addition can be reached through a hovering bridge directly from the main hou...
13-09-2018 21:48
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Randy Bens Turns a Shipping Container into an Architecture S
After working in a home office for a number of years, architect Randy Bens decided it was time to expand his practice in New Westminster, BC. Instead ...
12-09-2018 21:49
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A Modern Flat in Prague Full of Natural and Black Stained Wo
Designed by SOA architekti, Apartment ?itná is a renovated flat on ?itná Street located in an old building in the center of Prague. The top floor apar...
10-09-2018 21:51
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FreelandBuck Designs a Stacked, Multilevel Home Built into a
Carved into a Los Angeles hillside, the Stack House rises four stories and spans 2,207-square-feet as it perfectly rests embedded into the landscape a...
07-09-2018 21:52
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Swedish Studio Wingĺrdhs Gives the Radisson Collection Hotel
You might have seen Photo by Rickard L. Eriksson
In the guest rooms, the bright white linens on the beds pop out against the warm wood and dark tones,...
05-09-2018 21:52
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Anthony Gall Transforms a Historic Pie Slice-Shaped Building
Australian architect Anthony Gall had to overcome a peculiar design situation when it came to designing the Hotel Clark in Budapest. Instead of design...
29-08-2018 21:50
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A House in Bangkok That Embraces Greenery and a Love of Natu
Designed for a family that loves nature, the SIRI House is located in Bangkok, Thailand with a courtyard and greenery weaving up through the facade. G...
28-08-2018 21:50
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The A-Frame Nolla Cabin in Finland Has a Minimal Carbon Foot
Remember Robin Falck’s incredible micro cabin in Finland" He’s back with another cabin, this time an A-frame, that also boasts a minimal carbon fo...
27-08-2018 21:54
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The Chestnut House with an Angled Roof in the Czech Republic
The Chestnut House marks the first project by architecture studio Valarch and it’s located between Kop?ivnice and ?tramberk in the Czech Republic. T...
23-08-2018 21:54
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A Modern Apartment in St. Petersburg Inspired by a Luxury Ho
A young couple in St. Petersburg, Russia requested MS-A to design their apartment as if it was a high-end hotel suite with the main living area and be...
21-08-2018 21:51
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Where I Work: Anne Fletcher of HOK
For this edition of Where I Work, we’re visiting Anne Fletcher, AIA, LEED AP, at the Los Angeles office of global architecture firm HOK. After gradu...
21-08-2018 21:51
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Clemens Ascher’s ‘Of Rainbows and Other Monument
The Bertone Rainbow was an oddball design even 42 years ago when unveiled as a concept car at the 1976 Turin Motor Show. Designed by Marcello Gandini ...
17-08-2018 21:49
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The Bluestone Clad Quarry House in Brighton, Australia by Fi
Situated on a corner lot in Brighton, Australia, the Quarry House exudes a strong curbside presence with its bluestone exterior. The residence, design...
14-08-2018 21:50
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Celebrating Detroit as the First UNESCO City of Design with
Recently Detroit was designated as the first UNESCO City of Design and to celebrate, the Design Core Detroit is transitioning the Detroit Design Festi...
14-08-2018 21:50
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Miró Rivera Architects Designs the Sustainable Hill Country
Miró Rivera Architects recently completed Hill Country House, a sustainable residence located in Central Texas. The angular home was designed as a pro...
13-08-2018 21:52
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A Former Equipment Room Is Converted into a Penthouse Apartm
Located in Kiev, Ukraine, the P.26 Apartment was once an equipment room before the 2B.group saw its potential. The interior boasted high ceilings, som...
06-08-2018 21:53
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A Dated Spanish Colonial Becomes a Jaw-Dropping Mountain Hou
Nestled in the side of Camelback Mountain, this Phoenix, Arizona home was recently transformed from a dated Spanish Colonial Revival style to a modern...
03-08-2018 21:53
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8 Modern Houseboats and Floating Homes That Will Make You Sa
Floatwing is a prefab, self-sustainable floating house designed by Friday, a Portugal-based design house that began at the University of Coimbra. The ...
31-07-2018 21:51
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Ceramicist Eunbi Cho’s Invisible City of Clay
Inside a small studio located at an armpit intersection conjoining the Los Angeles State Historic Park with one of the city’s most defiantly industr...
26-07-2018 21:51
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The Grasshopper Studio and Courtyard Adds Much Needed Space
Instead of moving to a larger home or tearing down their original 1940s house to make way for a larger one, homeowners hired Wittman Estes to come up ...
26-07-2018 21:51
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An Angled, Contemporary Extension on a 1970’s Brick Ho
Fusion House is a project completed by Dankor Architecture that included a three-bedroom extension added onto a 1970’s brick house in Melbourne, Aus...
24-07-2018 21:53
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A 1970’s Apartment in Greece is Renovated with a Black
Makridis Associates were hired to transform The Raw Apartment in Thessaloniki, Greece that had not been touched since the 1970s. The homeowners reques...
23-07-2018 21:53
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A Modern, Modular Extension Added to a Weatherboard House in
Around the back of a weatherboard house in Melbourne is a new, two-story modular extension, named Ivanhoe, designed by Modscape to transform the lives...
19-07-2018 21:50
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The Warm and Welcoming Keeshen Residence Is Designed for Ind
The design included using lots of warm woods, initially spotted under the exterior roof overhangs which feature redwood cladding running opposing way...
16-07-2018 21:53
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Fresh from the Dairy: Architecture in Color
Lately we’ve been noticing a trend in our Discover page on Instagram: photographers who have a knack for capturing color in architecture or graphic ...
12-07-2018 21:50
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A Cottage Renovation Leads to a New Addition Accessed Throug
Located in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, is a double fronted cottage that wasn’t working for clients of MODO Architecture so they brought the fi...
06-07-2018 21:52
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House in Minamiyukigaya by Hugo Kohno Architect Associates
House in Minamiyukigaya is a minimal home located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Hugo Kohno Architect Associates. The building contains two independent ...
05-07-2018 21:51
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ACDF Architecture Designs a Modern, Prism-Like Addition for
ACDF Architecture was hired by a large family to add more space to their traditional house in Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, Canada. Surrounded by birch tre...
05-07-2018 21:51
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The Morpheus Hotel by Zaha Hadid Architects: The World’
Zaha Hadid Architects has a way of designing buildings so intricate and complex that the photographs look like renderings rather than completed archit...
04-07-2018 21:50
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The Urban Grid Inspires nortstudio’s Bench Series
Beginning in the late sixteenth century, the roots of modern urbanism began taking hold in cities across Northern Europe, with grid-like developments ...
28-06-2018 21:50
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The Bourne Road Residence Frames the Outdoor Spaces
The Bourne Road Residence was designed by studiofour to frame the surrounding outdoor spaces, which the family is known to enjoy. The house itself act...
25-06-2018 21:53
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Fun House: A Dated, Traditional Home in Taiwan Is Updated by
Hired by a young couple returning to Taiwan to raise their baby, IIMOSTUDIO renovated a dated, 25-year-old house that was traditional in style and not...
22-06-2018 21:50
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The iOhouse SPACE: Off-the-Grid, Internet Connected Living
Living “off-the-grid” connotes a level of living rustic and rough fashion, one distant from the comforts and conveniences the typical well-heeled ...
22-06-2018 21:50
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The Coorparoo House in Brisbane Designed Around the Surround
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture designed the Coorparoo House for a family with growing children looking for a balance of separation and togetherness. ...
21-06-2018 21:53
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Plús Hús Is a 320-Square-Foot Flat-Packed Home by Minarc
Minarc has thrown their hat into the ring with their answer to California’s housing crisis ? the Plús Hús, which is Icelandic for “plus house”. ...
18-06-2018 21:52
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An 11-Foot-Wide Row House in Brooklyn by Office of Architect
Little House. Big City. is a renovation project by Office of Architecture that’s located in Brooklyn, New York, for a young couple ? an architect an...
15-06-2018 21:54
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An Isolated Hillside House in the Forest Overlooking Zapalla
In the Chilean seaside town of Zapallar, the isolated Casa El Boldo rests in a forest on a sloped hillside. Due to the extreme topography, stone walls...
11-06-2018 21:58
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The Shack: A Modern Hideaway for a San Francisco Couple by F
A busy couple from San Francisco were looking for a place to retreat to when they wanted to get out of the city which led them to The Shack. The small...
01-06-2018 21:51
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The G?Day House Is Designed to Feel Like a Modern Beach Hous
While the G’Day House is located in West Vancouver, Canada, Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses designed it to look like a modern beach house for a relocate...
31-05-2018 21:52
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Listen to Episode 59 of Clever: Barbara Bestor
In this episode of Clever, Amy and Jaime talk to architect Barbara Bestor, whose childhood memories involve Brutalist architecture and purple carpeted...
29-05-2018 21:51
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SL House: A Hillside Residence in Los Angeles by Aaron Neube
Situated on a slight hillside in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, the SL House is a single family home designed by ANX / Aaron Neubert Archite...
28-05-2018 21:56
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House Zeist by Bedaux de Brouwer Architects
Located in the Netherlands, House Zeist is a residence by Bedaux de Brouwer Architects that sits in the forest at the village edge. The structure’s ...
21-05-2018 21:52
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A House in the City Inspired by a Cabin in the Woods
When the owners of a plot of land in the center of Elche, Spain, approached Antonio Maciá A&D to design their new home, they expressed their desire to...
18-05-2018 21:56
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A Los Angeles Warehouse Becomes Roger Animation Studio by CH
This former garment manufacturing warehouse in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood has now become the home of independent animation and motion gra...
16-05-2018 21:49
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A Mid-Century Hillside Home In LA Is Renovated by ras-a
Situated on a steep hill just under the Shakespeare Bridge in Los Angeles, this mid-century home was renovated and given a small addition by ras-a, in...
08-05-2018 21:53
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A Cottage Becomes the Light-Filled, Two-Story Screen House i
Located in Sydney’s Balmain suburb, the Screen House is a single story cottage that has been renovated and extended by Carterwilliamson Architects t...
04-05-2018 21:48
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Live That Luxe Life in a Shipping Container from Cocoon Modu
Not everyone can turn a shipping container into a place someone would actually like to live but Athens, Greece based Cocoon Modules has partnered up w...
04-05-2018 21:48
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The Kumaon: A Minimalist Hotel Hidden in the Himalayas Offer
Hidden away high above in the Himalayas, the Kumaon is a minimalist hotel designed by architect Pradeep Kodikara and Jineshi Samaraweera of Zowa Archi...
02-05-2018 21:49
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An Interview With Greg Warner of Walker Warner Architects
Writer Eckhart Tolle once professed, “Memories are thoughts that arise. They’re not realities“, an observation intended to demystify the stiflin...
27-04-2018 21:50
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Sip, Shop and Stay in Shibuya at a Modern Teahouse-Themed Ho
hotel koé isn?t your traditional Japanese hotel. That?s because the concept for the property designed by Suppose Design Office was to launch a flagshi...
25-04-2018 21:52
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Containerwerk Reimagines Shipping Containers into Affordable
With such a large turnout expected for Milan Design Week, German startup Containerwerk used the opportunity to present their modern concepts for micro...
23-04-2018 21:54
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A Wood Frame Townhouse in Brooklyn That’s Only 20 Feet
BFDO Architects renovated the 20th Street House, a 20-foot-wide wood frame townhouse that came with a tiny side yard and front and back extensions. Th...
20-04-2018 21:50
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A Compact 24m˛ Apartment in Brazil by Casa 100 Arquitetura
Brazilian architecture firm Casa 100 Arquitetura designed this compact apartment in Săo Paulo, Brazil for a single, 30-something man who mainly lives ...
19-04-2018 21:51
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COS and Phillip K. Smith III Unfolds the Milanese Sky in a R
Every year since 2012, COS chooses a special artist, designer or architect to create an installation for Salone del Mobile in Milan. This year they ta...
17-04-2018 21:48
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Nest by Airstream: A Modern Fiberglass Travel Trailer
If you’re not one to pop a tent when it comes time to hit the road, there are a million recreational vehicles to choose from with the Airstream bran...
16-04-2018 21:49
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Modularity Modern: The Cabin of 3D Printed Curiosities
The Design Milk archives of 3D printed objects is overwhelmingly represented by smaller dimension objects, reflective of the current manufacturing lim...
05-04-2018 21:54
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Listen to Episode 54 of Clever: Eric Quint of 3M
In this episode of Clever, Amy and Jaime talk to Eric Quint, Chief Design Officer of 3M. Eric incubated a lifelong habit of design thinking in youth a...
03-04-2018 21:53
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Venice House is a California House with a Sloping Trapezoida
Among the tightly packed lots in Venice, California, the Venice House is a three-story, energy-efficient residence topped off with a unique, sloping t...
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