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JUNE 13, 2023

London studio Boano Prišmontas has created a small private art gallery shaped like a barn in rural Hertfordshire, UK. Designed as a peaceful place to display art, the small gallery combines the traditional barn form with modern construction techniques. Boano Prišmontas design a barn-like building in Hertfordshire "From the distance, this building is unmistakably a barn," said Boano Prišmontas co-founder Tomaso Boano.

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JUNE 13, 2023

originally built in the 1930s, this once-neglected heritage building has been revitalized in celebration of its original charm. The post estudio estudio revives a 1930s-era house in mexico city with minimalist details appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Tropical Shed / Laurent Troost Architectures. Image: © Joana França When asked about his memories of the house where he spent part of his childhood, Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa says that more than sight, his memories are based on the smell of the house. According to him, each house has its own smell, which we do not always perceive when we are in it, but immediately recognize upon returning.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Brazilian architecture studio Tetro has offered a look inside their completed residential project in the Atlantic Rainforest. Named Casa Açucena, the development was constructed on a steep slope amidst a landscape of dense trees and shrubs. Photo credit: Jomar Bragança Photo credit: Jomar Bragança The scheme was designed to occupy the space between existing trees without removing or altering the topography.

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JUNE 15, 2023

The ensemble consists of an office building, workshops, warehouses, test facilities, an educational- and parking buildingfor 700 employees. The post De Zwarte Hond complete Mass Timber Office with Circular Design and Flexibility in mind appeared first on Åvontuura.

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JUNE 13, 2023

MAD / China Philharmonic Concert Hall, Photo. Image © CreatAR The China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing, China , designed by MAD Architects led by Ma Yansong , is nearing completion. The design of the concert hall began with a competition, won by MAD in 2014. Upon completion, the 26,000-square-meter building will become the first permanent residence for the China Philharmonic Orchestra, transforming the area into a new locus for classical music and cultural exchange.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Zaha Hadid Architects has been revealed to lead the design of a new condominium project proposal at a site once occupied by the collapsed Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida. The project is being commissioned by DAMAC International, which purchased the lot for $120 million in July of last year. Plans call for a 12-story design whose split massing contains 57 total residential units lined by curved balconies and connected at the roof level by a glass-bottomed swimming pool.

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Avontuura

JUNE 16, 2023

The new train features a completely revamped high-end design, resembling a glow-worm, with larger glass surfaces on both sides and the roof. The post MIAS Architects designs new Funicular for the Tibidabo Amusement Park appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

A module from the Nakagin Capsule Tower , which was recently disassembled in Tokyo , has been acquired by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the USA. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is the first museum to obtain a capsule from the landmark metabolist building after it was disassembled in 2022 due to decay. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has acquired a pod from Nakagin Capsule Tower.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Astoria Queens, New York / USA - August 25 2020: Astoria Pool at Astoria Park during the Summer with People and the Triborough Bridge in the Background. Image © James Andrews1 via Shutterstock When one thinks of public spaces, the image of a pool rarely comes to mind. Public spaces are the center of civic life, places where most interactions, activities, and behaviors follow strict social and cultural norms to ensure the safety and comfort of all users.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Steven Holl Architects has unveiled renderings for their design of a new Student Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadephia. The 37,300-square-foot structure will provide dedicated space for the performing arts at Penn and features a 300-seat proscenium theater, 125-seat studio theater, support spaces, and five rehearsal studios.

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JUNE 16, 2023

OMA's new art museum in new york seamlessly blends the tranquility of nature with the vibrant energy of urban life. The post OMA’s buffalo AKG art museum opens, inviting the public under its transparent facade appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. The Cometa House is located in the small, coastal town of Mazunte in the state of Oaxaca. It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort.

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JUNE 11, 2023

© Dina Zeneiny In the center of Cairo , The Nile River, one of the world's most iconic waterways, has shaped the course of civilization for thousands of years. Serving as a vibrant lifeline, connecting neighborhoods, and providing a bustling hub for transportation, the Nile River is an essential natural resource for arid Cairo. Throughout the country’s history, it has often been regarded as the source of life in fertility in its annual flooding, bringing richness to the surrounding lands.

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JUNE 13, 2023

MAD Architects has shared an update on its nearly-complete China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing. The project encompasses almost 280,000 square feet of total building area and features an organic two-story volume sheathed in a translucent membrane-like facade the firm says is reminiscent of a piece of jade, a gemstone that has, for millennia, played a significant role in Chinese ethnography.

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JUNE 15, 2023

oak wood accents, subdued gray tones, and contrasting vermilion anti-rust coatings adorn the interior of uzura by kunihiko matsuba. The post old steel-framed house converts into vibrant restaurant in tokyo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

JUNE 10, 2023

Timber-framed pavilions connected by cloistered walkways define this non-denominational temple complex by British studio James Gorst Architects in rural Hampshire , UK. Located in the village of Rake within the South Downs National Park, the temple is designed for quiet contemplation and to provide a spiritual connection to the landscape. James Gorst Architects has created a temple complex in Hampshire James Gorst Architects was commissioned for the project by White Eagle Lodge , a non-denominat

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JUNE 14, 2023

Edifício Dsenho / Arquea Arquitetos. Image: © Eduardo Macarios When designing buildings, attention often focuses on residential units, prioritizing apartment comfort and functionality. However, it is equally important to consider common areas, which play a fundamental role in residents' quality of life and in building a community that shares the same space.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Frank Gehry ’s biggest-ever contribution to the city in which he was born is now underway after construction began on the two-tower Forma condominium scheme in downtown Toronto. A total of 2,087 residential units will be constructed as part of the process, filling out the pair of 73- and 84-story towers that, once built, will stand as the tallest buildings the 94-year-old Gehry has completed during the course of his illustrious six-decade career in architecture.

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JUNE 15, 2023

bunga design atelier transforms a malaysian household essential -- the broomstick -- into an architectural component. The post an ensemble of broomsticks shape this architectural sculpture in malaysia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 14, 2023

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled designs for a luxury condominium with a glass-bottomed swimming pool in Surfside, Florida , on the site of a structure that collapsed in 2021. Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled two possible designs for the site, commissioned by developer DAMAC International , which purchased the land in 2022. Renderings of the design show two slightly different versions of a 12-storey condominium with a void separating two massings.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Singapore - August 13, 2016: Supertree grove and Tropical Forest Dome at Gardens by the Bay. Image © IamDoctorEgg/Shutterstock Land reclamation from the sea has become a popular phenomenon in coastal development. It is the most preferred solution to the need for land in coastal areas and has been implemented for various use cases, including flood control and agriculture.

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Italian architecture and landscape firm Mixtura has designed a wood-structured conventual complex in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil , that provides both a space for worship and philanthropic services. Image: Cesare Querci The approximately 57,000-square-foot building, called the convent of the Franciscan Fraternity of Bethany, was completed as part of a social project that the Bethany Foundation Onlus has been carrying out in Brazil since 2010.

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JUNE 16, 2023

the site-specific diptyque project by matière première architecture features a split saltbox roof bridged by a transparent walkway. The post monochromatic house’s geometric forms frame natural plateau in canada appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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JUNE 11, 2023

Indian practice FADD Studio has fused two separate apartments inside a high-rise development in Bangalore to create a multigenerational family home. The neighbouring four-bedroom apartments, stacked one on top of the other in the SNN Clermont residential tower , were transformed into a six-bedroom duplex for a cosmopolitan couple, their parents and two young children.

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