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Mark Jeavons and Ohlo Studio restore 1970s home in Australia

Deezen

Australian architect Mark Jeavons worked with interior design practice Ohlo Studio to restore Tomich House, a heritage-listed 1970s house in City Beach, Perth. Originally designed by brutalist Bulgarian architect Iwan Iwanoff in 1971, the home features a landscaped garden and sculptural curved walls built from white-painted concrete blocks.

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Brooklyn's Prospect Park receives $40 million to restore historic, 26-acre enclave

Archinect

This is the largest single allocation of funding from the city in the park's history and will be used to make much-needed upgrades and restorations in its northeast corner, known as the Vale. The project plans for the creation of a sensory garden and rustic arbor, a nature play area, and a landscaped amphitheater and small community building.

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Turenscape transforms abused natural landscape into stunning floating forest in Nanchang City

Avontuura

Fish Tail Park offers a model for urban nature with variable climates that can address challenges of floods and habitat restoration. The post Turenscape transforms abused natural landscape into stunning floating forest in Nanchang City appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Turenscape's 'floating forest' reshapes a former wasteland into a multifunctional urban landscape

Archinect

Beijing-based landscape architecture firm Turenscape has completed the transformation of a former 126-acre dumping ground into a “dreamlike floating forest” in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang.

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Line+ Studio floats doughnut-shaped weather balloon above rural Chinese landscape

Deezen

Line+ Studio designed the structures to be minimal but impactful, seeking to improve the visitor experience through simple gestures that would not detract from the natural setting. As well as framing the landscape, this tunnel was also designed to protect the road from further erosion that had been occurring during heavy rains.

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The Groundwork of Great Design: Integrating Landscape into Architectural Narratives

Architizer

But beyond the physical structure lies an often-overlooked element that profoundly shapes the experience of these buildings: the landscape. In modern design, landscape architecture should not be an afterthought; it should be an integral component of the overall project that creates harmony between the built spaces and the natural environment.

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This Arizona compound frames the desert landscape like art

The Spaces

The 560 sq m adobe and stone property sits on an acre of desert landscape with views of Camelback Mountain. bathrooms, it ‘floats’ over a natural wash that becomes a series of rivulets after it rains, creating a seamless connection with the environment while maintaining an extraordinary level of privacy.