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Inspired by the traditional “Chise“ houses of Japan, Kazuo Shinohara designed in 1977 this House in Ashitaka as part of a group of stark, concrete houses, the architect built between 1970…
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House LO by Ateliér Lina Bellovičová was completed in 2018 in Chřiby, Czech Republic, and uses Hempcrete as its primary building material due to its great insulating features, recyclability, and resistance…
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Completed in 2020 by ARCHSTUDIO, the Qishe Courtyard House is a renovation project located in a hutong within an old core quarter of Beijing. It’s a small Siheyuan (a traditional…
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This rural Japanese house by Suppose Design Office features sunken rooms and see-through walls, designed to allow residents to observe and interact with wild animals blurring boundaries between interior and…
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Completed in 2012 by Japanese Architects Takeshi Hosaka, the House in Byoubugaura is a three-story single-family dwelling in a small plot of just 60 m2. Curve wood walls are used…
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The Solid Cedar House, designed by the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and built with solid cedar, was conceived based on acclaimed modernist architect Mies Van Der Rohe.
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The Reslope house in Kobe by Japanese Architect Tomohiro Hata is one of the many residences developed over the years on the same sloping plot. The original house was demolished…
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The ‘house for a young couple’ in Tokyo, designed by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami contains a small garden within its cuboid envelope, blurring boundaries between interior and exterior.
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Completed in 1963, the Gandhi Memorial Museum was designed by Charles Correa and is located in the Ashram, where the Mahatma lived from 1917 to 1930. Housing his books, letters,…
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Completed in 2020 by Portuguese Architecture firm Paulo Merlini Architects CASA RIO (RIO House) is a contemporary intervention in an old farmhouse located in the Porto District, in the north…
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Renovated in 2019 by Erin Pellegrino’s design firm, this home in Martha’s Vineyard was originally designed by architect Chester Wisniewski, a former apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally the building…
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Completed in 2019 by Portuguese architecture firm Floret Arquitectura, the Gólgota House in Oporto is an extension of a historically restored structure. The house design is highly influenced by its…
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Completed in 1994, the Lovett Bay House in Sydney, designed by Architect Richard Leplastrier, exemplifies the idea of architecture as a vessel and a cradle for the family.
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Completed in 2019 by PAD10 Architects, Kuwait’s Baraka seaside residence was inspired by a barn archetype per the client request. The design of the house celebrates its vernacular reference while…
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