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Wood in architecture, when properly managed, is often associated with sustainability but also with a sense of comfort and coziness.
Completed in 2020 by the French Architecture firm Overcode, the Grow Community Center in Amiens was built for the ALCO non-profit organization dedicated to supporting precarious families in need of cohesion and empowerment. The new structure provides a place for…
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The innovative project for WOOD COURT RESTAURANT | Fabbrica di Pedavena Cesate, for which INS Ilaria Nava Studio was selected as an architectural designer in 2015, represents a regeneration vehicle based on the desire to create a leisure location in…
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Completed in 2018 by Portuguese Architecture firm Just an Architect, the Aneto & Table Restaurant takes wine as the connecting element for the proposed intervention. The approach compares two fundamental aspects, the pre-existent characteristics of the space and the Aneto…
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Calçada House is located in Porto, Portugal. There was an existing house from the 18th century and several annex buildings that Ren Ito Arq. refurbished to serve as a residence and a guest house.
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Completed in 2019 by Swedish architecture firm Scott Rasmusson Källander the Boge Friggars Summer houses are located in a small lot on Gotland, Sweden’s largest island, situated by the Baltic sea.
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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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Completed in 2004 by Japanese Architect Taira Nishizawa, the Tomochi Forestry Hall located in the town of Tomochi uses local cedar extensively to symbolize the area’s history of forestry. Used principally as a gymnasium, the project is a simple glazed…
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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 to free up the site and allow freedom to re-establish…
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First impressions are often last impressions, and the ambiance of a bar is quintessential in making a stunning first impression. Numerous elements are involved in completing your bar’s final look, but the cornerstone of an inviting ambiance is furniture. When…
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Since ancient times, the house has been standing in this protected area in the Czech Republic and as the only structure as far as the eye can see. Based on the circumstances and strict regulation, Fránek Architects proposed an archetypal…
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Founded by international bar veterans Agung Prabowo and Roman Ghale, PENICILLIN is Hong Kong’s first sustainable bar that champions a closed-loop production model. The founders’ philosophy informs PENICILLIN’s design to minimize the carbon footprint in food and beverage production and…
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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 was used as a workshop to build and fix sailboats….
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