Month: November 2017
Oxford and Cambridge need good design to become “UK’s Silicon Valley” say architects
Architects welcome the UK government’s plans to build one million new houses between Oxford and Cambridge, but are demanding a comprehensive design strategy to deliver it. The government announced in its Industrial Strategy this week that it wants the region surrounding the country’s most prestigious universities to become “the UK’s Silicon Valley” – a world-leading centre of
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FLOAT studio completes ‘outside house’: two pavilions integrated in the maui landscape
the two small dwellings — one enclosed and the other outdoor — are intended to shape a close relationship with the landscape and natural setting.
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Cyber Week Favorites by Budget (193 photos)
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Armadale Residence / B.E Architecture
The overall feeling of the three-storey residence in Melbourne, Australia is lightness – almost an ethereal floating quality created by the sun refracting over the granite façade. This is a contradiction to the reality of the 260 tons of granite which make up the building’s skin.
New Renderings Reveal Interiors of MAD Architects’ Beverly Hills Residential Village
New renderings released by developer Palisades have revealed the interiors of MAD Architects’ upcoming Beverly Hills residential village, the Gardenhouse.
A Fixed Beam Doesn’t Thwart This Kitchen Face-Lift (8 photos)
When faced with an immovable beam and the need to keep the same cabinetry footprint, SpaceCraft Joinery came up with a solution that adds to the functionality and beauty of this kitchen.
Vila Rio Branco Office / Estúdio Folha
The project consists on the renovation of a private residence, adjusting its space to the extension of an accounting firm, which demanded connections to the building next door where it was the former headquarters.
Pilotis support black house on Canadian hillside by Atelier General
Montreal architecture firm Atelier General has created a two-storey black residence on a hillside in Quebec, with a main living room supported by slender columns to form a car port underneath. Titled The Rock, the structure measures 2,300 square feet (701 square metres), and is clad in black-painted timber. The house is built on a slope, with a
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