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Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood

February 6, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a “calm and serene atmosphere”. Named Azabu Hills Residence, the project was designed by Karimoku Case – a studio developed by Karimoku Furniture in collaboration with design studios Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects. The

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Infinity pool by Herzog & de Meuron aims to “blend into the waters” at Lake Como

February 2, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed an “optical illusion” infinity pool at Italy’s Lake Como made from prefabricated steel and sat against a backdrop of historic colonnades. Located in the village of Blevio, the pool is part of a larger development by Herzog & de Meuron for the Mandarin Oriental Lago di

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Memo Architectuur organises Belgian home renovation around concrete spiral staircase

January 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

A spiralling staircase and concrete flooring characterise this renovation of a dilapidated row house in Mortsel, Belgium, designed by local studio Memo Architectuur. Originally comprising two stacked apartments, Memo Architectuur overhauled the spaces to form a single-family home, adding an additional floor to align the building with the streetscape and maximise interior space. “The residents

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Aedas lines twin skyscrapers with bronze fins in Hangzhou

January 26, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Aedas has designed a pair of round-edged, 150-metres-high skyscrapers, named One Future, in Hangzhou, China. Informed by lotus plants in the nearby West Lake, One Future features facades of aluminium and glass panels lined with bronze fins that taper at the building’s base. “The formal concept of these twin towers is from lotus roots

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BIG designs trio of villas nestled into remote Japanese island

January 22, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio BIG has released images of Not A Hotel Setouchi, a trio of holiday villas it has designed for Sagishima island in Japan. Organised around courtyards and marked by sweeping tiled roofs, the three rounded structures are being created in collaboration with hospitality brand Not A Hotel. BIG has visualised each structure nestled into

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SOM designs “terminal in a garden” for Bangalore airport

January 19, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, that draws on the city’s heritage and landscape. Designed by SOM as a “terminal in a garden”, the plant-filled project, created in collaboration with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla (AJSK), and Grant Associates, aims to propose a calming alternative

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Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with “garden oasis”

January 18, 2024 Starr Charles 0

A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Situated within a conservation zone, the home has been updated by Sam Crawford Architects to brighten its dark interior and transform it into an urban “sanctuary”. Alterations to the 198-square-metre home’s interior are

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Tadao Ando unveils design for luxury residential complex in Dubai

January 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled plans for Armani Beach Residences at Palm Jumeirah, a luxury residential complex on the oceanfront in Dubai. Designed in collaboration with Sharjah developer Arada and luxury company The Armani Group, the 8,361-square-metre building will host 53 homes. Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Ando’s proposal features a glass and concrete facade,

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Red Box exhibition centre appears as if “carved from a complete stone”

January 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Angular cut-outs and courtyards break up the red-concrete structure of this monolithic exhibition centre in Nanjing, designed by Chinese studio Mix Architecture. Named Red Box, the building is located at the foot of Red Mountain and references the colour of both local brick buildings and the area’s iron oxide-rich soil. An angled cut-out at the front

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Eight well-designed sheds and outbuildings that extend the home

January 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

This week’s lookbook explores eight clever shed and outbuilding interiors, ranging from self-built renovations to finely crafted new builds. By repurposing rundown sheds and garages or capitalising on extra garden space, these projects offer additional room for hobbies, workspaces, living quarters or simply respite for their owners. Among this list of projects is a bold-coloured

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