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Claesson Koivisto Rune designs rain-themed interiors for Bergen’s Zander K hotel
The rainy climate in Bergen, Norway, was the basis for the blue-tinted interiors of the Zander K hotel designed by Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune. The 249-bedroom hotel was formerly a bike shop and car park, dating back to the 1920s and 1930s respectively. The studio has now combined these buildings together, adding an extra two
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How Sustainable Is Apple Park’s Tree-Covered Landscape, Really?
This article was originally published by The Architect’s Newspaper as “How green are Apple’s carbon-sequestering trees really?“
Oskar Zieta Inflates Steel Arches With Air to Create This Lightweight Pavillion
How Oskar Zieta uses FIDU process to inflate steel for pavilion.
West Yard Farm / van Ellen + Sheryn
The clients brief was to refurbish and extend an 18th century Dartmoor farmstead to provide a large, contemporary family home that makes the most of the 60 acre wooded valley setting. An important wish was for as self-sufficient a dwelling as possible, with a carefully considered environmental approach.
Model-Making in Miniature: Ali Alamedy’s Nostalgic and Painstakingly Precise Tiny Worlds
Although trained as a Control and Computer Engineer, Ali Alamedy has since turned his hand to manufacturing scaled, miniature dioramas. After being forced to leave his home in Iraq, he and his family are now based in Turkey – and it is here that he has honed a skill in constructing these tiny, intricate worlds from a broad range of ordinary materials. All scaled at 1:12, these complex and often hyper-realistic models are inspired by the environments around him, complemented by his experiences and, of course, his imagination. In this study of Alamedy’s work, ArchDaily asks: how do you do it?
Triangel / Ritter Schumacher
High up on the quiet edge of the forest stands a monolithic triangle structure. Similar to a lean bow of a ship, the house volume cuts the air stream towards the south. At first glance, the outer contour seams surprising but both sides of the triangle fit perfectly into the special environment and relate to the hillside and the valley. The building features three sides and therefore is missing the shady backside.
Y / &’ [Emmi Keskisarja & Janne Teräsvirta & Company Architects]
An international team of architects and fine carpenters in collaboration with the Finnish National Museum brings modern architecture into the Seurasaari open air museum in Helsinki, Finland, for the summer of 2017. Y is erected in the historical Niemelä Tenant Farm courtyard and is open until 15.9.2017.
Y / &’ [Emmi Keskisarja & Janne Teräsvirta & Company Architects]
An international team of architects and fine carpenters in collaboration with the Finnish National Museum brings modern architecture into the Seurasaari open air museum in Helsinki, Finland, for the summer of 2017. Y is erected in the historical Niemelä Tenant Farm courtyard and is open until 15.9.2017.
SKF Test Centre / Tchoban Voss Architekten
Superlative power: On the 21st June 2017 the worldwide highest-performance test centre for large scale bearings was inaugurated in Schweinfurt.


