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lost in the lush greenery of mexico’s yucatán jungle, ‘plantel matilde’ serves as a sculpture studio as well as a place for inspiration and meditation. the project is the result of a collaboration between mexican artist javier marín and his brother, architect arcadio marín. the arts complex is situated in the sac chich community along […]

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commissioned by a private client, and friend of the architect, XU studio has completed the design of a luxury car showroom in shanghai, china. the brief from the client, who is also an insider of the automobile industry, called for a space that was tailored not only to display and sell the sleek models, but […]

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studiobase architects has unveiled a sustainable design for on on nature restaurant in taichung, taiwan. the restaurant, which is located in front of a discarded train station mainly used for timber transportation, responds to the site’s history by using lam-wood throughout its construction as the main design feature to incorporate all requirements in the multi-functional […]

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located in an ancient mountain village in jinhua, china, the qingxiao residence by shulin architectural design is a hotel built in local materials, such as stone and wood, which help integrate it within the vernacular architecture. the project, which is surrounded by traditional dwellings of rammed earth walls and wood, is built on a stone […]

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espaço P2 architects introduces the ‘ti clara’ house in ansião, portugal — a renovation, photographed by josé campos, which transcends the physical limits of the traditional heritage building. together with the practical architectural elements of the project, the portuguese studio works to harness the historic nature of the surrounding area to generate the quiet, familiar […]

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so teruuchi of architecture firm SO&CO has completed an ultra-skinny building in one of ginza’s backstreets in tokyo. set within an L-shaped plot, the building, which is intended for retail, measures just 2.7-meters wide and is four-stories tall. due to its narrow nature, the architect encountered several limitations while working on site. for example, the […]

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bcho architects associates covered the gugi-dong house in seoul, south korea, with a punctured metal mesh that gives an ethereal quality, ventilation and brings light to the residence. the project site is surrounded by buildings on all sides, except where it is flanked by a large stone reinforcement wall along its backside. because the ground […]

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in the prompong district of bangkok, ASWA has turned a former warehouse into a new office for property developer, 1.6. with the application of a new glazed façade, the architect has transformed the building into a space that is flooded with natural light during the day, and glows with artificial illumination at night.  all images […]

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chicago-based firm stl architects designed the new city main library at gwagjiu, korea, a project conceived as both an efficient device for learning and a temple in which to to celebrate and elevate culture, intellect and the free exchange of ideas. the designers imagine libraries as ‘culture generators and public cornerstones of our civilization, as […]

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the opening of the 2020 venice architecture biennale has been postponed by three months due to fears that COVID-19 (coronavirus) could disrupt the event. the 17th international architecture exhibition was set to open on may 23, but will now be held from august 29 until november 29, 2020. the decision comes after to event’s organizers […]

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