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Beli House in Kalmthout is a mirror-clad disappearing act
Mar 25, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 25, 2023
Antwerp-based Studio Okami creates a modern home wrapped in reflective aluminium, glass, and concrete.
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A series of courtyards leads the sensitive renovation of Dongcheng Courtyard House
Jan 18, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 18, 2023
This conceptual restoration project by JSPA Design in Beijing stands for second chances, merging the old and new and borrowing elements from traditional Chinese architecture.
VAUST instils honesty and solemn brutalism for the JIGI Poke restaurant in Berlin
Jan 09, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 09, 2023
VAUST founders Joern Scheipers and David Kosock revisit the raw interiors of JIGI Poke, and how they intentionally abjured the typically vibrant schemes of Poke restaurants.
Studio Zhu Pei’s Zibo OCT Art Center adds ‘tectonic expression’ to courtyard plans
Nov 26, 2022by Jerry Elengical Nov 26, 2022
Comprising four stone masonry-clad volumes linked by swooping hyperboloid roofs, the cultural complex in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, blends traditional and modernist references.
The House With 5 Retaining Walls reinterprets the function of structure
Sep 01, 2022by Sohil Soni Sep 01, 2022
The Japanese urban home designed by Kiyoaki Takeda Architects in Tokyo, Japan, structurally utilises concrete and timber to create intimate living enclosures.
Light plays a key role in the connection between clay and voids at Lantern House
Jul 18, 2022by Nadezna Siganporia Jul 18, 2022
Architects Moisés Royo and Jesús Bermejo of MUKA arquitectura use light as a defining character in this Spanish suburban home made from clay lattice skin and concrete.
MVRDV and StudioPOD transform an underutilised underpass into a public space
Jul 14, 2022by STIRworld Jul 14, 2022
MVRDV collaborated with StudioPOD for the One Green Mile project, which reuses the abandoned space in Mumbai as a playful public space with amenities for the community.
Studio MK27 blurs spatial boundaries in the design of this beach house in Brazil
Feb 22, 2022by Zohra Khan Feb 22, 2022
This villa located in the picturesque setting of Trancoso in Northeast Brazil attempts to transcend the functional idea of a dwelling to that of a sensorial machine.
MPavilion 2021 conceptualised by Venice-based practice MAP studio is now open
Jan 17, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 17, 2022
Two years in the making, The Light Catcher in Melbourne, Australia, is envisioned to be an urban lighthouse and is a geometric abstraction of a lantern.
Neri&Hu interprets duality in Pernod Ricard’s first whiskey distillery in China
Nov 19, 2021by Zohra Khan Nov 19, 2021
The Shanghai-based studio’s design embodies the Chinese concept of the dichotomy of two elements that exist in opposition yet complement each other.
Studio Ben Allen uses concrete to bring a traditional Victorian terrace house to life
Nov 06, 2021by Nadezna Siganporia Nov 06, 2021
The London-based studio’s House Recast uses coloured and patterned concrete to refurbish the structural and decorative details of this former Victorian home.
Sou Fujimoto Architects revamp Shiroiya Hotel as a dichotomic urban 'living room'
Apr 28, 2021by STIRworld Apr 28, 2021
Located in Maebashi, Japan, the transformation of the concrete structure that previously occupied a traditional Japanese inn is executed within the newly revitalised city core.
The Grid Architects erect sweeping concrete volumes with Pixel House in India
Jun 10, 2020by Zohra Khan Jun 10, 2020
The Ahmedabad-based firm sculpts stacked volumes, sheltered balconies and internal gardens for this house designed for a family of three generations in India.
LUO studio completes adaptive reuse of a community center in China in two months
May 18, 2020by Jincy Iype May 18, 2020
A prefabricated timber structure extended over the reuse of abandoned concrete foundations and column grid forms the Party and Public Service Center of Yuanheguan Village in China.
Nic Brunsdon imbibes rugged regionalism into luxury resort The Tiing in Bali
May 04, 2020by Meghna Mehta May 04, 2020
Designed by architect Nic Brunsdon in Tejakula district of Bali, The Tiing draws its name from local word meaning bamboo, with the site framing views of both the mountains and the sea.
Experiencing the architecture of Pritzker laureate Peter Zumthor
Apr 26, 2020by Sourabh Gupta Apr 26, 2020
Sourabh Gupta, principal architect at Studio Archohm, reflects on his trysts with iconic Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and his architecture.
Eldridge London’s House in Coombe Park is a glass-clad contemporary residence
Apr 20, 2020by Jincy Iype Apr 20, 2020
The dramatic, curved residential design in Kingston, United Kingdom, sees ample use of glass and aluminum within its trefoil plan, with verdant gardens surrounding it.
Fabian Tan fits a chunky barrel-vaulted annex to a suburban home in Kuala Lumpur
Apr 17, 2020by Zohra Khan Apr 17, 2020
Malaysian architect Fabian Tan designs Bewboc House with a minimalist approach as he inserts a two-storey living quarter to an existing tropical home in Kuala Lumpur.
Nendo cuts a sweeping staircase through the facade of a two-family home in Tokyo
Apr 16, 2020by Zohra Khan Apr 16, 2020
Amidst a dense residential neighbourhood in Tokyo, design studio Nendo constructs the verdant Stairway House where three generations are united by a gargantuan staircase.
In Residence: Ray Kappe
Mar 05, 2020by NOWNESS Mar 05, 2020
A treetop tour of the American architect’s Californian abode.
The lyrical alliance between concrete and light by Louis Kahn and August Komendant
Feb 20, 2020by Jincy Iype Feb 20, 2020
‘Miracles in Concrete’ at the Museum of Estonian Architecture honours the creative collaboration between architect Louis I. Kahn and structural engineer August Komendant.
The Busride Design Studio uses cast in situ concrete for Searce office in Mumbai
Feb 13, 2020by Meghna Mehta Feb 13, 2020
Speaking with STIR, Zameer Basrai of the Busride Design Studio explains how everything was cast in chunky concrete in an attempt to declutter the workspace.
In Residence: Pedro Reyes & Carla Fernández
Oct 25, 2019by NOWNESS Oct 25, 2019
Inside the cavernous concrete home and creative headquarters of Mexico’s celebrated design couple.
Choreography of light and its conversation with an architect
Oct 24, 2019by Sourabh Gupta Oct 24, 2019
Architect Sourabh Gupta elucidates on the choreography between light and the built environment, and his tryst with the architectural works of Le Corbusier and Peter Zumthor.
The new Apple store in Miami by Foster + Partners features an undulated, vaulted roof
Aug 31, 2019by Jincy Iype Aug 31, 2019
Located at the new wing of the Aventura Mall in Miami, Florida, the newest Apple store is a vision in white as it draws inspiration from the region’s nautical and architectural roots.
Andaz opens its first hotel in Germany designed by Concrete
Jul 24, 2019by Pragnya Rao Jul 24, 2019
Netherlands-based studio, Concrete, recreates cultural and artistic diversity of Bavaria with Andaz’s first hotel in German city Munich.
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