Eclectic symphony!

By FinchD

Photography: Juan Solano; courtesy the architects

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Located at the summit of the city of Lima, Casa O is a home that encapsulates the panoramic urban cityscape into its interior, positioned as it is, on a hill...

Integrated creativity

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Photography: Courtesy v2com

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Multidisciplinary creative firm, Hatem+D endorse the importance of a holistic design experience in their comprehensive conceptualisation of Quebec’s first Zazz boutique...

Y House – retreat in the skies!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: MVRDV

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Y House ©MVRDV

With ‘getaway’ time occupying a prime slot in hectic lifestyles, a weekend home in the skies sounds like just the rejuvenation one can opt for!

Have we come closer to wood as the new construction material?

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Photography: Ema Peter; courtesy v2com

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United States’ first modern timber high-rise, T3 is the current talk of the town. Is it time for good-old wood construction to break new frontiers in design?

Blurring lines of function and art!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Zooey Braun; courtesy the architects

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Stationed on a plateau at the edge of the Black Forest in Kräherwald’s typical 1920’s ‘coffee-grinder house’ amid scenic views of the city lies this not-so-little home with a tall social order…

New York Public Library unveils early designs of renovation plans

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Renders & Photography: Courtesy Mecanoo

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Mecanoo-led renovation will give New Yorkers a completely new Mid-Manhattan Library by end of 2019!

Mirage: the home under an infinity pool

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Photography: Courtesy Kois Associated Architects

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Illustrating the Greek Cycladic aura and its magic, this ‘cave- like’ house establishes a continuous dialogue with the landscape, in an effort to highlight how less is actually more…

Water-carved architecture in Florida

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Renders & Sketches: Courtesy Carlo Ratti Associati

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Carlo Ratti Associati pioneers use of submarine technologies to design floating plaza as part of West Palm Beach’ new Currie Park waterfront… 

Scales of urban intervention

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Photography: Sergio Grazia; courtesy the architects 

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Two antagonistic citiscapes sandwich between them the Trivaux-Garenne campus in Clamart – a south-western suburbs of Paris, where the scale of intervention becomes the heart-line of the project…

Award-winning maritime-themed museum can submerge into the ocean!

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Photography: Studio Niko Kapa

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The award-gathering Dubai Maritime Museum & Research Centre is conceived as a building that dives into the ocean and merges with it…

The church that communes with its landscape

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Photography: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, Hundven Clements Photography;courtesy v2com

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The new Community Church in Knarvik, Norway stands out for its distinctive and innovative character – an inspiring contextual beacon in the heath landscape…

Cloning human interaction into the built form

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Renders: Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been awarded first prize in the competition to build the Urban Heritage Administration Centre in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Youthful Eclecticism!

By FinchD

Photography: Saranin Artemy

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Designed by Saranin Artemy of the ALLARTSDESIGN Company, Redcup Cafe is a youth cafe, restored in a retro-futuristic style...

The smiling building!

By FinchD

Photography: Peter Cuypers; courtesy Studioninedots

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Studioninedots designs an interactive student housing block in Zeeburgereiland, Netherlands, to accommodate 364 apartments...

Revisiting the ‘closed town block’ typology!

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llustrations: Henning Larsen Architects

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A collaborated winning entry by Henning Larsen Architects, SLA and Tyréns will be the face of Uppsala’s new town hall…

Garden home

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Christian Sperr; courtesyCaramel Architects

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Caramel Architects in conjunction with Architect Günther Litzlbauer synergise a garden plot and single family dwelling that banks on local regulations and maximises the potential of the land and its surroundings. 

Home in the sky!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: TechniStaff Koji Okamoto; courtesy Architects Show

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Ar. Masahiko Sato of Architect Show creates a home with an enclosed outdoor space midway in the air, in Fukuoka Prefecture, China…

Singapore National Stadium: model of sustainable stadium design!

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Photography:courtesy v2com

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Singapore National Stadium                                                                                                                          ©Arup Associates

55,000-seat innovatively designed Singapore’s National Stadium led by architects and engineers from Arup, is a model for future sustainable stadium design…

Play of volumes

Info & Images: ©Coop Himmelb(l)au

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Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE), Shenzhen, China, has a strong visual identity with a monolithic body and a multifunctional façade…

Psychedelic home!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Diff.Studio

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Vibrant floor rugs, statement lighting, funky home accessories and silent backdrops are a recipe for success! Diff.Studio implements an eclectic design strategy, in this pulsating, youthful, luxe home...