Casa Clara - patterned clarity!

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Edgard Cesar; courtesy the architect

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Casa Clara, literally translated, House of Clarity, by 1:1 Arquitetura:Design, Brazil, lives up to its name of being an elegant and clear solution for a compact home...

Interior landscapes!

By Rita Roy Choudhury

Photography: Courtesy EDDA Architecture

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EDDA Architecture uses colour as the defining element to establish a direct connect between brand ideology and simple design...

New vision of a collective housing typology

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Steve Troes Fotodesign; courtesy v2com

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Metaform architecture office chisels out a new typology addressing the overall aspiration of marrying current housing needs and issues with specific conditions of the site...

Colours of learning!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: John Gollings; courtesy v2com

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Ar. McBride Charles Ryan places a vibrant and engaging use of colour at the heart of their institutional design concept and bag the WAN Colour in Architecture 2016 Award!

Cultural soirée!

Compiled by TeamIAnD

Photography: Anantara Jabal Akhdar; courtesyv2com

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French Moroccan Architect and founder of Atelier Pod, Lotfi Sidirahal chisels a unique and contemporarily-rooted resort within the extraordinary heritage of the Saiq Plateau in the Sultanate of Oman...

Tripartite compositions

By FinchD

Photography: Manfred Seidl; courtesy Najjar & Najjar

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A re-imagined restoration of a 20^th century villa on the hills of the Vienna basin, results in a contemporary house, devoid of any traces of its discordant history...

Emancipation of a shopping mall!

By Kiran Ghosh

Photography: Courtesy prarchitect

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Istanbul’s ambitious Watergarden project turns conventional mall typology on its head by establishing a bold horizontal hierarchy…

Rooted, emotional – an artist’s home!

By Team IAnD

Photography: Esteve Serra & Xavier Planas; courtesy the architects

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ERA architects design a home that reflects the language of an artist, who is rooted, emotional and progressive in nature.

The great outdoors!

By Kiran Ghosh

Photography: Pierre Béland; courtesyv2com

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Interior designer, Martine Brisson invigorates a heritage home by introducing a patio that combines the idea of a garden and outdoor living through a play of levels. 

Paradoxical revival

By Finch D

Photography: Francis Pelletier; courtesy v2com

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The Gounod Residence is an intervention project, which revitalises an existing early 20^th century house by amalgamating with it, a contemporary structure.

Photovoltaic Ice Skating Rink

Compiled by TeamIAnD

Photography: Margot Krasojević  

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With the intention to have an eco-friendly ice skating rink, Margot Krasojević Architects design a contextual solution inherent with solar technology.

Workspace as a genial community!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Ema Peter; courtesy v2com

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Team DIALOG believes that great interior design should tell a story that draws on the character of the community; and their latest project endorses the belief!

An unlikely oasis in the city!

By Rita Roy Choudhury

Photography: Ewout Huibers; courtesy the architect

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Dining out has always been a special experience; even more so, when paired with a shopping experience at the luxurious Bijenkorf Utrecht in Amsterdam…

Verona’s historic arena to get a new roof!

Compiled by Avinash Yadav

Drawings & Renders: Courtesy gmp

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The architects Von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) and engineers Schlaich Bergermann Partner (sbp) have won the International Ideas Competition for a modern scallop-shell-looking roof over Verona’s historic arena…

Modern, yet rooted in sustainability!

By Rita Roy Choudhury

Photography: Alex Lukey & SilverHouse; courtesy v2com

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This modern renovated 110-year-old beach home responds to both - being “green” with a low carbon footprint, and the overall “feel” of the area...

Of spatial surprises and light art!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography:He Shu; courtesy GD-Lighting Design

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“Design can be like music; or like poetry”, where spaces created deliver an emotional connect and build an atmosphere through artistic overtures...

The story of light and shadow!

By FinchD

Photography: Zhi Xia; courtesy GD Lighting Design

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The Beijing Tongying Centre InterContinental Hotel reflects a medley of extravagant explorations of light, resulting in remarkable chiaroscuros...

This facade says it all!

By FinchD

Photography: Courtesy Manuelle Gautrand Architecture

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Manuelle Gautrand Architecture ameliorates the Alésia Cinema in Paris, transforming it into a conspicuous mise en scène of cultural interaction, whilst simultaneously conferring a vivid identity to the building.

Of sculptural bathrooms and iconic rooms!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: José Hevia; courtesy v2com

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OHLAB design creates sculptural bathrooms for iconic 22-room boutique hotel in La Lonja, in the historical centre of Palma, Spain.

Eco-skyscraper: Lagos' all-wood tower!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Hermann Kamte & Associates

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A shortlisted entry: The City above the City in Lagos, Africa by Hermann Kamte & Associates sets out to change the trend of skyscrapers with an experimental smart tall building!