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PPAA submerges bedrooms of Mexican house into stony terrain

February 14, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Local architecture studio PPAA has completed the Echegaray house in the State of Mexico, which features bedrooms looking out to the rocky excavated ground and a communal living space on the top floor with panoramic views. PPAA created the Mexican house to appear like a black stone rising from the rocky terrain. Topped with a

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Atelier l’Abri creates A-frame micro-cabins in Quebec forest

February 10, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Canadian architecture studio Atelier l’Abri has built a series of A-Frame buildings for the Farouche Tremblant agrotourism site in Québec’s Mon-Tremblant National Park, which were designed to “recede in the landscape”. Intending to celebrate and showcase the surrounding untamed woodlands, Atelier l’Abri created a cafe, farm and four rental micro-cabins that act as a basecamp for

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Ten buildings that became embroiled in legal battles

February 10, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Following the news that Tate Modern has lost its lengthy court battle against Neo Bankside residents over privacy, we look back on other buildings that became the subject of legal disputes. Legal showdowns and court cases over accessibility, injuries, building damage, planning and project management feature in this roundup – from the shocking to the

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Vipp transforms 13th-century Italian palazzo into pop-up “liveable installation”

February 6, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Interior designer Julie Cloos Mølsgaard has created a pop-up hotel filled with Italian frescos and modern Scandinavian furniture for Danish homeware brand Vipp within Palazzo Monti in Brescia, Italy. The collaboration with Vipp saw the Palazzo Monti, which is an artist residency foundation hosted in a 13th-century palace, transformed into a hotel for guests to stay overnight. The

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Piuarch tops Fendi factory with green roof to blend into Tuscan landscape

January 26, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Italian architecture studio Piuarch has completed a production factory for fashion brand Fendi in Florence, which features a green roof to “look like a raised garden”. Located in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, Piuarch collaborated with landscape architect Antonio Perazzi to design a factory that would resemble its surroundings. “The Fendi production building looks

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Fabric Architecture builds CLT vacation cabin in New Zealand rainforest

January 25, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture practice Fabric Architecture has designed a cabin in the West Coast region of New Zealand that provides accommodation for vacationers and features framed views of the surrounding landscape. Nestled among the rainforest trees in the coastal village of Punakaiki, the Biv Punakaiki cabin has a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure that is protected from airborne

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Ten earthy bedrooms that use natural colours and textures to create a restful environment

January 21, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

In our latest lookbook, we highlight 10 bedroom interiors that introduce earthy colour palettes and natural materials to evoke a sense of calm and tranquility. Warm tones of earthen brown and light neutrals were used alongside colourful pops of terracotta and leafy greens on soft furnishings, headboards and decorations to create a peaceful atmosphere in

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Municipal waste used to form “low-carbon” brick for Design Museum Gent extension

January 19, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studios Carmody Groarke and TRANS Architectuur Stedenbouw have collaborated with material researchers to develop a brick made from local construction waste, which will be used to build the new wing of the Design Museum Gent. The Gent Waste Brick was designed together with circular economy specialist Local Works Studio and materials manufacturer BC Materials to

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Lever Architecture designs “Maine’s next great landmark” for art museum expansion

January 12, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

American studio Lever Architecture has revealed its proposal for the Portland Museum of Art campus expansion in Maine, with a design that aims to honour the state’s culture and history through symbolism and mass timber. The project will add 60,000 square feet (5,574 square metres) to the museum campus and will be used as a

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Six undergraduate architectural degrees on Dezeen Courses

January 12, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Dezeen Courses: interested in studying architecture at university? Check out six undergraduate architectural degree courses located in Australia, Spain and the UK. Covering cultural, social and environmental topics related to interiors and the built environment, these courses prepare students for the first steps in their architectural education. The courses equip students with a range of

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