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venice’s historic caffè florian — the oldest one in italy and in the world — just celebrated its 300th birthday in a bitter way.
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the design draws influence from the sculptures of artist luo xu, and integrates a series of art deco elements to form its own unique identity.
a coconut leaf roof covers the entire ceiling.
the architects planted trees in the corner of both houses, allowing them to protrude outside the envelopes of the two dwellings.
Beautiful! I love the transition from out-to-in. ..then the rough finish walls inside. The tree will probably be difficult to replace when it dies in a few years but it helps naturalize the closed interior – today. Nice.
Jim
Nice, very “Sol-Lewitty”!