the removal of improvised additions and addition of a precise new concrete volume into the hillside stabilizes, expands, and quietly transforms the house.
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architecture in austria (137)
taubenkobel uses and botanical and light art to frame its annual culinary VOGELFREI pop-up, this year at atelier augarten in vienna.
residential architecture and interiors (4764)
simran boparai navigates a balance of extremes, where modern stone-clad volumes meet french neoclassical interiors and bastar teak craftsmanship.
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solids and voids are distributed in response to the position of trees, replacing the conventional orthogonal grid with a more adaptive arrangement.
zoo design and architecture (14)
the facade uses thermally modified engineered bamboo as a ventilated rainscreen.
connections: +190
employing a cylindrical mesh construction, the sky trail increases the existing enclosure size by 100%, improving the overall experience of the colobus monkeys.
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architecture in poland (174)
kengo kuma & associates plans the timber library as a rising spiral, its entire program organized around a central, top-lit lobby.
light, material, and spatial sequencing organize the optical salon’s layout.
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google (148)
familiar arcade formats are recomposed through AI-generated logic.
named project suncatcher, the research project is unveiled to meet the demands of AI use on earth.
artificial intelligence (507)
milla novo’s textile installation moves from the mleiha desert in sharjah to a conceptual alpine glass pavilion.
from amsterdam’s autonomous roboats to the emotional science of italian craft, explore three pivotal lessons for the next-gen creative economy.
aluminum architecture and design (134)
comprising two parts that snap together, the accessory brings colors to the clinical-looking canister, made from aluminum and polymer.
the thin aluminum surface of the structure curves upward as a vertical plane before bending forward into an enveloping form.
toys (125)
around 2.5 kilos of collected plastic make form a set, and the material is cleaned and melter before being molded into eco poker chips.
connections: +910
comprising 3,179 bricks, the project reinterprets the artist’s impressionist brushwork, from the layered strokes to the atmospheric colors of the greenery.
connections: +360
interactive installation (537)
the project critiques the idea of fixed historical truth, positioning history as perpetually in flux.
colored patterned modules accommodate stages, tribunes, bleachers, and kiosks.
gaming (36)
familiar arcade formats are recomposed through AI-generated logic.
once a smartphone is inserted, the pocket taco mimics the experience of a classic arcade format as gamesir leans on 8-bit nostalgia.
connections: +240
architecture in vietnam (424)
the project reworks a three-and-a-half-story structure measuring just three meters wide by 12 meters deep.
undulating concrete walls reinterpret the typical red tiled roofed house typology.
connections: +5190
architectural photography (396)
new photographs reveal the midcentury modern kappe house in california with its redwood structure of complex, interlocking platforms.
the images dwell on the tension between weight and lightness, capturing thick masonry walls and ornamental facades counterbalanced by exhibition spaces.
church architecture and design (261)
the milestone positions the cross as the highest point of the basilica and finalizes the grouping of its six central towers.
the church translates the vertical ambition of gothic architecture into an austere expressionist language built entirely from yellow danish brick.
architecture in denmark (232)
the church translates the vertical ambition of gothic architecture into an austere expressionist language built entirely from yellow danish brick.
the headquarters is organized as a continuous loop that connects departments visually and spatially across floors.
brick architecture (418)
exposed brick, local stone, and recycled materials define the construction palette.
beamless steel and cross-shaped racks define the multi-use complex’s interiors.
connections: +6740
- architecture in shanghai (257)
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