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buddhist temple in japan expresses radiating timber roof structure

July 12, 2019 macnadusa 0

japanese architecture firm persimmon hills architects completes a timber kannondō, or main hall to the buddhist houshouin temple for the once prosperous town of sugito. situated outside tokyo, the area has seen a decline in population and a gradual loss of its traditional community values. the temple, which had historically served as a centralized core […]

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Renovation of Jing’an Business Building / ArchUnits

July 12, 2019 Collin Chen 0

Shanghai-based young architectural office ArchUnits has recently completed the exterior and interior renovation of an office building near Shanghai Jing’an Temple. The original building, built in the 1990 and packed with crowded small office rooms, has been transformed into a new type of office community of openness, communication and sharing – MORE Huashan.

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Floating Cubes / YounghanChung Architects

July 12, 2019 Martita Vial 0

Facing a reservoir built to store agricultural water, the site is recovering its primitive landscape day by day and trying to resemble a natural lake. This place might have formed a natural boundary with waters along a slope. But one day, humans hands found the place, and they cut paths through it and laid out stone walls along these paths to impose a hierarchy on the land. Inevitably, however, a development rush that can be commonly found in any suburb areas came in. Such a situation requested to establish a new relationship between architecture and land as well as architecture and architecture.  

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Interior Design Ideas – This Wood Batten Wall Provides A Hiding Place For Doors And Appliances

July 12, 2019 Erin 0

Photography © Ståle Eriksen Architecture firm Proctor & Shaw has completed the interior renovation of an apartment in London. The renovation included re-configuring the inefficient existing one bedroom one bathroom layout, to incorporate two double bedrooms each with ensuite facilities, along with a generous open plan kitchen, dining, and living space. Upon entering the apartment, […]

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Lunar festival informed Studio Tack’s design of Tsukimi restaurant in New York

July 12, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Tsukimi Restaurant in New York City by Studio Tack

Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has used white oak panelling, antiqued glass mirrors and alabaster lights to create a classy yet cosy atmosphere in this small Japanese restaurant in New York City. Tsukimi offers a modern take on kaiseki, a type of Japanese haute cuisine involving multiple courses that are meticulously prepared and presented. The practice

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C Guesthouse / archiplus.pt

July 12, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

This C-Guesthouse is located in Surabaya Indonesia, is situated in the middle of city center village. From the very start, the land of 100 m2 about 4.5m X 22m was optimized by the architect with 4 floors built. The architect also the owner of this property wanted a guesthouse in which the rooms can be experienced continuously, therefore it would require a linear corridor.