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Shovk completes Japanese-infused renovation of Dzen House near Kyiv

May 29, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Elements of Ukrainian and Japanese architecture combine at this pared-back residence on the outskirts of Kyiv, which local architecture studio Shovk created for a client with a passion for Japanese culture. The project involved the transformation of a basic bungalow built in 2010 into a two-storey dwelling that makes the most of its picturesque setting

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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

May 28, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the “sublime mountain landscape”. Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare) site, the

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Archisbang converts Italian farm building into We Rural guesthouse

May 28, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Italian studio Archisbang has transformed a farmhouse outside Turin into a guesthouse, inserting rooms with polycarbonate windows and doors into its existing brick structure. Named We Rural, the guesthouse is located in the village of Poirino and offers a range of facilities for passersby, an events space and bedrooms for longer stays. Archisbang said it

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Tabitha Isobel gives London townhouse a “surprising and bold” makeover

May 28, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Designer Tabitha Organ combined natural materials with metal details to transform this London townhouse into a home with a “slightly futuristic” feel for a client who loves entertaining. The five-storey property on St Pauls Road had recently been renovated by a developer using poor-quality finishes, so the client – a young tech entrepreneur and first-time

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Cast Corbel House by Grafted features handcrafted red-concrete details

May 27, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A red-hued extension built from brick and pigmented concrete has been added to a Victorian house in the suburbs of Norwich by local architecture studio Grafted. Located in the Golden Triangle in the Heigham Grove conservation area, the home is named Cast Corbel House after the handmade concrete corbelling on its facade that nods to

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Peris+Toral Arquitectes uses stone for social housing block in Mallorca

May 26, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Walls of limestone and sandstone reference the traditional architecture of Mallorca at Living in Lime, a social housing block in Son Servera by Spanish studio Peris+Toral Arquitectes. Living in Lime contains 42 housing units designed by Peris+Toral Arquitectes to have minimal visual impact on the surrounding Mallorcan village. It is split into two low-lying blocks lined

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Eight dining rooms and kitchens where natural materials create tactile interiors

May 26, 2024 Starr Charles 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected eight dining rooms and kitchens characterised by their use of natural materials to create tactile interiors with earthy hues. With an ever-growing focus on sustainable materials, the use of locally sourced natural materials offers an appealing and low-carbon solution for home interiors. Ranging from rammed-earth walls and woven ceilings

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Doriza Design transforms stone building into “imperfect” holiday home in Crete

May 25, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Greek studio Doriza Design has converted a 19th-century stone building into Drakoni House, a holiday home in Crete with purposefully rough and imperfect details. Located in the village of Pano Pines, Drakoni House occupies a structure made of local stone and owned by the same family for six decades. It has been uninhabited since 1920.

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Highly sculptural roof defines Raleigh apartment block

May 24, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Metal cladding and an asymmetrical roof define the exterior of the South E8 housing block by architecture firm LOHA in Raleigh, USA. The distinctive block, which contains eight apartments, replaces a single home in a neighbourhood near the downtown of North Carolina’s capital city. It was developed as Raleigh has become a sought-after place to live, partly

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Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that feels “like home” in Brooklyn

May 24, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has completed The Atrium at Sumner Houses, an affordable housing block with 190 apartments for seniors in Brooklyn, New York. Located at the centre of the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Sumner Houses campus, the 11-storey block is wrapped around a full-height central atrium that gives the building its name.

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