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kengo kuma builds a circular thatched house from local timber and earth in japan

kengo kuma completes thatched house in rural japan In Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed the Kagaku no Sato Main House, a small wooden building set beneath a sweeping, circular thatched roof. Completed in 2025, the project…
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Mountain House IV

Mountain House IV began as an all-concrete chalet built in the 1980s at the outermost edge of a high-altitude ski resort in the Alps of eastern France. Studio Razavi was commissioned to refurbish it completely, and two constraints set the…
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Ersland & Skeie House

Most of the site for the Ersland & Skeie House is a single outcrop of bedrock dropping steeply toward the street, and the house Knut Hjeltnes Architects designed in collaboration with architect Francesca Iarrusso is held above it on steel…
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sweeping concrete cutouts shape ZAO’s sculptural art center in rizhao

a concrete art center emerges from china’s wooded hillside ZAO / Zhang Ke Architecture Office has completed the Rizhao Community Art Center in China‘s Shandong province, where a sculptural concrete structure rises from a wooded hillside beside a small lake.…
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Mesa de Gallos

A suspended fireplace hangs at the center of the double-height living room at Mesa de Gallos, a mountain residence in Avándaro, Mexico. Nearly every other decision in the interior is arranged around it. Interior designer Mariana Rivera completed the project…
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teamLab’s First Permanent Home in the U.S. Is Coming to Southern California

The international art collective teamLab is finding its first permanent home in the United States. teamLab Museum Anaheim (tentative name) has recently been announced as part of OCVIBE, a 100-acre sports, entertainment, and arts district currently under construction in Southern…
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A Modern Seattle Floating Home Takes Coastal Living to New Heights

Before arriving at its permanent home in Seattle’s Eastlake floating-home community, this two-story residence took a journey of its own. Built entirely on a concrete float at Dyna Builders‘ Ballard docks, the house was towed across the lake and installed…
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ultramarine drapes and restored 1950s marble anchor cinemazero redesign by alberto caiola

ALBERTO CAIOLA UNIFIES THREE CINEMAZERO CULTURAL VENUES Designed by Alberto Caiola, the phased renovation and expansion of arthouse institution Cinemazero unifies three distinct cultural venues in Pordenone, Italy: the upgraded cinema foyer, the newly constructed community pavilion SpazioZero, and an…
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Inside NBA Star Jaylen Brown’s Sleek Boston Penthouse | Open Door | Architectural Digest

NBA star Jaylen Brown welcomes AD inside his sleek Boston home. Inspired by James Bond, the NBA champion’s suave apartment features a hyperbaric recovery chamber, an Italian marble bathroom with 24-karat gold finishes, and a $20,000 toilet. From his championship…
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A 1910 Seattle Beach House Gets a Colorful Makeover

Perched above Seattle’s Alki Beach, Alki Lookout is a century-old home that has traded conventional coastal style for a palette of saturated colors, playful patterns, and warm wood. With sweeping views of Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island, and the Olympic Mountains,…
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California Modernism Finds a Home on Canada’s West Coast

West Coast modernism has a distinct flavor—that blurring of lines between architecture and nature so exalted by mid-century practitioners is made manifest here. The style is most associated with California, especially the Pacific Palisades, but also much appreciated in British…
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Julianne Moore Can’t Live Without a Bathtub

Julianne Moore shows AD the most essential part of her home: her bathtub. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote with your subscription! → https://bit.ly/4jBCUMl Still haven’t subscribed to Architectural Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2zl7s34 Read another…
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Leibal — Villa Ha

The plot for Villa Ha in Ardooie, Belgium, sits outside the area zoned for housing, and JUMA architects answered that constraint by keeping the entire house on a single story. Holding every function at ground level keeps the building low…
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Leibal — Oakley House

A stucco wall cuts across the clearing at Oakley House, enclosing a gravel courtyard on a wooded site that already offers privacy in every direction. Designed by Ravi Raj Architect together with developer D&A Companies, the four-bedroom, five-bathroom house in…
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This Boomerang-Shaped House Wraps Around a Mountainside

Perched above 41 acres of rugged Wyoming terrain, a cantilevered, boomerang-shaped residence folds into the mountainside. Designed by CLB Architects, the home makes an unforgettable impression, a quiet marvel of restraint and precision framed by sweeping vistas. Photography by Matthew…
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The Up Studio Designs a Hamptons Home for Living Well and Aging in Place

On a wooded, irregularly shaped lot in the Hamptons, Victory Lap Residence is a 7,000-square-foot home designed by The Up Studio, which also oversaw the interior architecture. A dramatic pitched roof rises above the main gathering space, nearly doubling the…
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Chalet Moraine

The two main floors of Chalet Moraine, a lakeside vacation home in the Laurentians of Quebec, Canada, contain no load-bearing walls. Montreal studio Appareil Architecture designed the house for a couple who had lived on the site for several decades,…
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Glass Pavilion in Bangkok Marries Sleek Minimalism With Thai Architectural History

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