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Spiralling library by Atelier Xi “unfolds like a scroll painting”

The spiral shape of a conch shell informed the Serpentine Bookhouse in Shenzhen, China, a library that has been designed by local architecture studio Atelier Xi. Located in the Dasha River Ecological Corridor, the 300-square-metre building by Atelier Xi provides a…
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Architect Designs a Modern House in a Hidden Forest (House Tour)

In a nuanced response to landscape, Winter Creek is a modern house in a hidden forest – a seamless reflection of the expansive farm in which the home resides. SOS Architects draws on modernist design principles combined with subdued interiors…
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KPMB tops horticultural centre with roof informed by Fibonacci spirals

A spiralling cable-net roof modelled in the image of a Fibonacci sequence tops a new public greenhouse designed by Canadian studio KPMB Architects in Winnipeg. Located in Assiniboine Park just outside downtown Winnipeg, the Leaf is a 35-acre (14-hectare) complex…
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The Black Exterior Of This Barn-Inspired Home Is Contrasted With A White Interior

Architecture and interior design studio Laney LA has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Culver City, California, that has a dark black exterior. The home with its gabled design, has a path that leads to the glass…
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Skylab arranges series of A-frame Colorado cabins in snowflake pattern

Skylab Architecture has created a set of prefabricated A-frame cabins in Winter Park, Colorado that reinterpret traditional ski chalets with contemporary practices. Portland-based studio Skylab completed the A-Frame Club in 2023 by placing 31 compact cabins in a hexagonal arrangement…
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Red-Pigmented Concrete Screens Surround This New Home In Cape Town

Architecture firm SAOTA, together with interior design firm ARRCC, has recently completed a modern house in Cape Town, South Africa. The home was designed by Philip Olmesdahl, principal of SAOTA, for himself and his family, with him sharing, “When architects…
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Mork-Ulnes creates black house in San Francisco that “breaks from tradition”

Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed the Silver Lining House, a crisp, gabled home clad in black-stained cedar that was designed for an architectural photographer and interior designer. Located on a sloped site in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighbourhood, the house sits…
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Dezeen Agenda features crystalline skyscraper by Zaha Hadid Architects

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a crystalline skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for a…
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The Remodeling Of This Home’s Rear Addition Created A Light-Filled Interior

Cox Architects has sent us photos of a project they completed that included the re-modeling of a 775 square foot (72 sqm) brick addition. BeforeThe original Edwardian house, located in a leafy South London Conservation Area, already had a rear…
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Rado unveils two-tone watches informed by Le Corbusier’s colour palette

Swiss watch brand Rado has launched True Square Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier, three limited-edition timepieces that use architect Le Corbusier’s “naturally harmonious” colour palette. Made from ceramic and sapphire crystal, the watches come in three different-coloured versions, each with a…
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Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter converts derelict carpentry workshop into trio of townhouses

Architecture studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has replaced a derelict carpentry workshop in Norway with a set of three pastel-coloured townhouses named Sagene Wood Trade. Located in a back garden in northern Oslo, the townhouses accommodate compact timber-filled living spaces arranged…
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JKMM Architects adds timber art hall to Tammisaari old town

Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. Located in the old town of Tammisaari, which is known for its historic wooden…
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Architect Designs An Off-Grid Super House In The Hills of The Californian Coast (House Tour)

Remote and wild, Off-Grid Residence is an off-grid super house that serves to elevate the ecology of the verdant California ranch it inhabits. Anacapa Architecture honours the home’s ruralness by bringing the sensitively designed dwelling into equilibrium with the landscape,…
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MoMA exhibition examines history of environmental architecture

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has opened an exhibition focused on the relationship between environmentalism and architecture in the 20th century. The exhibition, called Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism, details work – built and conceptual…
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Before & After – A 1960s Split-Level Turned Three-Story Home In Seattle

Floisand Studio Architects has sent us photos of a remodel project they completed in Seattle, Washington, that transformed a 1960s split-level home into an updated design for a family of five. The project’s goals were to modernize the space, add…
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A’ Design Awards & Competition – Call for Submissions

This article has been brought to you by A’ Design Award and Competition. A’ Design Award & Competition is the Worlds’ leading design accolade reaching design enthusiasts around the world, and showcasing thousands of award winners from 139 different design…
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Taller David Dana stacks concrete house on Mexico City hillside

Local architecture studio Taller David Dana has stacked a series of boxes to create a vertical terraced house on a hillside in Mexico City. Mexico City-based studio Taller David Dana completed the expansive 1,817-square metre design for Casa Madre in…
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Inside a Stunning Beach House Inspired by Wabi-Sabi Living (House Tour)

Located in Noosa, Australia is a beach house designed by Frank Macchia, Principal at Macchia Design Studio. Boarded by lush greenery on the eastern side and a magnificent ocean bay on the northern, Boonburrh House does not dominate the site…