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Looklen Architects sinks glass cafe into stepped circular landscape

A circular volume formed of concrete steps and planting wraps up and around The Pomelo Amphawa Cafe, completed by Bangkok studio Looklen Architects in Thailand. Set in a lychee garden overlooking the Mekong River, the north-facing cafe is contained within…

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Francois Verhoeven Architects uses contrasting finishes for Villa K340

Dutch studio Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed Villa K340, a house in The Hague formed of interlocking blocks finished with contrasting timber and plaster. Francois Verhoeven Architects designed the villa in the residential district of Vroondaal, which sits close to…

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Seven architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Chicago Architecture Biennial and London Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in September include three design weeks in Helsinki, Paris and…

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Leibal — Heyford Avenue

Heyford Avenue is a minimal residence located in London, United Kingdom, designed by Manuel Urbina. Previously in a state of disrepair, the flat necessitated comprehensive renovations, both structural and aesthetic. The architect guided the project from its nascent concept through…

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Edition Office uses concrete and copper to finish Australian apartment block

Exposed concrete and perforated copper screens define this apartment block overlooking a valley in Victoria, Australia, which was designed by local architecture studio Edition Office. Located on a wooded site above the Yara or Birrarung River the project, called Fenwick…

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Leibal — Mori House

Mori House is a minimalist residence located in Mount Martha, Australia, designed by Manuel Aires Mateus in collaboration with MAArchitects. The name “Mori” means “forest” in Japanese, a linguistic choice that encapsulates the design ethos of the project. The furniture…

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ElasticoFarm raises house on stilts around central void in Italian park

Architecture studio ElasticoFarm has created a house on stilts around a suspended void nestled in the trees of a private park in Cambiano, a town to the southeast of Turin in northern Italy. Created as an independent new building alongside…

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Leibal — Nagano HQ

Nagano HQ is a minimalist space located in Nagano, Japan, designed by Norm Architects. Upon entering, one is greeted by a reception area with soaring double-height ceilings, which evokes the feeling of an art gallery. Key artistic elements are skillfully…

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Leibal — Ocarina

Ocarina is a minimal residence located in Carmen de Viboral, Colombia, designed by LCLA. The architectural choice to use the initial excavation as the formwork for the foundational slab presents a pragmatic approach to construction. By pouring the foundation directly…

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Henley Halebrown turns Victorian industrial terrace into creative studios in Hackney

London studio Henley Halebrown has completed a sensitive remodel of a 19th-century industrial terrace into a small campus of creative workspaces in Hackney, London. Located in the De Beauvoir Town conservation area, the adaptive reuse project has transformed an existing…

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Leibal — Spalihof

Spalihof is a minimal architecture project located in Sachseln, Switzerland, designed by SEILERLINHART. Guided by a blend of careful planning and pragmatism, the firm has enumerated seven key principles through its Sachseln project, principles that they believe are applicable even…

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Cabinet tops gardeners’ workshop in Geneva with blue-timber lantern

Gardeners House is a blue-stained timber and terracotta-brick structure in a park in Geneva, designed by architecture studio Cabinet to provide workshops for gardeners and leisure space for locals. Located near a forest in the municipality of Thônex, the single-storey…

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A Rusty Exterior For A Home In A Rustic Setting

CLB Architects has shared photos of the ‘Paintbrush Residence’, a modern home they designed in Jackson, Wyoming, that has a weathered steel exterior. Located in a dappled Aspen grove, the home incorporates slow-weathering materials such as oxidized steel and cedar,…

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Arched brick forms enliven London children’s centre by Adam Khan Architects

Inverted brick arches crown the Central Somers Town children’s community centre near King’s Cross, London, created by local studio Adam Khan Architects. The project forms the home of Plot 10, a community children’s play project established in the 1970s that…

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Leibal — A Concrete Hut

A Concrete Hut is a minimal architecture project located in Coimbra, Portugal, designed by MRND. Rather than simply renovating, MRND chose to immerse themselves in the space’s essence, creating a bridge between its history and modern design ideals. To MRND, a…

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Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates concrete Sculptor Studio in Portugal

Portuguese practice Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has completed a studio for a sculptor in the Azores, creating a curving poured-concrete form that references the work of its client. Named Sculptor Studio, it is intended to appear as though it “sprouts” from…

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Leibal — Butterfly House

Butterfly House is a minimalist residence located in Esher, United Kingdom, designed by Oliver Leech Architects. Encompassing two bedrooms, the standalone dwelling offers provisions for a live-in carer. Located in a triangular corner of the main house’s garden, its unique…

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Leibal — Office 2023

Office 2023 is a minimalist interior located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Atsushi Tasaki Architecture and Design. Flexibility is at the core of this project. The architects, understanding this mandate, have opted for a wood-frame post-and-beam construction method. This technique…