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Sculptural steel screen invites nature to grow around Woven House in Kent

An intricate screen designed to encourage plant growth wraps around the walls of Woven House, which British practice Giles Miller Studio has raised above a sloped site in Kent. Located 100 metres away from Broadstairs coastline, the house is designed…
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Saudi Arabia denies Neom human rights abuses in response to UN report

Saudi Arabia has officially responded to a United Nations Human Rights Council report criticising death sentences for three men connected to the Neom mega project. A letter from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations…
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Leibal — Latimer Road

Latimer Road is a minimalist residence located in London, United Kingdom, designed by Poroban. The exterior is meticulously designed with Douglas fir, offering a unique blend of architectural charm and nature-centric aesthetics. This enhancement not only facilitates a more interactive…
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Before & After – A Remodeled 1950s Ranch Home

Photography by Studio Robert Jamieson (before photos), August Haeuser (exterior), Sam Orberter (kitchen) Studio Robert Jamieson has shared photos of a 1950s ranch home remodel they completed in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. When the owners purchased this home outside of Philadelphia, it…
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Grotto Studio references shadows with charred-timber cottage extension in Perth

Australian practice Grotto Studio has added a charred-timber extension named Shadow House to a bright cottage in Perth. Informed by shadows, the extension was designed to contrast the existing cottage, which was built in the early 1900s and featured original…
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Hood Design Studio creates “treehouses” for workplace collaboration in Silicon Valley

Oakland-based landscape office Hood Design Studio has created two “treehouses” covered by an expansive photovoltaic trellis on the campus of a software company in Silicon Valley. Located on a four-acre site between two buildings, Hood Design Studio designed the project…
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Lighting Highlights The Alternating Curvilinear Balconies Of This New Apartment Building

Omniview Design has completed the Golf Apartments, a high-end residential development adjacent to a famous golf course in Glyfada, Greece. Key to the design of the building are the curvilinear balconies that alternate directions creating a lively facade. Read another…
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Bamboo screens “weave old and new” for artist’s residence in India by Studio Array

Indian architecture practice Studio Array has used hand-woven bamboo screens to wrap this home and artist’s studio in Delhi, which incorporated existing foundations and columns. Called Farm 8, the project was designed for a collective of artists exploring a sustainable,…
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This week The Line architects explained the thinking behind the megacity

This week on Dezeen, architects designing The Line including Thom Mayne and Peter Cook explained the thinking behind the planned megacity in Saudi Arabia in a documentary. Speaking in a 45-minute-long Discovery Channel broadcast, many of the architects involved in the design of…
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Gabriel Rivera designs brick Ecuadorian house and riding school

Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos has completed a brick house and riding school in the Andes Mountains, complete with a gabled roof and dogtrot breezeway. Based in Quito, Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos completed El Picadero in 2022 in Lasso, Ecuador, an…
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Leibal — Devon Road

Devon Road is a minimalist house located in Amagansett, New York, with architecture designed by Starling Architecture and interiors by Emily Lindberg Design. The exterior’s design employs gendai shou shugi ban, a charred wood cladding technique, delivering an austere aesthetic…
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Leibal — House with a Garden

House with a Garden is a minimalist residence located in Sifnos, Greece, designed by OFFICE MUTO. The courtyard lies at the heart of this design – a barebones yet integral space that stands undeterred by time or change, preserving the…
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This Modern House Was Made From Locally Sourced Stone

Architecture firm ARGDL has shared photos of a home they completed in Tapalpa, Mexico, that’s built using stone, wood, and glass. Local stone was used to generate the main volumes of the home, while the regional pine can be seen…
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Leibal — Warehouse Villa in Isumi

Warehouse Villa in Isumi is a minimalist house located in Chiba, Japan, designed by Arii Irie Architects. The client sought a sizable storage space for inherited furniture and kitchen equipment, while simultaneously aspiring to create a vacation home for family…
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Leibal — House K

House K is a reconstructed residence, designed by Bangkok Tokyo Architecture, located in an old residential area of Bangkok. The client decided to rebuild their family home due to changes in their family structure and the deterioration of the existing…
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Operable Screens Cover The Exterior Of This Hawaiian Home

Architecture firm OLSON KUNDIG has shared photos of a home they completed in Hanalei, Hawaii, that blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living with the inclusion of a series of operable shutter screens that wrap most of the building…
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Leibal — Nobori Building

Nobori Building is a minimalist architecture project located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Florian Busch Architects. By extrapolating the site’s potential and working upward, the structure transforms the limited footprint into an innovative display of vertical grandeur. This concept of…
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Leibal — Refuge

Refuge is a minimalist architecture project located in Bonheiden, Belgium, designed by NWLND. Rooted within an existing homestead’s garden, the pavilion’s design is closely dictated by the terrain and environment that encase it, playing into the creation and positioning of…