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Floatwing, Self-sufficient Floating House for “Responsible Fun”
“Floatwing” is not restricted to the ideals of residential permanence. Rather, the mobile home encourages an almost nomadic way of life; set the two small outboard motors at just 3 knots and you’ll...
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A Cabin Decades in the Making
To be successful in architecture can require a great level of patience, as it’s not uncommon for projects to be shelved for years before finally seeing construction finished. In some cases this can be...
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An Energy Efficient House Built for Two
The design of the House LLP by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes can be succinctly described as making the best of an odd situation. Built near Barcelona, Spain, its design was driven by the request of the...
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A Penthouse Away from Home
The design of the NPL. Penthouse by Olga Akulova DESIGN worked with what many architects may think at first is a boon but soon would discover is a challenge: an absentee client. The client for this...
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Old School Apartments
An out-of-use school building in Amsterdam, “Ons Dorp,” was given a brand new look through this inventive renovation by CASA architecten and Standard Studio. One of 10 apartments in the newly converted...
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Manshausen Island Resort
The Manshausen Island Resort in northern Norway finds a balance between its context and architecture through a deft, light touch. Designed by Snorre Stinessen, the complex is sited on an island in the...
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The Island Bay House Carries a Big Heart in its Small Package
The worst kept secret of the Modernist Architecture movement was how much of its tradition eradicating dogma was based on ancient Japanese architectural practices. Architecture based on spatial...
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North Vancouver House Renovation
In North Vancouver, Canadian architects Scott & Scott have breathed new life into an aging mid-century home. Stripping away almost all of the 1950s décor and ornamentation, the firm has brought the...
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Find Refuge from the Roads with the ESCAPE Traveler
The ESCAPE Traveler designed by ESCAPE homes takes the rustic appeal of the cabin on the road. Much closer to a “micro home” than a trailer, the exterior of the ESCAPE Traveler is covered in richly...
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Art Collector’s Loft
When asked to design the interior of an art collector’s loft in Chai Wan, Hong Kong, the firm Mass Operations developed an operable set of spaces that work together as a stage for the professional’s...
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The Garden St Home: Another Star in the Lone Star State
The Garden St home by Pavonetti Architecture adapts the Modernist aesthetic to the vernacular typologies of rural Texas in an invigorating blend of old and new. Located in Austin, Texas, the home’s...
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Divcibare Mountain Home
Built into the hillside near Divčibare, on the slope of Mount Maljen in western Serbia, the Divcibare Mountain home by Belgrade-based architecture .exe Studio displays a merger of old and new in a...
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The Pampa House is an Oasis a Million Miles from Nowhere
While the Province of Córdoba may be the second most populous in Argentina, you’d never guess it from seeing the Pampa House, which seems to reside a million miles from nowhere. Built by architect...
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Industrial Building Converted into an Italian Villa
Retrofitting an industrial building for a residential program is a recurring trend in contemporary architecture, but each case provides new challenges and novel solutions we can learn from. For the...
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Woodland Cabin
Alongside a lake in the wooded village of Nouvelles, Belgium sits a cozy wooden cabin. It is small, 115ft. sq., and replaces a once-crumbling timber structure. The cabin, nestled in the naturally...
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Tavira – Preservation in Renovation
Preserving the natural beauty and native character of any home during a renovation can be a difficult undertaking. Let alone renovating an old home to meet modern living standards. However, the...
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Clarks Original Design Studio is an Office Worthy of the Morning Traffic
When Clarks Original hired ARRO studio to design their new design space in the UK, the firm looked for ways to integrate the company’s rich history with the modern approach Clarks brings to the latest...
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Chalet, Val d’Hérens
Situated in Val d’Hérens, a picturesque valley in the Swiss countryside, the Chalet by Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes puts a modern twist on a traditional housing typology. Its siting offered the...
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Parisian Apartment by Septembre Architecture
Earlier in 2015 French design firm Septembre Architecture completed the renovation of a beautiful sun-lit apartment in Paris’s eleventh district. Rather than rely on walls for room division, the open...
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The Casa Ljungdahl Brings International Flair to Stockholm
When asked to renovate their first private residence, Stockholm-based design studio Note wanted to find ways to distill the 200m2 (2152 ft2) apartment down to its simplest elements, to unlock the...
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