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children help redesign rotterdam playground with large playnet and all-blue adventure scape
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (126+ words) all images Jorn van Eck the area around the pavilion opens up into a terrace and a forecourt large curtain walls bring the qualities of the park indoors, with seating areas all around seasonal ice rink in the covered playground…...
elevated circular veranda and canopy wrap 60-year-old restored japanese house
19+ hour, 1+ min ago (119+ words) all images by Akira Nakamura HAMS and, Studio renovates a 60-year-old single-story house in Hakone, Japan the existing house was built on an artificial platform extending from the slope the design is structured around the concept of enclosure at multiple…...
IAAC ecological architecture students build a shelter that helps fight wildfires in the pyrenees
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (270+ words) all images by Adri" Goula unless stated otherwise | full header image by Alexander Herbig Forestone Cabin is a 20-sqm experimental wooden dwelling in the Pyrenees the cabin is located at M'nNatura Sort on a sloping mountain site | image by Alexander…...
explore an unrealized vision of new york through the eyes of isamu noguchi
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (363+ words) Noguchi celebrated materials as they related to place," the curatorial team tells designboom ahead of the show"s opening. Here in New York, he often experimented with metal sculptures because he saw the city as a landscape of metal mountains…...
open planted courtyard organizes a café carved directly into rock in saudi arabia
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (342+ words) Peacock Ha'il is a caf" project by Movs Studio located in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia, within an evolving urban context shaped by new construction and prominent geological formations. The site originally consisted of an unfinished concrete structure positioned directly beside a…...
self-sufficient 3D printed farm inspired by mandala geometry finishes building wall in italy
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (105+ words) all images courtesy of WASP the printed construction uses four robotic arms positioned at the vertices of a hexagonal structure detailed view of the construction Itaca's layout consists of a square inscribed within a circle the team adds that the…...
wood and porcelain interplay across curved interiors in florida renovation
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (164+ words) built-in bench beneath a custom wall light installation, integrated into the stair | all images courtesy of Sandra Britt Interiors foyer view highlighting vertical wood paneling and layered materials sculptural staircase with a minimalist bronze metal handrail anchoring the entry sequence…...
reflective metal facade wraps another side funeral home’s elevated volume in san francisco
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (131+ words) the community center is integrated into a landscaped public park | all images courtesy of Hanqin Tang perforated metal facade wraps the elevated volume, filtering light while hovering above the public ground by raising the primary program above the ground, the…...
shape of a breaking wave frozen in mid-air inspires sculpted perla residence in marbella
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (192+ words) the white exterior reflects the coastal context | all images courtesy of Stipfold the sculptural exterior is shaped as a frozen wave, overlooking the hillside of Marbella natural stone elements anchor the building to the terrain, creating a balance between expressiveness…...
stacked earthen red volumes shape tectonic rhythm of residential tower in athens
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (205+ words) Red Hills is a proposal by Georges Batzios Architects for a 14-story residential building with a ground floor and two basement levels, located in Attica, Greece. The project is conceived as a compact vertical housing structure defined by clarity of…...