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Hidden in a London courtyard, this modernist house is Japanese-inspired
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (223+ words) The exposed beams are from Jarrah Australian timber Hidden at the end of an unmade lane in Kentish Town, Torriano Cottages was designed and built in 1967 by architect and artist Philip Pank as a home for his family. The Grade…...
Pod bless this London interior, a domestic version of the office capsule concept
3+ week, 5+ day ago (303+ words) It brings order to the space" Stopping short of the property"s original plaster ceiling, leaving the ornate decoration and cornicing preserved and in clear view, the room-within-a-room redefines the boundaries of the space and gives the capsule concept a…...
Extreme makeover: brutalist buildings have become a vast resource for developers
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (136+ words) The Spaces The ugly-duckling architecture is having a swan-like rebirth Is there an architectural style more divisive than brutalism? For some, there is little to applaud in its utilitarian, fortress-like structures, even as others see beauty in the stark, unpolished…...
On the market: a 'barcode' house designed by Dutch legends MVRDV
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (230+ words) On the market: a "barcode" house designed by Dutch legends MVRDV The Spaces On the market: a "barcode" house designed by Dutch legends MVRDV Vertical "stripes" on the outside correlate with interior segments Twenty years ago architects from MVRDV designed…...
Buy an apartment in Frei Otto's experimental "kohaus in Berlin
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (276+ words) The Spaces Buy an apartment in Frei Otto's experimental "kohaus in Berlin In 1980s Germany, Frei Otto was a superstar of modern architecture, master of lightweight, sustainable structures that became cultural destinations. His most recognisable creations might have been the biomorphic…...
The Global Design Forum explores space, time and human experience
1+ week, 5+ day ago (255+ words) The Spaces The Global Design Forum explores space, time and human experience A prelude to the London Design Festival, it runs until 7 June in Istanbul The "stanbul debut of Global Design Forum, London Design Festival's flagship platform for global design…...
A Frank Lloyd Wright prot'g' designed this cascading California villa
1+ week, 6+ day ago (210+ words) The Spaces A Frank Lloyd Wright prot'g' designed this cascading California villa The property spans 1. 34 acres over the Pomona Valley Summit House was originally designed in 1953 by Foster Rhodes Jackson, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, in the hills above…...
This off-grid prefab bungalow is a modern classic
1+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) Designed by Los Angeles architect Linda Taalman, whose prefabricated i T House system explored lightweight, site-sensitive construction, this off-grid house has [] This off-grid prefab bungalow is a modern classic Designed by Los Angeles architect Linda Taalman, whose prefabricated i T…...
Outside Stockholm, a timber cabin asks $260, 000
1+ week, 6+ day ago (190+ words) Stj'rnfallet 6 is a timber holiday cabin near Lake Lidsj'n in S'dermanland, around 90 minutes south of Stockholm. Built in the style of a traditional Norwegian trysil hytte, the house combines pine-lined interiors, preserved original furnishings and expansive glazing overlooking the surrounding…...
Minimalism for mindfulness? These five meditation spaces epitomise the genre
3+ week, 1+ day ago (94+ words) The Spaces Minimalism for mindfulness? These five meditation spaces epitomise the genre They give us pause Spaces designed for meditation are rarely about decoration. Instead, they focus on reduction " stripping architecture back to its essential elements. What connects these projects…...