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sculptural steel ladder imitates the flowing geometries of brass musical instruments
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (258+ words) The ladder integrates the stability of conventional ladder construction with curved elements inspired by the forms of brass instruments. Polished stainless steel pipes define the structure, creating continuous lines that guide the eye along the frame. This approach positions the…...
NM3 curates blumarine's new milan boutique with interiors of travertine and pink glass
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (313+ words) Blumarine has opened a new boutique in Milan's creative neighborhood of Brera, with architecture and interior design by NM3 shaping a refined retail interior along Via Fiori Chiari. This treatment gives the travertine a distinctive presence within the project. As visitors…...
studiolowe’s house of timefulness reuses cambridge church ruin for urban hospice care
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (113+ words) all images courtesy of StudioLowe Design the House of Timefulness hospice center stands in Cambridge, Massachusetts preserved masonry walls and gothic windows frame the new hospice intervention the project reuses the remaining structure of the former Faith Lutheran Church slate…...
olen resort embeds into greek island slope across three terraced levels
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (189+ words) all images by Yiorgis Yerolympos a play in three parts: a Point, a Line, and a Plane curved walls trace the natural contours of the hillside a large metal leaf provides shade on the Plane's terrace the wall defines the…...
glass loudspeaker draws from uk grime music scene and brutalist architecture
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (155+ words) The Eski.Sub is a glass loudspeaker by Marek Kounovsk" " MK Designers that draws inspiration from the visual language of Brutalist architecture and the cultural atmosphere of London's UK grime music scene. The project examines the relationship between sound, urban…...
OMA completes a domed pavilion for both artists and mushrooms at casa wabi
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (381+ words) The OMA-designed Mushroom Pavilion'has opened at Casa Wabi in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, introducing a compact structure dedicated to mushroom cultivation within the foundation's coastal landscape. Set across the expansive grounds of Fundaci'n Casa Wabi, the pavilion joins an iconic campus…...
studio RE+N turns abandoned planter into floating yellow stage in shanghai neighborhood
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (272+ words) In Shanghai's Pudong district, Studio RE+N has transformed a neglected circular planter within the Luoshan Huayuan residential community into an elevated steel platform designed for shared neighborhood activity. The intervention introduces a 4.5-meter-diameter circular stage that replaces the former…...
curved twin volumes shape the risonare shimonoseki hotel along japan's kanmon strait
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (347+ words) According to Nihon Sekkei, the form of the building was derived from a careful interpretation of the coastal landscape of Shimonoseki. Curved lines evocative of ocean currents are embedded in the infrastructure, topography, and even the harbor edges, transforming the…...
london's brutalist barbican centre secures approval for renovation led by allies and morrison
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (218+ words) London's unmistakable Brutalist colossus, the Barbican Centre, secures planning approval for a "231 million renewal program. The building is set to to pause its regular operations and close its doors for a full year beginning in June 2028 as part of an…...
TAO shapes this rural art center with a fanning floor plan to frame wetland views
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (381+ words) The design process began with an inquiry into the wall as a primary generative element. In this instance, the wall serves as the sole design driver, dictating how the building interacts with the surrounding wetland. As the vertical surfaces rise,…...