Category: Architecture

Architecture

This Elevated Circular Building Is Filled With Wedge-Shaped Apartments

Photography by James Brittain and 5468796 Architecture 5468796 Architecture has designed an apartment building in Winnipeg, Canada, that has a circular shape and is raised above the street. Unofficially dubbed the “flying saucer” or “UFO” due to its design, the building rises from between the adjacent freeway and the backs

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Brazilian-Inspired Residence, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA

It is always a challenge to design a new house that doesn’t scream NEW. This is especially demanding if the neighbourhood is well established, the house sizeable and the owners’ taste leans toward midcentury modernism. In addition, a sprawling interior that screams newness can feel coldly sterile and pretentiously fake

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Curved And Pitched Forms Define Horma’s DM House In Valencia

Located in the coastal town Puerto de Sagunto, in the province of Valencia, ‘DM House’ is a minimal modernist dwelling designed by local architecture firm Horma. Unique in its tones and shapes, the project is an expressive home in which curved volumes meet straight, sharp edges and colors balance and

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Terraced Roof Gardens Help Keep This House Cool

March 3, 2022 GUZ Architects has designed a new house in Singapore that has terraced roof gardens to keep the home cool. The home, which has multiple levels, includes lush gardens that flow over the edges of the roofs. The lush gardens aren’t only located in the rooftop gardens, but

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A Collection Of Bamboo Treehouses Was Designed For This Holiday Resort

Photography by Kevin Steele, Courtesy of Playa Viva Architecture and landscape design studio Atelier Nomadic has recently completed a series of bamboo treehouses at Playa Viva, located along the Mexican coastline. Nomadic Resorts, of which Atelier Nomadic is the dedicated design studio, extended their offerings by creating six bamboo treehouses

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This Floating Home Was Designed With 180 Degree Views Of The Water

Architecture firm Olson Kundig has designed a floating home in Seattle, Washington, that’s part of a floating home community on Portage Bay. The floating home lies low to the water and creates a platform from which to enjoy and engage with the surrounding waterway. The galvanized steel structure supports generous

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In Saudi Arabia, MESURA’s Stunning Villa AM Merges Arabian Culture With Vernacular Architecture

In Jeddah, the capital city of an increasingly modernized Saudi Arabia, vernacular architecture based on the ancient desert is shifting and changing. Here, Barcelona-based firm MESURA has designed ‘Villa AM’, an enclosed minimal home premiering on IGNANT that champions light, material, and atmosphere. “Traditionally, the Arabian home functions both as

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