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Importing the French snow scene into Bangkok

Habitus Living

The design brief for Snow House was simple: to design a home that honours the French snow scene and comprises sustainable elements, to maximise the restoration of natural features. In contrast to Bangkok’s dense urban environment, Snow House provides respite from its surrounding context.

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A residence built for now, and into the future

Habitus Living

“The goal was to create a design that would enhance the ecosystem rather than impose upon it, and that would restore the well-being of our client,” says Kate Symons, director Studio Ilk.

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Roundtable: the language of biophilia in surface design

Hotel Designs

Surrounded by materials clearly referencing natural surfaces both in colour and texture, Editor Hamish Kilburn sat down with seven leading designers to discuss the path hotel design, in particular, is taking when it comes to injecting natural elements into surface design. It is about painting and reflecting nature.

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Garden Lane Residence is a work of art with hints of Japanese poetry

Habitus Living

Standing out in that portfolio is the contemporary relic of Garden Lane Residence, a period restoration of a nineteenth-century Victorian terrace bordering the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne’s South Yarra. These were juxtaposed with sustainable, locally crafted Hebel walls that further enforce the traditional and modern synergy.

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Bofill Foundation Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain

e-architect

The design process began with a meticulous exploration of which building elements should be preserved and restored, carefully peeling away layers accumulated from decades of renovations. The meticulous restoration of the façades unveils the minimalist polychromatic beauty of the original stucco.

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Design Institute of Australia highlights nine award-winning student projects

Deezen

"The Singleton's Information Centre project ingeniously employs two-dimensional elements to narrate spatial stories, seamlessly interweaving design and human interaction. Sustainability threads through, enhancing the design's impact." Burger prioritises sustainability through adaptive reuse and supporting local initiatives.

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Cardiff University spotlights 11 undergraduate architecture projects

Deezen

Unit tutors are drawn from practice and the school, with students selecting their unit of choice at the beginning of the year following the design briefs set by each unit team. "We Formally, this has led to a diverse set of programmes that work together to create a more just, sustainable and cooperative future.

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