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After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Craft a Spartan House From Concrete and Glass

Dwell

They left their design brief quite open-ended, requesting only "autonomous architecture that’s very open to the outdoors but independent from it," recalls Pierre. Marcelino looked to the agricultural site, located two hours by car from Lisbon, as the design’s impetus. Photo by Lourenço T. Photo by Lourenço T.

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Line+ Studio sits curvaceous viewpoint overlooking Shenzhen

Deezen

Situated on Maluan Mountain, the centre by Line+ Studio was wrapped by glass openings – "maximizing transparency" to offer expansive views of the landscape, nearby seaport and Shenzhen city.

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A symphony of sculptural furniture and curved surfaces, inspired by the rhythms of jazz

Habitus Living

The design brief evolved throughout the iterative process, through conversation and sketching. The glass-blown chandelier and metallic accents adorning the front door set the tone on arrival. And yet, amid the myriad design decisions continually captivating your attention, K.P.D.O Conceived by Kerry Phelan of K.P.D.O

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A rental apartment rewriting the rules of modern living with a robust art collection

Habitus Living

Cradled in a skyrise apartment in India, the design brief for the Gurgaon Apartment was simple: to create a space devoted to showcasing the client’s illustrious collection of contemporary artworks, within its constraints as a rental. The glass louvres are positioned strategically to filter the natural light.

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KÄBI is a ‘pocket of warmth and comfort’ in Estonia’s wild forest

The Spaces

Tallinn-based studio b210 designed the holiday home, which is part of the Maidla Nature Resort – a collection of forest cabins set in the wetlands of a 15th-century manor complex. The design brief was to create a space for visitors to ‘contemplate the fragility of the yet natural, wild and free world’ that surrounds the estate.

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BBR Headquarters | Gibert&Tan Design Studio

ArchiDiaries

Gibert&Tan, who was tasked with designing this new office-slash-warehouse, decided that the only way to address the dichotomic qualities inherent to the design brief (almost irreconcilable in language and character), was to embrace them and specifically in their terms.

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Pelli Clarke & Partners creates Mexico City's tallest skyscraper as "window to the heavens"

Deezen

Near the historic neighbourhood of Coyoacán, the symmetrical, glass-clad tower rises from an urban fabric that comprises single-family homes and low-rises, so Mitikah is by far the tallest structure in the vicinity. It has a facade made primarily of glass. The skyscraper has 62 storeys.

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