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Designing for Plants: The Architecture of Greenhouses and Their Relationship with the Environment

ArchDaily

Glass House / Max Núñez. Image © Roland Halbe When delving into the envelope of construction and examining how the interior relates to the exterior, the concept of greenhouses emerges as an opportunity to cultivate life indoors, whether dependent on external factors or not.

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SOM completes restoration of Lever House, a midcentury Manhattan office icon

Archinect

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has announced the completion of a recent restoration project that’s meant to breathe new life into their historic Lever House design in Manhattan. Image: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM “This renovation brings Lever House into the 21st century,” SOM Partner Chris Cooper said in a statement.

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La Base Studio wraps glass Buenos Aires house with shading screen

Deezen

Local architecture firm La Base Studio has renovated a glass and concrete home, wrapping it in a delicate privacy and shading screen on a lush site in Buenos Aires , Argentina. Sliding glass doors open to the garden The sliding glass doors open to the garden and pool deck, blurring the interior and exterior relationship.

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Preston Hollow Residence by Specht Novak

Archinect

The Preston Hollow House blurs the lines between indoors and out. A floating pavilion roof hovers over the interior and exterior spaces while sliding glass panels and corrugated concrete walls define its courtyards. The house is open and light-filled yet provides seclusion from the street.

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Ten interiors that use glass-block walls to play with light and shadow

Deezen

As glass bricks are experiencing another renaissance, our latest lookbook features ten projects that showcase how glazed masonry can illuminate any interior – even cramped bathrooms and hallways. Previous lookbooks feature kitchen extensions , modernist open-plan living rooms and interiors with indoor trees.

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Sou Fujimoto's House of Music finally opens in Budapest

Archinect

Sou Fujimoto ’s House of Music has now officially opened in the country’s capital city after almost six years of construction. The building’s paneled glass facade presents a seamless transition between exterior park and interior mu. A new landmark on the European cultural scene is now on view in Hungary.

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A minimalist glass house is for sale in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges

The Spaces

English designer David Hicks maximises mountain views at this contemporary Victoria house taking design cues from Philip Johnson’s Glass House. Mount Macedon House has a restrained, windowless front and comprises three interconnected pavilions shaped by rammed earth walls, Italian Dolomite natural stone and glass.

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