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Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney

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Lahznimmo Architects have completed storage building for a museum in Sydney "We aimed for 'beautiful utility' – a building with a calmness and cool precision that would functionally serve the activities within and protect the collection," said Lahznimmo Architects director Andrew Nimmo said. The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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Destudio inverts day and night zones at redesigned Casa Inversa apartment

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The kitchen opens onto a terrace with outdoor seating, while on the opposite wall a wine display backed with semi-opaque glass provides a visual connection with the adjoining utility space. Sliding glass doors can be closed to separate the kitchen and the adjacent sitting room if required.

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Earth and Glass House | Studio Lotus

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Excerpt: Interconnected Volumes Establish a Dialogue Between the Indoors and the Outdoors at Earth and Glass House, a Weekend Retreat designed by Studio Lotus, located in New Delhi, India. Creating a landscaped zone along this wall as a buffer to the development became a starting point for initiating the design scheme.

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A house like two barns by LEMONIADA

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We suggested a house in the form of a complex of modern barns, with full glass paneling of the lakeside walls. One of them contains day rooms and host bedrooms, while the other houses utility rooms, a gym, as well as guest rooms. Lakeside roofed terraces, housing several leisure zones, allow a hands-on experience of nature.

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The Cube by Neri&Hu

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Photo © Zhu Runzi The gallery’s façade is framed in aged steel with portions of solid metal and large glass panels interspersed to act as display vitrines. Behind the glass, handmade ivory tiles line the inside in a subtle woven pattern to serve as a neutral backdrop for any art pieces on show.

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Thorpeness Beach House by IF_DO is a multi-generational holiday home

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IF_DO 's design gives them a six-bedroom property with two separate bedroom zones. The living and dining space is located in the centre of the building, sandwiched between bedroom and utility areas. Sliding glass facades at the front and back allow occupants to completely open this space up to the elements.

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New Directions: 7 Ways Contemporary Architects Are Shaking Up Traditional Transport Spaces

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Meanwhile, a parking zone was absorbed into a new, wider public pathway that accommodates pedestrians and cyclists amid a burgeoning ecosystem of planting. A disused zone beneath a flyover was transformed into a meeting plaza, complete with play areas, an ampitheater and seating, enveloped by graphic murals.