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Photographer captures fantastical snake-like apartment complex in Mexico

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Latvian photographer Anna Dave has released photographs of Javier Senosiain Aguilar's El Nido de Quetzalcóatl in Mexico , a work of organic architecture shaped like a snake. Construction on the project began in 2001 on a plot of land in Naucalpan, a municipality outside of Mexico City. The structure holds 10 apartments.

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Recycled stone forms walls of Rajasthan farmhouse by Sketch Design Studio

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Located near the Aravalli mountains in Rajasthan, the two-storey Stone House is built from stone blocks sourced from local demolition sites. The irregularity of the stone is only revealed inside the house, where it is left exposed on a series of feature walls and arches. The photography is by Purnesh Dev, with styling by Rahul Kukreja.

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs "companion" building to The Broad in Los Angeles

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The expansion will host galleries on the first, second and third floors and second-floor storage racks that will house additional artworks, which visitors will be able to move through. Its sculptural form pays homage to the original "veil" and "vault" concept of the Broad The project will break ground in 2025 while the Broad remains open.

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Eight talking-point staircases from Dezeen's pinterest

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House in Akitsu, Japan, by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates This tall, guardless staircase made from cast concrete connects two floors in seaside home in Japan designed by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates. Bricks were used throughout the project for walls, seating, perforated ventilation screens and stairwells.

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Knox Bhavan conceals brick pool house beneath grassy mound

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A grassy mound conceals this brick pool house, which architecture studio Knox Bhavan has designed to be "virtually invisible" within the grounds of a Georgian home in Kent. A grassy mound conceals the building The pool house sits beside a paved area that surrounds a rectangular swimming pool at the centre of the garden.

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Masquespacio founders create home and office where "everything revolves around play"

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The ground floor holds the studio's workspaces The duo maintained the building's original timber front door and white facade decorated with light-blue window frames and ornate grilles. Geometry can be found all over our house," explained Hernández Palacios. We can say that our private home is a mix of it all."

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Studio Paolo Ferrari designs Toronto restaurant as a "world unto itself"

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Read: Omar Gandhi designs a "light-filled wood cathedral" for Toronto restaurant The snaking glass-topped bar counter is illuminated from within, as a nod to the bar in the fictional Overlook Hotel from Stanley Kubrick's movie The Shining. "Stepping into the bar is almost akin to stepping into an exquisitely-designed film set."

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