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15-01-2021

Studioninedots’ renovation of a ‘70s building

A Rationalist building from the 1970s has been transformed and revitalised with contemporary renovations.

08-01-2021

A micro-museum of Russian Impressionists made of concrete and perforated aluminium

The courtyard of a former chocolate factory in Moscow is now home to a museum about the Russian Impressionists

01-01-2021

La Cartonnerie: reclamation of a brick paper mill by h2o architectes

An old brick paper mill has been converted into a business incubator in Pont-Audemer, France

11-12-2020

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Museum’s façade of glass and multi-layered acrylic

A museum with a façade of glass and multi-layered acrylic that captures light for diffusion inside the building

08-12-2020

Porcelaingres Loft: stone and cement surfaces inspired by Nordic design

Porcelaingres’s new collection of Loft high-tech ceramic surfaces draws its inspiration from the basic elements of Nordic design, practicality, beauty and simplicity, to create spaces characterised by warmth and wellbeing with intimate ties to nature. Embellished by the presence of little iridescent particles, the four colours of Loft define the atmosphere of living spaces and public places while maintaining great underlying elegance and a bold contemporary character

30-11-2020

Maison Koya, living with several generations in touch with nature

Canadian studio Alain Carle Architecte has built a house in Saint-Saveur in the Laurentian Mountains north of Montreal, which blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature and enables the whole family of three generations to live together. Everything is designed to foster dialogue with the context as well as amongst the family, while still maintaining everyone’s individual privacy.

27-11-2020

3d printable buildings for living on the moon by BIG, ICON and SEArch+

3D printing technology for architecture could make it possible to build a house on the moon

20-11-2020

MVRDV’s Depot of concrete with a mirror façade

A storage depot for art which is also a museum, made entirely of concrete and covered with mirror panels.