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08-09-2015

Architecture from plants: Barry Cox’s tree church

In Ohaupo, New Zealand, Barry Cox spent four years of his life growing a very special garden and creating a Tree Church out of five different tree species and his own know-how.

01-09-2015

Study the shapes: Sorel Residence by Naturehumaine

The Canadian architectural studio Naturehumaine, directed by Stéphane Rasselet, constructed a house with a very unusual shape. Sorel Residence, which takes its name from the place it is built in, is a perfect example of the geometric disruption of shapes.

31-08-2015

Port Ludlow Residence by Finne Architects

Port Ludlow Residence is a modern compact house of 230 square metres built on the wooded waterfront of the Puget Sound, near Seattle in the state of Washington, USA. The design, directed by architect Nils Finne, has a large glass and aluminium veranda which looks onto the water.

08-07-2015

Finne Architects' lightweight Mazama House in Washington State

A house about to take off into flight: the shape of the roof, the idea of suspension and the relationship between inside and outside integrate the building into its context in Methow Valley, Washington State, with the light touch typical of Nils Finne's buildings

29-06-2015

Paul Cocksedge’s living staircase

Paul Cocksedge designed a staircase as a space for socialisation and relaxation in the Ampersand offices in London: a liveable spiral twelve metres high where the creative artists and designers working in the building constructed by Resolution Property can take a break.

19-05-2015

Iris Group SuperSurfaceSpace Gallery, designed by Metrogramma, Moscow

The Iris Group has opened SuperSurfaceSpace, its new Moscow gallery and showroom. The interior is designed by Metrogramma, who came up with an innovative system of steel panels covered with ceramic permitting transformation of the space for many different functions.

19-05-2015

House in the Chilterns: In the footsteps of Mies Van Der Rohe

Lazzarini Pickering architectural studio renovated a house between Oxford and London, drawing inspiration from the work of Mies Van Der Rohe. The volumes that stand out against the English countryside establish a dialogue between the old traditional cottages and contemporary architecture.

03-03-2015

Large tiles that look like metal, indoor flooring

Large tiles for interior flooring are the basis of Porcelaingres’s design research exploring the aesthetic potential of porcelain through elegant and sophisticated collections with metallic effects, such as Great Metals and Just Great.