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![anuM Office, Cubox Lodi
anuM Office, Cubox Lodi](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/1/9291/01_cubox_roberto_munari_last_sez.jpg)
11-03-2014
anuM Office, Cubox Lodi
Cubox, a construction in a nursery school in Lodi designed by architect Roberto Munari, looks as if it is made out of toy building blocks.
![Paredes Pedrosa: Public library in Ceuta
Paredes Pedrosa: Public library in Ceuta](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/30/8960/0_paredes-pedrosa-public-library-in-ceuta_last_sez.jpg)
06-11-2013
Paredes Pedrosa: Public library in Ceuta
Built on an archaeological site dating back to the Marinid Berber dynasty, the new Ceuta public library designed by Paredes Pedrosa arquitectos embraces two cultural functions, linking the present with the past. The metal grids of the side surfaces reduce the impact of the African sun on the interior, improving the building’s environmental sustainability.
![Khmaladze: Service station and McDonalds in Batumi (Georgia)
Khmaladze: Service station and McDonalds in Batumi (Georgia)](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/30/8959/0_khmaladze-service-station-and-mcdonalds-in-batumi-georgia_last_sez.jpg)
30-10-2013
Khmaladze: Service station and McDonalds in Batumi (Georgia)
Awarded a special mention for best first project in Next Landmark 2013, the second international architecture contest, Giorgi Khmaladze’s project is a strong urban landmark in a new district in Batumi, Georgia. Occupying only a small piece of ground, the building combines a service station with a McDonalds restaurant so that the two services complement one another.
![UID: a home between the earth and the sky in Fukuyama
UID: a home between the earth and the sky in Fukuyama](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/30/8927/10_uid-a-home-between-the-earth-and-the-sky-in-fukuyama_last_sez.jpg)
23-10-2013
UID: a home between the earth and the sky in Fukuyama
Keisuke Maeda (UID Architects) has designed a home that brings together earth and sky. The shape of Node, as the Japanese architect’s latest work is called, incorporates an intersection of the layouts of the two levels, which are linked by a staircase, but the true connection is where the trees grow out of the house, reconciling the natural and built environments.
![Ala Architects: Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Norway
Ala Architects: Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Norway](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/30/8871/0_ala-architects-kilden-performing-arts-centre-in-norway_last_sez.jpg)
09-10-2013
Ala Architects: Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Norway
In Kristiansand, Norway, Finnish architectural studio Ala Architects has built an arts centre containing a large concert hall and a theatre. The history of the project, which began in the ’80s, led to construction of a landmark of great symbolic value; the Kilden has a sculptural shape somewhere between art and architecture, overlooking the city’s waterfront, and its design and use of materials are derived from local history.
![ViTre Studio: new Sisma premises in Piovene Rocchette
ViTre Studio: new Sisma premises in Piovene Rocchette](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/30/8817/0_vitre-studio-new-sisma-premises-in-piovene-rocchette_last_sez.jpg)
04-09-2013
ViTre Studio: new Sisma premises in Piovene Rocchette
Sisma appointed ViTre Studio to construct its new headquarters in the province of Vicenza, and the project won second prize in the Renzo Piano Foundation Award. Accomplished by a 14-strong team of designers, the shape and the choice of materials for the industrial unit architecture reflect its setting. The plant systems adopted take into account the values of sustainability, earning the work Class A energy performance certification.
![Archohm Taurian World School, India
Archohm Taurian World School, India](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/1/8818/01_archohm_taurian_school_last_sez.jpg)
27-08-2013
Archohm Taurian World School, India
Archohm architecture studio has designed a school campus that promotes the holistic development of its students.
![RLDA Atali Resort, Rishikesh, India
RLDA Atali Resort, Rishikesh, India](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/1/8766/01_rlda_resort_last_sez.jpg)
25-07-2013
RLDA Atali Resort, Rishikesh, India
Indian architectural studio RLDA recently completed a resort 30 km from Rishikesh in India, on the bank of the Ganges.