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26-10-2021

Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota design The Greenary Mutti House in Parma

A 10-metre-tall ficus tree is the absolute protagonist of the living space of the new private residence designed by Carlo Ratti Associati in collaboration with architect Italo Rota in Montechiarugolo, in the province of Parma. The client is Francesco Mutti, CEO of the Italian company of the same name, European leader in the production of preserves and tomato-related products.

22-10-2021

Efficiency Lab for Architecture designs Telluride Glass House

Aybars Asci, president of Efficiency Lab for Architecture, an American studio that recently completed the construction of the Telluride Glass House, located in the scenic Telluride Box Canyon in Colorado, has a rather fitting mantra: "Efficiency is beautiful". The structure is extremely simple, consisting of three juxtaposed glass volumes. The construction took just a few weeks, but the project was years in the making. As architect Aybars Asci always says, "sometimes complexity is the path to achieving such levels of simplicity".

15-10-2021

NU Architectuur designs house in wood, lime hemp and straw

In Belgium’s countryside, a pentagonal wooden house combines classic and innovative building materials such as wood, lime hemp and straw

13-10-2021

Studio Lotus: Stacked House in New Delhi

A residential building in a densely populated area of New Delhi opens from the inside out, to elevate the living experience. Light, ventilation and interconnection are the key elements of the project designed by Studio Lotus. Traditional building models cleverly combine with technological innovation.

08-10-2021

BLAF Architecten: home for a family in Malines, Flanders

BLAF Architecten returns to a more traditional construction method, combining different materials and taking advantage of their energy performance. In a family residence in the town of Malines, in Belgium, the BLAF studio focused on the floor plan, for a gradual transition from open and “theatrical” spaces, to more intimate environments.

24-09-2021

Wagnerian-inspired concrete house designed by B.K.P.Š. Architects

The Slovakian firm B.K.P.Š. has built a concrete house along a sloping lot in the capital city of Bratislava, designed to dominate the landscape.

16-09-2021

Faulkner Architects Lookout House, a minimalist house in Sierra Nevada

In Truckee, California, Faulkner Architects have designed the Lookout House, a minimalist concrete house built on the slopes of an extinct volcano. CCL Concept Lighting Lab contributed to the interior and lighting design. The architectural solutions and materials chosen by the architects pay homage to the area and to the landscape, shaped over time by volcanic activity, with elements such as the orange-red coloured glass that frames the large central opening, evoking the incandescent magma, and flooding the rooms with a warm reddish light.

23-08-2021

Saltbox Passive House by Atelier L’Abri

The Canadian firm L'Abri has built the Saltbox Passive House near Montreal. This family home has received LEED Platinum and PHIUS 2018+ certifications from the Passive House Institute US, becoming the third house in Quebec to obtain passive house certification.