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26-05-2017

Studio mk27 Marcio Kogan: Casa Catuçaba

In Catuçaba, up in the high valleys between San Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, stands a house designed by Marcio Kogan’s studio mk27 which fits perfectly with its environment. Leaving behind one of his favourite materials – concrete – Marcio Kogan has designed a house using FSC certified wood.

28-04-2017

Naples, Rione Sanità: two piazzas restored to Beauty

Fondazione di Comunità San Gennaro, the Architecture Department of Naples University and a number of other partners have permitted the urban reclamation of two piazzas in Rione Sanità on the basis of participatory design. The piazzas were inaugurated during the events marking the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Prince Antonio de Curtis, better known as Totò.

17-04-2017

Poly WeDo: music and education according to Archstudio

Poly WeDo is a school of music and the performing arts for children in Beijing’s Yongli shopping centre. Archstudio, the Chinese architects who designed the school, took great care with every detail, from acoustics to the natural environment.

11-04-2017

Olivier Dwek’s S Apartment in Paris

Interior design is a discipline Olivier Dwek approaches as a passion rather than a job. This approach may be seen in the design of Apartment S in Paris, in which he reveals a striking taste for luxury through use of truly innovative materials.

10-04-2017

Humble House by Coy Yontis Architects

An older couple who like to travel asked Australian architects Rosa Coy and George Yontis to design a house by the sea that would be humble, easy to maintain and, of course, cosy, generously sized to welcome visitors.

08-03-2017

Koti - Finnish hospitality in Paris

Fall asleep in Finland and wake up in Paris, is the motto with which the Institut Finlandais in Paris presents KOTI, a programme inaugurated on the occasion of the celebrations marking the centennial of Finland’s independence, which will allow visitors to experience Finnish hospitality right in the centre of Paris for 100 days.

13-02-2017

The artistic philosophy of an office according to Muxin Design Research

Architecture definitely plays an important role in determining the quality of life for people who work indoors. And so Chinese studio Muxin created the ideal office, custom tailored and including lounge areas for relaxing.

08-02-2017

Apiacas Arquitetos Itahye House San Paolo Brazil

Apiacás Arquitetos designed a private home that maintains a profound relationship with the landscape in a protected nature reserve in Brazil. Leonardo Finotti’s beautiful photographs demonstrate how the building is embraced by its natural surroundings.