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13-01-2016

Konieczny – KWK Promes and the Living-garden house, Poland

The Living-garden house in Katowice, Poland, is the first project by Robert Konieczny – KWK Promes to focus on the theme of integration of dwelling-place and nature. Robert Konieczny studies the co-penetration of greenery into the home as a key element in residential architecture.

15-12-2015

Attic by Superpozycja Architekci

The Polish architects of Superpozycja Architekci brought a "ruin" back to life as an attic apartment: a complex challenge taking into consideration every little detail, from reusable demolition materials to use of volumes. The result is a contemporary take on rustic style.

11-12-2015

Renzo Piano’s Paediatric Surgery Centre for Emergency in Uganda

A Children’s Surgery Centre designed by architect Renzo Piano for the Italian NGO Emergency is currently under construction in Entebbe, a town on Lake Victoria 35 km southwest of the Uganda capital Kampala.

08-12-2015

SoNo Arhitekti’s Mountain View House: mountain architecture

SoNo Arhitekti of Slovenia recently built a single-family home in the Austrian Alps. At 800 metres above sea level, the homeowners enjoy plenty of fresh air, carefully studied design and breath-taking views.

04-12-2015

Family homes – the best of the week

During an event televised on November 25 on the programme Grand Designs: House of the Year, Flint House designed by architects Skene Catling De La Pena was named RIBA House of the Year. This week’s best of the week feature looks at homes in various parts of the world presented recently in Floornature.