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JDS

CASA JURA . bois d’amont

JDS . CASA JURA . bois d’amont (1)

JDS . photos: © julien lanoo

Situated in a secluded countryside, we wanted this house to embrace its landscape. From the inside, we maximized the living space while projecting the hill and mountain into the house. From the outside, the house blends into the surrounding hill minimizing its visual impact to a mere bump into the steep mountainside. Continue reading JDS

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o+h onishimaki+hyakudayuki

double helix house . yanaka

onishimaki+hyakudayuki . double helix house . yanaka (1)

onishimaki+hyakudayuki architects . photos : kai nakamura

“Double Helix House” is a small house which is located in Yanaka, Tokyo. There are many old wooden houses and historical temples which were left unscathed by war. This creates attractive atmosphere among alleys and small galleries. We proposed that this house should be built in this kind of atmosphere, with attractive buildings all around. The site is a flag-shaped place with two narrow streets in front of it. It is surrounded by neighborhood houses and looks like a secret garden, but at the same time, it feels as if it is a part of the streets. Continue reading o+h onishimaki+hyakudayuki

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Pizarro . Santos . Mena . Badiola

CALLE Mahou . Madrid

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design team: Jorge Pizarro Montalvillo . Lorna de Santos Smith . Paula Mena . Marta Badiola

The Spanish beer brand Mahou wants to transform the old palace of Duque del Infantado into a space linked to Madrid and its people, reinforcing the aim of being a company that, born in Madrid in 1890, it belongs to its history and tradition. Continue reading Pizarro . Santos . Mena . Badiola

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Haerynck Vanmeirhaeghe

Studio Koen van den Broek . Antwerp

Haerynck Vanmeirhaeghe architecten . Studio Koen van den Broek . Antwerp (1)

Haerynck Vanmeirhaeghe architecten . photos: © Filip Dujardin

The work of the Belgian painter Koen van den Broek is based upon polaroid pictures that document his travels throughout America. As a result, this project was conceived as a travel through different universes, an architectural roadtrip with various destinations. The entire project is materialised by timber beams with oversized sections. The wooden doors act as a standard measure calibrating the different universes. Continue reading Haerynck Vanmeirhaeghe