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ertepl

House . Dačice

ertepl

A young family asked for modest and simple house situated in new urban part of small town Dačice, Czech republic. First challenge was to deal with a steep plot terrain. Second to provide enough privacy. Continue reading ertepl

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MVRDV

Van Gogh Homeland . Noord-Brabant

MVRDV

Vincent van Gogh had a great love for the Brabant landscape, as can be seen in many of his paintings. Over a century after he left his native Dutch province, this landscape is now under pressure. The number of floods is increasing while farmers, cities, industry, and nature lovers are fighting over the available space. Given the complications of the Dutch nitrogen crisis, permit applications for projects in Natura 2000 protected areas have come to a standstill. How can Brabant find the balance between idyll and progress? Continue reading MVRDV

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AMPE.TRYBOU ARCHITECTEN

HUIS 45

ampe.trybou architecten . photos: © Dennis De Smet

Facility with residential functions for people with a visual impairment.

In an orthogonal plan structure, 3 living groups are organized around a collective and public square with the character of a small-scale village square. It is the beating heart of the project and the meeting place for the residents and the neighbourhood. Continue reading AMPE.TRYBOU ARCHITECTEN

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Death & Vanilla

Flicker . 2023

Death & Vanilla

Death and Vanilla return with ‘Flicker’, presenting their unique pop music that defies categorisation. Housed in a beautifully austere post-ironic de-constructed sleeve; ‘Flicker’ is a modern reflection on these difficult times. World crises notwithstanding, they return reborn, re-arranged and revitalised after assimilating dub reggae, the motorik spirals of Can, the modal meander of Philip Glass and The Cure’s dreamier pop sounds; plus the twice removed symphonic ambience of Spiritualized and Talking Heads under heavy manners from Brian Eno. By osmosis their period of transition since 2019’s much darker ‘Are You A Dreamer?’ has hatched new eclectic electronica anthems riddled with melody lines, and layered for lush love. Continue reading Death & Vanilla