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Izar Houses / Taller ADG Alonso de Garay + MDB Micaela de Bernardí
Disney Proposes "Magic in the Californian Desert" with New Mixed-Use Communities Project
Shiiba House / Mandai Architects
Alison Brooks Architects, Adjaye Associates, Henning Larsen and SLA to Develop Toronto's Waterfront
Why Are Some Houses Elevated off the Ground?
10 Iconic Buildings that Changed Our Perception of Raw Materials
Iron Fist Restaurant / Studio Kota
Stable Conversion / Link Architectes
Weekend House in Bukovany / SENAA architekti
INC Coffee / LABOTORY
Bulimba Park House / DAHA
MJA House / Pereira Miguel Arquitectos
HNS Studio / Muhhe Studio
Cherry Tree House / SOA Architekti
MM House / Colle-Croce
Selo Store / MNMA studio
Pizzeria Pomidoros BT / Paliychuk Olga Design
Twist House / Avignon Architecte

Izar Houses / Taller ADG Alonso de Garay + MDB Micaela de Bernardí

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 11:00 PM PST

architects: MDB Micaela de Bernardí
architects: Taller ADG Alonso de Garay
Location: Valle de Bravo, Mex., Mexico
Project Year: 2020
Photographs: Onnis Luque
Area: 6570.0 m2

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Disney Proposes "Magic in the Californian Desert" with New Mixed-Use Communities Project

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 10:30 PM PST

Disney, the multinational entertainment and media conglomerate announced its new addition to its Signature Experiences Program. Titled "Cotino", part of its new Storyliving by Disney venture, the master plan is Disney's first master-planned community project, and will feature distinctly-designed housing units and neighborhoods, along with commercial and civic amenities and man-made beaches in the heart of Rancho Mirage, California's Coachella Valley.

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Shiiba House / Mandai Architects

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 10:00 PM PST

architects: Mandai Architects
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Project Year: 2021
Photographs: Yasuhiro Takagi
Area: 131.0 m2

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Alison Brooks Architects, Adjaye Associates, Henning Larsen and SLA to Develop Toronto's Waterfront

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 09:30 PM PST

Quayside Aerial - Full view of proposed development. Image Courtesy of Waterfront Toronto

A consortium comprising developers Dream Unlimited and Great Gulf together with lead architects Alison Brooks Architects, Adjaye Associates, Henning Larsen and landscape design practice SLA were selected to develop Toronto's Quayside into a new neighbourhood containing affordable housing, robust public spaces and new business opportunities. The design for the 4.9 hectares site on Toronto's waterfront proposes over 800 affordable housing units, together with an 8,000 square-metres forested green space and an urban farm, accompanied by arts venues and flexible educational spaces.

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Why Are Some Houses Elevated off the Ground?

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 09:00 PM PST

Residência GN / Miguel Pinto Guimarães Arquitetos Associados. © Andre Nazareth

The strategy of raising houses off the ground gained popularity in the 1920s when Le Corbusier announced structures on pilotis as one of the 5 points of modern architecture. A great contribution, especially in the urban issue, as it enables the creation of a free space with greater connection between the public sphere of the street and the private sphere of the building. His iconic Villa Savoye is a paradigmatic example of the use of pilotis that preserves the natural terrain and, as Le Corbusier himself said, places the house on the grass like an object, without disturbing anything. In addition, the pilotis also served as a strategy for the flow of vehicles, which can be seen in Lina Bo Bardi's equally emblematic Casa de Vidro and its slender steel tubes. Arranged in a modulation of four modules in width by five in depth, they maintain the house as a transparent floating box in the midst of nature, respecting the terrain and assisting in the building's thermal comfort by allowing air circulation.

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10 Iconic Buildings that Changed Our Perception of Raw Materials

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 08:00 PM PST

The history of architecture shows that the use of raw materials has always been somewhat common, whether in ancient vernacular techniques or within the Brutalist movement, to name a few. It is evident that the language of a project is often linked to its material, as various sensations and the perception of space are directed by the aesthetic and physical quality of the given element. For this reason, we have gathered ten buildings that highlight the quality of their materials, whether to make a statement, reinterpret a technique from the past, or to re-signify the potency of some of these elements.

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Iron Fist Restaurant / Studio Kota

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 07:00 PM PST