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- Skinny 91 inch-wide house in London gets tons of sun thanks to multiple skylights Thu, 8 Mar 18, 6:47amHouses built on extremely skinny plots are becoming a serious real estate trend in cities with expensive property markets. The Slim House by design studio alma-nac is one such dwelling, clocking in at a mere 91 inch-wide....
- Charming Saigon House tells the story of old Saigon through antiques and reclaimed furniture Mon, 21 Dec 15, 5:03pmThe architects were inspired by the story about Van Duong Phu, a masterpiece of architecture, built by Mr Vuong Hong Sen, a culturist, an academic, and a famous collector of antiques...
- Hufton + Crow capture Denmark’s beautiful grass-covered Moesgaard Museum in new photos Wed, 14 Oct 15, 2:02amThe wedge-shaped museum was designed to nestle right into a preexisting hill, utilizing the submersion to naturally insulate part of the structure and save on climate control costs...
- This breezy island home may look like a giant screened-porch but it’s so much more Wed, 16 Sep 15, 12:39amSabrina Terry and Jon Lamb decided to leave Boston and move to the South, where they have been vacationing for years. The couple commissioned architects Frank Harmon and Jacob Burke to design a house which would take advantage...
- India’s high-flying Hornbill House is a treetop paradise built with stone and mud Wed, 26 Aug 15, 3:00amHidden deep into the forests of southern India, this renovated bungalow provides an ideal quiet space for those looking to escape the city and enjoy nature...
- Gorgeous Sayama Forest Chapel in Japan resembles hands clasped in prayer Thu, 20 Aug 15, 12:13amThe architect first planted additional trees and created the building around them. While the adjacent Community Hall building has a more horizontal configuration, with its circular plan and radial wooden beams supported by...
- Snøhetta and SANAA win Budapest National Gallery/Ludwig Museum competition Tue, 21 Apr 15, 1:00amNorwegian firm Snøhetta and Japanese studio SANAA won the competition to design the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum in Budapest-part of one of the largest museum developments in Europe...
- Snøhetta and SANAA both win Budapest National Gallery/Ludwig Museum competition Mon, 20 Apr 15, 3:02pmNorwegian firm Snøhetta and Japanese studio SANAA won the competition to design the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum in Budapest-part of one of the largest museum developments in Europe...
- nArchitects New Zig-Zagging M2 Building Will be a Civic Landmark in Calgary Tue, 23 Sep 14, 4:00amThe 20,000-square-foot building occupying a quarter-acre lot east of the historic Simmons Building will contain two restaurants on the ground floor and offices and large terraces on the upper floors...
- Shigeru Ban Unveils Modern Minimalist Sengokubara Villa With a Teardrop-Shaped Courtyard Tue, 29 Oct 13, 6:30amShigeru Ban highlights the Villa at Sengokubara’s geometric forms by encircling the green courtyard with a dark sloping roof constructed from a single piece of material...
- Ultra Minimalist Dogma House Has a Sloping Roof Ramp That Leads to a Lake Thu, 22 Dec 11, 12:22amThe ultra minimalist Dogma House is characterized by its amazing sloping roof ramp, and was designed by Alex van de Beld and Haiko Meijer in accordance with the Dogma Rules conceived by a group of Danish movie directors...