It’s hot, dry, brown, and dusty—and for some, a personal paradise. Welcome to the California high desert, where a pair of Los Angeles-based architects, Linda Taalman and Alan Koch, have finished construction on their own 1,100-square-foot getaway.An experiment in hands-on minimalism, the house sits on a remote five-acre site in Pioneertown—just beyond the northwestern boundary [...]
Architect: Brasil ArquiteturaArchitects: Francisco Fanucci, Marcelo Ferraz, Cícero Ferraz Cruz, Anne Dieterich, Bruno Levi, Gabriel Grinspum, Luciana Dornellas, Pedro Del GuerraLocation: Hanko, FinlandDesign Year: 2005Construction Year: 2007Finnish Architecture Team: Ville Niiranen and Mikko KääriäinenDigital Model: Carlos ArellanoConstructed Area: 330 sqm
For us it is impossible to imagine modern Brazilian architecture without thinking about the strong influence [...]
We checked in on the green rebuilding efforts in Greensburg, Kansas when Planet Green’s docu-series premiered last month. We found plenty of interesting developments, but this prefab from Studio804 of the University of Kansas School of Architecture is definitely one of the most memorable. Built as the community art center, this innovative building uses modular [...]
Bella Italia is a wine store as well as a restaurant designed by ippolito fleitz group. Owned by a typical warmhearted Sicilian woman who sells the products of her home country and offers a creative home-style cuisine on an upscale level while she transfers the Italian spirit to Germany.
The restaurant, located in Stuttgart West, is [...]
Work AC shared with us another project built in Manhattan, the Diane von Furstenberg HQ in TriBeca. An amazing renewal of an historic building. The light use is accented by the use of hanging crystals. I personally like the landscaping on the rooftop, wich reminds me of the High Line passing nearby. You can also [...]
The Feel bathtub has a sharply defined oval line that set the tone for this simple piece with clear lines. In a variety of interpretations of size and shape this distinctive inner line always remains; it represents the essential minimalist character of the tub. The Feel bathtub above is set in a sharp white block. [...]
‘No one wants to use ammonia anymore, right? No one except my non-“G” coworker, who just leaned over to me and said, “If it doesn’t stink, it isn’t clean!” Here are a couple of solutions that can save you from the nasty toxins of ammonia, some of which might even be stinky enough for my [...]