Concrete Kitchen

House in Serra de Freita

rest stops in georgia


berlin-based studio
 j. mayer h. architects has completed 2 of 20 'rest stops' in gori, georgia. the structures are for the new highway which will run through the country and connect the republic of azerbaijan with the republic of turkey. the buildings are located on selected scenic viewpoints and serve as activators for their area and neighboring cities. the sites include not only a gas station and supermarket, but also farmers markets and cultural spaces for local arts and crafts.

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Home-Office in Formentera Island

luminarium


THE LUMINARIUM IS A MOTORIZED WORK LAMP THAT RUNS IN 12-HOUR CYCLES, MIMICKING DAWN TO SUNSET.
Young Milanese designer 
Stefano Pertegato became fascinated with the effects of artificial light during his final year at Politecnico di Milano. “Natural daylight provides resetting cues,” he explains. “Constant, extended stimuli in the background, like the slow play of light and shadows during the day, bring restorative benefits from directed attention fatigue, reducing cognitive stress and improving concentration.” Pertegato wondered if a simple lamp could recreate the effect, recalibrating our bodies to produce serotonin at normal cycles. His thesis project, a kinetic lighting system called The Luminarium, attempts to do just that.
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Owhanake Bay house

logica system



italian kitchen manufacturer 
valcucine constructs easy to use and ergonomic cooking and food preparation spaces 
for domestic applications, as demonstrated in their 'new logica system' with 80 cm depth and 'equipped back section', 
featuring removable over-sized drawers and wall units with ala and aerius lift-up doors. the newest addition to the kitchen system 
is an improved 'equipped back section' which is capable of containing and concealing all of the equipment within including: 
the dish-drainer, weighing scales, small appliances, removable cooking receptacles, bottle-racks, power sockets, a monitor, 
a kitchen roll holder, the tap, hooks for utensils, even a cooker hood. 
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casa dlw



santa caterina-based 
westphal+kosciuk have recently completed 'casa dlw' located in the continental zone of florianópolis, brazil.
situated on a steep terrain, the owners of the residence wanted to have a dwelling where the social and private zones were not isolated from one another.
to assure sunlight, cross ventilation and views to the city and the sea, the solution was to lift the living block onto a white cantilever that floats 
above the driveway. the room is connected to a terrace that privileges the panoramic view. also on this level are the kitchen, the service area 
and a workshop with access to the backyard. upstairs, the master bedroom, guest bedroom and office are programmed. two lower sectors keep 
the entrance hall, garage, warehouse and an indoor play quarter separate from this space. the grey color of the base accentuates the independence between 
the two volumes. the entire structure is connected by a staircase and an elevator.
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HIJAUAN HOUSE

Villa Ladybird

Mid-century Pet Furniture






These great mid-century pet furniture pieces by Modernist Cat can not only add style to any room in your home but also keep your pet happy. So don't compromise your home decor and give your loving cat or dog a place to enjoy! Via Design Don't Panic.

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Aqualina Residence

Mylamp by MadeByWho

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Mylamp is a minimalist lighting fixture designed by Denmark-based designer MadeByWho. The designers wanted a fun design in which the user would be involved with the process of creating and assembling the product. Used as a desk or wall lamp, Mylamp is laser cut using 1mm recycled cardboard.
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House on the Bluffs

THE DUKE TERRACE

loft style

Villa Roces

House in Piedra Roja

Hybrid Office

concrete house in japan

“Keep on Turnin’” Stereo System

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Here is a sweet-looking sonourous music center from German designer 
Valerie Hebel. It looks to have it all: a bay for your choice vinyl, a turntable, a CD player (if you still own any of those) and an iPod dock. The the wooden exterior is a nice contrast to all of the technology inside and the sliding cover for the record player is a perfect touch for keeping dust out of your grooves. See it in action below. (Stilsucht)
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musical doorbell

casa v2

forest home

ba house

IM FELS



Bergmeister Wolf, a northern Italian firm with offices in Austria and Italy, were hired by the small Tyrolean town of Margreid to build a new volunteer fire station back in 2010. The commission came with an unusual site: a 300-foot cliff of sheer rock.
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Gorki House by Atrium

barn in the countryside



dutch practice 
kwint architecten has recently completed 'a barn in the countryside', a residence integrated into an existing 
vernacular structure south of the city of eelde, the netherlands. maintaining the traditional gabled roof form of the drenthe barn,
this dwelling maintains the aesthetic of the regional typology without preservation while adding contemporary spatial needs of 
inhabitants living outside of the city limits. reinterpreting the barn as a home, the exterior is sheathed with a layer of horizontal wooden blinds,
allowing air to ventilate into a transitory covered space before entering the interior.
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Roof 3

Slit House

FJ Apartment

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In a typical apartment from the 80´s there is no much to be expected, right?! Wrong! Especially if the property has been renovated and decorated, by talented architects and designers from Studio Guilherme Torres. 
The project was conceived with references to nightclubs, especially the D-Ege, where the entrepreneur and DJ Felipe Jorge, a resident of this apartment, and the architect Guilherme Torres were presented by mutual friends.
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glass house for diver



tokyo and hiroshima-based practice 
naf architect & design have recently completed 'glass house for diver', an ocean-side residence 
in hiroshima, japan. the exterior is generated by stacking 1 x 1 x 1.5 meter blocks on top of one another, similar to the form of breakwaters 
to dissipate waves. manufactured from leftover concrete, the blocks are produced by accumulating the extra material at a cement factory 
in etajima city in hiroshima. the pace of the house's construction was directly dependent upon the formulation of the components, 
as construction waited for their phased arrival to the site. an unusual way to schedule a project's process, this example of 'slow architecture' 
is not perceived as a normal approach in modern day construction.
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McLaren factory

House in Beach Palabritas

House in Xove

Postcard House

Villa Extramuros

S. Roque Casa I


as part of his studies at the international design school for advanced studies (IDAS), korean designer 
yuri endo explored the properties 
of light and space for his final year thesis entitled 'luminous specimen'. the project began as developing a design for 
a bathroom lighting solution, however endo decided to convert the idea of illumination into art by concentrating his interpretation 
within the digital realm. he began this research  with a number of basic experiments investigating optics, particularly focusing on the 
refraction of light rays through a prism and its ability to create intriguing illusions, based on the various angles they fall. 
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house in alberschwende

Hanaha

Fruits Table Lamp

Coca-Cola Beatbox

Coca-Cola Beatbox by Pernilla & Asif

Designed by London architects 
Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt, the Coca-Cola Beatbox invites visitors to make a musical collage of sporting sounds by touching parts of its structure.
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StudioDesk XL

Summer House in Southern Burgenland




Vienna-based studio Judith Benzer Architektur has designed the Summer House in Southern Burgenland.
This two story contemporary vacation home is located in Burgenland, the eastern most and least populous state or Land of Austria.

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Black Box

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