Maisonette by Studio Gang Architects in Chicago, IL, USA

Studio Gang Architects has designed a modern interior in Chicago, IL, USA. Design for cottage transform a former ballroom of the Ambassador West Hotel into a modern apartment. Two ascending platforms connected by a narrow passerelle extend to the second floor ballroom, where an additional bedroom are located. Large voids are cut from the second floor slab to create a dramatic vertical space in the... 

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Pekapeka Beach House by Parsonson Architects in New Zealand

Parsonson Architects has designed a modern house in New Zealand. The techniques used are simple modular construction combined with a very simple form. The plan is rectangular and divided into 3 parts, bedroom solid form at each end supporting the roof floating above the living space in between. This layout allows the living room to face both east and west into the hills to the sea. This allows sun... 

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The Evelyn Grace Academy by Zaha Hadid in Brixton district of south London

Zaha Hadid has designed an education building in the Brixton district of south London. The Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, London Borough of Lambeth, broadens not only the educational diversity of this active and historical part of London but also augments the built environment in a predominantly residential area. This Academy presents itself as an open, transparent and welcoming addition to the community’s... 

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Mediacite by Ron Arad Architects in Belgium

Ron Arad Architects has completed a modern building design in Liege, Belgium. Once the world’s foremost centre for steel production and since in economic decline, the building stands out as a symbol of the city’s revitalisation and strives to spearhead the city’s regeneration.The 350 metre long mall weaves through the fabric of the refurbished old market centre at one end, through the new two... 

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Concrete House by Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects in California

Ogrydziak prilling Architects have designed a design house in Piedmont, California. This project involved major renovation and transformation of a 1974 cast iron and concrete brick house for two in a house for a family. Unaffectionately known in the neighborhood as “the bunker” when the new owners bought the house in 2001, the original house has turned its back on the street, and from appearances... 

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Office Interior by Essentia Designs in for Dentsu London

Essentia Design has designed an office interior design for Dentsu London. The building is an award winning development by Amanda Levete which the Dentsu team have already christened the “spaceship” (Tokyo HQ is the mothership!). This design is to create interiors that sympathetic to the curvaceous exterior of the building and provide an environment of high-tech minimalist Japanese where they can... 

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