Shou Sugi Ban: A Timeless Japanese Technique for Sustainable and Striking Wood Finishes
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Shou Sugi Ban, also known as Yakisugi, is a traditional Japanese method of wood preservation that has been used for centuries. It involves charring the surface of the wood with fire, which creates a unique aesthetic and improves its durability. In recent years, this technique has gained popularity in modern architecture for its striking appearance...
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Lilly Miller
Photography
Yakisugi Cladding Shou Sugi Ban New Zealand
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Pods Underneath Bridges for Homeless Communities by Shail Patel
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Architect Shail Patel designs the modular form of the bridge pods to allow for easy construction and assembly, making it possible to quickly expand the project and offer housing for more individuals in need. In their forms, the pods are built with durable and sustainable materials, ensuring their longevity.
Project name
Pods Underneath Bridges for Homeless Communities
Architecture firm
Shail Patel
Location
USA
Tools used
Midjourney
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House in Santa Marinha by Helder da Rocha Arquitectos, a minimal white house with three entrances
Houses |
In Santa Marinha we had to make three entrances. I don't remember doing anything like that, although that's what we enjoy the most - drawing the entrance, and also drawing the terrain. And it is always the most difficult delivery.
Project name
Casa em Santa Marinha (House in Santa Marinha)
Architecture firm
Helder da Rocha Arquitectos
Location
Lousada, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
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Hilltop House by mode:lina™
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The Hilltop House project is the result of pouring investors’ dreams into a tangible form – both their love for mountains, winter sports, and cars, and their fondness of original architectural solutions. A modern barn neighbouring the forest wall, encased by three slopes of a green hill, has become their private haven in one of Poznań’s bedroom com...
Project name
Hilltop House
Architecture firm
mode:lina™
Location
Poznan, Poland
Photography
Patryk Lewiński
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The Brick Box, Kolhapur, India by Dhanesh Gandhi Architects
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Sitting on a tight plot in the heart of Kolhapur is the Brick Box, conceptualised by Ar. Dhanesh Gandhi. A four-storey family home spanning over 2500 sq.ft, this residence more than rises above its challenges. The plot was a linear, narrow rectangle of 16.5 ft x 40 ft, posing to be the main challenge for this project. Flanked by homes on either sid...
Project name
The Brick Box
Architecture firm
Dhanesh Gandhi Architects
Location
Shivaji Peth, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Pranit Bora
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Caldeira House: renovation of a historic building in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal by the architect Filipe Pina
Houses |
The renovation of a historic building in Vila Nova de Foz Côa by the architect Filipe Pina, using slate and shale as the main elements, creates a new contemporary home that respects the history of the place.
Project name
Casa Caldeira / Caldeira House
Architecture firm
Filipe Pina
Location
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
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Winter Interior by Jenifer Haider Chowdhury
Futuristic |
In this series, I tried to create some interior space ideas for winter weather. I tried to create a cozy vibe by using some very special winter-warming fashion features in the design.
Project name
Winter Interior
Architecture firm
J’s Archistry, Jenifer Haider Chowdhury
Location
Fictional, An imaginary location where the weather is super cold
Tools used
Midjourney, Adobe Photoshop
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JIN TEA, Yunnan, China by Aurora Design
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For Jin Tea Space, the designer utilized bamboo, which is a symbol of the spiritual core of traditional Chinese culture as well as tea, to create a modern tea retail store. She realized that the key for a retail space is not only product display, but also the space design and consumers' experiences
Project name
JIN TEA
Architecture firm
Aurora Design
Location
Yunnan, China
Photography
INSPACE: Yanyu, Naxin; Video: WM STUDIO
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Charged Voids’ Residence 568 Adapts Traditional Indian Architecture for 21st-Century Living, Panchkula, India
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The house is designed around a courtyard with the public spaces overlooking it. The varied scale of public and private spaces and their different interactions with the outdoors was a central idea of this project. The public spaces were expanded volumetrically to emphasize their importance as congregational spaces. The concept of cross-axes has been...
Project name
Residence 568
Architecture firm
Charged Voids
Location
Sector – 7, Panchkula, Haryana (Satellite Town Of Chandigarh), India
Photography
Javier Callejas Sevilla
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1180 Fourth Street affordable housing in San Francisco designed by Kennerly Architecture & Planning in collaboration with Mithun|Solomon
Residential Building |
The project marks the corner of Fourth and Channel Streets as a gateway to San Francisco’s burgeoning new Mission Bay south neighborhood. It houses 150 low income, and formerly homeless individuals and families, currently including 261 children. It brings diversity of age, race, and income to this booming new district. Restaurant and retail space...
Project name
1180 Fourth Street
Architecture firm
Associate Design Architect: Kennerly Architecture & Planning. Executive Architect: Mithun/Solomon (originated WRT/Solomon E.T.C.). Associate Architect: Full Circle Architecture
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
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Zoncuantla Apartments in Coatepec, Mexico by Rafael Pardo Arquitectos