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Costa Esmeralda concrete love

Architect Luciano Kruk and his girlfriend Ekaterina Künzel designed themselves this concrete holiday house, set in the beautiful landscape on the Argentinian coastline. Named Casa L4, the house is located in Costa Esmeralda, a picturesque stretch of coastline set 250 miles south of Buenos Aires. The front and rear of the concrete building are enclosed by glazed walls that...
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Staying PURE

The rapidly erected country house located in Moscow, Oblast, Russia employed industrial methods of designing and building resulting in the build taking less than 4 months to complete. Made up of multiple glued panels the house of timber and glass is effortlessly chic and utilitarian. Inspired stylistically by the birth of modernist architecture ARCH.625 set out to create a home for an author that...
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Queensland character

God I love Australian architecture, unassuming in its appearance, this minimalistic residential dwelling designed by Kahrtel avoids the tendency for over detailing through the clever execution of simple forms balanced with contrasting colours. Located  in the northern suburbs of Brisbane Australia, the street itself is an eclectic mix of modern and Queensland character houses. With magnificent mountain range views...
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The Concrete House – Torquay

Constrained by a tight building site with neighbours close on both side, Auhuas architects designed a house that would not only provide privacy for the clients but also open up the house to enjoy the location in Torquay on Victoria’s surf coast. The simple solution was to have the house open up on itself which would not only shield...
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You will be missed Dame Hadid

Architect Dame Zaha Hadid,  has sadly passed away aged 65. Iraqi-born architect was the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) Gold Medal in recognition of her work. She died following a heart attack on Thursday in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis. Her designs have been commissioned around the world, including Hong Kong, Germany and Azerbaijan. Collecting...
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completely clear

Serbian architectural practice Autori has recently refurbished this 80 smq apartment for a young couple in the heart of Belgrade. Treatment of floors and walls was reduced to the essential polished concrete floor and the authentic “avramenko” ceiling that was hiding under the suspended ceiling. Studio Autori has also designed a number of pieces for the interior – the kitchen block,...
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Villa Tranquille France

This incredibly well designed house is located on a tiny plot of land with a gorgeous view of  the Hérault Valley, this country villa in the south of France has been designed by local architecture studio Artelabo. Named ‘Villa Tranquille’ or ‘Quiet House’, the structure is based on a repeated sequence of four volumes, inscribed in a regular pattern, enclosed within a...
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the Levitating house

Prefabricated housing company MIMA designed a modular home that appears to float in the air. This house seems to levitate above the ground due to the lining of the base with mirrors. Inspired by the minimalist sculpture of artists such as Donald Judd, John McCracken and Robert Morris, the MIMA Light aims to be the epitome of sophistication, synthesizing...
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Tel Aviv house

Tel Aviv house by Neuman Hayner Architects was planned for a family of four. Two cubes separated by a passage combine into an “L” shaped house. The front cube, of double height space, holds the public areas: entrance, living room, kitchen, dining room (all on the ground floor) and a study on the first floor. The passage, 4 meters wide, continues through the center of the...
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Classic French Riviera

Barry Dierks, an American architect of the Modernist movement, designed numerous villas from 1925 to the 1950s on the French Riviera. Dierks architecture remains a characteristic feature of the Mediterranean coast to this day, most of his buildings are heritage-protected. The first building in this series, the Villa Le Trident, was built in 1926. Not only is its splendid location overlooking the sea, but it...

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