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House R 128 Designer: Werner Sobek
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Image Credits: Werner Sobek Who would have guessed that an entirely recyclable, zero-emissions, zero-carbon, sustainable house could be such a style icon? House R 128 by the architects at Werner Sobek brings the best of both worlds to the table. Rising four storeys in Stuttgart, Germany, this modern glass edifice has nothing to hide... → www.trendir.com Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Birdcage for exotic birds in a public garden Designer: Group8
Location: Bois de la Bâtie, Switzerland
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Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows House Designer: Philip Johnson
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
Image Credits: Nikolas Koenig/NY Times Everyone knows the Glass House, the weekend retreat that the architect Philip Johnson designed for himself in New Canaan, Conn. Much less well known is another house Johnson designed soon after — across the street. Because it was for a family, it doesn’t have the jewel-box quality of the Glass House. → nytimes.com Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Ruigrok | Netpanel Offices Designer: CUBE architecten
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Image Credits: CUBE architecten Ruigrok | Netpanel, an office for market research, choose an old concrete silo in Amsterdam as her new office. The rough, industrial, open space had the character that owner Marja Ruigrok was looking for. The only problem with the place was that it was completely unsuitable for an office like hers. It needed separate meeting-rooms, interview-rooms etc, but without destroying the rough and open feel of the place. → yatzer.com Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Confluence Designer: Philippe Nigro
Location: n/a
 Philippe Nigro designed the new seating system called Confluence, this is an “anti-form trend” which pushes all the maturity of its creativity. Confluence structured like a jigsaw puzzle, innovative design allows for a previously form of freedom. → www.momoy.com Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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