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St House
Designer: Taro Kono and Hiroshi Muranishi
Location: Kyoto, Japan
A brand-new house in Kyoto built on a narrow lot measuring less than 14 feet wide.
→ whatwedoissecret.org
Posted: 04/14/2010
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Zara's flagship Milan store
Designer: UN Studio
Location: Milan, Italy
The installation stands a spectacular five metres tall and has a diameter of 4.85 metres, with a total surface area of 130m2. The coated aluminium structure is lit from within using LEDs, and is echoed in two smaller pieces displayed in the shop's windows.
→ archinect.com
Posted: 04/14/2010
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Carver Apartments
Designer: Michael Maltzan Architecture
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Image Credits: Iwan Baan
→ iwan.com
Posted: 04/13/2010
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Vakko Fashion Center & Power Media Center
Designer: REX
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Image Credits: Iwan Baan
The unfinished Istanbul hotel was not the only repurposed key element of the project. REX’s adaptive-reuse expertise enabled it to modify plans from another canceled project in the United States, allowing construction to begin only four days after REX received the commission.
→ archinect.com
Posted: 04/12/2010
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The Alphabet
Designer: JDS Architects
Location: n/a
‘The Alphabet’ is the name of the first joint project between ewo, the manufacturer of superior-quality lighting systems, and the inter-disciplinary team at JDS ARCHITECTS. The project in the ewoLAB series will be revealed to the public for the first time at Frankfurt’s Light+Building from 11.04.2010 to 16.04.2010.
→ blog.jdsarchitects.com
Posted: 04/08/2010
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