4.2024
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Converting the old tax office
Seniors’ Centre in Garmisch by H2M ArchitektenIn Garmisch-Partenkirchen, H2M Architekten have converted the former tax office into a counselling centre for senior citizens and expanded it by a residential building. The project was initiated by a private foundation.
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A bookcase-like building with a water view
Residential Complex in Vilvoorde by Atelier Kempe...Living and industry come together and share space on the banks of the canal north of Brussels. The new building by Kempe Thill responds with a robust, yet varied skeleton structure.
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Green facades in Amsterdam
A Residential Community of People, Plants and Ins...The 13-storey residential building Stories in Amsterdam by Olaf Gipser Architects follows the principles of open-plan construction. The solid timber construction on the inside offers flexibility, but above all the planted balcony landscape made of steel.
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Star cuisine under the turf
Steirereck am Pogusch by PPAGOn the Pogusch mountain pass in Styria, PPAG have converted a traditional inn into a top restaurant with guest beds.
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Cost-effective housing construction
Repurposing of a Former Wine Storage as an Apartm...In Basel, Esch Sintzel Architekten have transformed an old industrial building into a multistorey apartment block. The pre-existing structure has been cleverly repurposed and set in the spotlight.
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Hanging gardens on 66 storeys
The Spiral in New York by BIGWith the office tower known as the Spiral in New York City’s Hudson Yards, the Bjarke Ingels Group have completed their tallest building to date. A spiral of planted balconies winds around the entire structure.
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Balcony supports made of eucalyptus trunks
Het Bosbad Residential Building in Eindhoven by G...A different take on tree trunks: at Het Bosbad residential complex, peeled tree trunks bear the load of the balconies and galleries. The supporting structure conceals a few special features as well.
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A super-flexible concrete building
SIP Main Campus in Allschwil by Herzog & de MeuronAt this 50 000-m2 office and laboratory building near Basel, access pergolas and a striking concrete exoskeleton ensure shelter from the sun, social exchange and the greatest possible degree of indoor flexibility.
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Viewing platform between trees
Tree House in London by Bell Phillips ArchitectsThe triangular wooden pavilion in the new housing district Elephant Park accommodates a café, an events space and a roof terrace that indeed makes it seem a bit like being in a tree house.
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Urban outside, green within
Social Housing in Groningen by De Zwarte HondThe Regulateur residential project is Janus-faced: towards the city, it shows brickwork and regularly perforated facades. The apartments open onto the courtyard, from which they are accessed as well.
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A raised jetty
Apartment House in Berlin by Love Architecture an...“A raised jetty” is how the architects from the Love and Urbanism studio describe their new apartment house in southeast Berlin. The building is enhanced by an unusual combination of private balconies and exterior galleries.