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Conversion with history
Hotel in Menorca by Calderon-Folch StudioIn Menorca, Calderon-Folch Studio has transformed a building dating from 1844 into a hotel that incorporates historical layers and regional references into its architecture.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Qualifying the CentreThe nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House Without Cement in MunichThe nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: This timber house by Florian Nagler, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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Tiny hideaway on a steep hillside
Tiny House near San Francisco by Mork-Ulnes Archi...On a steep hillside in Marin County near San Francisco, Mork-Ulnes has built a guest house with a striking roof silhouette. The new building occupies the exact footprint of an old garage.
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Luxury in the smallest of spaces
Mini-Apartment in Rotterdam by Star & BoardIn Rotterdam, the two practices Star and Board have squeezed four rooms, including a whirlpool, into a 6.89 m² apartment.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House Without CementThis timber house by Florian Nagler, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House 1736At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.
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Prayer room with mountain views
Mountain Church in Julong by InuceAt the foot of a mountain slope, the new church designed by architects Inuce can be seen from afar. The sacred building can seat 1000 people.
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Brick and metal accents
Piero Pirelli Institute in Milan by ARWIn the Bicocca district of Milan, ARW has transformed the former Pirelli training centre into an office building. The impressive warehouses have been opened up and the ensemble has been given a uniform dark red colour.
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Refuge between greenhouses
Residential House in a Nursery by Jahnke ArchitekturThe detached house in Tamm, near Stuttgart, fits perfectly between the greenhouses of an old nursery. The architects also paid attention to resource conservation when choosing the building materials.
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Original hut in the Bregenzerwald
Gapfohl House in Vorarlberg by Bernardo Bader Arc...An archetypal wooden house with 80 m2 of living space and just two rooms – Bernardo Bader Architects have translated this programme into architecture at 1100 m above sea level in the Bregenzerwald.
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Sustainable living in wood
Apartment House in Berlin by Scharabi ArchitektenSustainable building techniques, social cohesion and a great degree of comfort come together at Holzhaus Linse [Engl.: Linse wooden house] in Berlin’s Schöneberg district. This creative living concept is a test for the metropolitan lifestyles of the future.
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Zoning with colour
Apartment Renovation in Madrid by Lucas y Hernánd...As part of a conversion project, the Lucas y Hernández-Gil architecture studio have redesigned a former office space in Madrid’s Salamanca district as an apartment for a family of four.
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Interview with Sarah Wigglesworth
Creative Solutions to Combat the Climate CrisisBritish architect Sarah Wigglesworth drew international attention with her Straw Bale House in London. In this interview with Heide Wessely, she describes how to design cities more sustainably.
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Rough and uncovered
Opus 5 Build Cultural Centre near ParisIn their transformation of an historic farmstead into a cultural centre east of Paris, Opus 5 Architectes have found a new use for the stones from the now-demolished pre-existing building.
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A farm for the 21st century
Residence near Melbourne by Architect Brew KochPeter Brew and Simone Koch have reduced Spring Creek Road Farm, which is located in the Australian state of Victoria, to its essentials. The couple round out their work as architects by working 100 ha here.
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Sunroom as heat source
House near Barcelona by Taller11This townhouse in Vilafranca del Penedès comprises two halves: one, massive and heated, is for living. The other is a sun trap made of wood with a lightweight polycarbonate shell.