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SkinnySCAR project shows how forgotten empty spaces in the city can be used Architects: Gwendolyn Huisman, Marijn Boterman Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Year: 2017 Area: 1.507 ft²/ 140 m² Photography: ©Gwendolyn Huisman, Marijn Boterman, Ossip van Duivenbode, Vincent van Dordrecht Description: "The skinnySCAR project shows how forgotten empty...

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has designed 4 new dwellings for Fallingwater Institute’s summer residency programs Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Location: Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA Year: 2016 Area: 32.561 ft²/ 3.025 m² Photography: ©Nic Lehoux Description: "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has designed four new dwellings at High Meadow, the new home base...

Two wooden waterfront houses compressed by the sea and a cliff in Puertecillo by 2DM Architects: 2DM Location: Chile Year: 2016 Area: 1.249 ft²/ 116 m² Photography: ©2DM Description: "The commission consisted of two waterfront houses, on a narrow piece of land, compressed by the sea and...

Blind façade on the street while being largely open on the side and the back Architects: Driss Kettani Architecte Location: Casablanca, Morocco Year: 2016 Area: 4.951 ft²/ 460 m² Photography: ©Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Description: "This house is projected on a north-south oriented plot and features a blind...

Inspiration evolved from worn-out warehouses and factories with their blackened steel and old bricks Architects: Studio David Thulstrup Location: Sturlasgade, Copenhagen, Denmark Year: 2015 Area: 5.382 ft²/ 500 m² Photography: ©Peter Krasilnikoff Description: "The renowned photographer Peter Krasilnikoff commissioned us for his private residence in Copenhagen. Our...

Jacobsen Arquitetura designed a modern house for a contemporary lifestyle Architects: Jacobsen Arquitetura Location: São Paulo, Brazil Year: 2012 Photography: ©Maíra Acayaba Description: "This house is located in the Jardins neighborhood in São Paulo and belongs to a couple with four young children who have a very...

Penthouse defined by a cladded wooden skin and a floating structure suspended from the ceiling through vertical steel profiles Architects: Platau Location: Beirut, Lebanon Year: 2016 Area: 7.000 ft²/ 650 m² Photography: ©Wissam Chaaya Description: "The project is an interior refurbishment of a two floors penthouse for a...

Smitharc Architects design a light-filled modern residence that is both inviting and functional Architects: Smitharc Architects Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Year: 2015 Area: 6.900 ft²/ 641 m² Photography: ©Smitharc Architects Description: "Located at a prominent corner on a tree-lined street, the Caruth home is designed for a large...

Luxury beach house situated in El Dorado, California by Denton House Design Studio Architects: Denton House Design Studio Location: El Dorado, California, USA Photography: ©Denton House Design Studio Thank...

Jacobsen Arquitetura design an open space house with transparent façades on an island in Angra dos Reis, Brazil Architects: Jacobsen Arquitetura Location: Angra dos Reis, Brazil Year: 2016 Area: 10.064 ft²/ 935 m² Photography: ©Léo Finotti, Rafael Kamogawa Description: "This project had to suit the strict environmental standards...