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A faceted red surface creates geometric patterns across the exterior of this house in southern Italy that architect Giacomo Garziano has renovated for his parents . The building has been Garziano’s parents’ home for 40 years. It also accommodates the Italian office of art collective Elephants and Volcanoes.

“Everything is integrated in the Voronoi organic structure,” he explained. “The digitally fabricated wooden cells contain kitchen, LED lighting system, closets, bookshelves, audio system, pantry and so on.”

Client: Cherubino Garziano, Rosa Giorgio
Architect: GG-loop
Energy efficiency calculation: Andrea Casamassima
Main contractor/builder: Impresa Cannito Domenico
Steel work: Saverio Petronella
Main supplier: Mapei

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Answering your dreams and needs owners combine the luxury and the natural beauty of Nałęczów, one of the most outstanding places in Poland, and offer you the tree apartments W DRZEWACH. Hung several metres over the ground and surrounded by vast gorges and marvellous forests it will take you back to your childhood world, where everyday problems fade away…lovely polish concept.

Photos by Piotr Tuora.

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Beside the main linking road between Danang city and Hoi An old town, Naman retreat resort, a qualified coastal resort is located 16 km away from Danang international airport. The concept of resort is providing physical and mental treatment for the long stay guests by the nature friendly environment and healthy activities such as spa, yoga, beach sports and so on. To achieve a perfect atmosphere that enable the guests a maximum body and mind purification and relaxation, the resort was designed by harmonious mix of greenery, natural stone and bamboo.

Article from Retail Design Blog.

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Roof extension project called Didden village in Rotterdam designed by architecture firm MVRDV. The blue volumes have an archetypical house shape and contain the bedrooms of the house each with their own staircase from the living room below. The space in between is a roof terrace with built-in flower pots, a table, bench and open-air shower.

Architects: MVRDV

(via prettyarchitecture)

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Aldana Ferrer Garcia’s window module offers ‘more sky’ to city dwellers.

Among the host of creative initiatives presented at the inaugural dubai design week, the ‘global grad show’ is a truly unprecedented platform to see the most innovative projects from the world’s leading design schools under one roof.the expansive exhibition, curated by brendan mcgetrick, is housed within the dubai design district, spotlighting 50 projects from 10 universities under 6 themes: construction, health, home, memory, play and work.

Article from DESIGNBOOM.

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