Studio Nauta
Founded in 2013 by Jan Nauta, Studio Nauta has completed a number of projects that are conducive to modern life, paying close attention to light, movement and function, with the House in the Woods (pictured) in Middelburg being a prime example. Old and new buildings are neatly juxtaposed within a forest setting, creating a seamless relationship between inside and outside. studionauta.org
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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
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