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Architectural studio in Bali blends tropical modernism and industrial design
German born Alexis Dornier is an OMA-NY and Rex alumni, who moved to Ubud Bali in 2013, leaving ‘his western life behind’. His independent work grew rapidly from there, as he completed one striking residence after the other – and today has a mixture of residential and commercial projects under his belt. The architectural designer's River House Studio in Pererenan embodies his approach, which combines elements of tropical modernism and industrial architecture, ‘with an underlying ambition for formal and tectonic innovation.’
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6a's Coastal House joins the shortlist for 2018 RIBA House of the Year
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Step inside the latest Formarch residence during Palm Springs Modernism Week
A newly completed private residence in the historic Seven Lakes community of Palm Springs will throw open its doors during the 2020 Modernism Week, celebrating Italian design and its creators, FORMARCH
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Metabolist architecture of 1970s eco-pioneer Alexandros Tombazis
Back in September 2010 (W*138), we explored the legacy and history of Greek architect Alexandros Tombazis, who this month celebrates his 80th birthday.
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Inside Casa Molteni, the Molteni & C family’s Tobia Scarpa-designed home
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A Rio family home by Andade Morettin is the ultimate urban retreat
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AB Concept’s hot-spring mountain retreat in Karuizawa, Japan
Ed Ng and Terence Ngan show us around their idyllic Japan retreat
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Red Concrete House in Lillehammer is bolder than its budget suggests
John Sanden and Ingvild Hodnekvam’s work perfectly represents that clean, nature-inspired, human-centric aesthetic that has come to characterise the best of Norway’s architecture – yet with a fresh, contemporary twist that gives it a competitive edge. The two architects jointly launched Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter in 2014 and have since received commissions all over the country, including houses of all scales and sizes. Their material choices vary, spanning wood, brick and concrete, but it’s their latest house’s distinctive colour that gives it its name: Red Concrete House. The project, located in Lillehammer, is an intergenerational home – a typical family set up for the Nordic country. Here, three generations live under one roof in a minimalist house nestled into a slope.
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Roy McMakin builds drama into the American dream home
Hybrid craftsman Roy McMakin’s work blends art with furniture and captures the essence of a domestic environment. He opened the Domestic Furniture Company in Los Angeles in 1987 and after a commission to remodel screen writer Barbara Benedek’s family home, he began designing TV sets, and furniture pieces for the Getty Museum and J Crew stores. Relocating to Seattle saw him shift his focus back to the home, a context where he composes characterful scenes combining found furniture with his own pieces. Wallpaper paid him a house call in October 2011 (W*127)
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CR2 Arquitetura's 1960s São Paulo home is a minimal marvel
CR2 Arquitetura has completed Jacupiranga House, a São Paulo home born out of an extensive redesign of a 1965 structure that transformed a cramped, neglected space into a bright, open and green family residence
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Art meets life at Curatorial House in Melbourne
Curatorial House in Melbourne is a finely tuned contemporary residence designed by Taylor Pressly Architects and elevated through art by Otomys
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Hinterland House explores notions of nature, sustainability and a back-to-basics approach
Daniel Boddam Studio's Hinterland House explores nature, materials and ideas of sustainability and isolation
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Concrete, drama and sustainability at Erick van Egeraat's Villa Pirogovo
Villa Pirogovo by Erick van Egeraat in Russia mixes expressive concrete and sustainable architecture in the woods
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A New Zealand homestead opens up to its magical landscape
Flock Hill Homestead by Warren and Mahoney is all about the magical natural landscape that surrounds it
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This forest retreat in British Columbia offers architectural shelter
SM Studio’s Forest House is a refined contemporary take on traditional cabin design, offering up seasonal variations and a more grounded pace of life for their clients
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Wallmakers’ sustainable architecture scoops Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022
Indian architecture studio Wallmakers and its founder, Vinu Daniel, are crowned winners of the prestigious Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022
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Sussex house combines ultra-low energy consumption with traditional crafts
BakerBrown Studio’s new house in the south of England sets high standards for low energy consumption
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The radical refurbishment of an Australian farmhouse into a family retreat
The Seat is a spectacular house by Atlas Architects, born from the bones of a 1980s-era structure and re-shaped to take in the impressive landscape of Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula
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Nature, art deco and Chinese heritage converge in this modern Suzhou villa
This modern Suzhou villa by T.K. Chu Design creates grandeur on a domestic scale
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This colourful small project makes a big impact
Project Hereward, an eye-catching home renovation by London architecture firm Studio VA, is a small project that packs quite a punch
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This upstate São Paulo retreat is designed as three light pavilions
YJD House by Jacobsen Arquitetura is an upstate São Paulo retreat that celebrates its green context through lightness and minimalism
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Designer Sophie Goineau refreshes midcentury Beverly Hills home
Interior designer Sophie Goineau leads the redesign of Cove Way, the restoration of a midcentury modernist house in Beverly Hills
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Explore this sustainable Costa Rican retreat by Studio Saxe
Naia, a set of beach houses by Studio Saxe in the lush tropical forest of Costa Rica, blends bioclimatic architecture and contemporary flair in the perfect summer retreat
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Industrial Tribeca building transformed by eco-friendly latticework
New York-based firm Archi-Tectonics and their principle, Winka Dubbeldam, add lightness, space and flexibility to an old industrial Tribeca structure with an ingenious, latticed trellis layer that transforms the composition into a family home
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Metal-clad house makes a strong statement in Chicago
Studio Dwell’s House 1909 makes a strong statement in Chicago’s historic neighbourhood of Bucktown
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Davide Macullo’s artistic timber house in the Swiss Alps
In a small village in Switzerland architect Davide Macullo has created an artistic response to the landscape through architecture with a timber house, a new addition to his Swisshouse series of houses in the Calanca Valley
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Explore Guillermo Acuña's modern interpretation of a traditional Chilean lodge
Riñihue House by Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados is an ode to timber construction, as well as a picturesque retreat in the leafy countryside of Chile
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