Asymmetric French house designed by GENS as a collage of “banal components”



One half of this house in northeast France has a tiled roof and rendered walls, while the other is clad in corrugated plastic and has a chamfered corner (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Job of the week: experienced design architect at UNStudio

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Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a call for experienced design architects to join UNStudio in Amsterdam, whose projects include a theatre with a moving ceiling in the Dutch town of Spijkenisse (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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A Modern Finca Overlooking the Morna Valley

Modern Finca Can Basso (30)

Modern Finca Can Basso is a private residence located in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. The property has 392 m² (4,220 ft²) of housing and a plot of 25,000 m² (269,098 ft²), and overlooks the Morna Valley. It is currently for sale, price available upon request. Buy it now! It is currently for sale, price availble on request. Buy it now! Modern Finca Can Basso: “At a green hillside and facing..

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HÛT adds “jewel-like” glass extension to east London house



With the demand for contemporary house extensions continuing across London unabated, architects office HÛT has updated an east London terrace with a new glazed dining room (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Esquadra|Yi Design a Simple, Spacious Contemporary Home in Brasilia, Brazil

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Casa R&D is a residential project completed by Esquadra|Yi in 2014. The home is located in Brasilia, Brazil. Casa R&D by Esquadra|Yi: “The design requested for this house, which is located in a gated community in the outskirts of Brasília, should be sober, without ostentation, and rather discreet. The first two thirds of the site are occupied by a one-story building, destined to be the social and service areas. At..

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COS and Hay update curated homeware collection for Spring 2016



Fashion brand COS and furniture company Hay have added new home items to their collaborative range of products in time for spring (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Watershed Design Create a Contemporary Home in Manly, Australia

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Queenscliff 06 is a residence located in Manly, a beach-side suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was designed by Watershed Design in 2015. Queenscliff 06 by Watershed Design: “An infill development on a compact site overlooking Manly on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The form of this three bedroom home has been generated to maximise light and privacy. It contrasts the predominantly brick and concrete forms of the neighbouring apartment buildings by using..

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Tatami mats create gridded layout for Kenrak Tokmoto’s Inari House



Traditional Japanese floor mats define the proportions of this house in Niigata, designed by Tokmoto Architectures Room as a strict grid of squares (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Gravity Sketch app aims to “lower the barriers to 3D literacy”



The team behind a virtual reality tool that allows designers to sketch in three dimensions has launched an iPad app that turns drawings into virtual and physical 3D models (+ movie). (more…)

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Japanese architects have rejected the starchitect system says MoMA curator



Contemporary Japanese architects have created “a legacy with more consistency” than the famous names that dominate architecture elsewhere, says the curator of a major new MoMA exhibition (+ slideshow). (more…)

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