Metal Shutter Houses Modern building designed by Japan architect Shigeru Ban, that’s an building with 9 duplex residential condominium apartments ranging from 1,950sqft to a 3,180sqft penthouse with three terraces. JULIE V. IOVINE from nytimes said :
“Duplex owners will be able to mechanically adjust their own shutters, and inside each apartment, a 20-foot window wall [...]
The perimeters are the giveaway. Amid the bustling neighbourhood of townhouses, duplexes, apartments, flats and family homes, it’s odd that the fences are all the same. Pen-like, the 1.2m flimsy aluminium spikes and rails are sufficient to mark property boundaries, but leave an openness for all to see.
Backyards, front-yards and side-yards give up privacy for [...]
The hothouse colors, the hand-painted tiles, the lazy drift of hammocks and mosquito netting: If you visit Mexico, it’s hard not to fall in love with the look and the lifestyle.
But unlike a craft or curio that you can pack in your suitcase, Mexican style isn’t always easy to bring back home. And if you [...]
We’ve grown to love its trademark modern-style furniture … even if some of it is self-assembly.
But now this is something different altogether.
Scandinavian retailer Ikea is branching out by selling … houses.
In a UK first the home furnishings giant will be selling flat-pack housing from its store in Gateshead.
The Scandinavian-style timber-framed houses and flats, which have [...]
Those who believe that architecture and interior design are only mildly related will have an argument with Jeffrey Howard. He insists that outside and inside should be treated as inseparable.
”If the relationship between the interiors of a project and the architecture are not considered as equally important concurrently, the project will suffer,” Howard says.
”If interior [...]
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