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  • Tagh Behesht by Rvad Studio
    The project’s primary design methodology began with an investigation of architectural history of bazaars in Iran and the city of Mash-had. Since time immemorial, the unbreakable bond between the city bazaars and the foundations of the economy has led to bazaars taking on an important and consistent role in people’s daily lives. The principal morphology of the design is inspired by bazaars such as Sar-Shoor, Farsh and… read more
  • Bricks in the office interior design. SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE by SEMBA VIETNAM
    How to achieve a cozy and comfortable atmosphere in the office? We know the answer – the cornerstone of any interior is the right choice of the materials. Bricks are the perfect solution in this question. It is always a good choice: eco-friendly, durable and long-lasting material for interiors. A project SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE by Mamoru Maeda is an adorable example of using the bricks: “We decided… read more
  • MUURATSALO EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE by Alvar Aalto
    DESIGNED IN 1952-54 LOCATION: Finland, Jyväskylä Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was the most powerful and significant Finnish architect and designer. 200 out 500 buildings was designed by Alvar Aalto have been built. He worked mostly in International Style Modernism, where he combined functionality, atmosphere, simplycity and even national, cultural identity. As Sigfried Giedion mentioned : "Finland is with Aalto wherever… read more

Located on Quesnel street in the Petite-Bourgogne district, this former duplex was renovated for the contemporary taste and transformed in a one family dwelling. The ground floor is essentially a large open area, subdivided in servant volumes for WC, walk-in, office and pantry...read more

Somewhere between the hills of Kessel-Lo, hidden in the woods, lies Villa Boomerang. An open space makes way for an elegant organic volume. Light wooden columns and beams blend with the ancient trees. A brick 'curtain' rear facade shields the less interesting north side while on the south side...read more

Iranian have never been modern but rapidly modernized, and it is the forces of an oil-driven market that fuels the never-ending cycle of production and consumption in their nation-state. The market demands depletion of natural resources in return for what is seen by the mainstream as “progress”...read more

This duplex apartment is situated on the third and fourth floor of a building in the centre of Brussels. Multiple unused small closed spaces on the fourth floor are replaced by one large living space. The dilapidated ceiling at the backside disappears and offers the apartment a renewed spaciousness...read more

The Brakel Police Station is the police headquarters for the towns of Brakel, Horebeke, Maarkedal en Zwalm, a largely agricultural region in the so-called Flemisch Ardennes. The building provides offices, training class rooms, and gathering facilities for 50 police officers, 2 detainment cells, and parking spaces for 25 security vehicles. By positioning the building carefully on the site...read more

Between new buildings and existing housing, the House for solidarity participates, by its presence and its elegant silhouette, in the pacification of the area. It also gives a finality to street where it meets the park. Neither monumental, nor impressive...read more

The historical First Municipal Brewery in Prague-Holešovice – a place where beer fermented and beer buckets were stored gave stimulus to an original design of an open, and, at the same time, introspective space for creative and modern housing in an industrial spirit. The converted building accommodates a total of forty loft-type flats...read more

Foundry Mews is a surreptitious new-build, mixed-used development on an 800sqm backland site in Barnes, West London. Tucked away behind a traditional range of shop buildings fronting Barnes High Street, the site was a long abandoned dilapidated MOT and car body repair workshop. The brief for this sensitive site was to create studios and housing...read more

The road ‘Tiensestraat’ stretches from the center of Leuven to the ring road and is visibly a street of extremes. From the center to the Vesaliusstraat she is very pleasant. The street is airy and flanked by beautiful buildings, squares and parks. In the more peripheral part the street becomes narrow and claustrophobic, predominantly dominated by cars...read more

Benoit and Elke had bought an old house with the intention of renovating this building. However, due to the poor condition of the building, it was soon decided to rebuild the house, which entailed the necessary freedom of design...read more