AvatarfinnifogC4L is a modern Japanese house with a traditional twistWallpaper* - Ellie StathakiC4L is a modern Japanese house with a traditional twist. The residence, situated in the heart of Tokyo, draws on traditional Japanese architecture as well as notions of home, designed by Hitoshi Saruta and his studio, CUBO design architect. Saruta and his team took their cues from Junichiro …
AvatarfinnifogThe 12 Most Unique Bus Stops Around the Worldverified_publisherArchitectural Digest - By Annabelle Dufraigne“A bus stop is a place to wait.” Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto says, “For the bus, for a friend, for something to come, for your future. It is a place for the fundamental act of waiting.”While it’s fair to assume most don’t have such poetic thoughts while in transit, it’s plausible that most bus …
AvatarfinnifogRebuilt Shigeru Ban houses launch at the architect’s Simose Art Museum in HiroshimaWallpaper* - Jens H JensenWith the opening of a series of Shigeru Ban houses at the ambitious Simose Art Museum project outside of Hiroshima, fans of the architect now finally have an opportunity to experience some of Japanese architecture’s most iconic homes first hand. The new museum, also created by the architect and …
AvatarfinnifogAn artist's dream came true: Brazilian favela 'shack' wins house-of-year awardverified_publisherEuronews Culture - By Kerem Congar & AFP"The design of the house represents a constructive model that uses common materials in the slums, with an adequate implementation and attention to …
AvatarfinnifogÖlzbündt housing shows "criticism of the longevity of wooden buildings is unfounded"dezeen.com - Cajsa CarlsonThe first of our Timber Revolution case studies looks at an innovative, early example of mass-timber multi-storey housing, designed by Austrian …
AvatarfinnifogHouse of Circles / LAND Arquitectosarchdaily.comThe commission was to build a second home for the grandparents of the family, the idea is to share with all their children and grandchildren at the …