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Apr 8 2016

Sardinera House | Ramon Esteve

Located in a setting of great beauty and valuable landscape, in front of the Mediterranean Sea, between El Portixol and Cala Blanca, the Sardinera House lays on the top of a hillside, lined by a headland entering the sea on a bay of turquoise waters.

<p>A set of concrete walls exhibited facing different directions, compressing and expanding the views and generating several images. The vertical surfaces are limited horizontally by long cantilevers that extend towards the sea, thus creating verandas that enclose the large terrace. Because of their...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryRamone Steve
Apr 7 2016

Villa V3 | Architecture firm Ardess

Scandinavian design is a movement defined by its simple functionality. Villa V3, located in Denmark, is a gorgeous example of Scandinavian design’s presence today. Clean lines, accessible materials, and a great flow of space turn this residence into the ideal modern dwelling.

<p>Scandinavian design is a movement defined by its simple functionality. Villa V3, located in Denmark, is a gorgeous example of Scandinavian design’s presence today. Clean lines, accessible materials, and a great flow of space turn this residence into the ideal modern dwelling.<br />Architecture ...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryArdess
Apr 5 2016

House of the Infinite|Alberto Campo Baeza

In Cadiz Alberto Campo Baeza built a house that is a Roman travertine podium crowned by an upper horizontal plane.
To materialize this elevated horizontal plane, which is the main living room of the house, he built a large box with 20 meters of frontage and 36 meters deep.

<p>Described as the most radical house they have ever made, House of the Infinite by <a href="http://www.campobaeza.com/" target="_blank">Alberto Campo Baeza</a> is located in the beautiful city of Cádiz, Spain.<br />Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza has constructed a radical residential proper...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryAlberto Campo Baeza
Mar 30 2016

Neues Museum|David Chipperfield Architects

The Neues Museum was designed by Friedrich August Stuler and built between 1841 and 1859. Extensive bombing during World War II left the building in ruins. Few attempts at repair were made after the war, and the structure was left exposed to nature.

<p>In 1997, <a href="http://www.davidchipperfield.co.uk/" target="_blank">David Chipperfield Architects</a> won the international competition for the rebuilding of the Neues Museum in collaboration with Julian Harrap. The key aim of the project was to recomplete the original volume, and encompassed ...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryDavid Chipperfield Architects
Mar 26 2016

Casa L4 | Luciano Kruk Arquitectos

Situated on the Costa Esmeralda, a stretch of coastline south of Buenos Aires, the sleek design fuses board-marked concrete with glass in what looks like a very contemporary take on Brutalism.

<p>Casa L4 is a concrete holiday home designed by <a href="http://www.lucianokruk.com/en" target="_blank">Luciano Kruk Arquitectos’</a> titular architect and his girlfriend, Ekaterina Künzel.<br /><br />Situated on the Costa Esmeralda, a stretch of coastline south of Buenos Aires, the sleek desig...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryLuciano Kruk
Mar 23 2016

152 Elizabeth|Tadao Ando

"The word ‘luxury’ is so amorphous and anonymous. For us, this idea of luxury is how you think about fitting out a space with proportion, with a sense of materiality".
Michael Gabellini

<p>When describing <a href="http://www.152elizabethst.com/" target="_blank">152 Elizabeth</a>, Tadao Ando felt that along with embracing Manhattan, it was a paramount for the building to create a sort of sanctuary apart from it. According to Ando, “A home has to be a place where you can reflect on...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryTadao Ando
Mar 17 2016

RAINHA / Atelier d’Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners

RAINHA is located in Portugal and was designed by Atelier d’Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners.
The home is made mostly out of concrete, with wooden floors and glass walls, giving it an industrial air.

<p>Description from <a href="http://aabe.be/" target="_blank">Atelier d’Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners</a></p><blockquote><p>Concrete envelops the building, like weathered skin tanned by Portugal’s climate. The skin has wrinkles and flaws that trap the light. This denotes its strength...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryAABECassinaMDF Italia
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