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Nov 1 2016

Mio Locale/Melbourne|Those Architects

A Melbourne espresso bar built with a minimal material palette within an exposed concrete shell. Belying its small budget the project delivered a highly functional space with a robust aesthetic suitable for both high volume passing trade and casual coffee lovers.

<p>A Melbourne espresso bar built with a minimal material palette within an exposed concrete shell. Belying its small budget the project delivered a highly functional space with a robust aesthetic suitable for both high volume passing trade and casual coffee lovers. <br /><br />Located on the quiete...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryThose Architects
Oct 31 2016

Aurora Arquitectos|Apartment in Lisbon/Portugal

The private areas of this apartment, initially comprising three bedrooms, gave place to a single living room. The social area, comprising the former living-room and a study, became two bedrooms and a walk-in closet. With such spatial reconfiguration a question appear.

<p>Reflectivity as concept, as much in its use in film or literature as in its appropriation by architecture, refers to that moment when the work suddenly draws focus onto itself as a construct, and as a fictional reality.<br /><br />Likewise, the intervention done in the Apartment in Estrela reveal...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryAurora Arquitectos
Oct 29 2016

The Ultimate Dream Home|David Chipperfield Architects

The ultimate Berlin dream home is a ‘Haus am See’, a property with waterfront access beside one of the many attractive lakes surrounding the city. The earth is almost pure sand around here, so the shorelines are beach-like and the lakes are clean.

<p>The ultimate Berlin dream home is a ‘Haus am See’, a property with waterfront access beside one of the many attractive lakes surrounding the city. The earth is almost pure sand around here, so the shorelines are beach-like and the lakes are clean. Summers on the outskirts of Berlin tend to in...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryDavid Chipperfield Architects
Oct 27 2016

Ecuador’s Invisible Portal|Natura Futura Arquitectura

Designed by Natura Futura Arquitectura, the small mirrored viewing platform was completed in summer 2016 and functions as a rest stop for hikers in the ecuadorian countryside. The Los Rios-based studio positioned the observation deck titled “The Invisible Portal” on a trail that runs between Guaranda and Babahoyo in the Andes mountains.

<p>Designed by Natura Futura Arquitectura, the small mirrored viewing platform was completed in summer 2016 and functions as a rest stop for hikers in the ecuadorian countryside. The Los Rios-based studio positioned the observation deck titled “The Invisible Portal” on a trail that runs between ...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryNatura Futura Arquitectura
Oct 26 2016

Renato D’Ettorre Architects|Azuris, Hamilton Island QLD

The design of the house responds to its spectacular location near the edge of the ocean and its site falling steeply away towards the water’s edge on hamilton island.

<p>The design of the house responds to its spectacular location near the edge of the ocean and its site falling steeply away towards the water’s edge on hamilton island. <br /><br />Simple, clean spaces are carved out of robust masonry, ensuring longevity and low future maintenance in the sub-trop...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryRenato D'Ettorre Architects
Oct 25 2016

Francesco Nazardo’s Work-Photography

London based fashion photographer Francesco Nazardo has an amazing eye for color and close shots, focusing decorative aspects like hairlines, stubble, fleshy fruit, and indolent body parts.

<p>London based fashion photographer Francesco Nazardo has an amazing eye for color and close shots, focusing decorative aspects like hairlines, stubble, fleshy fruit, and indolent body parts.<br /><br />Seams and textures appear to jump out of his photographs, distracting attention away from expose...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryFrancesco Nazardo
Oct 25 2016

J&M Davidson by Universal Design Studio

The British luxury leather goods and ready-to-wear label J&M Davidson commissioned Universal Design Studio to design their boutique located on Mount Street, Mayfair.

<p>The British luxury leather goods and ready-to-wear label J&M Davidson commissioned Universal Design Studio to design their boutique located on Mount Street, Mayfair.<br /><br />The project unites the brands key values with its location creating a sense of romance and discovery through a commi...
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Constantinos Moraitakis
PhotostoryUniversal Design Studio
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