CONTEMPORIST

• Sassuolo House by Enrico Iascone Architects May 19th 2012 18:29

  Enrico Iascone Architects designed this home in Sassuolo, Italy. . Description from the architects: The design of the building would enable the construction of two buildings in a single compact volume. It is so designed to cut a box, a closed volume, which bifurcates into two separated to create two separate units, each with its [...]

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• W Retreat Koh Samui by MAPS Design May 18th 2012 12:26

  MAPS Design, designed the W Retreat in Koh Samui, Thailand. . W Retreat and Residences Koh Samui is the first W Retreat in Southeast Asia. An all-villa beachfront resort, it is located on a 26-acre site on Maenam Beach, at the north shore of the island of Koh Samui. The retreat features 70 villas, each [...]

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• The Corliss Chair by Studio DUNN May 18th 2012 11:49

  Studio DUNN have designed the Corliss chair. . Description from Studio DUNN: The spitting image of revolution.  The Corliss Chair cleverly integrates traditional American hardwood construction in its maple seat with a graceful, comfort driven, and handcrafted aluminum backing.  Its true connection a secret between them, this union of sustainable and recyclable materials harmoniously joins [...]

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• CONVERGENCE Sculpture by Chris Fox May 18th 2012 10:39

  Australian artist Chris Fox created the CONVERGENCE Sculpture located in the lobby/atrium of the Global Switch data centre solutions office in Paris, France. . Visit Chris Fox’s website – here. .

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• Buenos Mares Villa by RDR Arquitectos May 17th 2012 13:28

  RDR Arquitectos have designed the Buenos Mares villa in José Ignacio, Uruguay. . Visit the RDR Arquitectos website – here. . .

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• Six Senses Con Dao Resort by AW² May 17th 2012 12:22

  AW² have designed the Six Senses Con Dao Resort in Vietnam. . Visit the AW² website – here. Photography by Daniel Moulinet .

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• S. Roque House I by Bruno Armando Gomes Marques May 16th 2012 23:04

  Bruno Armando Gomes Marques have designed the S. Roque House I in the Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality of Portugal. . This house is located in Oliveira de Azeméis, specifically in São Roque. The housing lies between two roads, one to the south and the other to the north, which delimit the allotment and have imposed [...]

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• The SPLIT House by Superkül May 16th 2012 21:10

  Superkül Inc Architect have been given a 2012 Design Excellence award by the Ontario Association of Architects for their work on the SPLIT house in Toronto, Canada. . Description from the architect: Split in plan and section, the parti of the house allows for a flood of light to the centre. The house is designed [...]

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• Turkcell Maltepe Plaza by mimaristudio May 16th 2012 13:40

  mimaristudio designed new social/communal areas for Turkcell’s Maltepe Plaza office in Istanbul. . Description from mimaristudio: Turkcell Maltepe Plaza renovation project was led by Turkcell Communication Services Building Managment Department and designed and executed by mimaristudio in a total of 4 months. Main objective of the project was to provide a new and desirable social/communal [...]

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• Rado Redux by Peter Gluck and Partners May 15th 2012 23:06

  Peter Gluck and Partners Architects designed the renovation for this home in Armonk, New York. . Description from the architects: The Czech émigré architect, Ladislav Rado’s famous modern house built in 1956-57, provided the original context for its renovation.  Exemplary of its time, the building reflects the simplicity and directness of the relationship to the [...]

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• Tusculum Residence by Smart Design Studio May 15th 2012 21:46

  Smart Design Studio designed a contemporary renovation and extension for an early 20th-century terrace house in Sydney, Australia. . This exciting renovation and extension of a turn-of-the-century terrace house in Sydney’s Potts Point focuses on a grand and gracefully spiralling stair that forms the pivotal junction of the old and new parts of the house. [...]

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• Water Tower Chair by BELLBOY May 15th 2012 19:09

  BELLBOY, a collaborative wood shop based in Brooklyn, have created a lounge chair made from the reclaimed timbers of a New York City Water Tower. . Visit the BELLBOY website – here. . .

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• Beachaus I by Pb Elemental May 15th 2012 12:07

  Pb Elemental have designed a LEED Platinum prefab house in White Rock, BC, Canada. . Designed by Pb Elemental for InHaus Development Prefab manufacturer: Method Homes Photography bySeeVirtual . .

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• Upper West Side Combo by STUDIOLAB May 15th 2012 10:49

  STUDIOLAB have designed the interior for an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. . Description from the designers: The owners of this prewar apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan wanted to combine two dark and tightly configured units into a single unified space.  StudioLAB was challenged with the task of converting [...]

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• Quinta Do Vallado Winery Hotel by Guedes + DeCampos May 14th 2012 21:28

  Guedes + DeCampos have designed the Quinta Do Vallado Winery Hotel in Vilarinho dos Freires, Peso da Régua, Portugal. . The project for the new Rural Hotel at Quinta do Vallado fits, as it was proposed for the new winery, in a strategy that balances the need for expansion of the facilities of Quinta do [...]

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• Gallery House by Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects May 14th 2012 13:50

  Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects designed the Gallery House in San Francisco, California. . Gallery House by Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects Hybrid program This project proposes a new domestic typology: a ‘gallery house’. It combines a semi-public art gallery and a residence for two prominent collectors who have redefined what it means to live with and look after art. The [...]

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• The Boulders Collection by Jinggoy Buensuceso for HIVE May 14th 2012 12:19

  Filipino designer Jinggoy Buensuceso has created the Boulders collection of planters for HIVE. . Description from HIVE: The Boulders Collection offers a juxtaposition of contemporary forms and antique detailing. The polygonal shape is a simple conveyance of modern sculptures while the natural oxidation of metal provides the rustic feel. All planters are offered in neutral [...]

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• Sushicafé Avenida by Saraiva + Associados May 13th 2012 22:41

  Saraiva + Associados designed the Sushicafé Avenida in Lisbon, Portugal. . Description from the designers: Integrating a Premium concept, this new space conveys an innovative and attractive image evidenced by the games of light and different developed environments – Bar, Sushi Bar, Dining area and Japanese Zone. Although with distinct functions, they reinforce the creation [...]

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• S House by Tanju Özelgin May 12th 2012 11:41

  Turkish interior designer Tanju Özelgin has sent us images of the S House in Istanbul, Turkey. . S House by Tanju Özelgin Çubuklu Valley is a private residential development located in a forested area of the district of Beykoz in the northern Bosphorus area of Istanbul.  This development features a group of modern homes designed [...]

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• Widlund House by Claesson Koivisto Rune May 11th 2012 12:32

  Claesson Koivisto Rune have designed the Widlund House in Sandvik, Öland, Sweden. . Description from the designers: This house is like a funnel of light, space and sea views. The location is the west coast of the Baltic island of Öland. The white concrete box is “corsetted” in the middle, creating slightly sheared wall and [...]

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