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Snøhetta’s underwater restaurant

Photo by Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo by André Martinsen

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Inger Marie Grini/Bo Bedre Norge  

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Inger Marie Grini/Bo Bedre Norge

Photo by Inger Marie Grini/Bo Bedre Norge 

Foto Inger Marie Grini/Bo Bedre Norge 

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo by Inger Marie Grini/Bo Bedre Norge

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Inger Marie Grini/Bo Bedre Norge

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo by Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019 Photo by Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019 Photo by Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019 Photo by Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Photo by Ivar Kvaa

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Section B

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019. Section A

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019

Snøhetta, Under, Båly, Norway, 2019

A concrete “periscope” that's slipped off Norway's rugged coastline and into the sea, Under is half-submerged restaurant that offers diners a window into life below the waves. Under is contained within a 34-metre-block that leans one end on the shoreline and the other 5 metres below the water's surface on the seabed. It claims the title of Europe's first underwater restaurant and Snøhetta′s latest “experimentation with boundaries“. Read full article here

A flexible and space-saving apartment in Buenos Aires

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

Appartamento Segui, Carol Burton, 2019 Carol Burton designed an open space with a mezzanine where an only white volume includes a toilet, a kitchen and a staircase with a storage space within. 

In the Palermo neighborhood, Carol Burton refurbishes a 54 sqm apartment by opening up the space under a cupboard-staircase. In Palermo, the youngest and most creative district of Buenos Aires, a 54 sqm old office located in a 1940s building was converted by architect Carol Burton into a two-room apartment consisting of a ground floor and a mezzanine. Read full article here

The evergreens: 20 design sofas

Cini Boeri, Strips, Arflex, 1972 “Soft bundles on which you can sit down, in which you can sleep, washable, removable and articulated” was how Cini Boeri defined the modules in Strips, a modular system of sofas and beds that can be configured in a multitude of ways. The idea was to create a soft foam structure that recalled the feathers of old cushions, covered with quilting that could easily be removed thanks to a system of zips. Strips, which was awarded with the Golden Compass in 1979 and is displayed in the most important design museums worldwide, is a still-topical response to the need for flexibility in living spaces. The sofa is upholstered with a quilt instead of the traditional fabric covering and is composed of a wide-ranging system of elements including a sofabed, a sofa with or without arms, a daybed and pouffe, allowing for infinite combinations. The structure is in metal and birch plywood, while the stuffing is in shaped polyurethane of differentiated density and polyester fibre, upholstered in fabric or leather.

Cini Boeri, Strips, Arflex, 1972

Cini Boeri, Strips, Arflex, 1972

Mario Bellini, Le Bambole, B&B Italia, 1970 The initial idea for the sofa was of a “bag” containing formless material that was modelled when placed on the ground and squashed. The idea then emerged to create a large reinforced cushion, a natural "free" shape, difficult to describe in a product drawing, but easy to perceive and analyse. As Bellini said: “Le Bambole are not covered in fabric, instead they are built of fabric”, and in fact the material conceals a “skeleton” - the vertical edges and elastic membranes that blend form and fabric. Winner of the Golden Compass in 1979, Le Bambole are an armchair, two and three-seater sofas and pouffes that, in the 1970s, were photographed with a topless Donna Jordan by Oliviero Toscani, breaking the sector’s communication codes.   Bayfit® (Bayer®) flexible cold shaped polyurethane foam, polyester fibre cover, upholstered in fabric or leather. Internal frame in tubular steel and steel profiles. Dimensions: 74 x 106/241 x 89 cm.

Mario Bellini, Le Bambole, B&B Italia, 1970

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Basket 011, Cappellini, 2005 A reference to outdoors sofas with a visible metal frame and multiple cushions for a comfortable seat. But this is an indoors product with a casual style that plays on the colours and softness of the system of cushions. The fastening system for the cushions is also a reference to outdoor sofas: the seat cushions are either sewn or zipped onto the larger one, which in turn is connected to the frame with velcro, as though it were removable to protect it from the rain. Sofa with a varnished metal structure and removable cover in either fabric or leather. Dimensions: 82 x 190/230 x 90 cm.

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, LC2, Cassina, 1928/1965 The archetype of designer sofas. LC2 is part of the Fauteuil Grand Confort series - armchair, two- and three-seater sofas and pouffe - with frames in chromed steel covered with independent cushions. These are furnishings designed as “domestic equipment” and the separation of the metal frame and the cushions expresses a rationalist approach to industrial production. The armchair was presented at the Salon d’Automne in Paris in 1929, and has been re-issued and produced exclusively by Cassina since 1965. The LC collection has widened over the years, to include the majority of furnishings created by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand under the direction of the Le Corbusier Foundations and Charlotte Perriand, in collaboration with Filippo Alison.   Two- or three-seater sofas and pouffes with frames in polishedor painted trivalent chromium plated steel (CR3). Independent cushions stuffed with expanded polyurethane foam and polyester padding or with feathers. Upholstered in leather or fabric. Dimensions: 68 x 130/180 x 70 cm.

Vico Magistretti, Maralunga, Cassina, 1973 "I do not think of designing furniture and things that will have a short life, otherwise I would never begin. A good design must never end but must repeat itself over a very long period of time”, said Magistretti, who with Maralunga has created a timeless product. One that in any case breaks with the traditions and methods of production for sofas of the time. It is said, in fact, that the idea for the backrest came from the breaking of an unsuccessful prototype. Thanks to a bicycle-chain mechanism hidden behind the headrest, it is possible to change, transform and recline the backrest to create different seating positions both formal and informal.   Cassina presents the Maralunga sofa with updated dimensions, with a 35% wider and 10% deeper seat. The structure is in tubular iron and the padding in flexible expanded polyurethane with a fabric or leather cover. The backrest has an independent reclining headrest for each seating position. Dimensions: 105 x 214/310 x 100 cm.

Photo G. Brancato

Vico Magistretti, Maralunga, Cassina, 1973

Francesco Binfaré, Flap, Edra, 2000 Not so much a sofa as a fluid landscape. It is a brand-new form of sofa as it has nine independently reclining parts offering a multitude of positions for relaxation. Flap is one of Edra’s milestones and, in its special editions, has been upholstered in a wide range of fabrics, even tapestry, designed by Binfaré, and in collaboration with Swarovski. Laid flat, it can be used as a bed, while as a seat it can host up to 14 people. A tubular brushed and chrome-plated steel structure with mobile parts on a double steel mechanism, allowing for up to six different positions. The base is in brushed and chrome-plated steel, while the padding is created by hand with more than 180 pieces in elastic and breathable polyurethane. Upholstered in leather or fabric. Dimensions: 34/84 x 355 x 166 cm.

Francesco Binfaré, Flap, Edra, 2000

Antonio Citterio, Cestone, Flexform, 2008 “Time is an inflexible judge that condemns to oblivion all that which is devoid of authentic content”, a merciless statement by Antonio Citterio that appears not to concern the majority of his products, which have become great classics. One of these is Cestone, which stands out for the detail in construction and for the concept of a sofa to be placed in the centre of the room and not along the wall. The most noble parts of the sofa are in fact the back and the sides, which show the artisan weaving in leather, a signature characteristic of Flexform, with a “checkerboard” effect. A modular sofa with a metal frame and panels in woven leather, a metal and wood base, padding in moulded polyurethane and feather-stuffed cushions with a resilient inner core. The covering is removable fabric or leather. Dimensions (single two- and three-seater version): 67 x 225/310 x 97 cm.

Carlo Colombo, Skyline, Giorgetti, 2019 More than a modular sofa, Skyline is designed as a form of domestic architecture for extensive modular furnishing and therefore the possibilities and the variety of accessories that fit in between the cushions create an alternation of solids and voids. The arms also serve as containers, while the headrest has a hidden mechanism allow the inclination to be adjusted. With a pure design and formats ranging from mini to maxi, Skyline has been designed to be reconfigured over and over. A series of modular sofas, chaise longue, two-way seats and pouffes in three widths, the sofa has a multi-layered and solid-wood structure with elastic belts. The seat is in flexible expanded polyurethane and memory foam. The arms and backrest are in high-density expanded polyurethane covered in fibre. The padding is in goose down with a completely removable fabric or leather cover. There are 21 different configurations including angular and linear sofas.  

Studio 65, Bocca, Gufram, 1970 A sofa that has become a part of collective culture, at the same level as the works of Andy Warhol or other pop-art masterpieces. Bocca is a sofa in polyurethane that experimented not only with this technology, at the time still relatively unused, but above all with other forms of communication, an expression of the international artistic avant-garde. What few know about the famous sofa is that in the United States it is known as the Marylin sofa, a tribute to the legendary Hollywood diva. The secret to its “natural” beauty is the in the two corners of the mouth, slightly different, just like human lips. It has been photographed by the most famous photographers in the world, such as David La Chapelle and Richard Avedon, and has been produced in various versions, even with irony, as is the case with Dark Lady, a mouth with piercing and a shiny latex-like upholstery.   Soft-polyurethane sofa upholstered in fabric. The Dark Lady version is fitted with a removable piercing in chrome-plated metal. Dimensions: 85x212x80cm.  

Studio 65, Bocca, Gufram, 1970

Philippe Starck, Bubble Club, Kartell, 2000 A veritable icon, awarded with the Golden Compass in 2001, the Bubble Club sofa evokes the form of the classic hand-made sofa for interiors with an industrial product for external use, produced entirely in a single rotomolded plastic item. As the company itself defines it, it is the classic “granny’s sofa”, with its strength and irony lying in its de-contextualisation. The range also includes an armchair and table, creating a kind of industrial lounge. Sofa in moulded polyethylene and coloured polyethylene. Dimensions: 76 x 189 x 75 cm.

Philippe Starck, Bubble Club, Kartell, 2000

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Ploum, Ligne Roset, 2011 The sofa is the result of research into comfort carried out by the French duo, combining two materials: stretch upholstery and ultra-soft expanded polyurethane. In the larger version, Ploum is also slightly asymmetric, with the right side of the backrest a little higher than the left, providing a slightly deeper seat on the left and leading the zip closure to be off-centre. Slight geometric variations that modify the angle of the persons seated, favouring conversation. A sofa with a structure in steel tubing, wire and mesh, and padded in high-resistance expanded polyurethane with a contact layer in ultra-soft expanded polyurethane, upholstered in a double-layer quilted weave with visible stitching. Dimensions of two-seater sofa: 66 x 170 x 94 cm.    

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Ploum, Ligne Roset, 2011

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Ploum, Ligne Roset, 2011

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Ploum, Ligne Roset, 2011

Piero Lissoni, Extrasoft, Living Divani, 2008 The quintessence of softness, Extrasoft seeks to identify different forms of relaxation, responding to less formal environments and lifestyles. It is a modular sofa with a reassuring shape that substitutes rigour with a softer image. Cosy and restful seats can be placed next to each other in a geometrical configuration with irregular contours. The modular elements are of differing sizes for both indoors and outdoors. In the island configuration, the volumes create an irregular archipelago.   Sofa with a honeycomb core birch wood and fir structure for indoors and marine pine plywood for outdoors. Padding in differentiated density expanded polyurethane covered with a goose down mattress and upholstered in leather or fabric. Dimensions: 35 x 94 x 68/94 cm; 35 x 120 x 68/94 cm; 35 x1 20/134 x 94/120 cm

Piero Lissoni, Extrasoft, Living Divani, 2008

Piero Lissoni, Extrasoft, Living Divani, 2008

Rodolfo Dordoni, Hamilton, Minotti, 2004 One of the first flexible and highly modular sofas that currently features 53 elements. It is characterised by a floor-level base with a metal strip running along the entire perimeter of the system. It is clean and elegant, a characteristic that has rendered it a long seller that can be found in the most varied of locations. Sofa with a solid wood structure padded in high resistance expanded polyurethane of varying densities. The seat cushions and the backrest are in sectioned goose down with insets in high-resistance polyurethane. Upholstered in leather and removable fabric. The base is made up of an oval 40 x 20 mm section frame finished in glossy black nickel.

Ron Arad, Victora & Albert, Moroso, 2000 The idea of the sofa came from a strip, folded and modelled to create a seat with an asymmetrical backrest. The choice of the name Victoria and Albert is a tribute to the famous museum in London, where an anthological exhibition was held on Ron Arad’s work in 2000. An iconic sofa, its soft and continuous lines have led to its success and frequent use in contract work for hotels, as well as in many TV sets. A sofa with a steel frame padded with cold-foamed expanded polyurethane. The upholstery is hand-stitched to measure, expressing the artisan skills of the company. Three sizes: 107 x 205 x 95 cm; 107 x 255 x 95 cm; 142 x 297 x 125 cm.

Ron Arad, Victora & Albert, Moroso, 2000

Marcel Wanders, Furrow, Natuzzi, 2018 The collaboration between Marcel Wanders and Mario Bellini, as was the case for Ross Lovegrove in 2019, marked a change in direction for Natuzzi towards more creative projects, allowing freedom for the designers to express their own style and personal vision both in the Puglia area and in the production capacity of the company in Santeramo in Colle. Wanders’s sofa has a rustic style, with the contrasting stitching, the two-tone colouring and the leather upholstery recalling the equine world, and the colours and materials of the accessories recalling the Puglia territory.   Sofa in two-tone leather with contrasting stitching. The padding is in polyurethane and Climalight, and silicone-coated microfibre, breathable and non-allergic. Dimensions: 84 X 230 x 98 cm.

Jean Marie Massaud, Sydney, Poliform, 2016 A seemingly aerodynamic and non-static sofa constructed from inclined and ambiguous lines. Jean Marie Massaud seems almost to cite car design. He has also inserted references to the office world, with floor-level bases instead of feet. The name Sydney evokes the bold soul of the multi-cultural city. Another distinctive element is the visible stitching. The structure is in wood with padding in flexible multi-density polyurethane; the upholstery is in removable fabric. Stitching in drawstring in eight colours. Feet in glossy-painted brown and matte nickel. Dimensions: 71 x 140/155.5/180/190 x 101 cm.

Renzo Frau, Chester, Poltrona Frau, 1912 The forefather of sofas with capitonné processing, Chester was designed by the founder of Poltrona Frau. It is one of the first products in the Tolentino-based company and harks back to the classic model from Edwardian England, and to those chairs that filled English clubs and country homes. Permanently in production since its launch, Chester is also characterised by its curved armrest and the series of pins that complete the leather upholstery. Over the years its proportions have been revisited and it has been reinterpreted in a range of models, with four- and five-seater sofas and with pouffes.   A sofa with supporting structure in seasoned birch, the backrest and armrests are stuffed with hand-modelled vegetable horsehair. The springs are biconical and hand-tied to jute belts. The seat cushion is in expanded polyurethane and goose down. Dimensions: 67 x 160/208 x 91 cm.

Archizoom Associati, Super Onda, Poltronova, 1967 As with many of the items designed by the Archizoom group, Superonda is a challenge to upper-class conventions, stimulating the creativity and fantasy of the user. It is the first sofa without a frame, made up of two waves obtained from a single block of polyurethane cut into two parts with an “S” shaped incision, which can be interlocked and stacked to produce different configurations. Its lightness and modular design allow for a range of uses: sofa, bed and chaise longue. A frameless sofa with two “S” cut blocks of polyurethane upholstered in shiny leatherette in white, black and red. Dimensions: 38 x 240 x 100 cm.

Archizoom Associati, Super Onda, Poltronova, 1967

BStudio – Marco Boga, Piumottoø8, Busnelli, 2008 A monolith of softness with rounded forms that cover the feet and touch the ground. Bstudio and Marco Boga reinterpret a classic by Arrigo Arrigoni from the 1970s. Composed of padding in polyurethane foam and goose feather, the proportions and the idea of roundness change according to whether it is a two- or three-seater sofa, an armchair or a pouff. Whether in fabric or leather, Piumottoø8 demonstrates chameleon-like traits that render it suitable to a wide range of environments. The supporting frame is in metal section, while the padding is C.F.C.-free non-deformable polyurethane foam in differentiated density and 100% polyester fibre. The seats in goose feather are with a supporting core in non-deformable foam. The covering is removable fabric or leather. Dimensions: 72 x 194/220/260/295 x 64 cm.

The oldest item in the history of furniture is an expression of technical transformation and lifestyles. Here is a list of some of the most iconic sofas from the second half of the twentieth century. The quintessential expression of Italian furniture design, the sofa is a product that represents artisan skill and industrial ability. Read full article here

Bohemian family house innovates suburban landscape

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111, Family House in Litvínovice, Czech Republic, 2019

Atelier 111 designs a sober and elegant home, which breaks with a context saturated with poor quality vernacular constructions. Atelier 111 has completed a single-family residence in Litvínovice, a small village in southern Bohemia. The house is located in a suburban landscape without any particular qualities or remarkable landmarks. Read full article here    

Best of Milan Design Week 2019

Roberto Sironi, Human Code Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache in Via Lanzone 13, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Roberto Sironi, Human Code SIAM, 5VIE, Milan Design Week, via Santa Marta 18

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Carlo Massoud, “Il pesce e gli astanti” Oratorio della Passione in Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Anton Alvarez, “L’ultima cera” Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache in Via Lanzone 13, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Anton Alvarez, “L’ultima cera” Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache in Via Lanzone 13, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Carlo Massoud, “Il pesce e gli astanti” Oratorio della Passione in Piazza Sant’Ambrogio, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Nilufar Depot "FAR", Studio Vedèt and Space Caviar, Milano Design Week 2019, via Lancetti 34

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Nilufar Depot "FAR", Studio Vedèt and Space Caviar, Milano Design Week 2019, via Lancetti 34

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Nilufar Depot Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Alcova Sassetti Milan Design Week 2019, via Sassetti 31

Photo Giulia Piermartiri

Knoll celebrates Bauhaus OMA, in collaboration with Domitilla Dardi, Milan Design Week 2018, piazza Bertarelli

Knoll celebrates Bauhaus OMA, in collaboration with Domitilla Dardi, Milan Design Week 2018, piazza Bertarelli

Alcova Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani

Alcova Atelier Avéus, Non-Objective Table, Milano Design Week 2019

Alcova Optimismums, Milano Design Week 2019

Pezo Von Ellrichshausen at The Litta Variations Corso Magenta 24, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

Pezo Von Ellrichshausen at The Litta Variations Corso Magenta 24, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

Pleasure & Treasure Milan Central Station, Sala Reale, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Pleasure & Treasure Milan Central Station, Sala Reale, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Pleasure & Treasure Milan Central Station, Sala Reale, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Pezo Von Ellrichshausen at The Litta Variations Corso Magenta 24, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

COS x Mamou Mani Palazzo Isimbardi, Corso Monforte 35, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

COS x Mamou Mani Palazzo Isimbardi, Corso Monforte 35, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

COS x Mamou Mani Palazzo Isimbardi, Corso Monforte 35, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Louis Vuitton, Objets Nomades Palazzo Serbelloni, corso di Porta Venezia 16, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

COS x Mamou Mani Palazzo Isimbardi, Corso Monforte 35, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Louis Vuitton, Objets Nomades Palazzo Serbelloni, corso di Porta Venezia 16, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Louis Vuitton, Objets Nomades Palazzo Serbelloni, corso di Porta Venezia 16, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Korean Design show, Superstudio, via Tortona 27, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Superdesign Show Korean Design show, Superstudio, via Tortona 27, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Louis Vuitton, Objets Nomades Palazzo Serbelloni, corso di Porta Venezia 16, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Superdesign Show Korean Design show, Superstudio, via Tortona 27, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Superdesign Show Korean Design show, Superstudio, via Tortona 27, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Superdesign Show Enorme studio, Astral Bodies by FInsa. Superstudio, via Tortona 27, Milan Design Week 2019

Courtesy Enorme

Louis Vuitton, Objets Nomades Palazzo Serbelloni, corso di Porta Venezia 16, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Superdesign Show Enorme studio, Astral Bodies by FInsa. Superstudio, via Tortona 27, Milan Design Week 2019

Courtesy Enorme

Superdesign Show Enorme studio, Astral Bodies by FInsa. Superstudio, via Tortona 27, Milan Design Week 2019

Courtesy Enorme

Louis Vuitton, Objets Nomades Palazzo Serbelloni, corso di Porta Venezia 16, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo MG

Louis Vuitton, Objets Nomades Palazzo Serbelloni, corso di Porta Venezia 16, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo MG

“A Piece of Sky” by Stephan Hürlemann for Sky-Frame Ventura Centrale, Via Ferrante Aporti 7bis - 31bis, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“Pattern as Time”, DNP DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO, Japan Ventura Centrale, Via Ferrante Aporti 7bis - 31bis, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“UNFLUENCER - De-sinnning the Designer”, Georg Lendorff, FREITAG Ventura Centrale, Via Ferrante Aporti 7bis - 31bis, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“Breeze of light”, Oki Sato studio Nendo per Daikin Spazio Tenoha, Via Vigevano 18, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“Breeze of light”, Oki Sato studio Nendo for Daikin Spazio Tenoha, Via Vigevano 18, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“Breeze of light”, Oki Sato studio Nendo for Daikin Spazio Tenoha, Via Vigevano 18, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Wallpaper* Handmade X Salone dei Tessuti, via San Gregorio 29, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Wallpaper* Handmade X Salone dei Tessuti, via San Gregorio 29, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Wallpaper* Handmade X Salone dei Tessuti, via San Gregorio 29, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“No Man’s Land”, Raf Simons with Kvadrat via Archemide 26, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“No Man’s Land”, Raf Simons with Kvadrat via Archemide 26, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“No Man’s Land”, Raf Simons with Kvadrat via Archemide 26, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Versace, set design by Sasha Bikoff and Andy Dixon Via del Gesù 12, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Versace, set design by Sasha Bikoff and Andy Dixon Via del Gesù 12, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Versace, set design by Sasha Bikoff and Andy Dixon Via del Gesù 12, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

“Masterly - The Dutch in Milano” Palazzo Turati, Via Meravigli 9/b, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

“Masterly - The Dutch in Milano” Palazzo Turati, Via Meravigli 9/b, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

“Masterly - The Dutch in Milano” Palazzo Turati, Via Meravigli 9/b, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Set design by Jólan van der Wiel for Issey Miyake Showroom Issey Miyake, Via Bagutta 12, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Set design by Jólan van der Wiel for Issey Miyake Showroom Issey Miyake, Via Bagutta 12, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

Set design by Jólan van der Wiel for Issey Miyake Showroom Issey Miyake, Via Bagutta 12, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Henrik Blomqvist

“Different Bodies”, KADK Spazio Gamma, via Pastrengo 7, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

“Different Bodies”, KADK Spazio Gamma, via Pastrengo 7, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

“Different Bodies”, KADK Spazio Gamma, via Pastrengo 7, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

DIMORESTUDIO for Dior Casa degli Atellani, Corso MAgenta 65, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo by Gabriele Zanon

DIMORESTUDIO for Dior Casa degli Atellani, Corso MAgenta 65, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo by Gabriele Zanon

Dimorestudio for Dior Casa degli Atellani, Corso MAgenta 65, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo by Gabriele Zanon

Dutch Invertuals via Pastrengo 12, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

Moonwalk, Marni viale Umbria 42, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

Moonwalk, Marni viale Umbria 42, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Andrea Raffin

Moonwalk, Marni viale Umbria 42, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Andrea Raffin

“Affinity in Autonomy”, Sony Spazio Zegna in via Savona 56 A, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

“Affinity in Autonomy”, Sony Spazio Zegna in via Savona 56 A, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

“Affinity in Autonomy”, Sony Spazio Zegna in via Savona 56 A, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Gabriele Zanon

“Geo-Design”, Design Academy di Eindhoven Via Marco Aurelio 21, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Nicole Marnati

“Geo-Design”, Design Academy di Eindhoven Via Marco Aurelio 21, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Nicole Marnati

“Geo-Design”, Design Academy di Eindhoven Via Marco Aurelio 21, Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Nicole Marnati

The Pursuit of Possession, 1+1 Gallery, Mr. Lawrence via San Fermo 7, Milan Design Week 2019

The Pursuit of Possession, 1+1 Gallery, Mr. Lawrence via San Fermo 7, Milan Design Week 2019

“IQOS World Revealed” by Alex Chinneck for Philip Morris Opificio 31, via Tortona 31, Milan Design Week 2019

“IQOS World Revealed” by Alex Chinneck for Philip Morris Opificio 31, via Tortona 31, Milan Design Week 2019

“IQOS World Revealed” by Alex Chinneck for Philip Morris Opificio 31, via Tortona 31, Milan Design Week 2019

Formafantasma x Dzek Ex-Cinere, via Venini 85, Milano Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

Formafantasma x Dzek Ex-Cinere, via Venini 85, Milano Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

Formafantasma x Dzek Ex-Cinere, via Venini 85, Milano Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

Formafantasma x Dzek Ex-Cinere, via Venini 85, Milano Design Week 2019

Photo Giulia Di Lenarda

“Weaving the Cosmos”, Tomás Saraceno for Bulgari Civico Planetario Ulrico Hoepli, Corso Venezia, 57. Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Andrea Raffin

“Weaving the Cosmos”, Tomás Saraceno for Bulgari Civico Planetario Ulrico Hoepli, Corso Venezia, 57. Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Andrea Raffin

“Weaving the Cosmos”, Tomás Saraceno for Bulgari Civico Planetario Ulrico Hoepli, Corso Venezia, 57. Milan Design Week 2019

Photo Andrea Raffin

Five installations and exhibitions that represent the cream of the of from this year's Fuorisalone. There are countless high-quality quality works that have defined this Salone del Mobile, on the one hand marked by design responsibility in line with the themes of the XXII Milan Trienniale, Broken Nature, and on the other by an impeccable delivery of the creative process: from powerful concepts to accurate achievements that meet the needs of clients and engagement with the final user through fine aesthetics. Read full article here

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Camillo Nardi Greco, seaside holiday camp, Chiavari, Italy, 1935

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Michele Busiri Vici, seaside holiday camp "Le Navi", Cattolica, Italy, 1932

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Giuseppe Vaccaro, seaside holiday camp "Agip", Cesenatico, Italy, 1937-1938. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Giuseppe Vaccaro, seaside holiday camp "Agip", Cesenatico, Italy, 1937-1938. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Giuseppe Vaccaro, seaside holiday camp "Agip", Cesenatico, Italy, 1937-1938. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Mario Loreti, seaside holiday camp "Costanzo Ciano", Milano Marittima, Italy, 1937-1939. Photo © Massimo Simini

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Mario Loreti, seaside holiday camp "Costanzo Ciano", Milano Marittima, Italy, 1937-1939. Photo © Massimo Simini

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Mario Loreti, seaside holiday camp "Costanzo Ciano", Milano Marittima, Italy, 1937-1939. Photo © Massimo Simini

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Vittorio Bonadè Bottino, seaside holiday camp Fiat "Edoardo AgnellI", Marina di Massa, Italy, 1933. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Montanari, former Italian Red Cross seaside holiday camp, Marina di Ravenna, Italy, 1933

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Montanari, former Italian Red Cross seaside holiday camp, Marina di Ravenna, Italy, 1933

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Angiolo Mazzoni, seaside holiday camp, Calambrone, Italy, 1925-1933. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Angiolo Mazzoni, seaside holiday camp, Calambrone, Italy, 1925-1933

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Angiolo Mazzoni, seaside holiday camp, Calambrone, Italy, 1925-1933

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Angiolo Mazzoni, seaside holiday camp, Calambrone, Italy, 1925-1933

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Ettore Sottsass, Alfio Guaitoli, seaside holiday camp "28 ottobre", Marina di Massa, Italy, 1938. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Ettore Sottsass, Alfio Guaitoli, seaside holiday camp "28 ottobre", Marina di Massa, Italy, 1938

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Ettore Sottsass, Alfio Guaitoli, seaside holiday camp "28 ottobre", Marina di Massa, Italy, 1938. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

Coastal icons: Italian holiday camps, from Mussolini to Valtur

Ettore Sottsass, Alfio Guaitoli, seaside holiday camp "28 ottobre", Marina di Massa, Italy, 1938. Photo © Gabriele Basilico

In 1985, Domus dedicated an in-depth analysis to the favourite field of experimentation of Italian rationalism: fascist bathing architecture. Until the mid-eighteenth century, the European coasts used to represent the dangerous gateway of a continent with a thriving hinterland. Read full article here

20 ways to make a small house look bigger

AirBn’P Home Position Collective designed a tiny apartment in Budapest, aiming to create a light and highly customizable space, with maximum comfort for a short stay. Photo Balázs Glódi

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AirBn’P Home Position Collective designed a tiny apartment in Budapest, aiming to create a light and highly customizable space, with maximum comfort for a short stay. Photo Balázs Glódi

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Toronto. A miniloft organised as the solar system An open space with all the support functions merged in a unique mass. StudioAC re-organise little spaces.

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Toronto. A miniloft organised as the solar system An open space with all the support functions merged in a unique mass. StudioAC re-organise little spaces.

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A flexible and space-saving apartment in Buenos Aires In the Palermo neighborhood, Carol Burton refurbishes a 54 sqm apartment by opening up the space under a cupboard-staircase. Photo Gonzalo Viramonte

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A flexible and space-saving apartment in Buenos Aires In the Palermo neighborhood, Carol Burton refurbishes a 54 sqm apartment by opening up the space under a cupboard-staircase. Photo Gonzalo Viramonte

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Madrid. Metal frames create domestic landscape free from hierarchies To renovate an apartment in the Spanish capital Zooco Estudio adopts a beam and column system that is independent from the existing structure. Photo Imagen Subliminal

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Madrid. Metal frames create domestic landscape free from hierarchies To renovate an apartment in the Spanish capital Zooco Estudio adopts a beam and column system that is independent from the existing structure. Photo Imagen Subliminal

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Paris. An aluminium island creates space in a loft by Sabo project The loft is located in an industrial building dated 1920 within the XI Arrondissement in Paris. It has a raw chic hint and a wise use of space. Photo Alexandre Delaunay

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Paris. An aluminium island creates space in a loft by Sabo project The loft is located in an industrial building dated 1920 within the XI Arrondissement in Paris. It has a raw chic hint and a wise use of space. Photo Alexandre Delaunay

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New domestic landscapes in Spain Spanish architect Valentín Sanz Sanz has renovated an apartment formerly used as a Red Cross aid station in a project halfway between small architecture and large furnishing. Photo Luis Díaz Díaz

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New domestic landscapes in Spain Spanish architect Valentín Sanz Sanz has renovated an apartment formerly used as a Red Cross aid station in a project halfway between small architecture and large furnishing. Photo Luis Díaz Díaz

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A 50 sqm house in a 20th century building renovated according to the rules of psychoanalysis A new case of interior urban planning in Milan: Quinzii Terna has handled the transformation of a bourgeoisie interior into an introspective play worthy of Scale of the Universe.

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A 50 sqm house in a 20th century building renovated according to the rules of psychoanalysis A new case of interior urban planning in Milan: Quinzii Terna has handled the transformation of a bourgeoisie interior into an introspective play worthy of Scale of the Universe.

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Turin apartment is undressed of the superfluous for renting on Airbnb Concrete structure and installations are the centrepieces of Blaarchitettura's project, which is freed of unnecessary furnishings and objects. Photo Beppe Giardino

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Turin apartment is undressed of the superfluous for renting on Airbnb Concrete structure and installations are the centrepieces of Blaarchitettura's project, which is freed of unnecessary furnishings and objects. Photo Beppe Giardino

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A 30 sqm attic renovated according to urban planning Untitled architecture designed a small interior in Milan applying the rules of urban planning, transforming the house into an organic and stratified system. Photo Giovanni Emilio Galanello

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A 30 sqm attic renovated according to urban planning Untitled architecture designed a small interior in Milan applying the rules of urban planning, transforming the house into an organic and stratified system. Photo Giovanni Emilio Galanello

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Taipei. An extra-small apartment for a metropolitan city PhoebeSayswow Architects’ conceived the 33 sqm apartment as a playful interior taking advantage of a partial double-height. Photo Hey!Cheese

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Taipei. An extra-small apartment for a metropolitan city PhoebeSayswow Architects’ conceived the 33 sqm apartment as a playful interior taking advantage of a partial double-height. Photo Hey!Cheese

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IKEA will offer motorized furniture in 2020 The new Rognan line will help people to make the most of small living spaces.

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IKEA will offer motorized furniture in 2020 The new Rognan line will help people to make the most of small living spaces.

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Milan. A mini-apartment with little space but many uses Taac! Just over thirty square meters but - thanks to a system of mobile and sliding elements - there is no lack of living space. Photo Luca Broglia

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Milan. A mini-apartment with little space but many uses Taac! Just over thirty square meters but - thanks to a system of mobile and sliding elements - there is no lack of living space. Photo Luca Broglia

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Barcelona. A warm and versatile mini-apartment Ylab Arquitectos renovates a small apartment in Barcelona making the most of the space with care and attention to details.

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Barcelona. A warm and versatile mini-apartment Ylab Arquitectos renovates a small apartment in Barcelona making the most of the space with care and attention to details.

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New York. BIG designs tiny houses with a ‘hygge’ feel BIG’s latest project focuses on minimal spaces, with a pitched-roof module that offers the typical Nordic comfort, wherever installed.

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New York. BIG designs tiny houses with a ‘hygge’ feel BIG’s latest project focuses on minimal spaces, with a pitched-roof module that offers the typical Nordic comfort, wherever installed.

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A mini-space designed by Joe Colombo Colombo's concept of dwelling can be read in the space he designed in Milan in 1968.

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A mini-space designed by Joe Colombo Colombo's concept of dwelling can be read in the space he designed in Milan in 1968.

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From territory to dweller: the prototype of a “portico-home” in Mexico The architectural firm Rozana Montiel has redesigned the traditional mexican house in the state of Morelos, providing it with large semi-open and covered spaces that can adapt to the needs of its inhabitants. Photo Sandra Pereznieto

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From territory to dweller: the prototype of a “portico-home” in Mexico The architectural firm Rozana Montiel has redesigned the traditional mexican house in the state of Morelos, providing it with large semi-open and covered spaces that can adapt to the needs of its inhabitants. Photo Sandra Pereznieto

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Madrid. Penthouse H features an aromatic terrace Spanish studio Langarita Navarro Arquitectos renovates an attic in Madrid’s Barrio de Salamanca, maintaining the singular qualities of the original space.

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Madrid. Penthouse H features an aromatic terrace Spanish studio Langarita Navarro Arquitectos renovates an attic in Madrid’s Barrio de Salamanca, maintaining the singular qualities of the original space.

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Austere shelter of wood and concrete looks out over Norwegian fjords Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter designs an ideal hut, consisting of a wedge-shaped CLT volume resting on a solid concrete base.

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Austere shelter of wood and concrete looks out over Norwegian fjords Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter designs an ideal hut, consisting of a wedge-shaped CLT volume resting on a solid concrete base.

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The house of the future is dug into a cork wall Invited to reflect on changes in human lifestyles, Archstudio goes back to the origins of living by stimulating the interaction between man and the environment in a small apartment in Beijing. Photo Jin Weiqi

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The house of the future is dug into a cork wall Invited to reflect on changes in human lifestyles, Archstudio goes back to the origins of living by stimulating the interaction between man and the environment in a small apartment in Beijing. Photo Jin Weiqi

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A tiny tower in Tokyo is only 2.7 meters wide Shaped as a contemporary bell tower, the small building designed by SO&CO in Ginza is a response to Tokyo’s intricate and limited space. Photo Takumi Ota

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A tiny tower in Tokyo is only 2.7 meters wide Shaped as a contemporary bell tower, the small building designed by SO&CO in Ginza is a response to Tokyo’s intricate and limited space. Photo Takumi Ota

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A selection of twenty small projects featured on Domusweb that create more space through a good organization of the interiors, from Budapest to Madrid. Interiors can look bigger if the space is well organized: using heights to create a second floor, having a storage under the stairs or the bed, moving walls along the floor to create rooms for different functions, adapting furniture to the needs, or using a central block to better divide an apartment. Read full article here

Brazil. When an architect builds his own home

Flavio Castro, Box House, Saõ Paulo, 2018

In Saõ Paulo, architect Flavio Castro designed and completed the Box House, a retreat for himself, born out of a simple gesture. The Brazilian office FCstudio has carried out a residential project for Flavio Castro, the studio’s founder. Read full article here

Zaha Hadid Architects’ Al Janoub Stadium represents the inequalities of our time

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The most iconic football stadium of what critics already consider the worst FIFA World Cup ever, has been inaugurated in Al Wakrah, Qatar. The Al Janoub Stadium, the first sports facility to be commissioned for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, is now open to the public. Read full article here

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, ground floor plan

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, ground floor plan (common kitchen and living room)

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, ground floor plan (yoga pavilion)

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, ground floor plan (main building)

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, ground floor plan (meditation pavilion)

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, ground floor plan (fog-catcher tower)

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, section with technical details

Optical illusions: a rammed-earth bed & breakfast floats over the Mexican countryside

Santos Bolívar, Bed & Breakfast Santulan, Baja California, Mexico, 2019. Photo © Jose Maria Gonzalez Villavicencio

Inspired by the Hindi culture, Santos Bolívar’s design investigates the relationship between private and collective life, and between architecture and nature. At first sight, the Bed & Breakfast Santulan seems to seamlessly blend into the gently waving countryside where it stands, to follow its variations, to stress its horizontality. On the contrary Santos Bolívar’s design relentlessly challenges the ground level of its plot. Read full article here

Opening picture: Snøhetta, Under. Photo Ivar Kvaa