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Daniel Marshall | House in Orkney, New Zealand

May 21st, 2008
Daniel Marshall | House in Orkney, New Zealand

Residential project completed in 2007 by New Zealand Architects, Daniel Marshall Architect. A densely suburban area in Mt. Manganui presented a section with a sharp two metre drop mid-site. This ground condition gave rise to four separate half levels housed within two distinct sculptural forms, articulated by a gentile stairway at the fulcrum. The space between the two functional areas, framed by the stair, form the courtyard areas and provide …

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Casa Echegaray by Gutierrez Alonso Architects

October 17th, 2008
Casa Echegaray by Gutierrez Alonso Architects

Project:Casa Echegaray Architect: Gutierrez Alonso Architects Location: Pedregal de Echegaray, Naucalpan Estado de México Collaborators: Sergio Martínez, Arturo Gasca y Gerson Huerta Photography: Alberto Moreno Construction: 2006 Four blocks superimposed on terraces adapting to a field with very pronounced slope. In the upper block begins a descendete tour by a sequence of spaces of various qualities. A series of walls made of stone and concret…

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51 Christmas Decorating Ideas

November 8th, 2008
51 Christmas Decorating Ideas

Decorating can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. This ebook will give you 51 great Christmas decorating ideas. Most of these ideas use things that you already have. By the time you’re done, your home will be all decked out and ready for Christmas. CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS Most Christmas decorating starts with the Christmas tree. Whether you decorate your tree traditionally each year or you’re looking for new ideas, this first s…

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Home In Garden by Chris Briffa Architects

October 15th, 2008
Home In Garden by Chris Briffa Architects

The clients bought an odd, triangular house in Mosta – a busy, inland, Maltese town – with a large back garden. They wanted a compact, three bedroom house, retaining as much garden as possible. With 150 square metres internal space and a 150 square metre garden, the scheme attempts to minimise the edge between inside and outside: a challenging notion on an island where the summer heat is most unwelcome indoors. While retaining the s…

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Gosho Restaurant design, Porto by aNC Arquitectos

October 14th, 2008
Gosho Restaurant design, Porto by aNC Arquitectos

The Gosho Restaurant is an interior design project that was designed by aNC Arquitectos. Gosho Restaurant is located in a 5 star hotel in Porto, Portugal. The project contains several specific areas for the several types of japanese food that the restaurant serves, with a total capacity of 101 seats. The atmosphere of the restaurant cherishes being in public, through different themes. Besides evoking traditional japanese architecture, throughs a…

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K House, Anglesea by Ashton Raggatt Mcdougall

October 4th, 2008
K House, Anglesea by Ashton Raggatt Mcdougall

Designed by Australia based architect, Ashton Raggatt McDougall, which is a leading edge design consultancy with a reputation for innovation, scholarship and creativity. This K House construction was completed in 2007. Beginning with the letter ‘K’ was not entirely arbitrary as our client’s family name begins with the letter, and we had tried exploring writing and letters before, and also the space between letters as negative objects…

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