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Photo©tomaz gregoric

Designed by OFIS, A farewell chapel is located in a village close to Ljubljana.The site plot is next to the existing graveyard. The chapel is cut into the rising landscape. The shape is following the lines of the landscape trajectories around the graveyard. Read the rest of this entry »

Image courtesy 3LHD

Business Centre Miramare is a winning competition project by  3LHD. The competition program is placed on a crossing of two streets, Miramarska and Bednjanska. It is a point of colliding two urban city concepts: north part with classical city blocks of the Zagreb’s lower city enclosed by the railway and the south part primarily along the Vukovarska Street, outlined with modernistic dominant character of mostly public and social buildings. Read the rest of this entry »

Photography©Tom Arban

Designed by Moriyama & Teshima Architects

Within a charged global-political world and the secular context of the University of Toronto, the design challenge of the Multi faith Centre was to create a uniquely versatile venue for the practice and discussion of religion and spirituality in which students and leaders of all faiths feel equally welcome and equally valued. The space was crafted within the constraints of an existing building, with selective alterations to existing interior spaces to meet both programming and budget needs.

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Photo©ONG&ONG Pte Ltd

Hotel Quincy ,designed by ONG&ONG, was envisaged as a one-of-a kind boutique hotel encompassing all the design aspects from architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, project management and graphic design.     This building shows the process of how one design concept is implemented through all design elements, providing consistency in creativity and design. Read the rest of this entry »

Photos©David Schreyer

The Salon Mittermeier hair salon in Linz by Austrian architects Xarchitekten features a facade with a “three-dimensional architectural (hair) wave”.For the redevelopment of the façade of the Hair Couture Salon, which is situated in a quiet side street near the busy shopping axes of the city, the function of the hairdresser’s was to be transferred to the exterior to attract attention. Read the rest of this entry »