The new City Hall and cultural center in the Dutch city of Nieuwegein, is designed to create cohesion and the foundation for a stronger local community. A modern participatory democracy requires transparency and communication at eye level in the encounter between citizen and authority. These elements have been the core of Danish practice 3XN’s design.
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Powerhouse Company designed Villa 1, a modern home surrounding by an impressive natural landscape in Gelderland, the Netherlands. According to the architects, “the typical Y shape of the plan is the result of the optimal configuration of the program on the ground floor towards sun and view. There are three wings: one wing for work, studying and music making (North exposure); one for cooking and eating (East-South-West exposure); and one for living and painting (South and North exposure). The central area where all wings meet is the heart of the house. It is a large space that serves as entrance hall, dining room, bar and music-room“. Vaulted ceilings, thick walls and an impressive glass facade are the boundaries for a variety of unusually-shaped indoor rooms. Enjoy the virtual tour and feel free to share your thoughts below.
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Balance Associates Architects have designed the River Bank house in Big Sky, Montana. The River Bank House sits along the Gallatin River just outside Big Sky, Montana. The clients love to entertain, so the house was set up to create an open and casual atmosphere with a strong connection to the outdoors. The house is oriented toward the best view of the river while maintaining good solar orientation for taking advantage of solar heat gain in the winter and keeping out the hot summer sun. The large roof over the living room serves to shade large areas of glass in the summer, while geothermal heat pumps and high levels of insulation help keep it warm and energy efficient in the winter. In such an extreme climate the house was specifically designed to withstand both extremes of the temperature spectrum.
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The timber that cloaks that building’s exterior is silver fir, which is typical of architecture in the surrounding village of Sulzberg-Thal. Behind the cladding, the fire station has a masonry-constructed ground floor and a timber-framed first floor. A large room on the ground floor houses two fire engines beside a slightly elevated radio and control room, while a classroom, an archive and an office are located on the level above.
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Beach House E-03 was designed by Lima-based studio Vortice Arquitectos and is located in Palillos Beach, 72 miles south of Lima, Peru. This modern residence has a total surface of 3,186 square feet and was built on an irregularly-shaped terrain, having unobstructed sea views: “Taking advantage of the slope of the lot, the project features different materials and textures in three levels that work together as a unit, obtaining several space relations between the interior and the outside. According to the requirements of the site, the volumes are designed at different levels like platforms on the ground, emphasizing on the main volume. The central space is closed in three directions, to avoid direct solar entrance and eye contact with the neighboring lands”. The three levels of the residence accommodate five bedrooms (first level), a social area (second level) and a social area extension plus roof deck (third floor). How would you comment on the location and design of this modern home?
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Completed in 2011, the Vidre Negre Office Building in Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy is a contemporary structure displaying an up-to-date, dynamic architecture. Occupying 1,400 square meters on a 6.960 square meter plot, the imposing shape mirrors in the nearby water, visually doubling its size and offering the eye an interesting play of volumes. Surrounded by native species within the surrounding park, the office building designed by Damilano Studio Architects runs its two wings from east to west. Between these two wings, a central volume shelters the stairs, toilets and bars.
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You might have to have much more than $1.88 million in you bank account if you are planning to own this spacious home that spreads over 21,344-sq f of land. Glass doors and spacious design of the rooms unwind your locked up vigor. You almost have a 360 degree view of the captivating mountains yonder. The energy requirement of the house is balanced with 120 solar panels installed on the roof, which add to the green quotient of the house. Architect James Cioffi has made the mansion even more attractive with the use of top class floorings and furniture that match the color combinations of the interior. Way ahead in style quotient among the neighborhood with three spacious bedrooms, four-bathrooms, and other luxuries, the house boasts a 4,137 square-foot area. You can get cozy at night by the side of a three-sided fireplace. Other facilities include a library, entertainment room, Swedish sauna, infinity pool, and a cascading waterfall.
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