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The Pentagonal House / Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio
Dec 22nd
© Shinichi Watanabe The Pentagonal House designed by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio is conceived as a house that maximizes site usage and the space within the structure, while keeping true to the characteristics of the Japanese traditional construction of the neighborhood. More images of this house after the break. © Shinichi Watanabe The house is designed for a young couple, whose parents live nearby in the same village of Nagoya , Japan. The architects describe the roof of every home as another landscape, one that is a “meta-technology” of architecture, one that can facilitate harmony in the environment and in the architecture itself. The roof of the Pentagonal House follows the form of the five-sided house, but also follows the traditional hipped roof that the neighboring roofs have.
4 Casas by Gaeta Springall Architects
Oct 19th
Gaeta Springall Architects designed the 4 Casas (4 houses) project in Mexico City, Mexico. The project involves two towers that each contain two houses that have been built on the side of a steep ravine
Three Year Anniversary of Contemporist
Oct 17th
Today is the three year anniversary of Contemporist and we’d like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone that reads the site, leaves comments, sends in submissions, links to us, advertises with us and sends us emails of encouragement. Thanks again to everyone who has made Contemporist a daily read and we hope that you’ll continue to like what you see in our 4th year, Erin & Dave
BL House by Studio Guilherme Torres
Oct 16th
Studio Guilherme Torres have designed the BL House in Londrina, Brazil. . Description from the architect: Adapting the house structure to a narrow lot in a condominium in Londrina, Brazil was the greatest challenge of this building designed by Guilherme Torres.
The AD46/10 Lamp by Romain Duclos
Oct 15th
Paris-based designer Romain Duclos has created the AD46/10 Lamp. Description from the designer: This lamp consists of a foot gray concrete with a metal frame and a local electrical wire color. The general form is obviously inspired by the ARCO – I decided to work on electrical wire and how it can hold a draw for ARCO.
OM House by Studio Guilherme Torres
Oct 15th
Studio Guilherme Torres have designed the OM House in Londrina, Brazil. . OM House by Studio Guilherme Torres Guilherme Torres, a young Brazilian architect, was hired by an elderly couple to design a contemporary house in a residential condominium in Londrina, Brazil
