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At nearly 50, Cassina's Cab chair is a stealth staple of interior design
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (154+ words) The Spaces At nearly 50, Cassina's Cab chair is a stealth staple of interior design It's a rare classic that goes with everything Mario Bellini was working as an architect for nearly 20 years before he found, he says, "the courage' to…...
Extreme makeover: brutalist buildings have become a vast resource for developers
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (136+ words) The Spaces The ugly-duckling architecture is having a swan-like rebirth Is there an architectural style more divisive than brutalism? For some, there is little to applaud in its utilitarian, fortress-like structures, even as others see beauty in the stark, unpolished…...
Buy an apartment in Frei Otto's experimental "kohaus in Berlin
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (276+ words) The Spaces Buy an apartment in Frei Otto's experimental "kohaus in Berlin In 1980s Germany, Frei Otto was a superstar of modern architecture, master of lightweight, sustainable structures that became cultural destinations. His most recognisable creations might have been the biomorphic…...
This off-grid prefab bungalow is a modern classic
1+ week, 5+ day ago (220+ words) Designed by Los Angeles architect Linda Taalman, whose prefabricated i T House system explored lightweight, site-sensitive construction, this off-grid house has [] This off-grid prefab bungalow is a modern classic Designed by Los Angeles architect Linda Taalman, whose prefabricated i T…...
Minimalism for mindfulness? These five meditation spaces epitomise the genre
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (94+ words) The Spaces Minimalism for mindfulness? These five meditation spaces epitomise the genre They give us pause Spaces designed for meditation are rarely about decoration. Instead, they focus on reduction " stripping architecture back to its essential elements. What connects these projects…...
Live in a London loft used for TV location shoots
2+ week, 6+ day ago (208+ words) The former warehouse in Clerkenwell has been featured in Fleabag and Killing Eve Exposed brickwork, concrete floors and oversized warehouse windows run through this former gallery apartment on Dingley Place in Clerkenwell. Arranged across 2, 000 square feet, the two-bedroom loft retains…...
Architects complete " then list " an infill home and studio in London
3+ week, 4+ day ago (237+ words) The Spaces Architects complete " then list " an infill home and studio in London Cross-laminated timber, polished concrete and stainless steel shape this house in Walthamstow's Orford Road conservation area, designed by London architecture practice AO-FT as both home and studio....
This full-floor Palma apartment has terraces on three sides
2+ mon, 3+ min ago (183+ words) The Spaces This full-floor Palma apartment has terraces on three sides Completely rebuilt and completed earlier this year, this Mallorcan apartment occupies a full storey of a 1942 building close to Palma's harbour. Ceiling heights reach 3. 1m, and terraces and balconies face…...
Sense and sensibility: meet the designers using touch and smell to boost wellbeing
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (336+ words) Sensory cues make spaces less stressful and more memorable In our homes, workspaces and specialised environments like hospitals and care centres, our senses play a critical, often subliminal, role in how we connect with the places we pass through over…...
Seven design-led homes heating up the Lisbon market
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (79+ words) The Spaces We've uncovered something for everyone This 205sqm duplex has been reworked by architect Jos" Adri'o, who centred the interior around a kitchen wrapped entirely in blue-and-white azulejo tiles. Timber floors and pale cabinetry sit alongside the tiled surfaces, allowing…...