Four Cornered Villa in Virrat, Finland

Located in Virrat, Finland, Four Cornered Villa was designed by Avanto Architects Ltd. The cross-like shape of this simple villa reaches towards four very different views, the space is open and defined at the same time. The exterior is treated all black and to contrast the bright, pale interior, with the idea that the dark colour will make the building completely disappear when seen from the lake. The... 

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Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment in Sydney, Australia

Designed by HBO+EMTB, Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment  is located in Sydney, Australia. This new residential project in Sydney’s inner west, has set a new standard for public housing developments in Australia. It demonstrates that highly sustainable public housing outcomes are both realistic and achievable in terms of function, project demographics and housing affordability. The project comprises... 

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Waterfalls in New York, United States

The Waterfalls designed by Editorial is located in New York, United States.  The project inserts man-made waterfalls, each measuring 90 –120 feet high, at four locations in the East River and New York Harbor. The Waterfalls, which will be visible by land or boat, can be viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn Anchorage, the North shore of Governor’s Island, Pier 35 in Lower Manhattan north... 

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Radisson Blu Hotel in United Kingdom

Designed by Editorial, Radisson Blu Hotel is located in United Kingdom. The hotel will utilise a range of low energy technologies to reduce the energy demand of the building; supplemented by an on-site combined heat and power (CHP) engine with a pure plant oil (PPO) tri-generation energy centre; that will export electricity to the national grid outside of normal occupancy hours. The Radisson Blu Hotel,... 

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Chabad Lubavitch Center in Berlin, Germany

Chabad Lubavitch Center that located in Berlin, Germany, was designed by nps tchoban voss GmbH & Co. KG,  The 1922-founded building was designed for the electricity company ‘Elektrizitätswerk Südwest AG’. Its use as a voltage transformer station and later as a laboratory for street illumination and has nothing in common with the today’s aim of use. The building was bought by... 

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