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House 16 ' Piedemonte

October 16, 2014
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Project size: 2,368 square feet. Program: A vacation house for a young family of four. Location: In the Tequendama region known for its mild climate, a few hours drive from Bogota. Solution: Two rectangular volumes are perched on a sloping site overlooking a verdant landscape. The lower volume contains the living areas, which are enclosed by wood louvered screens and open onto a terrace and a pool. Above are three bedrooms; a west-facing balcony is recessed within the geometric volume to provide shelter from the sun. Construction methods: Reinforced concrete and steel structure; plastered brick walls; metal and wood folding
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Casa Sierra Leona

October 16, 2014
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Site size: 5,382 square feet. Project size: 6,997 square feet. Program: A family living in Mexico City asked Jose Juan Rivera Rio and his firm to design a modern house with ample privacy for family and space for guests. Location: The house occupies a narrow walled-in site in a residential section of the city, Lomas de Chapultepec. Solution: The architects, inspired by 1960s modernist architecture, designed a rectilinear house featuring thick, concrete or stone walls and deep overhangs. Lush vegetation outdoors and wood floors and slatted screens inside provide a warm contrast to the textured, board-formed concrete structure. A discreet
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Casas Mestre / House of Stairs

October 16, 2014
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Site size: 8,140 square feet. Project size: 9,688 square feet (3,230 square feet per townhouse). Program: A complex of three residential townhouses distributed on four levels, which accommodates 4-6 occupants per dwelling. Location: A sloping hill facing south with a view of Lake Avándaro. Solution: The four levels are terraced down the hill with interior spaces opening onto private terraces, and connected by a cascade of stairs. Construction methods: Concrete frame with brick walls and a minimal palette of inexpensive low-maintenance materials using local labor. Architect: Dellekamp Arquitectos Celaya 26 Loc.2 Colonia Condesa CP 06100, México DF, México Tel: [52
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Invisible-Kitchen

Invisible Kitchen

i29 Interior Architects uses decorative wall panels and an optical trick to create a vanishing kitchen inside a Paris apartment.
Tracy Metz
September 16, 2014
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In one particularly humorous episode, the old television program Candid Camera tried to sell a house that had no toilets. (It was remarkable how many potential buyers didn't notice the defect.)


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River-House

River House

A master bath uses clerestory windows and a concrete partition wall to bring light into a master bedroom while ensuring privacy.
Zachary Edelson
September 16, 2014
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This master bath breaks the mold of the traditional lavatory: not only is it uniquely integral to the success of its adjacent bedroom, it also contends with challenging site conditions. One would hardly suspect all that is at play here, thanks to a meticulous execution by Chicago-based Studio Dwell Architects.


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Royal Ontario Museum Washrooms

Superkül upgrades the main washrooms of the Royal Ontario Museum with sinuous sink troughs and a cool palette.
Sheila Kim.
Sheila Kim
September 16, 2014
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A world-class institution, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto houses an extensive collection of cultural artifacts and natural history curios, from decorative objects to dinosaur bones.
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