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VINCENT VAN DUYSEN, spotlight on this Belgian architect

Posted on 18 September 2020

Our Top 3 series takes a look at some of the world’s most innovative designers and architects, presenting you with DECOVRY’s pick of their top three projects. This week, top Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen is in the spotlight. Born in Belgium, Van Duysen began his career as an architect, establishing his own practice back in 1989. However, not only does this innovative thinker work in architecture, but he has always been interested in the relationship between the…

Architecture & design

ENVELOPED BY NATURE

Posted on 11 September 2020

Nestled comfortably next to a family farm, this rural home by architecture firm MW Works was designed to offer a warm, comfortable retreat without the built structure stealing the show. Located on a rural lot on Whidbey Island north of Seattle, a farm-owning family hoped to add a part-time residence to the edge of their existing site. Tucked slightly out the way into the edge of a dense forest, this retreat overlooks chicken sheds, cattle fields, a fishing pond and…

Architecture & design

Waves of luxury at the Garden Pavilion

Posted on 4 September 2020

When architecture firm NCDA was commissioned to design a VIP lounge in one of Hong Kong’s beautifully luxurious shopping centres, they took the concept of an airy, garden-like landscape and ran with it. Provided with a brief to create a relaxing escape within a shopping centre at the heart of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping district, this VIP lounge echoes the serenity and calm of nature, whilst perfectly embodying the feeling of luxury. Inspired by Japanese zen gardens, curved forms and…

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Design Talk: go as u.r

Posted on 31 August 2020

The vegan conscious beauty & fashion concept for on the go women Design Talk means time to meet the face behind a brand. Today we make time to get to know Annelies Lambert of go as u.r, the Belgian brand designed for an urban lifestyle on the go. go as u.r is their state of mind. It is the desire to be free, explore and express yourself. Think vegan, conscious, minimalist, empowering and effortless. Of course, there are many ways…

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SENSE OF SERENITY

Posted on 28 August 2020

The owners of this one-of-a-kind home in Kerala, India, brought together their three favourite designers to create their dream residence: Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, the English landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith and the Belgian interior designer Axel Vervoordt. When homeowners discovered their ideal plot of land in their home state of Kerala, the young family dreamed of bringing together three designers whose work they’d always admired. And when their dream became a reality, they couldn’t be more delighted with the…

Architecture & design

A TRUE TRANSFORMATION

Posted on 21 August 2020

CR2 Arquitetura’s Jacupiranga House in Sao Paulo is a fantastic feat of transformation, taking what was once a neglected structure from 1965 and turning into an enviably bright, open family home. Before its unique regeneration, this home in the Jardim América neighbourhood of Sao Paulo was a cramped space with small rooms, narrow windows and an overall dim and unpleasant demeanour. Extensions had been added over the years, and outbuildings cluttered the lot, making the revitalisation seem a rather difficult…

Architecture & design

ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Posted on 14 August 2020

Taking advantage of the beautiful views and often missed opportunity of creating outdoor space, MDA Architecture recently designed a bright spark in the midst of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Park Roof House.…

Architecture & design

DOUBLE THE FUN

Posted on 6 August 2020

On a site originally intended for a series of apartment blocks, architecture firm PPAA instead created two light and airy matching homes, using minimal design elements and taking advantage of the abundant daylight of Mexico City.…

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REIMAGINING NEW ORLEANS

Posted on 31 July 2020

New Orleans’ newest luxury boutique hotel draws on the city’s multicultural history and mythology, uniting the city’s famous Southern hospitality with unconventional, playful design.…

Architecture & design

The rise of La Fábrica

Posted on 24 July 2020

After discovering an industrial cement factory just outside Barcelona in 1973, Ricardo Bofill embarked on a transformative project that continues on to this day. In the early 1970s, Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill was searching for a space to adapt into both a home for himself and his family as well as a spacious workshop for his firm. A somewhat ambitious project, as regulations in Barcelona at the time didn’t allow for dual residential/workspaces. But, on a fateful day in 1973,…

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