When Imperfection Becomes the Design Brief
On Tinos, architect Kelly Spanou turns irregularities and construction traces into architectural language, reshaping a 115-square-metre hillside residence without erasing its past.
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Industrial Heritage Meets Executive Education in Oxford's Osney Power Station Revival
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Professor Jenchieh Hung on the Spatial Intelligence of the Asian City
The street vendors, awnings and improvised structures of Bangkok are not a look to be borrowed, says Professor Jenchieh Hung, co-founder and principal architect of HAS design and research. They are a way of organizing space. In his own words, here is what that produces when it becomes a building, a drawing set and a conversation with a client.
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When a Cafe Becomes a Manifesto
J.J.P. Oud's 1925 Cafe de Unie in Rotterdam turned a modest storefront into a public declaration of De Stijl principles, proving that architectural ideology could fit on a street corner as powerfully as in a villa.
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When Two Flats Become One: Blending Midcentury Design into a Victorian Terrace
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When Old Wood Speaks Louder Than New Construction
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How a 73-Square-Metre House in Nagoya Redefines Compact Urban Living
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When Two Rooms Share One Worktop: Bureau's Lilac Apartment
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