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Archive for June, 2007

Boyd Baker House by Robin Boyd

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The Boyd Baker House is a post war modernist masterpiece just outside Melbourne, designed in 1964 by architect Robin Boyd, an influential Autralian architect.

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Luxurious Floating Villa

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Strindberg Arkitekter designed this floating villa, where they developed a comfortable living and a lay-out that gives you the optimal feeling of the closeness to the water.

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Aton Luminary

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This Aton Luminary is more than a table lamp, it’s a sculpture.

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Ten Broeck Cottage by Messana O’Rorke Architects

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The addition made by Messana O’Rorke Architects was developed within the existing frame to provide additional accommodations.

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Reading Rooms and Auditorium Restoration of the Pontificial Lateran University

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The new reading rooms and auditorium restoration of the Pontificial Lateran University, designed by King Roselli Architetti, holds an outstanding collection of books, some of which date back to the 16th century.

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Undoboy Icons Wall Tiles by blik

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The Undoboy Icons Wall Tiles from blik, feature 160 icons and mark the introduction of their new line of reusable Re-Stick Wall Tiles.

Architect’s and Artist’s Apartements by AFGH

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Architect’s and Artist’s Apartements by AFGH

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Interactive Staircase

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In the Louis Vuitton store in Hong Kong, architect Peter Marino developed an interactive staricase. The steps enclose a plasma screen that plays technicolor tricks on the eye.

Alder Residence by Skylab Design Group

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Alder Residence by Skylab Design Group

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Coromandel House by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects

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The Coromandel house was conceived as a container sitting lightly on the land. The intention of Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects was to reinterpret the New Zealand building tradition.

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