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10 super skinny houses
Following our special feature on skinny houses, we've put together a collection of some of the best examples of slimline residences from the pages of Dezeen. More about 10 super skinny houses
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MLRP's Traffic House helps teach children about road safety
This Copenhagen playground building surrounded by road markings was designed by Danish architects MLRP to provide a place where children can learn about road safety and test skills on-site (+ slideshow). More about MLRP's Traffic House helps teach children about road safety
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Sliver House by Boyarsky Murphy Architects slots into a three-metre-wide space
Boyarsky Murphy Architects sandwiched this glass-fronted family residence between two terraced houses in west London, on a site less than three metres wide at the front. More about Sliver House by Boyarsky Murphy Architects slots into a three-metre-wide space
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Skinny houses: "it's amazing how important one inch of space becomes"
Feature: narrow homes have become increasingly popular in Japan, but can these awkwardly shaped residences offer housing solutions to other cities around the world, asks Dezeen deputy editor Amy Frearson. More about Skinny houses: "it's amazing how important one inch of space becomes"
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A faceted roof conceals the size of Hangar XS warehouse by Ecker Architekten
This zinc-clad warehouse in Germany by Ecker Architekten has gabled elevations on all four sides, creating a multi-faceted roof that helps the building to appear smaller than it really is (+ slideshow). More about A faceted roof conceals the size of Hangar XS warehouse by Ecker Architekten
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Delta House by Yoshiyasu Mizuno centres around a triangular courtyard
A sheltered outdoor cooking area commonly found in traditional Japanese farmhouses is reinterpreted to form the open-air centre of this family house in Kanagawa by Japanese architect Yoshiyasu Mizuno (+ slideshow). More about Delta House by Yoshiyasu Mizuno centres around a triangular courtyard
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Moon Hoon creates an urban greenhouse on a narrow Seoul plot
The frame of this narrow building slotted into the space between a pair of high-rise blocks was adapted by South Korean architect Moon Hoon to function as an urban greenhouse that will eventually be filled with plants. More about Moon Hoon creates an urban greenhouse on a narrow Seoul plot
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Glazing disappears into the walls of Tigg Coll's Malbrook Road extension
This London house extension by Tigg Coll Architects features sliding glass doors that retract into the brick walls to open the space up to the garden (+ slideshow). More about Glazing disappears into the walls of Tigg Coll's Malbrook Road extension
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Tula House by Patkau Architects cantilevers over a remote outcrop
This Canadian house by Patkau Architects is anchored to a rock by steel rods so that it treads lightly on the ground and cantilevers above the Pacific Ocean (+ slideshow). More about Tula House by Patkau Architects cantilevers over a remote outcrop
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Fox Johnston enlivens Sydney beachfront with Cook Park Amenities
Australian studio Fox Johnston has completed three curved toilet and shower blocks as part of an effort to rejuvenate a Sydney beachfront (+ slideshow). More about Fox Johnston enlivens Sydney beachfront with Cook Park Amenities
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Makoto Yamaguchi adds ventilated "open rooms" to Oggi apartment block in Tokyo
This Tokyo apartment block by Japanese firm Makoto Yamaguchi Design contains 12 open-air rooms behind its tiled exterior walls, helping to bring natural light and ventilation through the interior (+ slideshow). More about Makoto Yamaguchi adds ventilated "open rooms" to Oggi apartment block in Tokyo
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Rotating rooms give Sharifi-ha House by Next Office a shape-shifting facade
Swivelling pods allow the owners of this house in Tehran to adapt to Iran's fluctuating temperatures by opening up rooms in summer, or turning them inwards during winter. More about Rotating rooms give Sharifi-ha House by Next Office a shape-shifting facade
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Istanbul skyscrapers to be demolished to protect the city's skyline
News: the Turkish government has approved an order to demolish a series of new skyscrapers in the Zeytinburnu area of Istanbul to protect the historic views of key buildings including the Hagia Sofia. More about Istanbul skyscrapers to be demolished to protect the city's skyline
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FAM Architekti's Lake Cabin provides a waterside retreat in a Czech forest
This wedge-shaped cabin in the Czech Republic, by Prague studio FAM Architekti, has a folding screen set into one of its slatted timber facades to open the interior out to a nearby lake (+ slideshow). More about FAM Architekti's Lake Cabin provides a waterside retreat in a Czech forest
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Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex nears completion in Beijing
These new images by German photographer Robert Herrmann show the near-complete external structures of Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex, which is scheduled to open later this year in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho complex nears completion in Beijing
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Glass boxes cantilever from the concrete core of Tatiana Bilbao's Bioinnova university building
A stack of large glass boxes forms this biotechnology facility at a Mexico university by Tatiana Bilbao (+ slideshow). More about Glass boxes cantilever from the concrete core of Tatiana Bilbao's Bioinnova university building
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Rammed earth walls with striated patterns frame Tatiana Bilbao's Ajijic House
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao specified rammed earth for the walls of this weekend house built for a modest budget on the shore of Lake Chapala, in the Mexican state of Jalisco (+ slideshow). More about Rammed earth walls with striated patterns frame Tatiana Bilbao's Ajijic House
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Alpine cabins by Pedevilla Architekten build on traditions of Tyrolean farmhouses
Behind the dark facades of these farmhouse-inspired cabins in northern Italy, designed by local studio Pedevilla Architects, is a pair of bright homes that combine traditional elements with modern detailing (+ slideshow). More about Alpine cabins by Pedevilla Architekten build on traditions of Tyrolean farmhouses
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Sou Fujimoto bus shelter closed to prevent "possible accidents"
News: a spindly bus stop created by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto in Krumbach, Austria, has been unexpectedly closed to the public because it doesn't "follow the Austrian regulations for building safety". More about Sou Fujimoto bus shelter closed to prevent "possible accidents"
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Rammed earth walls surround Craigieburn Library by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Wooden louvred sunscreens project from the rammed earth and glass walls of this Melbourne library by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, protecting the interior from the harsh Australian sun (+ slideshow). More about Rammed earth walls surround Craigieburn Library by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp