Pink Tulum residences surround central courtyard and pool
Mexican firm Reyes Rios + Larrain Arquitectos has covered the walls of an apartment complex in Tulum in stucco that is pigmented pink to contrast pockets of greenery. More
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Arch Studio surrounds holiday house in China with covered courtyards
A brick holiday home in Tangshan, China designed by Arch Studio has four external terraces partially sheltered under a pitched roof. More
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Bernardo Richter arranges his brickwork house in Brazil around a courtyard
Architect Bernardo Richter took cues from a holiday home by Alvar Aalto when designing this brick house in Curitiba, Brazil. More
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Waterfrom Design builds tea house with a basement hidden beneath a water pool
Architecture studio Waterfrom Design has completed the Tea Community Centre, a multipurpose building in Xiamen, China, that is partially concealed beneath the surface of a pool of water. More
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Studio Arquitectos creates holiday home-like apartments for Tulum's permanent residents
Mexican firm Studio Arquitectos has created a residential apartment complex in popular Mexican holiday resort Tulum, featuring shared courtyards and traditional Mayan materials. More
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Vector Architects creates public space with Changjiang Art Museum
The pale brick volume of the Changjiang Art Museum by Vector Architects includes a raised public square and footbridge for the city of Taiyuan. More
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Japanese house has hidden courtyards for growing fruit and drying laundry
Three internal courtyards in a timber-clad bungalow designed by Osaka-based practice Arbol in Akashi, Japan, provide space for growing food and drying clothes. More
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Gosize designs its own home studio in Japan around a minimalist pond
Japanese practice Gosize has combined an architects' studio with a house in a concrete frame with large openings around a small courtyard with a simple pond in Hyōgo, Japan. More
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Jeff Svitak arranges San Diego apartment block around open courtyards and decks
Built over the Louisiana Purchase restaurant, The Louisiana apartment complex in San Diego is constructed around a series of open courtyards and expansive timber-clad decks. More
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Indoor courtyards interrupt Restaurant y Sea in northeast China
Greenery-filled courtyards and waffle ceilings bring light to the interiors of this concrete restaurant, which Vector Architects has erected near the shore of Beidaihe, China. More
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Tomohiro Hata's Loop House faces inwards onto a central courtyard
Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates built Loop House around a planted central courtyard in pursuit of peace and quiet for a dense urban site in Hyogo, Japan. More
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Challenge Design's metal-clad kindergarten folds around a courtyard
Metal shingles cover the folding forms of the Park Legend Kindergarten in Chengdu, China, built by Challenge Design to mimic the peaks of nearby mountains. More
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Archi-Union references calligraphy in curving tiled roof of Inkstone House cultural centre
Shanghai studio Archi-Union Architects mimics traditional Chinese calligraphy in its latest project, a rural cultural centre in Sichuan province, featuring a sweeping tiled roof that flows into a central courtyard. More
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Bridges link two sides of Split House in Israel by Pitsou Kedem Architects
A courtyard divides this house that Pitsou Kedem Architects has built in the Savyon district of Israel, but elevated walkways and ramps connect the two sides. More
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Zai's Hutong Filter features a pixelated shingle wall overlooking a traditional courtyard
Hutong Filter is a studio added to a house in one of Beijing's traditional hutongs by architecture office Zai with pixel-style shingles and timber frames connecting to a communal courtyard. More
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Peter Barber Architects reinterprets Victorian back-to-back housing in London
Peter Barber Architects has arranged a block of 26 shared-ownership homes around a central courtyard in Stratford, London. More
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Huge sliding door reveals courtyard at House in Sonobe by Tato Architects
Japanese studio Tato Architects has built a house in the town of Sonobe, Japan, with a sunroom that can be opened up to the garden by sliding open a huge corrugated polycarbonate wall. More
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Arvo Pärt Centre by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos is surrounded by Estonian forest
The Arvo Pärt Centre, which is dedicated to the Estonian composer, is deep in an pine forest and has no main entrance or exit. More
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Trace Architecture Office completes coffee processing facility and hotel in China
Beijing-based architecture studio Trace Architecture Office has completed the Xinzhai Coffee Manor complex in the Yunnan Province, China, which processes coffee from the surrounding hills and is a hotel for visitors to the area. More
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Hem opens LA showroom with "supersized confetti" installation
Swedish furniture brand Hem has opened its first permanent US showroom in Los Angeles, featuring a courtyard decorated with colourful graphics that resemble confetti. More
