Michael Hsu rounds the corners of limestone Austin residence
Local studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has completed a house clad in limestone bricks and hemlock siding overlooking a nature preserve in Austin. More
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O'Sullivan Skoufoglou transforms Berlin bungalow with blocky extension
A band of limestone separates old and new at Fohlenweg, a house in Berlin that London studio O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects created using the walls of an existing bungalow. More
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Limestone plinth supports Hungarian holiday home by Kontextus Architecture Studio
A monolithic limestone-clad plinth supports the lightweight steel-framed structure of The Clifftop House, a holiday home in Hungary by Budapest practice Kontextus Architecture Studio. More
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Greenway Parks Residence in Dallas features "auto lounge" for Ferraris
Texas studios Smitharc Architecture + Interiors and Erin Sander Design have completed a family home with limestone cladding, a Zen garden and a gallery-like space for the clients' Ferraris. More
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Hutton embeds off-grid research station into hills of rural Kansas
Bands of local stone wrap the Youngmeyer Field Station, which was designed and built by Kansas studio Hutton to integrate with the natural topography and operate off the grid. More
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Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More
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Brooks + Scarpa releases concept for Holocaust memorial in Florida
LA studio Brooks + Scarpa has released designs for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust to be constructed outside of the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. More
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SOM designs UAE diplomacy building with Middle Eastern motifs in Manhattan
Architecture firm SOM has designed a limestone-clad building patterned with symbolic palm leaves for the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in Manhattan. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Untitled combines clean lines and time-honoured materials in calming beachside home
Canadian design studio Untitled [design agency] has used materials that will age gracefully, such as limestone and fir woods, to create a calm ambiance within its renovation of this Vancouver home, which has been shortlisted for a Dezeen Award. More
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Architecture
Architecture
ODA designs Manhattan tower that increases size as it ascends
American office ODA has released renderings of a residential building with cantilevered upper storeys, scheduled to be built on Manhattan's Upper West Side. More
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David Chipperfield adds limestone-clad extension to Kunsthaus Zurich
Jura limestone wraps around the concrete interiors of David Chipperfield Architects' long-awaited extension for the Kunsthaus Zurich museum in Switzerland. More
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Microscape uses stone-filled cages to update Italian cemetery
Cemetery Castel San Gimignano has been renovated by Italian architecture studio Microscape using local limestone stacked in metal baskets. More
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Estonian Academy of Arts students create furniture from raw limestone
Blocks of limestone are transformed into furniture in this collection by students from the Estonian Academy of Arts. More
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Nomo Studio clads Stone House in Menorca with limestone dug from its site
A patchwork of roughly hewn local stone and smooth plaster forms the facades of this house, designed by architects Nomo Studio to overlook the sea in Menorca. More
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John Pawson uses limestone and cherry wood for minimal Jil Sander shop in Tokyo
London-based designer John Pawson has created a minimalist interior for the new Japanese flagship store of fashion label Jil Sander, pairing pale limestone walls and floors with cherry wood accents. More
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Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
A series of matching stoneware designs by French designers Francesco Balzano and Valeriane Lazard is on display at Studio Twenty Seven gallery in Miami. More
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Foster + Partners staggers limestone towers to create roof terraces with sea views in Beirut
Foster + Partners has completed its first project in Lebanon, a trio of limestone-clad residential towers in downtown Beirut with views out over the Mediterranean, and a McLaren car showroom in its base. More
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Heneghan Peng sets limestone-clad Palestinian Museum among angular landscaped terraces
Irish studio Heneghan Peng has completed a museum dedicated to Palestinian culture in the city of Birzeit, featuring a faceted stone exterior and terraced landscaping that references the region's rural landscape. More
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Limestone walls define sequence of courtyards at Arizona desert home by Marwan Al-Sayed
This stone villa in Arizona by Los Angeles architect Marwan Al-Sayed was conceived as a succession of interior and exterior spaces that are organised around a central courtyard. More
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Hewn limestone walls and an overhanging roof enclose a hillside home in Nairobi
Jonathan Woolf Architects used chiselled limestone to construct this family home near Nairobi, which is built into a hillside and topped by a heavy sloping roof (+ slideshow). More
