25 February, 2022
Exclusivity and luxury manifested in penthouses
Architecturally speaking, owning a penthouse in a large city could well represent the zenith of…
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Architecture and Design
GARZA CAMISAY: “We’re inspired by architecture that relates well with its context”
Together, Edna Garza and Darío Camisay make up the Garza Camisay architecture firm. With offices in Mexico and Argentina, this duo of architects has made a name for themselves by...
Japandi Style: The contemporary need for homes that focus on wellbeing.
It’s striking how modernity manages to embrace underlying needs via trends in sectors like fashion, interior design and architecture. These trends can be seen as green shoots that burst through...
Between human and nature: Alvar Aalto, sustainable Finnish furniture
From an architectural design stance, opening the conscience to nature may involve embracing it. Its way of understanding processes, materials and meanings, since it’s there where nature’s capacity exceeds all...
18 February, 2022
Materials of the sustainable revolution with Terrazzo COMPAC at KBIS 2022
The world's largest kitchen and bathroom fair, KBIS 2022 has drawn to a close. COMPAC has…
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4 February, 2022
Circumscribed structures and architectural skins in façade designs
The value ascribed to façades could be down to the visual importance humans place on…
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28 January, 2022
Cristian Axl Valdés: ‘The approach to designing architecture has nothing to do with a kind of scientific method but rather a musical composition’
Today at The Decorative Surfaces we sit down with Cristián Axl Valdés in Talca, Chile.…
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21 January, 2022
Colour contexts with Pantone Colour of the Year 2022
Human emotions are sparked through reflections, perceptions or intuitions. External sensations that draw us into…
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14 January, 2022
Five key trends for contemporary architecture
The start of the year clearly sets trends that are aligned with a specific context.…
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3 January, 2022
Living spaces in 2022
While intimate spaces are designed to make us feel safe, they also follow trends to…
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27 December, 2021
Lofty hidden magic
It is inspiring that the origins of the word 'loft' lie in the old Norse…
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17 December, 2021
Architecture that looks after wellbeing
Beyond visuals, architecture needs to fulfil a specific design purpose. A purpose that like any…
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10 December, 2021
“It’s always our goal to deliver a space that not only meets, but exceeds, the client’s expectations”
Photography: Michael O’Callahan/Scott Chou Studios Architecture is an international architecture firm based in the US.…
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