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Contemporary German Forest Chalet by dmvA
What do you do when you crave an update to your contemporary house design but sorely lack space? You take a cue from the incredibly talented German team at design studio dmvA, who managed to expand and upgrade the vB4, an existing residential structure, all in a measly 26 square meters. To make matters [...]
Celebrate Purity of Form with Netzwerkarchitekten’s Puristische Villa
If you have a penchant for minimalism and simple contemporary house designs, then you will be smitten with Netzwerkarchitekten’s Puristische Villa. The ample home is located in a suburb of Darmstadt, Germany, on a 1,150 square meter plot, of which it occupies a grand total of 378 square meters. The two-story residence is immaculate [...]
Not a Bird, Not a Plane, a Genuine Floating Phantom Table
If you’re looking for innovative, yet high-class solutions to amp up your interior house design, take a pointer from German architecture practice Graft Architects. The item was inspired by the unique shapes produced by Italian sculptor, painter and Futurism theorist Umberto Boccioni. Contributing to the design, and adding a more contemporary layer of inspiration [...]
Alice in Mirror-Land – Retro Glam Berlin Penthouse
The Modern Octopus doesn’t really know how comfortable this LecaroliMited Berlin penthouse is. But it sure is fascinating. Envisioned by resident designers Oskar Kohnen and Fabian Freytag of the afore-mentioned Berlin-based practice, this top floor home is more than simply generous in size, at a whopping 400 square meters. The open floor plan and [...]
Compact, Urban, Family-Oriented Volkswagen Sets Up! and Away
Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen is known for their often compact, yet powerful car models, and the ‘Up!’ series it launched at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show is no exception. It introduces the concept of the NSF, or new small family car, ideal for urbanites, who want a car that is sleek, economic and provides ample [...]
Henn Architekten’s Haikou Tower Brings Poetry to Business Scene
The capital city of Hainan, China, needed a new business area in the dedicated parted of town. They launched a competition, received many a fanciful, beautifully put together submission and decided to award the project to German practice Henn Architekten, authors of the Haikou Tower.Why? Because this is not one single tower, but a [...]

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