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• Perforated black blocks screen Cobogós House in Brazil by MF+ Arquitetos

  08-08-2020 19:06
  
  Brazilian Cobogó bricks, slatted woodwork and stone form the volumes that make up this house in Franca, São Paulo designed by Brazilian studio MF+ Arquitetos.
  MF+ Arquitetos, which is also based in Franca – a municipality of São Paulo state – fragmented Cobogós House into a series of blocks covered in different materials."The project is distinguished mainly by the visual impact of the proposed volumes, which cooperates functionally with details of comfort an
  
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• yong ju lee embeds plant life into architecture with 'moss tower' prototype - Designboom

  08-08-2020 14:15
  
  yong ju lee embeds plant life into architecture with 'moss tower' prototype  Designboom
  
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• Simon Pole and Annabel Dundas design their own home in Melbourne

  08-08-2020 13:05
  
  Design director Simon Pole and graphic designer Annabel Dundas have built their own home, named River House, in Melbourne around their collection of art, sculpture and furniture.
  Set on the bank of the Yarra River, the house was also designed around outdoor activities for the couple's children, with a swimming pool, basketball court and boat deck providing access to the water."The setting of the house is very special," Pole told Dezeen. "Tucked down on the river within a natural setting only thr
  
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• Cypress-clad River House built alongside Yarra River in Melbourne

  08-08-2020 13:05
  
  An architect and a designer have built their own home in Melbourne to house their collection of art, sculpture and furniture.Set on the bank of the Yarra River, River House was also designed to provide outdoor activities for the couple's children, with a swimming pool and a basketball court plus a boat deck providing access to the water.River House stands on the site of a 1990s house that Simon Pole, who is design director at architecture and planning studio Unispace, and graphic
  
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• Cypress-clad home built alongside Yarra River in Melbourne

  08-08-2020 13:05
  
  Design director Simon Pole and graphic designer Annabel Dundas have built their own home, named River House, in Melbourne around their collection of art, sculpture and furniture.
  Set on the bank of the Yarra River, the house was also designed around outdoor activities for the couple's children, with a swimming pool, basketball court and boat deck providing access to the water."The setting of the house is very special," Pole, who is design director at architecture and planning studio Unispace, to
  
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• This week the UK government announced "automatic" permissions as part of planning reforms

  08-08-2020 10:42
  
  This week on Dezeen, the UK government came under fire as it announced its plans to deregulate and automatically grant planning permission for housing in England.Alongside housing, the new planning system will also see schools, hospitals, shops and offices "automatically secured" planning on land that is designated for growth.
  The regulations have been described by prime minister Boris Johnson as "radical reform unlike anything we have seen since the second world war" and are intended to facili
  
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