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Barn Converted into Minimalist Holiday House in Ayent, Switzerland

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

This minimalist holiday house completed in 2013 by Savioz Fabrizzi Architecte in Ayent, Switzerland has an interesting history behind. The original stones, the bricks added in the eighties and the contemporary concrete modifications are disclosed and a dark painting makes all these raw textures uniform. Photos by Thomas Jantscher ].

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

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Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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40 Stunning Luxury Bathrooms with Incredible Views

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This house is packed with stunning architectural features, not the least of which is this awesome bathroom. A black viewing tub in the master bedroom overlooks pastures in this home in Zurich, Switzerland. The Arizona desert almost looks like a painting - and the shower of this bathroom is mostly outdoors. Desert Views.

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11 Beautiful Handmade Plates for More Instagram-Worthy Eats

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

11 handmade plates and dishes for more Instagram-worthy eats: A gray for everyday These monochromatic plates come from the Etsy shop GoldenBiscotti , and t hey are handmade in Switzerland. They’re hand painted with a gold confetti brushstroke and rim, glossed on the inside and left rough on the outside.

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Time2Design: MIELE | BUILT FOR LIFE

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For example they discovered that the Chinese rice bowl is very similar in size and shape to the Muesli bowl they have in Switzerland, and once they find the right spot for the Chinese rice bowl you automatically have the right spot for the muesli bowl. architecture. exterior paint. paint color. paint selection.

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The Bee Hole of an Architect | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Heard around the architectural studio / The Bee Hole of an Architect The Bee Hole of an Architect Bob Borson — June 2, 2014 — 49 Comments Most architects I know go about their business in an professional manner – but somehow that doesn’t necessarily translate to the behavior that happens in the office.

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The Bauhaus and Me

Life of an Architect

But a regular course in architecture was only introduced at the Bauhaus in 1927. Only the most talented students were admitted to the architecture course. The outer ring indicates a preliminary 6-month course in basic materials and involved painting and rudimentary experiments in form-making.

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