Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma, Toyo Ito, Shigeru Ban and other famous architects built new public toilets for the 2020 Olympics, which appeared on the streets of Tokyo’s Shibuya district. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Public toilets in Japan are one of the architectural highlights of the country. Latrines are found in different colors and sizes, they…

The Piaule Catskill Hotel has opened in the Catskills — picturesque protected areas two hours from New York – consisting of 24 separate cabins with mountain views, a restaurant and a spa complex. What else do you need for a full rest from the metropolis? Marina Yushkevich EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The Piaule brand is engaged in…

Last week we talked about the fantasy worlds of Joe Mortell, and today we offer to return to reality. Although it is also hard to believe that these pools are not 3D visualization. AD Russia EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Instagram content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Instagram content This content…

Architects from Studio Avoid have created a modern interpretation of a traditional village, inspired by the cave-like houses of local residents. Ksenia Oshchepkova EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The new Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou complex in Hebei Province is so called for a reason: it consists of several buildings that the authors of the project, architects from Studio Avoid,…

We tell you how faith, plants, favorite food and other aspects influenced the life and work of Luis Barragan. AD Russia EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte 1. Religion Luis Barragan was a devout Catholic and believed that the buildings of temples, chapels and monasteries were full of eroticism. 2. The House of Antonio Galves Every house should have…

A maximum security prison in Greenland looks like an art center or gallery, and those serving their sentences there have a view of a picturesque fjord. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The Danish studios Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Friis & Moltke worked on an unusual project — a high-security prison where convicted of serious crimes will…

In 2021, Italy celebrates the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, its most famous poet, the author of the Divine Comedy, who is called the father of the modern Italian language. In honor of this, in the “last refuge of the poet”, the city of Ravenna, where he was exiled from his beloved…

The expedition team of the Trajectory Foundation built an authentic replica of the mill in the village of Gafostrov, which has stood on this site since 1886. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Gafostrov is an abandoned village, which, thanks to the work of enthusiasts, has acquired the status of a historical settlement. The buildings remaining in…

An amphitheater, a workout area and a cozy square in the renovated Riviera Park designed by the architectural bureau ab2.0. Teresa Poghosyan EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte In Soviet times, the Riviera beach was one of the most popular in Sochi. But over time, due to the lack of comfortable pedestrian connections with the cape, the infrastructure fell…

The Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron presented the first images of the ST/SongEun building. An office and cultural center is planned to open in the capital of South Korea in September this year. Nadezhda Pavlova EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The lower levels of the new building house an exhibition space for the SongEun non-profit Foundation for…