Architecture

April 16, 2019

Minimalist Illustrations Celebrate the Beauty of Oscar Niemeyer’s Modern Architecture

Freelance graphic designer and illustrator Levente Szabó is known for his crisp, clean style that has attracted clients like Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Books. Recently, he completed a personal project exploring the modernist architecture of Oscar Niemeyer. The resulting illustrations are a brilliant marriage between Szabó's minimalist style and the abstract curves of Niemeyer's buildings.

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April 5, 2019

Modern Apartment Imagines What It’d Be Like to Live Inside a Mondrian Painting

Bulgaria-based studio Brani & Desi (founded by twin sisters Branimira Ivanova and Desislava Ivanova) designs modern spaces “where geometry, colors and functions have equal responsibility.” Given this threefold focus, it is no surprise that the duo has turned to abstract painter Piet Mondrian for inspiration. Mondrian pioneered De Stijl, a movement that revolved around the simplification of form and tone.

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March 27, 2019

Modern Summer House Features Innovative Roof Pool and Panoramic Views

Who wouldn't love a summer retreat with a rooftop pool? Anti Reality takes that concept one step further by creating a modern vacation home where the roof is the pool. That's correct, by inverting the home's roof, they've created a basin that is perfect for luxuriating while gazing at the seaside views. Summer House is a 914-square-foot (85-square-meter) one-story dwelling meant to be perched on a coastal cliff.

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