Architecture

May 14, 2019

Architect Designs a Minimalist Modern House Inside a Giant Ancient Rock

Inspired by the Mada'in Saleh rock tombs in Saudi Arabia, architectural designer Amey Kandalgaonkar has conceived a modern home embedded into the side of an enormous rock. Fit together like a Chinese puzzle box, the overall form is slowly revealed as Kandalgaonkar gives an aerial view of the site. It's only when looked down upon from the sky that the minimalist facade reveals a much more complex construction at the rear of the megalithic rock.

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April 30, 2019

Free Medieval City Generator Lets You Create Your Own Maps of Imaginary Lands

With Games of Thrones coming to an end, the world will be missing its fill of Medieval fantasy. But thanks to indie game developer Oleg Dolya, it will be possible to create your own Medieval city with the click of a button. Dolya's Medieval Fantasy City Generator is a free in-browser tool that is surprisingly addictive. Cities of differing sizes are randomly generated, but users are given some control to customize their fiefdoms.

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April 5, 2019

Chinese Bookstore’s Chandeliers Look Like Sheets of Paper Floating in Mid-Air

The Chinese city of Xi'an is continuing its emergence as a center of architecture and design with the YJY Maike Centre Flagship by Japanese designer Tomoko Ikegai of IKG Inc. This bookstore and commercial center has a warm, modern feel that places books and learning at the center. Wishing to evoke the feelings of a library and gallery, Ikegai marries both concepts across two levels and nearly 50,000 square feet (4,500 square meters) of space.

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March 4, 2019

Architect Designs Modern Prism-Shaped Treehouses Nestled in the Forest

Milan-based Peter Pichler Architecture recently published a concept for a set of treehouses that blend into the Italian forest. Nestled between the fir and larch trees of the Dolomite mountains, each cabin looks like a prism that opens up to the landscape. The project was conceived as an extension of an existing hotel, with these new treehouses giving guests the opportunity to immerse themselves in the environment.

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