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The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England required the construction of a mini-city within a city. The compact design allows most of the sporting venues and the athletes’ village to be within walking distance of one another.
The Olympic Athletes’ Village comprises of 11 apartment blocks with 2,818 apartments to accommodate the 16,000 athletes and officials who stay there during the Games.
After the Olympics, the apartments will provide affordable housing for Londoners.
This beautiful modern home located in Albermarle County, Virginia is at the edge of woodland on a hill with spectacular views of the pastures. Designed by architect Robert M. Gurney, the house has three gabled-roofed pavilions that take advantage of views of both the woods and the rolling pastures. Large windows and an open floor plan allow natural light to flood the house all the time.
Built on a steep hill in Ankara, Turkey, the Orange House enjoys views of the urban area and Middle East Technical University Forest. This contemporary residence designed by Architecture firm Yazgan Design combines a chic looking modern interior with a polished exterior and a steel building structure that go well with the terrain and climate of the place. The colourful interior has a retro modern vibe, and the lightings of both the interior provide a vibrant atmosphere.
Designed by Robert M. Gurney Architect, this beautiful contemporary pool house located in suburban Washington, D.C. is built behind the main house surrounded by mature trees and manicured gardens. The new garden pavilion is intended for year round use as a garden sanctuary as well as a pool house. The warm natural space of the interior contains a stainless steel kitchen component with seating, stone and mahogany walls and a fireplace.
Designed by Iroje KHM Architects, this contemporary house located in Gapyunggun, Gyeounggi-do, South Korea was intended to be a part of the surrounding context that consisted of the river and the mountain.
This contemporary country house in Dingwall, Scotland, UK incorporates the ruins of a former mill. Designed by Rural Design Architects, the 4,036 square foot house combines the old walls with the new constructions.
Designed by David Jameson Architect, the NaCl House breaks the mold of horizontally layered homes. The spatial organization is ambiguous, creating a mineral rock salt natural isometric formation.
Located in Coromandel in the North Island of New Zealand, this container house captures the beautiful simplicity of living with nature. Natural timber provides a seamless connection to its surroundings.
