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CheBanca! - Milan, Italy - Crea International
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But we are starting to see a change. Several new bank design concepts are in the works, and some have been launched recently, including CheBanca! in Milan by Crea International. The concept for CheBanca! (translation: What a bank!) reflects the brand’s simplicity, transparency and innovation. When Crea International co-founder Massimo Fabbro will speak at POPAI Italia in November on the power of physical brand design to bring to life a brand’s language, spirit and values, he will no doubt mention CheBanca!
And now that we have seen a few examples of fabulous bank design, we want more! If you’ve seen, designed or commissioned one, let us know. – Tuija Seipell
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Wooden House - Central Bohemia, Czech Republic - Sporadical Architects
This wooden house located in Central Bohemia was designed by Sporadical Architects of the Czech Republic.
Visit the Sporadical Architects website - here.
Description from the architects:
The house is situated at the highest point of the northwards slope of a former arboretum, with a total area of 1.57 ha. Both the location and size of the building were essentially formed by the structure of the original weekend house (part of the foundation of which was used for the new house) and the close proximity of a mature oak and fir tree.
The wish of the investor was to create an economical residence with light and spacious rooms, closely linked to the natural surroundings.
The building is designed on three levels – an open residential ground floor, an enclosed bedroom floor, and a rooftop terrace. In its conception, the ground floor forms a single space with a central core, into which the kitchen facilities, technical area, storage spaces, staircase and fireplace are all integrated. By using movable walls, the residential area and kitchen can be separated from the southern corridor section used as a winter garden.
Thanks to the positioning of the core, in turn, the outer walls can open onto a panoramic view of the surrounding outdoors. The upper floor, by contrast, is the quiet and enclosed level of the house. In it, we find a study, the bedrooms of the parents and children, and a large bath. The bedrooms have narrow windows giving onto the garden; the large window above the bathtub frames a view into the tops of the trees. From the bedroom, a “secret” staircase leads along the façade to the rooftop terrace, which provides a pleasant situation for sitting and relaxing under the open sky.
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Casa Kike - Cahuita, Costa Rica
We’ve seen it in movies and in real life, that writers need a quiet place to come up with great ideas for their books. If you’ve been looking for the key elements for such a house, then we have Casa Kike located in Cahuita, Costa Rica (30 miles south of Puerto Limon).
Gianni Botsford from GB Architects used indigenous techniques and materials to build this modern looking house, for his father. The whole pavilion is built on a wooden structure with no vertical walls on the interior and consists of a main studio space, with a contemporary library, a writing desk and a grand piano. But Botsford doubled everything, because just a short distance along a raised walkway there’s another pavilion with the sleeping quarters and a bathroom.
It blends really well with the whole “neighborhood” and I’ll be honest I’d like to have a vacation home like Casa Kike. - via Cubeme
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