for kengo kuma's haus balm, clemence's photo series captures the delicate duality between tradition and modernity, as well as the interplay of heaviness and lightness.

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drawing from the sturdy stone buildings and medieval houses of the area, the bridge combines traditional and optimized concrete construction techniques.

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enrico sassi completes the renovation of casa rossa, a community-owned building in the mountain town of lugano, switzerland.

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the interactive facade features vertical planks casting shadows of an open eye in the morning and a closed eye in the afternoon.

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set in the fribourg botanical garden, the 'umbrella pavilion' takes shape as a meditative structure resting on three old larches cut down on-site.

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LOKOMOTIV.archs office LKMV sculpts a compact home 'CLRO2497,' whose unique volume is informed by its sloping site.

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the hotel is designed to match the topography of the vallée de joux, gradually descending towards the meadows. 

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take an up-close look as audemars piguet watchmakers work amongst a vast collection of timepieces in BIG's spiraling le brassus musée.

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carved into the zermatt snow, the oversized sundial blends arsham's crystallized world with the precision of hublot.

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the ring-shaped structure features a dynamic color-shifting envelope.

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