Italian design company Molteni Group has moved into a new home in New York, designed by Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen and featuring a grand walnut staircase.
Blättler Dafflon - Riedgraben housing, Zurich 2017. Photos © Joël Tettamanti.
Katsutoshi Sasaki & Associates. Wengawa House. Aichi, Japan. photos: Katsutoshi Sasaki & Associates

Mt. Tanakusan Kuramae Temple is a minimalist temple located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by naoyamatsumoto design. This building, which consists of seven floors above the basement level, has facilities in the building for permanent recreation, transportation, a main hall, and a community space. In the basement floor of the first basement floor, the plaster of the stucco is applied to the custom-made unglazed tile baked in Tajimi. In expressing only natural and indirect lighting, the architects used the lowness of the ceiling to express the space in order to appear like a enclosed cave. On the other hand, the sixth floor was composed of walnut wood, consisting of charcoal gray marble, veneer and marble, expressing calm and luxury.
Residencia de verano en Pyrgos / Kapsimalis Architects
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