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In 1915 Le Corbusier proposed a scheme for the rapid erection of housing. Conceived initially as a solution to the problem of replacing housing stock damaged in the war then raging in Europe, the Domino House is a seminal example of modernism in the history of architecture. The skeleton of the house was reduced to [...]

De Kamp, Amsterdam-Buitenveldert Apartments

De Kamp, Amsterdam-Buitenveldert Apartments by Tangram Architekten
Penthouses are not the most democratic of urban spaces, yet their lofty perch enables them to conjure up light-filled, airy interiors that belie their central location and the high density of the surrounding housing. Amsterdam-based firm Tangram Architekten has taken two of the penthouse’s most enviable characteristics ? the [...]