The Inspiring Works of Oppenheim Architecture + Design and Studio MK27
House on a Dune and Jungle House are some intriguing architectural examples that many architects talk about
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How architects are devising building architecture to reap the benefits that the sunny, humid environment throws at them. We look at the works of Oppenheim Architecture + Design, and Studio MK27.
Credits: Caledonian Somosaguas – Photography: Fernando Guerra; Jungle House –Â Photography: Fernando Guerra
House on a Dune on Harbour Island, the Bahamas by Oppenheim Architecture + Design
Having evolved beyond its modernist roots, contemporary tropical architecture offers timeless design solutions that work effectively within their context. When first emerged as a style in the early 1930s, Modernism quickly came to define a functional approach of creating pure and clean forms of design that followed a certain aesthetic. As the style spread all over the world, however, its adaptability gave rise to a new way of making architecture, receptive to specific cultural traditions and climatic conditions and combining contemporary forms with locally responsive design considerations, appropriate to their context. House on a Dune affords spacious living rooms with pared-down design
Today, Tropical Modernism is a version evolved from its mid-century beginnings. Softened and adapted to the tropical conditions, with local materials and techniques better suited to their envir...
The post The Inspiring Works of Oppenheim Architecture + Design and Studio MK27 appeared first on LUXUO.
How architects are devising building architecture to reap the benefits that the sunny, humid environment throws at them. We look at the works of Oppenheim Architecture + Design, and Studio MK27.
Credits: Caledonian Somosaguas – Photography: Fernando Guerra; Jungle House –Â Photography: Fernando Guerra
House on a Dune on Harbour Island, the Bahamas by Oppenheim Architecture + Design
Having evolved beyond its modernist roots, contemporary tropical architecture offers timeless design solutions that work effectively within their context. When first emerged as a style in the early 1930s, Modernism quickly came to define a functional approach of creating pure and clean forms of design that followed a certain aesthetic. As the style spread all over the world, however, its adaptability gave rise to a new way of making architecture, receptive to specific cultural traditions and climatic conditions and combining contemporary forms with locally responsive design considerations, appropriate to their context. House on a Dune affords spacious living rooms with pared-down design
Today, Tropical Modernism is a version evolved from its mid-century beginnings. Softened and adapted to the tropical conditions, with local materials and techniques better suited to their envir...
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