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Pockets of greenery are used to contrast the bright "canvas" of this white house that Mexican studio Jaime Juárez R Arquitecto has completed in Morelia.
The local practice designed a series of volumes to suit the unusual triangular shape of the plot. They include two one-storey blocks – one of which is cantilevered at the rear – that fork out in opposing directions. A third, smaller structure is stacked on top to rise two storeys.
All the walls are constructed from brick and concrete and then rendered white to create continuity across the property.
"We used brick and concrete for the walls, which were covered on white to create a canvas for reflections and shadows," studio founder Jaime Juárez Ruiz told Dezeen.
San Antonio House is located in Morelia, a historic city in the central Mexican state of Michoacán. It joins among a number of recent projects in the area that have made use of bright white architecture.
Examples include a food market that HW-Studio built between stone buildings and a residence that Roof Arquitectos designed around a "forest" of red oak trees.
In San Antonio House, a concrete platform with a pool is sandwiched between the two lower blocks before they extend out towards the rear.
Large expanses of glazing wraps one housing the kitchen, an open-plan living and dining room, and a patio. White walls enclose a master bedroom suite and a smaller terrace in the second.
The two-storey volume meanwhile hosts the garage on the ground floor and two more bedrooms on the upper level, accessed by a staircase with a white handrail and wooden treads.
Lightwells are punctured throughout the 409-square-metre residence to mark spaces for greenery to grow. They include a small pocket beside the main staircase and another in the master suite.
"The main objective was to generate various sensations and visual frames to the users, through different elements such as trees, light shafts and huge windows," Ruiz added.
Greenery is used to offset a simple material palette that features through the interiors, including the white-rendered walls, black stone flooring and rich wooden details.
"Inside, we integrated wooden elements on the stairs, the bedrooms and the lobby," the architect continued. "The floors were made up of stone from the region, and burnished concrete."
Photography is by César Belio.
Project credits:
Project name: San Antonio House
Studio name: Jaime Juárez R Arquitecto
Lead architect: Jaime Juárez Ruiz
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At 5:00pm UK time today VDF goes live to Milan, where Bar Basso owner Maurizio Stocchetto will tell the story of the design world's favourite drinking spot and show how to mix the bar's signature cocktail.
Stocchetto will show us how to make a negroni sbagliato, or "mistaken negroni", a mix that was invented by his father, Mirko Stocchetto, in 1972 when he erroneously added prosecco instead of gin while making the classic cocktail.
The drink has since become a classic in its own right.
Bar Basso became a favourite among the design scene in the 1980s when British designer James Irvine, who had moved to Milan, became a regular at the bar.
Stocchetto first told the story in a video interview with Dezeen in 2010, when we hosted a party at the bar.
Stocchetto described how Irvine would often invite his designer friends along to enjoy the bar's old-fashioned charm and its cocktails served in hand-blown Venetian glasses.
Irvine and friends including Marc Newson, Jasper Morrison began organising parties at the bar during Milan's design week.
The invitation below is for the second of these parties, hosted by Irvine, Newson, Morrison plus Jerzsy Seymour, Thomas Sandell and Peter Hallén in 2001.
"I went to the party and it was great fun," said Swedish designer Emma Olbers, who shared the invitation with Dezeen.
Word spread and now thousands turn up each night during Milan design week, spilling over the pavement and the roundabout in front of the bar and establishing a tradition for late-night drinking and networking.
Bar Basso is located at Via Plinio 39 in the east of Milan.
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Image courtesy of Ashley Marcovitz (Coronation – 3D printed nylon neckpiece)
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Architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment for a family's holiday home near the beach in Matinhos, Brazil and filled it with vintage Brazilian furniture.
Measuring 158 square metres, the three-bedroom unit is close to a sandy beach called Praia Mansa de Caioba and has views of the Atlantic Ocean.
Garcia renovated the unit, aptly named Praia Mansa Apartment, by expanding the living area to feature an open-plan kitchen, dining room and living area. Walls at the entrance were removed and replaced with a bookcase made of local freijó wood, which is similar to American walnut.
The wooden structure adds privacy to a hallway that accesses the three bedrooms. The cabinet has storage cabinets, a nook for the television, and open shelves for displaying objects, such as a Pião bowl by Curitiba-based Ana Penso and vases by São Paulo designer Nicole Toldi and Alva Design.
A host of Brazilian furniture designs feature in the apartment. In the living room is a jequitibá solid wood coffee table by Pedro Petry, a vintage table lamp and a vintage rosewood side table.
Seating includes a mid-century N armchair by Brazilian architect José Zanine Caldas, a Toti stool by Bernardo Figueiredo, and a 1980s Girafa stool by Lina Bo Bardi with Marcelo Ferraz and Marcelo Suzuki.
A cream, L-shaped couch anchors the sitting area, while the dining area is defined by a monolithic white Michelangelo Nuvolato marble dining table custom made by Garcia with light brown and grey veining.
Wood chairs by Brazilian designer José Zanine Caldas from the 1950s have green fabric, and overhead are two Jabuticaba globe light fixtures by Brazilian designer Ana Neute to frame the table below.
Throughout the apartment are white walls and light grey tile floors for an overall bright aesthetic. Sliding glass doors are also covered with sheer, white curtains.
The kitchen comprises a long counter built into the wall with white cabinets and a marble top the same as the dining table. Bedrooms and bathrooms are almost all-white too, with white headboards and cabinets. A basin in one bathroom is made from the same marble used for the dining table and kitchen blacksplash.
Praia Mansa Apartment is about a 1.5-hour drive from Curitiba – where Garcia has completed an apartment for a journalist that makes room for entertaining despite its compact space.
Other projects in Curitiba include a slender coffee shop by Boscardin Corsi Studio, a white house by Estúdio 41 and a timber company headquarters.
Photography is by Fran Parente.
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