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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 weeks ago

This 2016 Costa Rican Home Predicted Today's Climate-Responsive Design Trends - Yanko Design

Garcia Saxe positioned movable wooden wall systems at the heart of Ocean Eye's design philosophy, creating what we'd now recognize as analog smart home technology. These systems transform static architecture into dynamic, responsive living spaces. The walls aren't simple sliding panels but full-height wooden screens that fold completely away, turning enclosed rooms into open pavilions. When fully retracted, the main living spaces become continuous with the exterior terraces, creating a single flowing space from interior to pool deck.
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4 months ago

Bahrain's 2025 Venice Biennale Pavilion Addresses the Global Issue of Extreme Heat

Bahrain's pavilion at the Venice Biennale showcases innovative passive cooling strategies within an architectural response to extreme heat.
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