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Collection by Octavio Roca

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The cross laminated timber (CLT) and steel structure was prefabricated, speeding up the building process to just three weeks.
The cross laminated timber (CLT) and steel structure was prefabricated, speeding up the building process to just three weeks.
The indoor/outdoor structure embraces the wine-making process and provides a strong sense of space. The exterior wood is repurposed 100-year-old wine tanks.
The indoor/outdoor structure embraces the wine-making process and provides a strong sense of space. The exterior wood is repurposed 100-year-old wine tanks.
Architects Richard Whitaker, Donlyn Lyndon, Charles Moore, and William Turnbull—the designers of some of the earliest buildings at Sea Ranch—in Condominium #1 courtyard in 1991.
Architects Richard Whitaker, Donlyn Lyndon, Charles Moore, and William Turnbull—the designers of some of the earliest buildings at Sea Ranch—in Condominium #1 courtyard in 1991.
This majestic and modern Qatar National Library has sides that lift at the edges to form a diamond-shaped profile, and an interior that’s arranged around three aisles of book shelves that enclose a central, triangular space. “The idea was to make reading as accessible and as stimulating as possible to the population of Qatar,” says architect Rem Koolhaas. “We thought we could achieve that by creating a building that was almost a single room.”
This majestic and modern Qatar National Library has sides that lift at the edges to form a diamond-shaped profile, and an interior that’s arranged around three aisles of book shelves that enclose a central, triangular space. “The idea was to make reading as accessible and as stimulating as possible to the population of Qatar,” says architect Rem Koolhaas. “We thought we could achieve that by creating a building that was almost a single room.”