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Simplicity in Solitude: Four Architectural Treasures

From a lonesome library on the shores of Nandaihe Pleasure City in China to a chapel perched atop a hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, these architectural treasures celebrate restraint and solitude and, in doing so, make a bold noise.

Seashore Library, China
Vector Architects

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Capela Joá, Brazil
Bernardes Arquitectura

Arch2

 

Arch2a

 

Six Walls House, Sweden
Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor

Arch3

 

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Swarovski Kristallwelten, Austria
CAO PERROT, s_o_s architekten, Snøhetta

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