Italian kitchen manufacturer Snaidero presented the new Kube kitchen model designed by Giovanni Offredi in elm wood at the 2008 Eurocucina show. Snaidero has now announced a new version with a gloss ice-white lacquer finish.

From Snaidero:
The distinguishing features of Kube are its horizontal and vertical lines, with striking contrasting shapes, materials and colours, which convey a sensation of sturdiness and duration, as well as a simple and immediately identifiable style. With its essential design, this kitchen provides simple, yet up-to-date and dynamic shapes, offering a harmonious blend of elementary prisms …

This project is a contemporary minimalistic houses designed by Arthur Casas located in Iparonga, Brazil. With warm Cumaru wood paneling exterior, House in Iporanga is an architect’s residence in the middle of the forest. “I always wanted a house in the middle of the forest, in a place where I could relax and recharge my energy”, says Arthur, from Arthur Casas.

The house is in the form of two large simple, symmetrical cubes embracing an open space. As describes, ‘the absence of partitions amplifies the house’s integration with its surroundings and …

Kangaroo Valley House, New South Wales, is a retreat designed as a family of containers, both roofed and open set within the Australian bush. The house is sited near an escarpment and surrounded by rugged bushland. A meandering approach road allows a gradual revealing of the house that appears defensive and deceptive in scale. The house is a family of containers, roofed and open.

The simplicity of the spatial configurations belie the ability to offer different living patterns responding to seasonal and diurnal changes. Outside the winter months, the terrace, living …

It’s the art and the architecture that characterize the contemporary ArtScreen Box house in New York’s Hudson Valley. Designed by FT Architecture + Interiors, this modern, innovative home showcases a striking photograph by artist Joni Sternbach, transforming the home’s facade into a collection of waves, peacefully trapped in time.

This architecturally scaled photo, which is printed on woven vinyl mesh, drapes the home’s second-floor studio space – windows and all – transforming any harsh light into a soothing glow. From the inside, it’s as though sunlight is streaming in through …

Company Name: Kiyonobu Nakagame Architects and Associates
Address: 1-11-1, Shishigaya, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-City Kanagawa, 230-0073
Phone: +81 45 681 9812
Fax: +81 45 681 9812
Email: info (at) nakagame.com
Website: www.nakagame.com
Owner / Management: Kiyonobu Nakagame
Employees: 3
Year Established: 1995
Specialty: Architectural Design

Kiyonobu Nakagame
1965 Born in Kanagawa Japan
1989 Graduate from Nihon University School of Engineering Department of Architecture
1990-92 Joined in Shunji Kondo Architects
1995 Established Kiyonobu Nakagame Architects and Associates
Important Projects:
2005 House in Nakadai 2, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa
2005 House in Futamatagawa, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa
2004 House in Toyooka, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa
2002 P Office Building, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa
2002 House in Nakadai 1, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa
2001 SUNKEY, Yokohama-city, …