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Poetic mini­malism behind an artful façade: the vir­tuously deco­rated Casa 1923 is one of Faro’s out­standing Art Nouveau buil­dings. With their careful handling of tra­di­tions and mate­rials, the archi­tects of PAr tie in with the buil­ding’s past and redefine it for today’s needs.
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Apartment Casa 1923
Casa 1923
Apartment Casa 1923
Poetic minimalism behind an artful façade: the virtuously decorated Casa 1923 is one of Faro's outstanding Art Nouveau buildings. With their careful handling of traditions and materials, the architects of PAr tie in with the building's past and redefine it for today's needs.
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Holiday home Casa Balate
Casa Balate
Holiday home Casa Balate
Staged reduction: Situated in the heart of the Val di Noto on a spur of the Monti Iblei, Casa Balate artfully directs the eye and highlights the minimalist architecture and the Mediterranean backdrop of olive, almond and carrubo trees with atmosphere and striking effect.
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Holiday home Black Aurora Nook
Black Aurora Nook
Holiday home Black Aurora Nook
Between the expanse of Austnesfjord and the imposing Higravstinden, the highest mountain in Lofoten, Black Aurora Nook defies the harsh landscape. A remote place where nature takes the leading role. Also in terms of architecture.
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Holiday home MALSEHN
MALSEHN
Holiday home MALSEHN
The house with its Scandinavian look, dark façade, and large asymmetrical green roof is part of the "Meerleben" holiday project that combines future-proof construction principles with common sense.
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Holiday home Secular Retreat
Secular Retreat
Holiday home Secular Retreat
Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat is the award-winning Swiss architect's first building in the UK. This extraordinary, sculptural retreat of concrete and glass stretches discreetly into the sheltered landscape and puts it in the limelight.
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Holiday home Casa Agila
Casa Agila
Holiday home Casa Agila
On a secluded hill, just four kilometres from the Sicilian baroque town of Noto, sits the holiday home Casa Agila, which blends modern architecture with regional influences and offers space for four people.
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Apartment Saft­sta­tionen
Saft­sta­tionen
Apartment Saft­sta­tionen
The Saftstationen, built in 1884 in the west of the island of Møn, is one of the last industrial landmarks of its kind. Where sugar beet was once processed into sweet juice, you can now spend your holidays, celebrate festivals and experience culture.
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Holiday home The Artist Tarifa
The Artist Tarifa
Holiday home The Artist Tarifa
The sky over Tarifa: The Artist Tarifa, a listed building, is as cosmopolitan as the city itself. A haven of tranquillity amidst the whitewashed, lively streets of the old town, its roof terrace offers views stretching all the way to the mountains of Morocco.
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Holiday home TheN­ordicX
TheN­ordicX
Holiday home TheN­ordicX
TheNordicX in the small Danish fishing village of Agger stands close to the endless beaches and vast wilderness of Thy. Architecturally, it reflects its deep connection with Nordic nature through simplicity and timelessness.
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Holiday home Monte das Marés
Monte das Marés
Holiday home Monte das Marés
Light, tranquillity and botanical delights. 250 m above sea level, surrounded by a huge garden with ancient olive, almond and carob trees, the Monte das Marés guesthouse looks out over dense green hills to the Atlantic.
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Apartment Palazzo Fabiny
Palazzo Fabiny
Apartment Palazzo Fabiny
Like a fortress, the small medieval town of Diano Castello towers over the Ligurian landscape. In Palazzo Fabiny you feel as if you have been transported to a bygone era, because the history of the old patrician house goes back almost 400 years.
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Holiday home Pine House
Pine House
Holiday home Pine House
Wild waves and warm pine wood: at Pine House on the edge of Klitmøller, it's not just surfers who will be happy, although the coast, known as Cold Hawaii, is one of the best spots in northern Europe.
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Holiday home Aristo House
Aristo House
Holiday home Aristo House
Creating clarity: Belgian architect Tom Thys has given new life to the Aristo House. This historical building dates back to 1914 and is situated on a slope of the Trigno Valley with a fantastic view over the hills, woods and fields of Abruzzo.
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Apartment Ves­ter­landet
Ves­ter­landet
Apartment Ves­ter­landet
Light and easy-going: The former coastal farm Vesterlandet in the Danish fishing village of Agger is a reinterpreted overall concept of glass, wood and sand tones that houses two airy, bright apartments as well as versatile office space and the regional restaurant Tri as well as an ice cream café.
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Holiday home onedown
onedown
Holiday home onedown
onedown is not just located in the middle of the unspoilt dune landscape of North Jutland, it is part of it. A holiday home for eight people, integrated into the hilly terrain and its vegetation.
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Holiday home Villa Sorriso
Villa Sorriso
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Holiday home Villa Sorriso
Small bays, white sandy beaches, sophisticated Art Nouveau buildings - in the charming seaside town of Castiglioncello, where artists and actors were once inspired by the beauty of the Etruscan coast, Villa Sorriso lies amidst the lush greenery and looks far across the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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Holiday home U Magazinu
U Magazinu
Holiday home U Magazinu
Restrained forms, subtle play of shadows: The beach villa u magazinu in north-eastern Corsica allows summer to take the leading role. The restoration of the former family beach shop was intended to revitalise this evocative place with modern architecture, without losing its soul.
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Holiday home Villa Erika
Villa Erika
Holiday home Villa Erika
Villa Erika on the steep slope of the seaside resort of Göhren on the island of Rügen transports its visitors back to times gone by. Built as a summer residence, by the Wolgast Corporation in 1891, the style of the villa is distinctive both architecturally and historically.
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Holiday home Casa Kera
Casa Kera
Holiday home Casa Kera
Situated on a hill near the baroque town of Scicli, surrounded by carob trees and nature, Casa Kera looks out over the gently rolling hills to the blue shimmering south coast of the island. A house that naturally places itself in the middle of the Sicilian landscape.
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Holiday home 17 Anton
17 Anton
Holiday home 17 Anton
Clarity and peacefulness as far as the eye can see. After their two holiday homes 36 Berta and 36 Charly, the architect couple Frank and Susanne Plehn has created another distinct island escape: 17 Anton - just 800 metres from the beach.
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