A home in an old gin distillery and a property inspired by a frustrating piano piece are among the 20 buildings vying be named RIBA House of the Year 2018.

Natural light can help transform space and also be one of the most important elements in architecture, but natural light can also help with our well being. Daylight in buildings is composed of a mix – 🌞 Direct sunlight 🌞 Zenith light, such as a sky light 🌞 Reflected light 🌞 Diffuse light, which produces a much softer light. A perfect daylight strategy can help to promote an even distribution of light through a building, collecting light and reflecting it into darker areas

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Ever wondered just what the term 'Stockholm Syndrome' has exactly to do with Stockholm? The soon-to-open Nobis Hotel, housed in a former bank, holds the answer. Not only is the Nobis a luxury design hotel with a curious heritage, it's also as close as you can get to actually living in the Swedish minimal style

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The room is quiet. We stand on the fringes, in the shadows, divided from the softly luminous space that’s momentarily brought into the light.

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