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Multiple wildfires have scorched Southern Turkey over the past week, burning as much as 250,000 acres so far. That’s nearly the total area of Hong Kong. These Overviews show smoke and charred forests near the Manavgat Dam, roughly 45 miles (72 km) east of Antalya. Wildfires are common in this region during the summer months, but this year’s fire season is Turkey’s worst in a decade. At least eight people have been killed as the fires continue to spread through villages and coastal vacation resorts.

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Beer is an essential item, right? Splinter Society is certainly making a case for just that with their latest project. Partnering with Deeds Brewing, the Fitzroy-based architecture and interior design studio have designed the brewery’s first Taproom – a full-scale, multi-sensory beer extravaganza.

Located in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris, the Taproom is set within the proprietor’s very own craft beer production facility, throwing visitors into the depths of the brewing process. With an unfussy entrance – a brick facade topped by a sawtooth roof, the inside surprises.

Sexy and sleek, the interior reinterprets the industrial shell with a more polished execution. Fine black steel, metal screens, warm natural timber and soft suedes intermingle with glimpses of the raw warehouse walls.

Related: Atomic Beer Project in Redfern by YSG Studio.

The lofty ceiling exposes existing structural elements – previous timber ceiling beams have been recycled and refashioned into tabletops. A distinct end grain timber pattern is used for the key elements including a long central bar.

Keeping it on brand, key brewing forms delineate the vast space from the towering fermentation tanks built into the bar, and the ever-changing list of weekly brews to the aging barrels dramatically stacked in the dining room. These are reinstated in the repetition of circular screens dividing the ground and mezzanine level.

With all areas being open to the actual working production facilities, the long bar on the carpeted second floor is the perfect spot to not only catch some people watching but also get the birds-eye view of brewing in action!

The experience of the space becomes multi-faceted with the introduction of theatrical lighting elements. Continuing the patterns derived from the brewing process, circular lights are integrated into the bar further accentuating it as the centre-piece of the fit-out. A cutting-edge LED installation illuminates the screens through the spaces. A spotlight illuminates a large floral installation created by floral artists Alchemy Orange, adding a soft edge to the masculine surroundings.

If beer is your thing, Deeds Brewing Taproom is just the ticket, with Splinter Society designing an immersive experience inspired solely by the amber elixir itself.

Related: Bath & Barley: First Belgian Beer Spa in Brussels by WeWantMore.

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Qurayyah IPP is a large, gas-fired combined cycle power station in Qurayyah, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest plants of its kind in the world by capacity, operating at 3,927 megawatts. Qurayyah is located on the Persian Gulf in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, which contains a majority of the kingdom’s oil and gas fields.

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There is nothing like being in the heart of a big city while feeling a true sense of peace. This is exactly what Brazilian-born, London-based architect Carolina Maluhy achieved with this penthouse located in Sao Paulo. Designed for two people with Italian and Puerto Rican backgrounds, the space reflects Maluhy’s skill of focusing on a few materials while combining them with pure shapes and creating balanced proportions.

Offering views of both the urban skyline and tropical vegetation, this home has almost no division between the different spaces, which are all connected through one flooring material — travertine marble — to create cohesion.

“The absence of formal distractions highlights the porosity of the noble Italian material, the haphazardness of its grains, the dignity of its aging and its subtle colour variations”, says Maluhy.

The openness that characterises the social areas is an ode to Brazilian architecture, especially that which followed the inauguration of the Ministry of Health and Education building — which has become an indisputable reference — designed by Le Corbusier, Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in the 1940s.

Previously used as an open terrace, the second floor of the penthouse now features a square dome with a brise-soleil to help regulate the effects of light throughout the day while framing the starry sky at night.

Despite the minimal use of colour, the different proportions and impacts of natural light and textures create visual dynamism. The neutral palette is an invitation to contemplate the numerous pieces of furniture and art, which adorn all the spaces.

“The challenge of the project was to orchestrate both collections — art and furniture — in a functional home without having another layer added by architecture, having it be only the base, such as the first strokes of white paint that prepare the canvas”, confesses Maluhy.

Artworks by Italian-born, Brazilian-based political and feminist artist Anna Maria Maiolino combine with a xylophone by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes, Coca-Cola bottles by Brazilian conceptual artist and sculptor Cildo Meireles, a neon sign by Chilean-born Alfredo Jaar with the verse “M’illumino d’immenso” by Italian poet Giuseppe Ungaretti, as well as works by Brazilian artists Renata Lucas and Rivane Neuenschwander.

Vintage furniture from the 50s and 60s — such as tables and chairs by Jorge Zalszupin, the Jangada lounge chair by Jean Gillon, and pieces by Joaquim Tenreiro, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Geraldo de Barros and Lina Bo Bardi — complement the look, showcasing the best of modernist design and creating the perfect harmony.

In the home of these collectors, daily life and reflection through art subtly intertwine in a calm and curated atmosphere, which pays tribute to Brazilian and Latin American cultures and creativity.

Related: (Entre)Tempos: A Tribute to Jorge Zalszupin.

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The canals of Amsterdam were developed with four concentric half-circles of canals emerging at the city’s main waterfront. In the centuries since, the canal system has expanded and has been used for defense, water management, and transport. They remain a hallmark of Amsterdam to this day.

This image, and many others, are available in our Printshop. A reminder that our flash Summer Sale ends tomorrow at midnight PST. Use code SUMMER20 at checkout for 20% off all prints. Discount automatically applied to framed pieces. Visit over-view.com/shop/prints to see what’s available!

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Calm waves roll into São Martinho do Porto — a village in Portugal with a shell-shape bay surrounded by a sand beach. The bay formed when a strip of land along the coast was eroded and then divided by the Atlantic Ocean. Because the opening to the ocean is still relatively small (825 feet or 250 meters), the waves that roll into the beach are almost always calm.

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We’re doing our first-ever flash SUMMER SALE — 20% of all Printshop orders, this weekend only!

Here are some of our favorites from the Printshop, which now features more than 💯 of the best images from past posts:

1. Santiago, Chile

2. Singapore Tankers (detail)

3. Bolivian Deforestation

4. Moab Potash Ponds

5. Boeing Airplane Factory (detail)

Visit over-view.com/shop/prints this weekend to see what’s available. Use code SUMMER20 at checkout. Sale ends Sunday 8/1 at midnight PST. Have a great weekend, 🌎!

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A turbine interchange connects the SR 9A and SR 202 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Also known as a whirlpool interchange, this structure consists of left-turning ramps sweeping around a center interchange, thereby creating a spiral pattern of right-hand traffic. This type of junction is rarely built, due to the vast amount land that is required to construct the sweeping roads.

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The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon is the largest active wildfire in the United States, having burned more than 410,000 acres (1,660 square km) in the past three weeks. This Overview shows the blaze on July 9th, just a few days after it was sparked by lightning on July 6th. More than 2,220 workers have managed to contain roughly 53% of the fire, yet at least 160 homes have been destroyed and another 2,000 residences are under evacuation orders.

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Lehua is a small, crescent-shaped island located about 20 miles (32 km) west of the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. Formed by the cone of the extinct Ni’ihau volcano, the island spans 279 acres (1.13 square km). Lehua is an uninhabited wildlife sanctuary, providing habitats for at least 17 seabird species and 25 native plants along its steep, rocky shores.

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