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The sky pool at Hotel Hubertus sits above Valdaora in the Puster Valley, at the foot of Kronplatz, roughly 1,350 meters up.⁠
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NOA (network of architecture/ NOA) completed it in May 2016, and on paper its job is unglamorous: it links the hotel’s old accommodation wing to the new one. It performs that link twelve meters above the ground, with more than seventeen meters of its twenty-five meter length cantilevered into nothing.⁠
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The dimensions reward a moment’s thought. Five meters wide, 1.3 deep, no visible edge anywhere on it. The front is glass, and a window is set into the floor of the pool itself, so anyone swimming to the far end is looking down through their own water at the valley underneath. The architects describe the result as a rock that drifted in and came to rest.⁠
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The rest of the building earns that drama rather than merely hosting it. Larch trunks felled on site were debarked and run across the facades of both wings, old and new, in one rhythm, so the hotel reads as a single object instead of a renovation with a stunt bolted to it.⁠
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Nothing on show explains how any of it stays up, which is the harder half of the trick.

Photos by Hotel Hubertus visens – exceptional social media STELLA

Told through a few frames of 35mm film, the story of Tine (Tine Juvančič) and Matej (Matej Čebulec) is a wonderful reminder to prioritise some basic pleasures in life 📸

Both friends since childhood, the pair still take the time to go out together and enjoy the criminally underrated countryside of their native Slovenia. While Matej provides the shots, Tine provides the transport, which in recent years has taken the form of a 1983 Porsche 911 SC.⁠
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When he bought it at just 28 years old, he had to cross the border into Italy to even find it. The car needed work, but not so much as to spoil the deal. The car was a promise kept to his younger self, and these things are worth making an effort for.⁠

Photos by Matej Čebulec

Reflecting on the works of Hiroshi Nagai 💆‍♂️ 🌊⁠
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The artist’s claim to fame was largely thanks to the album cover art he produced in the early 1980’s, becoming the visual voice for Japan’s “City Pop” music movement.⁠
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His work is a go-to for that quintessential summer vibe, often featuring vibrant yet calming scenes, with sun-soaked pools, palm trees, and pastel sunsets.⁠
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🎨 by 永井 博

In one of our last posts, we shared the story of how Lucas Scarfone just hit 155,000km of driving in his GT3 Touring, a figure just shy of 100,000 miles. It was a car he bought new in 2021 with the express intention of raising at least a dollar per kilometre driven in support of the Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada children’s charity. If you’ve been following his story, you’ll know he’s raised well in excess of that goal now.⁠
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Running all year round, the car has been through countless Canadian adventures in the years since he bought it. Though we can’t say for sure, it may well be the highest mileage example in the world and the first to hit that six figure milestone, so we thought it would be remiss of us not to share some of our favourite photos from Lucas’ extensive archive.⁠
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Photos by Lucas Scarfone
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If he was, we imagine this is what his works would look like 👀⁠
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The mind behind these works, however, is Fabio Viale (Fabio Viale). He finds himself somewhere between sculpture and tattoo artist, carving classical marble forms only to ink them with something more modern.⁠
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It started with a hammer and chisel. At sixteen, a teacher in Cuneo put a block of stone in front of him almost as a dare, and the first white shard that broke away told Fabio everything he needed to know about what he wanted to do with his life. Decades on, marble is still his obsession.⁠
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While his works range in their form, our favorites from the artist are his tattooed sculptures: classical busts and Kouros-style figures inked with Japanese irezumi style motifs.⁠
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The tattoos are not simply painted on the surface. Fabio infuses color deep into the stone’s natural pores, similar to the way ink settles permanently under skin, so the marble carries the mark rather than wearing it. The effect collapses centuries in a single glance: antiquity and street culture, restraint and rebellion, occupying the same block of Carrara stone.⁠
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Every piece still starts the same way it did when he was sixteen, a trip to Carrara to choose a block by grain, brightness and character, before it’s roughed out and shipped to his studio in Turin to become whatever collision of old and new he’s imagining next.⁠
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Photos courtesy of the artist⁠
Words by Arthur Parkhouse for Type 7

I’ve been an automotive photographer in Toronto for almost 25 years. Through a series of stars aligning I had the opportunity in 2021 to option my first sports car, a 911 GT3 Touring. It was truly a dream come true. I was fortunate enough to secure the allocation through a friend who knew how I intended to use it, that it would end up in a great home and truly be enjoyed.

The spec is Forest Green Metallic over Mojave Beige with a 6-speed manual and comfort seats, which I thought best represented the Touring. My license plate is PESTOGT3 which reflects my love of Pasta, especially Pesto, and it’s widely known as the “Pesto GT3” in the Canadian automotive community.

In the 4 years since I purchased the car we have covered over 150,000km (155,343 to be exact, just shy of 100,000 miles). I’ve been incredibly fortunate to take this car on several road trips and have done over 55 track days behind the wheel. With the driving season being so short here in Toronto I knew that I wanted to drive the GT3 year round, some of my absolute favourite moments with this car have actually been in the winter.

When I purchased the car my goal was to raise at least $1 per kilometre driven for the Starlight Children’s Foundation (Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada). Thanks to our incredibly supportive automotive community I’m proud to say that my Pesto GT3 has raised $315,000 so far. Every year we host an event called Drive 4 Smiles where we give seriously ill children and their families the opportunity to go for rides around the race track in a safe and controlled environment. I’m the Chairman for the event in Toronto and seeing how excited the kids get is truly the most rewarding part of owning this car.

It’s been great to see how many messages I’ve received from people who mention that I’ve inspired them to actually drive their cars as opposed to locking them away in the garage. My goal is to enjoy the car as much as possible while also raising funds and awareness for the amazing work that the Starlight Children’s Foundation does in the community.

Photos by Kay Nguyen
Words by Lucas Scarfone for Type 7

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In the middle of Shibuya, less than a kilometer from the world’s busiest crossing, KOICHI TAKADA ARCHITECTS has built a cavernous atrium within a wooden office block.⁠
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Timber Studio spans five stories and hosts workplaces made for a technology client. The design treats the commercial office as a place to slow down, creating the terrace as an oasis dropped into one of the densest parts of the city.⁠
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Horizontal timber louvers wrap around the building, shaping it into a rectangular, linear streetscape. The gaps between the slats let the façade shift with shadow through the day. Those stacked layers aren’t decorative, but echo the growth rings of a tree, an inspiration drawn from the passage of time.⁠
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The façade’s defining feature is the large circular opening carved into it, inspired by the Ensō, the Zen Buddhist brushstroke circle tied to mindfulness, creativity, and the continuous flow of life. From outside, it looks as though it is suspended, carried by the louvers that support it.⁠
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This space, perhaps the heart of the building, doubles as a quiet threshold between the fast-paced energy of the city outside and the creative spaces cocooning within. The architects reference calming spaces in nature, shaped by the midst of wind and rain.⁠
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Inside the building, a white spiral staircase winds up through all five floors, illuminated by natural daylight. It is more sinuous and continuous than the exterior, as the architects wanted to focus on constant movement and connection rather than the usual staggered staircase.⁠
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Having an open cave right in central Tokyo seems like a rare occurrence, all the more so given that it is an office building that lets viewers see the skyline of the city, as if they were just emerging from hibernation.⁠
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Photos by Daici Ano⁠
Words by for Type 7

“The 930 Turbo was my dream car growing up. I’ve wanted one ever since, but I kept putting it off because I wanted to feel like I’d earned it. When my small ice cream business reached its tenth anniversary, I finally felt like it was time.”⁠ 🍦
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We’ve met many people in the Porsche world who present themselves as purveyors of taste, but none quite fit the description as literally as Dave 🫠. Dave bet it all on the ice cream dream in 2013 when he founded New York’s 🩵 Davey’s Ice Cream. All these years later his colourful Brooklyn storefront is still going strong, which is no mean feat in this kind of city. Such an achievement deserves to be marked with a little indulgence, and who would know more about that than an ice cream shop owner?⁠
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“As a kid, I always associated the word ‘Turbo’ with the shape of the 930, and this is exactly how I imagined it. This summer I collected the holy grail 9 and 11 inch BBS RS wheel set to complete the silver-on-gold look I’d always wanted.⁠
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I learned to drive stick for the first time in this car! The gearbox is very deliberate and definitely makes you work for every shift. The funny thing is I just assumed every manual transmission was supposed to feel like that.⁠
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Last year, my friends and I convoyed down to North Carolina for LUFT 11. It was my first real road trip in the 930 and I was pretty nervous at first, I didn’t know what to expect from a 47-year-old car. A few hours into the drive, I stopped worrying and just started pushing it harder. It was just me and the car - no radio, no air conditioning, no cup holders. It ended up being one of the most memorable drives I’ve ever had.⁠
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If this car were an ice cream flavour, it would be Strong Coffee. Definitely not for everyone, but if you love it, you really love it. For me it’s more than just a dream car - it’s a reminder of the journey that made it possible.”⁠
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Photos by Jonathan Harper for Type 7⁠
Words by Alfie Munkenbeck for Type 7