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Italian artist Federico Babina has created a series of illustrations titled 'Interheroes'
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For the series, Babina imagines and sketches the homes of world favorite superheroes.
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He first became interested in architecture when flipping through drawings in comic books.
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As a child, he imagined the cities that superheroes lived in, including New York, or the fictional city of Gotham.
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"Travel -- with the imagination of a child -- through Gotham City in Batman or New York with Spider-Man helped the growth and education of a generation of architects."
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The color palette for each illustration was inspired by the superhero's costume.
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Furniture and other design details were inspired by their signature weapons.

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Federico Babina is an architecture illustrator

His 'Interheroes' series is inspired by world-famous superhero characters

He imagines the homes of Superman, Batman and more

CNN  — 

Spider-Man, Wolverine and co are the inspiration for a new series by architecture illustrator Federico Babina.

Following on from his erotic ‘Archisutra’ series and filmmaker-inspired sketches of houses, the Italian artist has now imagined interiors in the style of popular superheroes.

‘Comic strips were one of my first encounters with architecture during my childhood,’ says Babina. ‘Travel – with the imagination of a child – through Gotham City in Batman or New York with Spider-Man helped the growth and education of a generation of architects.’

The superheroes’ outfits inform the color palette of each interior in the 17-illustration ‘Interheroes’ series, while their weapons – including Thor’s hammer and Captain America’s shield – provide cues for the rooms’ furniture and lighting.

Adds Babina: ‘The authors of comics feed off architecture and contemporary cities and sometimes the comics lend ideas to architecture.’

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