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Zikzak Architects reveals design for first Ronald McDonald House in Ukraine

September 8, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Ukrainian architecture studio Zikzak Architects has released its design for the first Ronald McDonald House in Ukraine, which will provide temporary housing to children receiving treatment at Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital and their families. Zikzak Architects CEO Alesia Karnaukhova says the Ronald McDonald House in Kyiv “will become a second home for families of out-of-town children

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Grassroots organisations will “be holding me to account” says RIBA president Muyiwa Oki

September 6, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Muyiwa Oki, the youngest-ever and first Black president of the RIBA, speaks with Dezeen about ambitions for his term and the grassroots campaign that supported his election in this interview. Oki, aged 32, was inaugurated as the Royal British Institute of Architects (RIBA) president on 1 September having been put forward as a candidate by

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Eight textural kitchens that combine stone and wood surfaces

September 2, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

For this lookbook, we’ve collected eight kitchen interiors that marry the natural textures of wood and stone to create visual interest while remaining practical. Stone is a hardwearing and durable material, making it a popular choice for kitchen worktops, while wood adds a sense of warmth to interior spaces when applied to walls, floors or

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Cabinet tops gardeners’ workshop in Geneva with blue-timber lantern

August 28, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Gardeners House is a blue-stained timber and terracotta-brick structure in a park in Geneva, designed by architecture studio Cabinet to provide workshops for gardeners and leisure space for locals. Located near a forest in the municipality of Thônex, the single-storey building is topped with a spherical light in a boxy lantern, intended to help it

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Ten A-frame homes and cabins where pitched roofs form sloping walls

August 22, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

A zero-emission holiday cabin and a triangular house with underground bedrooms feature in this roundup of A-frame homes. Defined by their steeply pitched roofs that extend to reach near ground level, A-frame homes became popular in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and are now seeing a resurgence with modern interpretations being designed around the world.

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Bak Gordon inserts green-tiled concrete house on sloping street in Lisbon

August 21, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos has designed two concrete structures separated by a courtyard for a house on a narrow plot in Lisbon. Wedged between two buildings, Bak Gordon Arquitectos designed the street-facing facade of the home to integrate with the neighbouring architecture, aiming to use similar facade proportions. The facade on the upper levels is

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DAB Studio lines kitchen of Dutch home with oak and Afromosia wood

August 18, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Dutch interior design practice DAB Studio has transformed the kitchen of a family home in Zwaag, the Netherlands, by covering the floors and ceiling in one type of wood and the walls and cabinets in another. DAB Studio aimed to create a “calm yet soulful” interior with an earthy colour palette made up of tan

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“Not having architectural education makes you find different solutions” says Charlotte Taylor

August 17, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Visualisation artist Charlotte Taylor discusses how she is translating her digital design work into built architecture projects for the first time in this interview. Taylor is the founder of 3D-design studio Maison de Sable, where she collaborates with other 3D designers on renderings of imaginary, fantastical interiors and buildings. Recently Taylor’s designs have become less

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Dorschner Kahl and Heine Mildner arrange multi-generational housing around communal garden

August 14, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

German studios Dorschner Kahl Architects and Heine Mildner Architects have collaborated on Andreasgärten, a multi-generational housing scheme in Erfurt that integrates assisted living for the elderly with the wider community. Situated next to the fortress town of Zitadelle Petersberg in the city of Erfurt, Germany, the Andreasgärten housing development consists of a trio of three-storey

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Ten giant buildings that have monster-like proportions

August 9, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Following the news that the Surat Diamond Bourse in India has overtaken the Pentagon as the world’s largest office building, Dezeen rounds up 10 buildings that achieve monster-like status due to their colossal size. From the strikingly tall to the incredibly long, the roundup includes stadiums, airports, skyscrapers and housing developments that make a monumental

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