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T3 by Michael Green is an office building constructed from trees killed by bugs

March 24, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Our next Timber Revolution case study profiles a mass-timber office building by Michael Green Architecture, which became the first tall wooden structure in the USA when it completed in 2016. Named T3, it was once the largest mass-timber building in the country, standing seven storeys tall with nearly 21,000 square metres of floorspace. Engineered wood –

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Printed textiles are “not just an accessory but something that can create a space” says Marimekko creative director

March 24, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Bold colours and prints can enhance interiors in the same way as architectural details, argues Rebekka Bay of lifestyle brand Marimekko in this interview. Bay was appointed creative director of the Finnish design firm in 2020 having previously held top roles at fashion brands including Everlane, Cos and Uniqlo. Founded in 1951, Marimekko is known

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Johannes Torpe Studio creates “hedonistic” restaurant in Copenhagen

March 24, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Danish design studio Johannes Torpe Studio added natural materials and metallic accents to the interior of Copenhagen restaurant Levi, which was informed by Italian and Japanese cuisine. Designed by Johannes Torpe Studio in collaboration with restauranteur Copenhagen Consepts, The Levi restaurant was created as a tribute to Italian grappa distillery Romano Levi. “Romano Levi was the

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Eight offbeat bakeries and patisseries that provide playful backdrops for baked goods

March 18, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

A steely space-themed patisserie displaying chunks of meteorite and a green monochrome pastry shop with squiggly furniture feature in this lookbook of unusual and unique bakery interior designs. Architects and designers across the world have created bakeries and patisseries with striking interiors that provide a playful setting from which to collect baked goods to take home

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Shreesh Design Studio builds Indian preschool “as colourful as the minds of its users”

March 17, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Separate brightly coloured classroom buildings make up this preschool in Gujarat state, India, which was designed by local practice Shreesh Design Studio. The bold and contrasting steel structures were arranged in a circle around a central amphitheatre, which creates “a whimsical feeling” and provides “a space as colourful as the minds of its users,” according

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Seven Parisian brutalist buildings that illustrate the movement’s “level of experimentation”

March 15, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Barlett School of Architecture professor Robin Wilson has shared with Dezeen a selection of eclectic brutalist buildings in Paris that are featured in his latest book, Brutalist Paris. Published by Blue Crow Media, the Brutalist Paris book is made up of seven essays detailing over 150 buildings completed in the 1950s through to the 1980s.

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Emily Sandstrom builds Sydney home extension from recycled materials

March 3, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Australian architect Emily Sandstrom has transformed a run-down 1930s bungalow in Sydney by adding an extension that was partly built from demolition materials. Sandstrom aimed to restore the home, which had been left untouched for decades, and celebrate its original features including picture rails and ceiling mouldings. The architect demolished a small rear kitchen, outhouse

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Fabric creates timber and polycarbonate shed to double as light sculpture

February 25, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Timber slats that mimic the surrounding treeline wrap around a shed in Akaroa, New Zealand, which was designed by architecture studio Fabric to transform into a light sculpture at night. Named Nightlight, the 10-square-metre shed is located in a clearing among kānuka trees and is part of a plan to transform the site into a

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Three connected cabins form multi-generational home in Vermont mountains

February 24, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Montreal architecture studio Nós has completed a multi-generational home in Vermont’s Green Mountains named Three Summits, which is made up of three pitched-roof structures connected by one-storey walkways. Nós designed the home to provide communal spaces that frame views of the surrounding mountain range and bring together three generations of family members. “By the repetition

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MVRDV tops Tainan food market with “rolling hills”

February 21, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. Located in the foothills of east Tainan, the market for Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau was designed by MVRDV as a food supply hub as well as a

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