In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. Called Pixels, the development features a communal plaza and stepped terraces, designed to encourage residents to spend time together outdoors. Commenters were unconvinced, calling it “dystopian” and comparing it to a “prison”. “The
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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features CookFox Architects’ extension to an early 1900s building in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. CookFox Architects restored the facade of a historic Upper West Side apartment building and added a tiered 19-storey extension made up of two volumes clad in red and white bricks.
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Design studio Dihome has created a colourful industrial-style interior for this compact 15th-floor apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine. Named Suprematism, this 42-square-metre apartment was adapted for a young couple who wanted a bright, colourful apartment with the most functional use of space. “I wanted to dress the interior in a modern, bold way to give it
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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a house in Japan with thick walls of exposed concrete, completed by Studio Cochi Architects. Due to its location in a dense residential area, the clients wanted the house to be an “urban oasis” protected from overlooking neighbouring buildings. Not all commenters were won over by the
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The latest edition of our weekly Agenda newsletter features a series of purchasable house designs informed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Seattle-based manufacturer Lindal Cedar Homes partnered with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to create floor plans for nine houses based on the American architect’s Usonian philosophy. These principles emphasised integration
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Design studio Halleroed has combined rustic, earthy tones with bold colours and glossy finishes for online retailer Boygar’s first store in Tbilisi, Georgia. Set across three floors in a historic building on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue, Halleroed worked within the framework of the building’s existing features when designing the store. Characterised by a series of tall
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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the news that musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has gutted a Tadao Ando-designed home in California. Ye’s transformation of the Malibu beach house included ripping out the ocean-facing windows, kitchen, marble-clad bathrooms, concrete hot tub and indoor fireplace. Commenters were far from impressed. “A wrecking
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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing an apartment in Porto with graphic metal facades, curving glass-brick walls and bespoke black and white cabinets. Located in a 1970s housing block, the apartment was converted from a ground-floor shop by local architecture studio Fala Atelier. “The kitchen is very well timed with the Beetlejuice sequel”
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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the news that Oklahoma City Council has approved an “unlimited height” for Legends Tower. If completed, Legends Tower will be 581 metres tall, making it the tallest skyscraper in the US and the fifth tallest in the world – part of an aim to “transform the city
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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a report exploring the growing phenomenon of luxury car brands building skyscrapers. Dezeen’s Nat Barker reported on why car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin have all unveiled skyscrapers in the past 18 months and commenters added their thoughts. “This trend is ‘driven’ by the idling
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