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Eight well-designed sheds and outbuildings that extend the home

January 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

This week’s lookbook explores eight clever shed and outbuilding interiors, ranging from self-built renovations to finely crafted new builds. By repurposing rundown sheds and garages or capitalising on extra garden space, these projects offer additional room for hobbies, workspaces, living quarters or simply respite for their owners. Among this list of projects is a bold-coloured

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Madrid home designed to reinforce social networks for ageing couple

January 12, 2024 Starr Charles 0

A sawtooth roof, blue ceramic tiles and corrugated steel panels define this home in Madrid, Spain, designed by Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects. Designed for an ageing couple with increasing mobility difficulties, Beyond-the-family Kin by Ignacio G Galán and Alvaro M Fidalgo and Arantza Ozaeta of OF Architects seeks to encourage social connections in

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London office renovation by dMFK Architects features 1970s-style interior

January 10, 2024 Starr Charles 0

London studio dMFK Architects has renovated a 1970s office in Fitzrovia with an interior designed to match the building’s original character and heritage. Named 45 Whitfield Street, the 980-square-metre office renovation by dMFK Architects involved an interior overhaul while the existing stainless steel and the precast concrete facade was treated and retained. “Our aim was

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Jordan William Hughes designs space elevator that “connects the ocean to the stars”

January 9, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architect Jordan William Hughes has created a conceptual design for a space elevator that would travel between an ocean-based spaceport and a multi-use space station. Hughes developed the design for the space elevator – which he believes would offer a more efficient alternative to traditional space travel – based on existing research by physicists and

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G8A fronts row houses with zigzagging concrete loggia in Switzerland

January 8, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio G8A has completed a series of terraced houses defined by a red timber and concrete exteriors in Geneva, Switzerland. Aiming to push the boundaries of typical row housing typologies, Family Fold by G8A comprises eight villas, organised in two rows on the site, fronted with a zigzagging loggia made from pre-cast concrete. The

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CF Møller Architects unveils plans for arena topped with perforated “crown”

January 5, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Danish studio CF Møller Architects has revealed plans for a multi-purpose arena in the centre of Bergen, Norway, which will host a range of events including sports games, concerts and exhibitions. CF Møller Architects’ design for the 12,000-seat arena, which was the winning entry of an international architectural competition, is hoped to be a “cultural

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OHLAB encloses Mallorcan duplex apartments with dynamic shutters

January 4, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Folding, lattice shutters form the dynamic facade of Paral·lel, a residential complex in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, designed by local architecture studio OHLAB. Located within the quiet residential neighbourhood of Bonanova, the complex contains 12 duplex apartments, split into six ground floor units topped by six penthouse units. The building’s wooden facade is punctured by

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Populous unveils design for neon-lit gaming and esports arena in Saudi Arabia

December 19, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Global architecture studio Populous has released visuals of the Qiddiya City Esports Arena, which will be located in “the world’s first mixed-use gaming and esports district”. Designed to be a focal point for Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya entertainment megaproject, the proposal by Populous aims to reinforce the city’s “play life” ethos informed by entertainment, sports and

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John McAslan + Partners remodels community facility at Britain’s largest mosque

December 18, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Limestone facades layered with latticed screens define this community and administrative building that architecture studio John McAslan + Partners has created at London’s Baitul Futuh Mosque. The project replaces an existing administrative building at the 5,700-metre-square complex, which is Britain’s largest mosque, after it was heavily damaged by a fire in 2015. Aiming to design a “new

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Dezeen’s top 10 restaurant and bar interiors of 2023

December 14, 2023 Starr Charles 0

For the latest roundup in Dezeen’s 2023 review we’ve selected 10 of this year’s most popular and evocative restaurant and bar interiors, ranging from a space-themed sushi bar in Milan to a beach-style eatery in London. Also among this year’s eclectic roundup of restaurant and bar interiors is a renovated 16th-century brewery in Poland lined

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