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Cooking Sections and Sakiya explore importance of non-human species in joint exhibition

August 18, 2022 Jane Englefield 0
Cooking Sections exhibition

Turner Prize-nominated art duo Cooking Sections and Palestinian research collective Sakiya have created an exhibition in Edinburgh called In the Eddy of the Stream, which reevaluates the significance of plants and other organisms in our ecosystems. The multimedia show is on display at the Inverleith House of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as part of

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Di Frenna Arquitectos uses natural stone and woven ceilings for Mexican retreat

July 13, 2022 James Brillon 0
Di Frenna Arquitectos

Di Frenna Arquitectos used natural materials such as stone, rammed earth, carrizo weaves and a traditional form of stucco to make Espacio Kaab in the Mexican city of Comala appear “as a volume that emerged organically from the ground”. The project is located on a semi-arid site in Comala, a small town near Colima, the

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The Dream Home Kit: It is finally here!

June 29, 2022 HD Staff 0

It may have taken us a while but we are proud to bring to you our very special Dream Home Kit, the most comprehensive home design resource kit ever assembled for the first-time homebuilder. This package has been diligently complied with three years in the making to offer an extensive set of design sources. It […]

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Laurent Troost creates Tropical Shed as archaeologist’s office in Brazil

April 12, 2022 James Brillon 0

Laurent Troost Architectures has completed an office in Brazil for an archaeological consultancy, adding a garden courtyard and trellises for vines. The Tropical Shed project is located in Manaus, a city in the Amazon rainforest, where the Amazon River and Rio Negro converge. Though the city lies in the rainforest, the office was built in

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Floral installations decorate Atrium bar in Atlanta by Smith Hanes Studio

April 9, 2022 Dan Howarth 0
The Bistro at Atrium in Atlanta

Handmade fluted ceramic tiles, pink blown-glass lighting and tropical patterned fabrics all feature in this Atlanta bar and restaurant by local architecture firm Smith Hanes Studio. Atrium opened earlier this year inside Ponce City Market, located in the city’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood northeast of Downtown. The mixed-use development contains a variety of restaurants and

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Ten plant-filled hotel interiors that feel close to nature

March 13, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0
Shiroiya Hotel, Japan, by Sou Fujimoto

A greenhouse-cum-dining room and a miniature forest in a skyscraper are among the verdant hotel interiors featured in our latest lookbook. Whether tiny succulents or fully-grown trees, plants can help connect an interior to its surroundings, provide an oasis of calm away from city life, or act as living space-dividers to break up an open-plan interior.

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Wynk Collaborative adds indoor courtyard to Singapore clothing store

November 7, 2021 James Parkes 0
Plants were housed in large planters

Design studio Wynk Collaborative has created a store in Singapore for Ginlee Studio, featuring pebble-washed interiors and an indoor garden for “quiet respite from the city”. Located within a shopping centre in central Singapore, the Ginlee Studio store is set across a single level and is shortlisted in the small retail interior category of Dezeen

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