Ingenhoven Architects is wrapping five miles of hedges around an office in Düsseldorf

May 21, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Kö-Bogen II office block in Düsseldorf by Ingenhoven Architects

Ingenhoven Architects is building the Kö-Bogen II office block in Düsseldorf, which will have facades covered with five miles-worth of hornbeam hedges. Located on the Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz, alongside the heritage-listed Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus theatre, the five-storey office block topped out earlier this month. When it is completed next year, the two main facades of the trapeze-shaped building

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Space Encounters uses planted partitions to divide office in Utrecht

April 24, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Synchroon office interiors designed by Space Encounters

Tropical plants sprouting up from partition walls provide privacy to workers inside this office in Utrecht, which has been overhauled by architecture studio Space Encounters. Occupying the 14th floor of a recently-completed tower in central Utrecht, the office for Dutch property developers Synchroon features leafy partitions that are intended to be an alternative to claustrophobic,

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Garden terraces link living spaces in Ha House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

April 19, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Ha House by VTN Architects

Gardens can be found on all the different levels of this house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. Ha House is the latest addition to Vo Trong Nghia Architects’ House for Trees series, a project that aims to bring urban dwellers in closer proximity to nature. Each house typology has one thing

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This New Watering Can Is Designed To Fit The Interior Of Any Contemporary Home

March 21, 2019 Erin 0

  Norwegian designer Stine Aas has created Grab, a new minimalist watering can that’s formed by two interconnected cylinders that meet at the base of the spout. Created for design brand Northern, Grab is stylish, quick to fill, and has a handheld shape that’s easy to grab hold of, eliminating the need for a handle. Plus the simple […]

Product Of The Week: Beautiful Bonsai Trees

March 17, 2019 HD Staff 0

Spring is here and what better way to welcome it than bring these beautiful little trees inside? Get it on Amazon. Recommended Reading:  50 Unique Pots & Planters 32 Beautiful Indoor House Plants That Are Also Easy To Maintain 36 Unique Watering Cans

Medusa Group designs timber-clad school with herb garden roof

March 15, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Akademeia High School by Medusa Group Architekci in Warsaw

Medusa Group has designed Akademeia High School in Warsaw with a large central courtyard surrounded by stepped seating that leads to a herb garden roof. Designed as an alternative to traditional schools, Akademeia High School has a system of flexible rooms that create an “educational ecosystem” of “ambiguous, multifunctional and inspiring spaces”. “Changes in the

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Undulating rooftop farm terraces will top food market designed by MVRDV for Taiwan

March 8, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market by MVRDV

MVRDV has broken ground on the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan, which will be topped by a terraced green roof for farming. The giant wholesale and auction market, under construction in the foothills of east Tainan, was commissioned by Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau to create a food supply hub for the district. MVRDV

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Stefano Boeri designs Tirana Vertical Forest in Albanian capital

March 1, 2019 India Block 0
Tirana Veritical Forest Albania by Stefano Boeri

Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed a vertical forest tower for Tirana, Albania, which will be planted with colourful and scented flowers and herbs. Named the Tirana Vertical Forest, the tower with a glass facade punctuated with fragrant planted balconies, will be one of Stefano Boeri Architetti’s signature vertical forest towers. Vertical forests are buildings that are

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Studio Fuksas reveals plans for “vertical park” on Monaco waterfront

February 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Visual of Studio Fuksas' new building for Fontvieille waterfront

Studio Fuksas has unveiled plans for a stepped office and commercial building covered in plant-filled terraces, on the waterfront in Monaco. Referred to by Studio Fuksas as “a vertical park”, the scheme will be built on the site of a shopping centre in the south of the city, and will stand alongside a cable car station being designed by Shigeru

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Interiors That Use Plants As Part Of The Palette

February 5, 2019 HD Staff 0

We all love to have a little house plant dotted here and there, to breathe a bit of life into the home and connect us with nature even when we’re spending time tucked away indoors. However, our little foliaged friends are often an afterthought when it comes to planning out our decor. The designers of […]