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Prestigious British firm Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to create an unusual new tower in the Netherlands. Designed in collaboration with Barcode Architects, it will be defined by an eye-catching exterior made up of stacked cylindrical cog-like … Continue reading Mixed-use tower defined by eye-catching cog-like exterior
The recently completed Ulla-Carin measures just 26 ft (almost 8 m) long, which is small even for a tiny house. However, designer Modern Tiny Living has equipped it with a fully functional interior that packs in everything needed for a small family to l… Continue reading 26-ft-long Ulla-Carin designed for full-time tiny living
From a modest student project to a huge starchitect-designed development, grain silos are a fertile source of inspiration for architects around the world. The latest example of this is a nearly century old disused grain terminal in Collingwood, Ontario… Continue reading Huge disused grain terminal being transformed into hotel and housing
Though it has a length of just 6 m (almost 20 ft), the Kejadenn tiny house is designed to mitigate its small size with a clever interior layout that maximizes every inch of space available. The dwelling serves as a vacation home on wheels and sleeps up… Continue reading Space-saving vacation home sleeps up to five under one tiny roof
Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans for its first public library. The building showcases a similar design language to previous projects by the high-profile British firm, such as Maggie’s Leeds and Little Island, and will be defined by an eye-catching… Continue reading Greenery covered library invites visitors to walk all over it
As AI technology looks set to make a huge impact in the coming years – for better or worse – the German municipality of Heilbronn hopes to get in on the action and position itself as Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley. To help kickstart this vision, it … Continue reading High-tech circular AI campus pitched as Europe’s Silicon Valley
Architect Michael Quirk designed this charmingly simple micro-cabin to demonstrate the efficacy of sustainable building practices. Named the Magnolia Eco-Cabin, it was built with locally sourced and recycled materials and runs off-the-grid with solar p… Continue reading Forest micro-cabin explores simplicity and sustainability
Some people like to install a wooden seat on their toilet for its perceived warmth, but the Block goes even further. Described by Woodio as the world’s first bio-material toilet, it ditches porcelain in favor of a modern flushable toilet that’s made fr… Continue reading World’s first bio-material toilet swaps porcelain for composite wood
Though this recently completed model’s larger-than-usual width of 10 ft (3 m) isn’t a huge increase over the industry standard of 8.5 ft (2.6 m), every inch counts when it comes to tiny houses. Indeed, MitchCraft Tiny Homes made use of the extra space … Continue reading Extra-wide tiny house makes for a luxurious interior layout
With projects like the Line and Mukaab, it feels like everything in Saudi Arabia is larger than life lately. It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise then that when the country’s first state dinner was held to commemorate its founding, it was carried o… Continue reading Saudi roots celebrated in spectacular fashion with 300-ton tent-like dome