Luxury home opens up to offer semi-outdoor living on Pacific Coast

While it wouldn’t work quite so well in harsher climes, the design of the Casa Mateo is a good fit for the relative warmth of Mexico’s Pacific Coast. The residence promotes a pleasant semi-outdoor lifestyle with an open layout that blurs the boundary b… Continue reading Luxury home opens up to offer semi-outdoor living on Pacific Coast

Ambitious 170-km-long Saudi skyscraper city gets construction go ahead

The idea of taking a population the size of New York City and putting it into a 170-km (105-mile)-long skyscraper in the Saudi Desert seems so ambitious that anyone could be forgiven for being skeptical. However, the project, named the Line, is indeed … Continue reading Ambitious 170-km-long Saudi skyscraper city gets construction go ahead

Expansive market hall lets folks stroll on its sculpted green top

The recently completed Tainan Market is a typically imaginative take on the humble wholesale market by MVRDV. The building is defined by a sculpted undulating form that’s envisioned as a series of rolling hills and allows visitors to walk up onto the g… Continue reading Expansive market hall lets folks stroll on its sculpted green top

Airbnb lets visitors haunt the halls of the Phantom of the Opera’s home

Airbnb likes to drum up publicity by offering the chance to stay in one-of-a-kind places, like the Great Wall of China, Lego House and even a bee-filled tiny house. It has now teamed up with Palais Garnier, the Paris opera house which inspired the orig… Continue reading Airbnb lets visitors haunt the halls of the Phantom of the Opera’s home

Huge cuboid skyscraper “big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings”

Saudi Arabia is experiencing an unprecedented construction boom at the moment. Alongside its previously announced 170-km-long skyscraper and Qiddiya gigaproject, comes another incredibly ambitious project named the Mukaab. It will comprise a huge cuboi… Continue reading Huge cuboid skyscraper “big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings”

Jet-shaped tiny house is ready for takeoff

Hungarian design collective Hello Wood recently completed a remarkable new tiny house named the Jet House. Designed to look like a whimsical cartoon depiction of an airplane, the unique dwelling includes authentic plane seating and an overhead locker.C… Continue reading Jet-shaped tiny house is ready for takeoff

Fun-filled tiny house comes with its own slide and climbing wall

Baluchon’s charmingly named La Maison du Bonheur (or House of Happiness) offers something different from most tiny houses on the market. This particular model pulls double duty as both a fully functional home and a play area – complete with slide and c… Continue reading Fun-filled tiny house comes with its own slide and climbing wall

Bofin tiny house’s clever interior packs in lots of storage space

One of the biggest challenges when going tiny is the lack of available storage space, however the owners of the recently completed Bofin should be in good shape in this regard. The compact abode has a clever layout that fits in lots of nooks, drawers, … Continue reading Bofin tiny house’s clever interior packs in lots of storage space

ZHA’s striking connected towers designed to balance solar heat gain

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed plans for a pair of eye-catching towers in Vilnius, Lithuania. The buildings will be connected by a skybridge at approximately their midpoint and feature a curved exterior that’s designed to mitigate solar heat … Continue reading ZHA’s striking connected towers designed to balance solar heat gain

Impressive vaulted home nestles sensitively into forest landscape

Situated on a forested plot in rural southwest India, the Wendy House showcases a sensitive approach to its forested location and is largely built from recycled and sustainable materials, and arranged so as to not disturb any of the trees on site. The … Continue reading Impressive vaulted home nestles sensitively into forest landscape