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It’s rare to see a firm as high-profile as Foster + Partners design a private home, but if the Dolunay Villa is any indication, this is a pity. Located on the coast of the Aegean Sea in Turkey’s southwestern province of Muğla, the luxury residence take… Continue reading Handcrafted timber roof tops Foster + Partners’ stunning luxury villa
Assuming the recently-unveiled Rainbow Tree by Vincent Callebaut Architectures is actually built, the greenery-covered timber tower will rise to an impressive height of 115 m (377 ft) in Cebu, Philippines. The project will also feature significant sust… Continue reading Over 30,000 shrubs and trees would grow from 377-ft timber tower
We’ve reported on shipping containers being used for lots of different projects before, such as swimming pools, bars, and houses, but Connected Units for Respiratory Ailment (CURA) is an example that could potentially save lives. It involves transformi… Continue reading Shipping container-based ICU being developed for COVID-19 treatment
French firm Optinid recently completed another of its novel tiny houses that can be opened up to the elements with a sunroof-style sliding roof. Named the Tiny d’Alexane, it serves as a vacation home and has an unusual interior layout that has no kitch… Continue reading Sunroof-style tiny house loses the kitchen and gains some space
With its mixed-use Shenzhen Terraces development, influential Dutch firm MVRDV aims to offer a pleasant escape from the bustle of urban life in skyscraper-filled megacity Shenzhen, China. The project will also integrate sustainable design, including so… Continue reading MVRDV’s green-roofed development will provide escape from city bustle
If you’d like to experience New York City’s famous skyline from a different perspective, the Hudson Yards development now has a new attraction to join the Vessel. Named Edge, it’s situated 1,131 ft (344 m) above the ground and offers views of the surro… Continue reading Edge viewing point lets visitors see NYC from above
Morphosis offers an interesting take on an office building with its recently-unveiled Store Support Centre for sportswear brand Lululemon. Assuming it’s realized as planned, the Vancouver project will feature significant greenery and will be defined by… Continue reading Striking energy-efficient facade to wrap Morphosis-designed office
You could be forgiven for assuming that the Casa Ojalá tiny house concept we covered last year was too ambitious to actually be realized, but a prototype is indeed being built and readied for production. Some additional details on the flexible tiny hou… Continue reading Ultra flexible tiny house moves from ambitious concept to pre-order
With its upcoming BRAC University campus in Bangladesh, WOHA has to work with a challenging inner-city plot. The project involves turning what the firm calls a “polluted swamp” into a lush green campus that incorporates significant sustainable design, … Continue reading WOHA is transforming “polluted swamp” into lush green campus
In the age of internet shopping, a lot of malls have been found surplus to requirements and closed, but MVRDV offers one idea for what to do with them with its recently-completed Tainan Spring. The project transforms a dilapidated old mall into a lagoo… Continue reading MVRDV turns dilapidated mall into inner-city lagoon