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It’s always a challenge to fit a viable house into a length of just 6 m (almost 20 ft). However, with its recently completed Golden Hour, Baluchon has managed to do so, while also finding space to add a few home comforts too, including a custom-sized k… Continue reading 20-ft-long tiny house designed with comfort in mind
Work has started on a new high-rise near Paris, France, designed by influential Dutch firm MVRDV. Named La Serre, the building will be defined by a steel grid facade that will host hundreds of trees and plants, allowing every resident to enjoy their ow… Continue reading Lush vertical village will let residents live high among the trees
Heatherwick Studio has completed work on an ambitious new district in central Tokyo. Named Azabudai Hills, it showcases the firm’s penchant for inserting lots of lush greenery into its projects and is defined by a series of low-rise buildings with comp… Continue reading Heatherwick Studio heads to the hills for plant-filled Tokyo district
Building a wall by precisely stacking randomly shaped boulders could almost be the definition of hard work – both physically and mentally. It’s the sort of thing we might want robots to do one day, so it should come as no surprise that one has in fact … Continue reading Robotic excavator builds a giant stone wall with no human assistance
Cutting-edge timber high-rise construction continues to move into the mainstream with projects like the Mjøstårnet and Ascent. MVRDV and Space Encounters now offer an example that’s more impressive than most with the Nachteiland project, which will com… Continue reading High-rise timber tower will be a sustainable powerhouse
New Zealand’s Raglan Tiny Homes offers something a little different with its recently completed model, the Beach. Featuring a compact interior layout, the non-towable tiny house embraces an indoor-outdoor lifestyle with a part-enclosed deck area.Contin… Continue reading The Beach offers tiny take on indoor-outdoor living
Vietnam’s BambuBuild, working in collaboration with architecture firm Tran Ba Tiep, was commissioned to create a visually impressive and environmentally friendly centerpiece of a large restaurant. In response, the team has risen to the occasion by cons… Continue reading Breezy dining hall impresses with intricate bamboo structure
Concrete may seem strong and permanent, but it can be surprisingly vulnerable to the elements. Now researchers at Drexel University have demonstrated a type of self-healing concrete embedded with “BioFibers” that use bacteria to patch up cracks as they… Continue reading Self-healing concrete patches up cracks with dormant bacteria
Mint Tiny Homes definitely knows a thing or two about designing extra-large tiny houses and the Canadian firm has used this experience to produce a spacious and apartment-like living experience on wheels. Named the Orca Edition Park Model, the dwelling… Continue reading Not-so-tiny Orca makes a splash with spacious apartment-like layout
Another day, another spectacular-looking skyscraper project revealed for Saudi Arabia. Named Epicon, the development will be centered around two futuristic-looking towers that are meant to evoke a desert mirage.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, L… Continue reading Pair of spectacular skyscrapers to rise like a mirage in the Saudi desert