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Commissioned to create a home office for a designer, Olson Kundig Architects principle Tom Kundig somewhat jokingly suggested that it should be put on railroad tracks to enable the owner to experience a commute from home. After talking it through, the … Continue reading Remarkable home office rolls down a railroad when it’s time for work
Haptic Architects and Oslo Works have revealed plans to transform a disused parking lot near central Oslo, Norway, into a sustainable tourist attraction. It will be centered around a “Fjordarium,” which will provide superb views of the marine life in t… Continue reading Fjordarium to offer amazing views of Norwegian marine life
Studio Gang has certainly had a busy week. Following the completion of its Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts just a few days ago, the firm has now also finished work on its American Museum of Natural History extension, which features an extraordinary sculpt… Continue reading Extraordinary museum extension adds rocky canyon to Manhattan streets
Influential architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Stony Brook University have revealed plans for a large new development on New York City’s Governors Island that will be focused on bringing people together to tackle climate change. The… Continue reading Impressive timber development designed to tackle climate crisis
You might expect tiny house firms to run out of novel ideas to make their models stand out, but with the Sherloak Homes, we obviously haven’t hit that point yet. Designed by Canada’s Acorn Tiny Homes, the towable dwelling looks unassuming from outside … Continue reading Sherloak Homes investigates light-filled porch behind bookcase door
Foster + Partners has been commissioned to extend and refurbish the Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain. The project will be centered on the creation of a new timber visitor center that will feature a solar panel array, enabling it to produce almost six t… Continue reading Spanish vineyard’s visitor center will have solar power to spare
Studio Gang’s highly anticipated US$155 million Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) project has finally opened to the public, following a painstaking renovation and extension of the aging museum, including an interesting pleated roof that helps reduce … Continue reading Ambitious renovation treats Arkansas museum to energy efficient upgrade
Commissioned to design a new bar for a whiskey distillery, Roomoo Design Studio came up with the clever idea of incorporating discarded whiskey barrels into the design. Rather than simply stack the barrels, the firm has painstakingly dismantled them an… Continue reading Discarded whiskey barrels used to form stunning one-of-a-kind bar
The prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) has revealed the finest new sustainable architecture in the USA for its Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Awards. Highlights this year include a park that offers lessons on water usage an… Continue reading Superlative sustainability: AIA reveals USA’s greenest new buildings
UNStudio recently completed an extensive renovation of a former bank headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The firm has vastly improved the aging building’s energy efficiency while rearranging its interior layout to be suitable for use as a moder… Continue reading Radical renovation upgrades aging bank HQ into energy efficient office