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How do you squeeze a bedroom into a compact tiny house with a length of just 6 m (19.6 ft), while still maintaining a well-proportioned living space? It’s an issue a lot of tiny house firms struggle with, but for its Te Whare Nukunuku Tiny House, Build… Continue reading Off-grid tiny house boosts living space with elevating bed
MVRDV’s Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is one of the eclectic firm’s most striking projects to date. Resembling an oversized mirrored mixing bowl, the building is described by the firm as the world’s first publicly accessible art depot and offers visitor… Continue reading MVRDV’s mirrored mixing bowl goes behind the scenes of the art world
Resembling a huge head covering discarded in the Qatar desert, the recently completed Al Thumama Stadium has been inaugurated ready for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. The stadium’s eye-catching design is inspired by the gahfiya, a traditional woven headcap w… Continue reading Head cap-inspired sports stadium designed to keep athletes from running hot
Resembling a huge head covering discarded in the Qatar desert, the recently completed Al Thumama Stadium has been inaugurated ready for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. The stadium’s eye-catching design is inspired by the gahfiya, a traditional woven headcap w… Continue reading Head cap-inspired sports stadium designed to keep athletes from running hot
Expo 2020 Dubai has produced superb pavilions from firms like Foster + Partners and Carlo Ratti Associatti. Vincent Callebaut has now unveiled his own contribution and it’s a timely opportunity to see some of the forward-thinking architect’s ideas on s… Continue reading Greenery covered pavilion provides respite from sweltering Dubai heat
It’s fair to say that Icon is dominating the 3D-printed construction space at the moment – both here on Earth and even potentially on Mars. Following its completion of four homes in Austin, Texas, the firm has now teamed up with homebuilder Lennar to c… Continue reading “World’s largest” 3D-printed neighborhood to be built in Texas
With its aluminum facade and leaning form, the new Edvard Munch museum cuts a distinctive figure on the Oslo waterfront. The building is hailed by Spanish designer Estudio Herreros as one of the world’s largest museums dedicated to a single artist and … Continue reading Oslo’s leaning tower celebrates the expressionist artist behind The Scream
Influential Italian architect Carlo Scarpa once said “between a tree and a house, choose the tree.” With its recent renovation of a beautiful Italian farmhouse, Carlo Ratti Associatti decided to choose both, transforming the home and arranging its inte… Continue reading Beautiful Italian farmhouse is built around a 60-year-old tree
When you’re dealing with the kind of small living space offered by a tiny house, maximizing glazing can really help make it feel less cramped. France’s Baluchon embraced this approach with its recently completed Ia Orana, and it really opens up the hom… Continue reading Generous glazing floods compact tiny house interior with daylight
Work is underway on a new mixed-use office building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). Located in Prague, Czech Republic, the project will be covered in greenery and involve the creation of a new public park. It will also boast significant sustai… Continue reading ZHA’s energy efficient office adds some greenery to inner-city Prague