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Charmingly named Cyril the Tiny House in honor of the owner’s grandfather, Build Tiny’s latest towable dwelling provides a home office and a few feline-friendly additions. It also runs fully off the grid with a solar panel and battery setup.Continue Re… Continue reading Feline-friendly tiny house lets owners live and work off the grid
Information specialist Emporis has revealed the winner of its annual Skyscraper Award. From over 700 skyscrapers officially completed in 2019, the number one spot has gone to Russia’s massive Lakhta Center, which rises to a maximum height of 462 m (1,5… Continue reading Russia’s massive Lakhta Center named skyscraper of the year
Information specialist Emporis has revealed the winner of its annual Skyscraper Award. From over 700 skyscrapers officially completed in 2019, the number one spot has gone to Russia’s massive Lakhta Center, which rises to a maximum height of 462 m (1,5… Continue reading Russia’s massive Lakhta Center named skyscraper of the year
Furniture giant Ikea has joined forces with tiny house firm Escape to produce a one-off tiny house on wheels. Appropriately named the Ikea Tiny Home Project, the 187-sq-ft (17-sq-m) model is filled with Ikea products and can run off-the-grid thanks to … Continue reading Ikea collaborates with Escape to design custom off-grid tiny house
Following an architecture competition, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been commissioned to design a new student center for Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland. Named The Village, it’s conceived as an oversized living room and will consist o… Continue reading BIG goes back to school with sustainable Village
Once derided as tinderbox deathtraps, advances in wooden construction techniques have enabled tall timber towers to grow in cities throughout the world. Urban Agency’s Dock Mill proposal for Dublin is the latest to catch our attention and is slated for… Continue reading Sustainable timber tower to crown 19th century Dublin mill
Following his recent RIBA Gold Medal win, Sir David Adjaye has joined forces with British automotive giant Aston Martin to design five luxury homes in Adjaye’s New York City skyscraper, 130 William. They offer plush interiors with a heavy automotive in… Continue reading Luxury NYC apartments come with a special edition Aston Martin DBX
Designer Caspar Schols puts a fresh spin on the classic wooden cabin with his recently-completed Anna Stay. Though it looks like a normal cabin at first glance, the unusual dwelling’s walls can be slid apart to open it up to the outside, allowing its o… Continue reading Stunning cabin slides apart for semi-outdoor living
Following its energy-positive Powerhouse Brattørkaia last year, Snøhetta has completed another remarkably sustainable office in Norway in the same vein. Named Powerhouse Telemark, the firm calculates the building will produce more energy than it will r… Continue reading Snøhetta designs energy-positive Powerhouse office
Influential French architect Jean Nouvel has produced several impressive buildings in the Middle East, including the National Museum of Qatar, but his latest project may be his most ambitious to date. Named Sharaan by Jean Nouvel, it consists of a reso… Continue reading Jean Nouvel plans to build luxury resort into ancient sandstone mountains