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One More Room / ANTNA

February 6, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

A housing expansion prototype that aims to add a 16 sqm room, on the roof of social houses that currently have problems of overcrowding, as they originally have only one bedroom. 

Watch Neri&Hu’s lecture live from Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019

February 6, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0
Neri & Hu will be giving the guest of honour lecture at the Stockholm Furniture and Light fair.

Chinese designers Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu discuss the disappearing village cultures of China in their lecture at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019. Watch the livestream here from 12.00pm UK time.  The livestream has now started. You can watch it above or on Dezeen’s Facebook page.  Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu are this

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The Profound Symbolism of the Jewish Museum, Through the Lens of Bahaa Ghoussainy

February 6, 2019 Dima Stouhi 0

In the heart of Berlin resides an architectural metaphor of invisibility, emptiness, and anarchy forged by the Second World War upon the Jewish citizens. The expansion of the original Jewish museum, which was first organized as an anonymous competition by the Berlin government, was proposed as a means of bringing back Jewish presence, retracing their culture and religion into the German city. Renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, who was chosen to develop the project, used architecture as a form of expression, and created a museum that narrates the Jewish civilization before, during, and after the Holocaust.

ODA unveils plans for renovation of Rotterdam’s historic post office 

February 6, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
POST Rotterdam by ODA

ODA has revealed visuals of Post, an adaptive reuse scheme that will revive Rotterdam’s former post office, and include the construction of a 150-metre-high tower. Located centrally in the Coolsingel district, the post office is one of the only structures to survive the Rotterdam Blitz in 1940, making it one of the port city’s most significant historical

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Corner Bar Renovation / equipo olivares arquitectos

February 6, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Standing on a busy corner of Paseo Chinyero – a pedestrian boulevard lined with palm trees at the heart of Playa de las Américas’ Golden Mile –, CORNER bar required a comprehensive refurbishment to renew its premises. Our intervention in this establishment (a small space that boasts a generous and splendidly situated terrace) entailed the opportunity to fulfill the developers’ wish: projecting a confidently modern image to match the establishment’s privileged location.

Erbalunga Estudio creates restaurant interior inspired by its Mexican menu

February 6, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Sierra Madre Taquería by Erbalunga Estudio

Colours inspired by the Mexican city of Monterrey are used to decorate the interior of this taco restaurant in Vigo, Spain by locally based designers Erbalunga Estudio. Located in the Vigo city centre, Sierra Madre was set up by Mexican owners who commissioned Erbalunga Estudio to create an interior that reflected the street food on the menu.

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MoMA Releases Opening Date and New Images of Major Diller Scofidio + Renfro Expansion

February 6, 2019 Niall Patrick Walsh 0

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has announced an October 2019 opening date of its Diller Scofidio + Renfro / Gensler-designed extension, which will offer 40,000 square feet of gallery space for the iconic institution in Midtown Manhattan. The expansion features two key additions, with the Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Studio creating a double-height space for live and experimental programming, and the Paula and James Crown Platform offering experimental, creative pace to explore ideas, questions, and processes that arise from MoMA’s collection.