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How to Choose a Well-Constructed Sofa (11 photos)

February 27, 2019 The Stated Home 0

There are three main parts of an upholstered sofa or chair that determine how long your piece of furniture will last: the frame, the suspension and the cushions. Some manufacturers are more forthcoming than others about how their furniture is made, an…

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Aquarium House / Rubén Muedra Estudio de Arquitectura

February 27, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

The Aquarium House designed by Rubén Muedra Estudio de Arquitectura is located in a residential area of low density in the metropolitan area of Valencia, in a new expansion area in the municipality’s urban boundary. The project, which is developed in section, consists of four rectangular horizontal trays of different shape, which allow the successive levels to merge with the horizon, avoiding the appearance of limits or spaces bounded in height.

3D-printed Gaia house is made from biodegradable materials

February 27, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0

The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a sustainable 3D-printed house made with soil and agricultural waste. Italian 3D-printing technology developer WASP, built the house to showcase the abilities of Crane Wasp, a modular 3D-printer that can create homes in a variety of formats and sizes. Called Gaia, the 30-square-metre house has a

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SPPARC’s Golden Hinde visitor centre will cantilever over the River Thames

February 27, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Golden Hinde visitor centre by SPPARC

SPPARC has unveiled its designs for a museum surrounding the Golden Hinde – a full-size replica of the of Francis Drake’s Golden Hind galleon. The museum, located in St Mary Overie Dock in London, will be partially cantilevered over the River Thames. It will allow visitors to see more of the famous working-replica of the 16th-century sailing galleon, which is currently undergoing

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19 Contemporary Installations Dotted Across the Coachella Valley Desert

February 27, 2019 Niall Patrick Walsh 0

19 installations have been unveiled across the California Desert as part of the Desert X international contemporary art exhibition. The second edition of the exhibition, running from February 9th to April 21st, 2019, is free and open to the public, and seeks to “activate the desert landscape through nineteen site-specific installations and performances by some of today’s most recognized international contemporary artists.”

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Lofos Bar / Ark4 Lab Of Architecture

February 27, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

On the outskirts of the suburban area of Kilkis, someone can find himself in an art bistro bar, where the design of high aesthetics meets delicious cocktails. ‘’Lofos bar’’ is a masterclass of contemporary hospitality interior design, based on the purity of the materials and shapes used; a two-level, unified high ceiling space with large distinctive openings that integrate the café area to the periurban forest landscape. The variation in color and materiality as well as the two-level division blend harmoniously into a mosaic of spaces, each one of them with a unique and distinguishable quality and therefore a different way to be experienced.

Civic Architects creates public library in vast locomotive shed

February 27, 2019 Ali Morris 0
LocHal Public Library, designed by Civic Architects

The vast LocHal library and events space, designed by Amsterdam-based studio Civic Architects, occupies a former glass and steel locomotive shed in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Located in Tilburg’s station district, the LocHal library is named after the locomotive shed in which it is housed. The building’s imposing footprint measures 90 x 60 metres with a

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