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IKEA is bringing its low-cost modular housing units to the UK

June 26, 2019 India Block 0
Seventy Agency "future proofs" IKEA's iconic blue and yellow logo

Affordable developer BoKlok, which is co-owned by IKEA and Skanska, has signed a deal with Worthing council in West Sussex to build low-cost housing in the south of England. Worthing council has approved plans for the IKEA subsidiary to build 162 apartments on land it owns, reported the Worthing Herald. The first apartments will be

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Salvage Swings City of Dreams Pavilion / Somewhere Studio

June 26, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

Salvage Swings is a cross-laminated timber pavilion built on Roosevelt Island by the Arkansas based architecture practice Somewhere Studio led by Jessica Colangelo and Charles Sharpless, AIA. The project was the winner of the 2019 City of Dreams annual international design competition and served as the center piece of the FigmentNYC arts festival.

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A Costa Rican Cliff House With Spectacular Ocean Views

June 26, 2019 HD Staff 0

House Cocobolo, created by Cañas Architects, roosts on the brink of 40 metre high cliff. The home’s position brings in a magnificent view of the ocean horizon, and mainland to the southeast. The house is named after its neighbouring trees that thrive in the forest and river canyon. The house is approached alongside the forest […]

Standard Arts adorns apartment in David Chipperfield’s The Bryant tower in Manhattan

June 26, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
The Bryant New York City model residence by Standard Arts and David Chipperfield

A model unit within David Chipperfield’s new residential tower in Midtown Manhattan has been furnished with whimsical decor and colourful artwork selected by the curatorial firm Standard Arts. The apartment is located on the 24th floor in the 34-storey tower, which is the first condominium building to rise along Bryant Park – an important public

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Tatersal Amador Aguiar Farm Complex / brro arquitetos

June 26, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

The Tatersal Amador Aguiar consists in a complex to support Valonia Farm, an estate dedicated to cattle auctions field, located in Lins, a city in the interior of São Paulo State – Brazil. Its program provides basic infrastructure to the livestock show and guest reception, creating an exhibition and confraternization spaces. The approach to the site suggests an effective rereading of corrals in farms, usually composed by gable roofs, setting a patio.

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Foster + Partners Reveal Timber Boathouse for non-profit Row New York in Harlem

June 26, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

Foster + Partners have revealed a new design for a timber boathouse on the Harlem River in New York. Sited in Sherman Creek Park, the design was made for non-profit Row New York. The proposed boathouse seeks to expand Row New York’s free and low-cost programs that teach young people in under-resourced communities the sport of competitive rowing, while also assisting them with their education to prepare them for higher education and a path to college.

Snøhetta unveils pentagonal walker’s cabin overlooking Oslofjord

June 26, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Fuglemyrhytta self-service cabin overlooking the Oslofjord in Norway by Snøhetta

Fuglemyrhytta is a self-service cabin designed by Snøhetta for walkers trekking near Vettakollen, Norway, to take advantage of the views across the Oslofjord. Perched on a hill north of Oslo, which has views across the city to the fjord, the building is designed to be a holiday home for families or small school groups. Open year-round,

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