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Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2019

December 24, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Our pick of the best Christmas cards we’ve received from architects, designers and brands this year includes Chris Precht’s treehouse and a festive Notre-Dame Cathedral. Chris Precht SOM Ulf Mejergren Architects MAD White Arkitekter Simon Kennedy Spark Architects Feix & Merlin Alma-nac Woods Bagot Child Graddon Lewis Coffey Architects Grid Architects  Marcel Wanders YCL Emrys Estudio

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The Bower Office Building / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

December 24, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The Bower is the reinvention of a collection of 1960s buildings originally built for British Telecom when the world of work was very different from today. A windswept and overlooked site has been re-engaged with the city, with a new pedestrian street linking the Old Street boulevard with the more delicate backstreets of Moorfields.

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Dezeen’s top 10 cabins of 2019

December 24, 2019 Karen Anderson 0
Varden by SPINN Arkitekter

A pair of cabins heated by a sauna stove, a zero-impact reflective cabin in the Swiss Alps and treetop cabins on stilts are among this year’s 10 standout cabins choosen by Karen Anderson, as we continue our review of 2019. Manshausen 2.0, Norway, by Stinessen Arkitektur Stinessen Arkitektur created three cabins and a sauna as an

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Villa TX House / Zun Architecture and Design

December 24, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The property is located in an old holiday village on the shore of a water reservoir. The customers, who are active city dwellers, needed their own house where they could hide from the active city life by plunging into a quiet picturesque corner of countryside without losing their daily comfort.

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Zero Waste in Architecture: Rethink, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

December 24, 2019 Eduardo Souza 0

Human economic activities are naturally dependent on the global ecosystem, and possibilities for economic growth may be limited by the lack of raw materials to supply factory and trade stocks. While for some resources there are still untapped stocks, such as certain metals and minerals, there are others, such as fossil fuels and even water, with serious availability issues in many locations.

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The Case for 2 Kitchen Sinks (10 photos)

December 24, 2019 Kitcheneering 0

While the majority of American kitchens have only one sink, the trend toward two is growing quickly in new construction and major remodels. Why would you possibly need two kitchen sinks — that is, if you are in the fortunate position to be able to aff…