Month: July 2021

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The Dezeen guide to kitchen layouts including peninsula, island and galley styles

July 29, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Peninsula kitchens

Designing a kitchen? Our latest Dezeen guide explains eight of the most common kitchen layouts with links to lookbooks containing hundreds of examples to inspire you. One-wall kitchens The one-wall kitchen is the simplest of layouts, featuring cabinets and countertops arranged along a single wall. The arrangement takes up less floor space than other formations

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Partenord Habitat Headquarters / Coldefy & Associés Architectes Urbanistes

July 29, 2021 Paula Pintos 0

At the heart of a dynamic neighbourhood in the Porte de Valenciennes joint development zone (ZAC), the Partenord plot seeks to bring Lille into the third industrial revolution through a mixed project, including the headquarters of Partenord Habitat (Nord Department Public Housing Office), offices, housing and shops. The project is on a plot in a strategic location, at the entrance to the city of Lille, and at the corner of Rue de Cambrai and Boulevard de Belfort. The building emerges from the ground along both these two roads in three distinct sections: the offices, the headquarters and the housing, tied together with a shared foundation.

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Urbanism “is one of the best tools we have” in the fight against climate change

July 29, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0
Urbanism in Hong Kong

The shift to remote working from suburbs and the countryside due to the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a huge rise in carbon emissions, according to Taylor Francis of decarbonisation platform Watershed. The trend could increase migration from cities and lead to less sustainable lifestyles, he told Dezeen. “One of the best tools we have

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Emmanuelle Simon designs “welcoming” Parisian bakery

July 29, 2021 Alice Finney 0
Liberté bakery in Paris

Interior architecture studio Emmanuelle Simon used arched shelving coves, sandy tones and rounded furniture in the Liberté bakery in Paris. Founder of Boulangeries Liberté Mickael Benichou gave Emmanuelle Simon free rein to create “a unique spot” in the 25-square-metre space. The designers aimed to create cosy interiors that would prompt visitors to stay inside for a little

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Material Migration: How Architecture Transforms Between Borders

July 29, 2021 Eric Baldwin 0

How materials move shapes both architecture and how we design. While architects often consider both material sourcing and manufacturing, the physical products and assemblies themselves also move and adapt as they cross geographic and national lines. How materials migrate, and in turn design ideas themselves, tells a story of architecture that transcends construction and climate, as well as borders both real and imagined.