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Dezeen commenters of the year 2022

December 30, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

After architecture, design and interiors again ignited plenty of debate this year, Dezeen’s digital team looks back on their favourite comments and commenters from the past 12 months as part of our review of 2022. Dezeen’s digital team is tasked with moderating our busy comments section, which received thousands of comments in 2022. One commenter who

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Reforma Galileo / Pulso Arquitectos

December 30, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

This house is located in the heart of Chamberí, in Madrid. It is articulated in a large open-plan with living-dining room and kitchen space in it, and has a package of bedroomd and bathrooms with an integrated office by means of a custom-made natural wood lining-furniture that brings warmth and elegance to the home.

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Best Houses of 2022

December 30, 2022 ArchDaily Team 0

As 2022 winds down, ArchDaily brings together the highlights of architecture in a series of retrospectives. As part of this effort, the Projects Team turns to one of the most popular categories among readers—residential architecture—with the objective of gathering the houses that represent the best of a vast world of architectural production according to our worldwide audience.

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Aedas and GDAD Unveil Design for New Twin Towers and Mixed-Use Complex in Guangzhou, China

December 30, 2022 Maria-Cristina Florian 0

Aedas Global, in collaboration with GDAD, revealed the design of a 230 meters tall mixed-use complex comprising of two twin towers and a plaza. The development, located at the base of the Baiyun Mountain range in Guangzhou, China, contains industrial, commercial, and publicly available areas while also including large urban green spaces and panoramic views of the mountains. The massing of the project is inspired and informed by the local topography, with sight-seeing corridors opening up toward the surrounding scenery.

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Manuel Aires Mateus builds minimalist concrete holiday homes with matching cutaways

December 30, 2022 Amy Frearson 0

Architect Manuel Aires Mateus has completed the Pateos holiday homes in Portugal, which look the same but are actually all different. The family of four vacation houses near the popular seaside village of Melides each has a similar facade – a minimalist concrete gable punctured by large openings that share the same house-shaped outline. But behind the

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Cabin Nordmarka / Rever & Drage Architects

December 30, 2022 Pilar Caballero 0

There is a long standing tradition for the small retreat in architecture. Historically this kind of building has served as a shelter whilst doing other recreational activities such as hiking, hunting or fishing. Since the days of Thoreau’s Walden however, the small retreat, or bolthole, has also been a goal in itself. Typically to escape the stresses of everyday life. For the modern city dweller this may well be a permanent urge.

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URB Unveils Plan for World’s Largest Agritourism Destination in Dubai, UAE

December 30, 2022 Paula Cano 0

URB to develop the world’s largest agritourism destination in Dubai, providing food security and to foster sustainability of the local communities, heritage, and cultural landscapes. In line with the city’s ambition of making its rural areas restorative land facilities, “Agri Hub” targets to create 10,000 new jobs across various sectors, including a new agricultural research institute and a public farm for educational and retail purposes.