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A Home Office Hides Behind A Sliding Wall In This House

March 6, 2023 Erin 0

Blue Truck Studio collaborated with a new homeowner with DIY construction experience, to renovate a home for the owner’s family. The interior, contemporary yet comfortable in its design, includes a living room that has a large empty wall. However, this wall isn’t stationary but slides open to reveal a hidden home office with a large […]

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“Bad news is still good information”

March 6, 2023 James Thomas 0

After a Dezeen story on research that raised questions about the energy savings delivered by insulation retrofits attracted more than 700,000 views, Insulate Britain campaigner James Thomas discusses how to interpret the findings. On 20 January, Dezeen reported on an academic paper by Cambridge University researchers looking at the long-term effects of energy-efficiency retrofits in

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Family House Polánka / CL3

March 6, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

For the construction, we chose a strict, respectful archetype shape of the house that was already there before our intervention. However, the expression of the house takes on radical and strict shapes in our design. The choice of materials and colors is provocatively solved in a contrasting design.

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Eight warm and natural restaurant interiors popular on Pinterest

March 6, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

Restaurant interiors with natural finishes have been popular on Pinterest this week, including a beach club restaurant in London and a Japanese restaurant in Canada featuring paper lanterns. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest and read on to find out more about the projects. Pinners have been predominantly drawn to the Dezeen’s boards that feature restaurant interiors. The

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Child Studio blends mid-century modern and art deco details in Mayfair pied-à-terre

March 6, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Local practice Child Studio has designed a house in a mews courtyard in London that mixes mid-century modern furniture with custom-made pieces in a nod to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent’s home. Child Studio designed the home, which was for a hotelier and restauranteur, as a space for dining, entertaining and hosting parties. It centres

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Meanwhile Spaces: Temporary Interventions for Lasting Urban Development

March 6, 2023 Ankitha Gattupalli 0

When streets lay empty, sidewalks untouched, and shutters hung heavy, the city seems lost of life. When businesses close, offices go remote and economic activity declines, the mechanisms that operate a city are idle. Vacant space and land are often perceived as “failed”, reflecting urban decline and economic blight. Emptiness, however, holds hope for possibilities and change. When urban voids are at the brink of transformation, what happens in the meanwhile?

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Tainan Market / MVRDV

March 6, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

MVRDV has completed the construction of a new wholesale market for fruit and vegetables in Tainan. Already dubbed by Taiwan’s United Daily News as “the most beautiful fruit and vegetable market in Taiwan”, the open-air market not only serves as an important hub for Tainan’s food supply chain, but also as a destination for meeting, socializing, and taking in views of the surrounding landscape from the building’s accessible roof, thus promoting tourism in the region. In the future, the roof can be further developed, with the possibility to grow fruit and vegetables on top of the structure.

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The Bathroom as a Source of New Energy: AXOR x Hadi Teherani

March 6, 2023 Rene Submissions 0

Hadi Teherani approaches his architecture and design projects holistically. Born in Teheran and raised in Hamburg, he is a prolific and versatile designer whose works can be found in Germany and all over the world. His projects have been recognized with internationally renowned awards for their ecologically-sound sustainability and holistic approach. Maybe that’s the reason for his constant stream of ideas: he sees the process of creation as a reaction to what he sees, senses and feels.