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Angled concrete blocks screen home in Japanese forest by Nendo

June 21, 2024 Katie Last 0

Screens of concrete panels surround Block Wall House, a triangular home that design studio Nendo has nestled into a forest in Japan. Located in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, the home has a long triangular form extending 110 metres along the side of a road, which winds through the forested landscape. Nendo has screened the house from

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Moreau Kusunoki and Frida Escobedo set to renovate Centre Pompidou renovation

June 21, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

French studio Moreau Kusunoki Architectes and Mexican practice Frida Escobedo Studio have revealed their plans for a major overhaul of the high-tech Centre Pompidou in Paris. According to the studios, the renovation aims to improve movement and accessibility around the museum, which was designed by British architect Richard Rogers and Italian architect Renzo Piano and opened

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Unknown Works constructs The Armadillo pavilion from eucalyptus wood

June 21, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Unknown Works has designed The Armadillo, a half-moon-shaped pavilion constructed from stepped timber arches, which is on show as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Located at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London, the pavilion has a curved shape constructed from 42 prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. The panels are made from eucalyptus

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Dawid Konieczny designs dinky Warsaw apartment to have “the ease of a good hotel room”

June 21, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Polish architect Dawid Konieczny has added mid-century modern elements to this Warsaw studio apartment, conceived to echo the compact size and sophistication of a hotel room. Set within an early 20th-century building clad in terracotta bricks, the apartment’s petite perimeter formed the basis for its interior design. “We’re talking about 30 square metres, so it’s

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