Articles by Amy Frearson

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Feste designs free-to-use cabins for 25 locations in southern Norway

December 6, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Norwegian studio Feste Landscape/Architecture has unveiled a series of wooden cabins that can be freely used by hikers exploring the mountainous coastal landscape of Norway’s Agder region. The Agder Day-Trip Cabins are being installed in each of the 25 municipalities in Agder to encourage both locals and tourists to spend more time in nature. The

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Pezo von Ellrichshausen creates lookout tower and sunken shelter in Chilean landscape

December 4, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has installed a pair of concrete pavilions, named Lama and Rosa in the Chilean countryside. Lama is formed of a vertical staircase tower, offering views out over the Andes Mountains, while Rosa is a glass room set into a hillside beneath a horizontal concrete roof slab. Both are located on

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Studio Edwards adopts zero-waste strategy for Today Design office in Melbourne

December 3, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Melbourne-based Studio Edwards has completed a workspace for creative agency Today Design using recycled and off-the-shelf materials that could be reused in the future. Located on the 12th floor of an office block in Melbourne’s Collingwood neighbourhood, the Today Design Workspace features partition walls made from OSB (oriented strand board) and translucent corrugated fibreglass. Furniture

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Eight Alastair Philip Wiper photographs that turn architecture into fantasy

November 20, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper talks Dezeen through eight images from his latest book, Building Stories, including a spooky skiing resort, nuclear missile control centre and Steve Jobs’ childhood home. Published by the Danish Architectural Press, Building Stories is filled with photographs that contrast with typical architecture imagery. Wiper’s aim is to “bring viewers into

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Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024

November 16, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

After extreme floods put a third of Pakistan under water in 2022, architect Yasmeen Lari vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes. For our Designing for Disaster series, her foundation reveals it is a third of the way towards that target. The latest update from the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, founded by Lari, is that

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Studio Prototype completes Edge House on Amsterdam self-build plot

November 15, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Dutch architecture office Studio Prototype has built a house with a hexagonal footprint in an area of Amsterdam designated for self-build projects. Edge House is located in Route 1066, an area in Nieuw Sloten where landowners have the freedom to build anything they want as long as it meets certain criteria. This particular plot is

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Familien Kvistad brings colour to 1950s house in Oslo

November 14, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Vibrantly coloured tiles and textiles feature in this house renovation in Oslo, Norway, designed by locally based duo Familien Kvistad. The Yellow House in the Apple Garden is a 1950s house in Oslo’s Voldsløkka area, home to a family of four and their cat, “the rambunctious Caspian”. Familien Kvistad founders, married couple Astrid and Ziemowit

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McLaren Excell turns Camden warehouse into craft-focused family home

November 5, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Architecture studio McLaren Excell has converted an industrial building in north London into a house that includes dedicated spaces for arts and crafts activities. Named Camden Workshop, the project also involved the extension of the 600-square-metre former factory, which was previously the home and studio of a sculpture artist. McLaren Excell’s scheme sees the ground

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Ten dining rooms where built-in seating provides extra space around the table

October 21, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Our latest lookbook explores homes where built-in benches or banquettes offer an inviting place to sit around the dining table, while also helping to save space. Built-in seating is a popular solution in kitchens and dining rooms where the optimal position for a table is along a wall rather than in the centre of the

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Eight living rooms where low-slung furniture creates a casual lounge atmosphere

October 7, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Low-back sofas and armchairs play a key role in our latest lookbook, which explores how low-slung furniture can make living rooms feel more relaxed and less formal. When lounge furniture sits low to the ground, it can make a big difference to the mood of the room. Low-back seats are typically more generous in width,

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