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Municipal waste used to form “low-carbon” brick for Design Museum Gent extension

January 19, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studios Carmody Groarke and TRANS Architectuur Stedenbouw have collaborated with material researchers to develop a brick made from local construction waste, which will be used to build the new wing of the Design Museum Gent. The Gent Waste Brick was designed together with circular economy specialist Local Works Studio and materials manufacturer BC Materials to

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Lever Architecture designs “Maine’s next great landmark” for art museum expansion

January 12, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

American studio Lever Architecture has revealed its proposal for the Portland Museum of Art campus expansion in Maine, with a design that aims to honour the state’s culture and history through design details and mass timber. The project will add 60,000 square feet (5,574 square metres) to the museum campus and will be used as

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Six undergraduate architectural degrees on Dezeen Courses

January 12, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Dezeen Courses: interested in studying architecture at university? Check out six undergraduate architectural degree courses located in Australia, Spain and the UK. Covering cultural, social and environmental topics related to interiors and the built environment, these courses prepare students for the first steps in their architectural education. The courses equip students with a range of

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Snøhetta unveils “green lung” urban farm in Hong Kong

January 9, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed an urban farm surrounded by three clubhouses for the Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. Informed by the mountainous surroundings and the nearby Shing Mun River, Snøhetta designed the project to be a calm and serene sanctuary that would provide a close link to nature in the bustling

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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios creates Passivhaus student housing crescents in Cambridge

December 21, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has created a series of crescent-shaped student housing blocks with a CLT structure for King’s College at the University of Cambridge. Called Stephen Taylor Court, the blocks contain 84 homes for King’s College’s graduate students and fellows that were designed to Passivhaus standards and to have as low a carbon impact as possible. “Due

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Dezeen’s top 10 staircases of 2022

December 17, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

As part of our review of 2022, we have selected 10 eye-catching staircases published on Dezeen this year, including stairs that turn, twist or double as seating. This year’s roundup of staircases features a children’s library in China with two intertwining timber stairs, a 25-metre-tall staircase in the Netherlands and a plywood spiral staircase in

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Localworks builds irregularly shaped classrooms with earthbags for school in Uganda

November 13, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Design and build studio Localworks has created the Mustardseed Junior School in Uganda with organically shaped classrooms built from natural and locally sourced materials. The 1,146-square-metre building, located in the town of Sentema, is used as both a kindergarten and primary school for local children. According to Kampala-based Localworks, all materials used to construct it

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Ten industrial yet inviting homes in converted warehouses

November 12, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve selected 10 warehouse conversions that have transformed industrial buildings into welcoming homes with charm and character. Built for storing large amounts of manufactured goods, warehouses have practical designs characterised by exposed structures and unfinished surfaces, including exposed brickwork, revealed joists, concrete floors, steel window frames and uncovered pipework. Their interiors

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Object Space Place uses reclaimed materials to refurbish London restaurant

November 11, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Interior design practice Object Space Place has revamped the Apricity restaurant interior in London with second-hand furniture and reclaimed materials. The project has been shortlisted in the sustainable interior category of Dezeen Awards 2022, which will announce its winners next week. Part of the refurbishment involved removing a timber staircase to maximise usable floor space in the

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Malik Architecture punctures house in Delhi with multi-storey voids

November 8, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

A series of openings that let in natural light penetrate a residential building in Delhi named House of Voids, created by Indian architecture studio Malik Architecture. The Indian house is on a dense urban site, which led Malik Architecture to design skylights and openings between floor levels to maximise natural light entering the home. The

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