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Kris Provoost captures “immense density” of Hong Kong’s housing

October 25, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Eden of the Orient photography by Kris Provoost

Belgian photographer Kris Provoost explores the striking juxtaposition of Hong Kong’s “hyper-dense” housing and natural landscapes in his latest photography series, Eden of the Orient. Eden of the Orient gives an insight into Hong Kong’s unique built environment, which is enveloped by greenery but recognised as one of the densest places to live on Earth.

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Skybridge crowns Collins Arch skyscraper by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects

October 18, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Collins Arch in Melbourne by Woods Baggot and SHoP Architects

Two tapered towers linked by a multi-storey skybridge form Collins Arch, a mixed-use skyscraper by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects in Melbourne, Australia. Located at a prominent site in the city’s central business district, the 164-metre-high Collins Arch contains apartments, a hotel, offices and public facilities. Its glass-lined arched form was developed from the inside

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Space of Mind is a modular cabin designed to be built anywhere

October 16, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Outside the modular Space of Mind cabin prototype by Studio Puisto

Studio Puisto has designed an adaptable, prefabricated cabin that can be built anywhere and used as anything from a garden office to a remote off-grid retreat. Named Space of Mind, the compact cabin was developed in collaboration with furniture brand Made By Choice in response to the coronavirus pandemic, to offer people who are forced to

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Circus tents and Japanese architecture inform Seattle house renovation

October 15, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Inside Me-Kwa-Mooks Net-Zero house by SHED

American studio SHED referenced Japanese design and three-ring circus tents when creating the Me-Kwa-Mooks Net-Zero house in Seattle, Washington. Located on a sloped site beside Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, the dwelling is a remodel of an existing house with a jumbled layout and poor energy performance that the studio said followed “several ill-conceived additions and modifications”. SHED’s

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Old Spanish workshop converted into tactile family home by Nomos

October 14, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Inside of La Nave apartment in Madrid by Nomos

Tactile bricks and pinewood partitions decorate the La Nave apartment, which Nomos has slotted into the concrete shell of a disused workshop in Madrid, Spain. La Nave was developed by Nomos as a family home for two of its partners, Ophélie Herranz and Paul Galindo, who head up its Spanish office. The project has since

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Faceted glass atrium bisects OMA’s Axel Springer building in Berlin

October 13, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Exterior of Axel Springer building by OMA in Berlin, Germany

A diagonal atrium enclosed by faceted glass protrudes from the exterior of the Axel Springer building, which OMA has completed in Berlin, Germany. The office block is the latest addition to the German media and technology company Axel Springer’s campus on Zimmerstraße and provides 52,000 square meters of workspace for 3,000 employees. OMA’s design is

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Chinese granaries transformed into art centre with sweeping brick corridors

October 12, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
TaoCang Art Center by Roarc Renew in Jiaxing, China

Shanghai studio Roarc Renew has slotted two sweeping brick corridors between a pair of disused granaries in Jiaxing, China, to create the TaoCang Art Centre. Located in the old village of Wangjiangjing in the Zhejiang province, the art gallery was developed as a landmark for the area while demonstrating how new life can be given

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Disused factory transformed into Crye Precision Headquarters in Brooklyn

October 10, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Entrance of Crye Precision Headquarters by MN DCP in Brooklyn, New York

American studio MN DPC aimed to not “f*ck up” an old ship-building factory in Brooklyn, New York, while converting it into the vast and mixed-use Crye Precision Headquarters. The 10,000-square-metre facility comprises a range of offices and manufacturing workshops, consolidating all of American brand Crye Precision’s departments in one place. It is located in the waterfront

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Ten tranquil bathrooms with dark and soothing interiors

October 9, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Dark bathroom inside Bathroom of Untitled House, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge

A charred-wood washroom and a monolithic, concrete bathtub feature in this roundup of 10 zen bathrooms that swap traditional white walls for dark, moody hues and tactile materials. Untitled House, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge Smooth, dark, concrete characterises the walls and monolithic bathtub of this bathroom, which Szczepaniak Astridge designed as part of a house

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OMA designs Morden Wharf neighbourhood for London’s riverside

October 9, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Visuals of Morden Wharf neighbourhood in London by OMA

OMA has developed a masterplan for a mixed-use neighbourhood in southeast London, UK, which will have workspaces, a riverside park and more than a thousand homes. Named Mordern Wharf, the scheme has been developed by Dutch studio OMA with real estate developer U+I for a 2.4-hectare site on Greenwich Peninsula, adjacent to the Richard Rogers-designed

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