Articles by Lizzie Crook

Cork walls and pink window frames characterise Nimtim Architects’ London house extension

April 2, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Cork House by Nimtim Architects

Nimtim Architects has added a extension clad in cork with contrasting pink windows to a Victorian terrace house in south London. The extension has a simple pitched roof and cork walls designed to complement the dwelling’s existing brickwork, while the window frames offer a bright counterpoint. Named Cork House, it was designed by Nimtim Architects in collaboration with

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Faceted aluminium panelling wraps Ramon Airport in Israeli desert

April 1, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Ramon Airport by Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects in Negev desert, Israel

Panels of white aluminium envelop the exterior of this airport, designed by Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects in the Negev desert. Located 12 miles north of the city of Eilat, Israel, Ramon Airport is expected to become a “major game changer for local and international tourism” to Israel, Jordan and Egypt’s Sinai desert, according to the

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Nicole Moyo’s waste-to-energy system will “mobilise communities in informal settlements”

April 1, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Ukubutha waste-to-energy infrastructure concept by Nicole Moyo

Nicole Moyo’s sustainable waste-to-energy infrastructure Ukubutha can be constructed by slum communities to enable them to live self-sufficiently. Presented at this year’s Design Indaba, Ukubutha is a concept system of dome-shaped huts that collect biogas from human waste to turn into energy, and fertiliser for community gardens. South African urban designer Moyo developed the system to empower

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Sustainable RAUM pavilion by Overtreders W designed to be reused

March 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
RAUM temporary restaurant pavilion by Overtreders W in Utrecht

Overtreders W employed the principles of a circular economy when designing the temporary RAUM pavilion in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Located at the public exhibition square RAUM, the pavilion offers a meeting space and restaurant for people to reside between attending exhibitions, lectures or workshops – but it is only required for three years. Amsterdam studio Overtreders

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Time-lapse movie shows submersion of Snøhetta’s underwater restaurant

March 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Construction photo of underwater restaurant Under by Snøhetta in Båly, Norway

This movie shows the completion of Europe’s first underwater restaurant, designed by Snøhetta, as it is submerged off the coast of Båly, Norway. Snøhetta constructed Under on a barge 20 metres from its final site over the course of six months, before it was manoeuvred and sunk in July 2018. The time-lapse footage condenses the

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Studio Fuksas to build “largest conference centre in the Middle East”

March 25, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
International Congress Centre Jerusalem ICC by Studio Fuksas for Israel

Studio Fuksas has revealed visuals of the International Congress Center Jerusalem, which will form the heart of a mixed-use complex in Giv’at Ram, Israel. Led by Dezeen Awards judge Doriana Fuksas and her partner Massimiliano Fuksas, the building in Jerusalem will be the “largest conference centre in the middle east” when it completes. The International Congress Center

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Atelier Oslo wraps House on an Island in gridded timber facade

March 23, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
House on an Island by Atelier Oslo

A prefabricated timber facade envelops the concrete split-level interiors of this cabin, which Atelier Oslo has slotted onto an outcrop in Skåtøy, Norway. Norwegian studio Atelier Oslo designed the dwelling for a pair of artists who wanted a retreat for contemplation and working on the coast of the Scandinavian island. The cabin, named House on an Island, features

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Thomas Heatherwick designed the Vessel to “bring people together”

March 22, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Thomas Heatherwick speaking on Vessel in Hudson Yards

Thomas Heatherwick explains his desire for the recently opened Vessel, at the Hudson Yards development, to become a unique public destination in this video. Designed by his London practice Heatherwick Studio, the giant honeycomb-like sculpture that comprises a mile of publicly accessible walkways. Temporarily called Vessel, the viewpoint forms the centrepiece of the new Hudson Yards development

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Henning Larsen designs cave-like extension to Hotel Tórshavn in Faroe Islands

March 21, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Visuals of Hotel Tórshavn extension by Henning Larsen

Danish studio Henning Larsen’s extension to Hotel Tórshavn will be characterised by a cave-like foyer that is a nod to the coastal grottos of the Faroe Islands. The hotel in the island’s capital Tórshavn is being extended by Henning Larsen to help accommodate the increasing numbers of tourists visiting the islands. The extension will measure 4,500 square metres and include the

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Snøhetta completes Europe’s first underwater restaurant in Norway

March 20, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Europe's first underwater restaurant, Under, by Snohetta in Båly, south Norway

Snøhetta has completed Under, the “world’s largest underwater restaurant”, which plunges from a craggy shoreline in the remote village of Båly, Norway. Designed by Snøhetta to resemble a sunken periscope, the 495-square-metre restaurant is fronted by a huge panoramic window that gives visitors a “unique view” of marine life. The building on Norway’s southern coast, which can

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