Articles by Rheanna Hopkins

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Gonzalo Lebrija designs sculptural lighthouse that “feels like a temple”

February 6, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Mexican artist Gonzalo Lebrija has unveiled the sculptural El Faro lighthouse and art gallery on the Costalegre coast in western Mexico. Built on a peninsular as part of a wider development, El Faro was designed as an exhibition space and local “landmark”, that will also operate as a lighthouse for local boats and fishermen. Lebrija

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“Beautiful structure in the perfect location” says commenter

January 31, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a mirrored cafe pavilion and courtyard at the site of The Old War Office in Whitehall, London. Designed by DaeWha Kang Design, the circular pavilion has a glass facade and mirrored stainless-steel roof panels. “A modern addition to an ancient classic” Readers were divided. Some were in

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“Unashamedly contemporary” pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

January 26, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. The pavilion is located in front of the 1906 Grade II*-listed building, designed by architect William Young, that was once used by the British government’s military departments.

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“What a mess, I love it” says commenter

January 24, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update readers are discussing the announcement of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Mass Studies founder Minsuk Cho. Named Archipelagic Void, the 23rd pavilion is set to open in London’s Kensington Gardens in June 2024 and will consist of five structures described as “islands”, arranged in a star shape around a

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“So many moves in a small project” says commenter

January 17, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a compact infill home in Dublin with red brickwork and perforated metal panels, completed by Irish architecture studio Gró Works. Located on Dublin’s southern perimeter, the home was designed to reflect both the nearby Victorian redbrick terraces and the more “utilitarian” quality of the backstreet it overlooks.

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“Gibberish – no one has ‘designed’ anything here” says commenter

January 10, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the news that Saudi mega-development Neom has unveiled plans for a coastal town on the Gulf of Aqaba. Called Norlana, the town will be designed by architecture studio 10 Design for 3,000 residents in the northwest of Saudi Arabia as part of a wider cluster of Neom

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Dezeen Debate features restaurant with “rich details” in Detroit Book Tower

January 4, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features hospitality venues inside Detroit’s restored Book Tower by Method Co. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. As part of an extensive restoration of the 1920s neoclassical building by its developer and architecture studio ODA, design company Method Co was brought on to conceptualise and operate several restaurants,

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“A metastasized Sydney Opera House” says commenter

December 13, 2023 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Zaha Hadid Architects’ Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre on an artificial lake in China. The centre is characterised by its four angular wings with sculptural steel canopies and its sweeping roofscape, which Zaha Hadid Architects modelled on the chevron-shaped flight formations of migratory birds in southern China. “A

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“Feels like it’s aimed at Instagram” says commenter

December 6, 2023 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Danish studio BIG’s design for a luxury residential building with cascading terraces, which will form part of the Ellinikon city masterplan near Athens. Named Park Rise, the building will contain 88 apartments stacked in a staggering arrangement of two gently curving wings, the tallest of which will

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Gundry & Ducker’s Wimbledon renovation aims to create “country house in miniature”

December 4, 2023 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Geometric shapes, fossilised stone and English cherry wood characterise this house in Wimbledon, London, overhauled by local architecture studio Gundry & Ducker. Named Wimbledon Villa, the studio renovated and extended the detached early 2000s property with the aim of making it feel like “a country house in miniature”. Studio co-founder Christian Ducker told Dezeen that

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