No Image

Heatherwick Studio reveals plans for island park with “floating islets” in Seoul

May 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its plans to transform the uninhabited Nodeul Island in Seoul into a public park called Soundscape. Situated on the Han River in South Korea, Soundscape will serve as a public space for musical performances and art-based events once complete in 2027. Heatherwick Studio won an international competition to

The post Heatherwick Studio reveals plans for island park with “floating islets” in Seoul appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Eight dining rooms and kitchens where natural materials create tactile interiors

May 26, 2024 Starr Charles 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected eight dining rooms and kitchens characterised by their use of natural materials to create tactile interiors with earthy hues. With an ever-growing focus on sustainable materials, the use of locally sourced natural materials offers an appealing and low-carbon solution for home interiors. Ranging from rammed-earth walls and woven ceilings

The post Eight dining rooms and kitchens where natural materials create tactile interiors appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Alarquitectos lines Lisbon apartment with colour-blocked walls and pine wood

May 22, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Portuguese studio Alarquitectos has used walls of pink and blue to brighten São Sebastião 123, an apartment converted from a 20th-century office in Lisbon. Tasked with revitalising the old workspace’s dark and poorly ventilated interiors, Alarquitectos opened it up by removing the existing partitions and adding a courtyard. Along with an existing outdoor space that has

The post Alarquitectos lines Lisbon apartment with colour-blocked walls and pine wood appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Zaha Hadid Architects to convert Latvian warehouse into ferry terminal

May 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans to adaptively reuse a 1960s shipping warehouse in Riga, Latvia, to create the Ropax Ferry Terminal. Situated beside Daugava River, the 20,000-square-metre terminal by Zaha Hadid Architects will double the port’s current capacity with the addition of a fourth floor topped by an oversized, curved roof. Ropax

The post Zaha Hadid Architects to convert Latvian warehouse into ferry terminal appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Grade II-listed Oxford college library updated with oak-lined interiors

May 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

British architecture studios Nex and Donald Insall Associates have renovated the neo-gothic Exeter College Library at the University of Oxford, originally constructed by George Gilbert Scott in 1857. Addressing a need for additional study spaces and improved accessibility of the Grade II-listed building, the studios implemented a series of contemporary interventions including the addition of

The post Grade II-listed Oxford college library updated with oak-lined interiors appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Grade II-listed Oxford college library updated with oak-lined interiors

May 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

British architecture studios Nex and Donald Insall Associates have renovated the neo-gothic Exeter College Library at the University of Oxford, originally constructed by George Gilbert Scott in 1857. Addressing a need for additional study spaces and improved accessibility of the Grade II-listed building, the studios implemented a series of contemporary interventions including the addition of

The post Grade II-listed Oxford college library updated with oak-lined interiors appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

WilkinsonEyre reveals plans for latest Lord’s Cricket Ground redevelopment

May 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has unveiled its proposal for the redevelopment of the Tavern and Allen stands at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. It follows WilkinsonEyre’s redesign of the Compton and Edrich stands, which it completed in 2021 on either side of the Stirling Prize-winning Media Centre by Future Systems. The proposal has been approved by

The post WilkinsonEyre reveals plans for latest Lord’s Cricket Ground redevelopment appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés completes trio of apartment blocks for Athletes’ Village in Paris

May 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

French architecture studio Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés has unveiled a trio of apartment blocks lined with loggias and terracotta-tiled facades for the Athletes’ Village in Paris. Located beside the city’s Seine river, the three buildings are situated within the Saint-Ouen district – also referred to as Les Quinconces – which forms one of the three

The post Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés completes trio of apartment blocks for Athletes’ Village in Paris appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Ateno lines subway station in “continuous waves” of red concrete panels in China

May 10, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Chinese architecture studio Ateneo has used 3D technology to form the undulating, sculptural walls of Wuyuanwan subway station in Xiamen, China. Ateno drew on the red brick used for traditional village houses in China’s Fujian region – where the station is located – for the renovation of Wuyuanwan station, which is clad entirely with panels

The post Ateno lines subway station in “continuous waves” of red concrete panels in China appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

3XN wraps spiralling “innovation hub” around large atrium in Stockholm

May 9, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Danish architecture studio 3XN has revealed the stepped circular Forskaren building, which is set to open later this year in Stockholm’s Hagastaden district. Defined by its spiralling structure and large inner atrium, the 24,000-metre-square building will house laboratories, offices and co-working spaces and was designed to promote collaboration among researchers, scientists and the public through

The post 3XN wraps spiralling “innovation hub” around large atrium in Stockholm appeared first on Dezeen.