White Oaks House By BARC Architects

July 17, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Justin Foulkes   BARC Architects were asked by their clients, a professional couple with a love of architecture and interior design, to create a family house that was simple yet bold, would encourage outdoor living and maximize their garden views.   The exterior of the home, which is located in Plymouth, England, is […]

Whale skeleton suspended over information kiosk and bar in revamped Natural History Museum foyer

July 17, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

The huge skeleton of a blue whale is now the centrepiece of the entrance hall at London’s Natural History Museum – but unlike the dinosaur cast there before, it is suspended from the ceiling, freeing up space below for an information desk that doubles as a bar. London interiors studio Casson Mann overhauled the foyer as part of an ongoing renovation of the historic museum. The 25-metre-long whale replaces

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Studio mAAb slots plywood wedges into roof space of renovated Rennes apartment

July 16, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

French office Studio mAAb has transformed a single-storey apartment in the city of Rennes into a duplex by incorporating a pair of wooden volumes and a mezzanine walkway into the former attic space. Studio mAAb updated the interior of the top-floor apartment for a couple with a child who wanted a space that can evolve

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Snøhetta overhauls former Noma space for new casual Copenhagen restaurant

July 15, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architecture firm Snøhetta has used microscopic studies of Copenhagen’s foods and beer to develop the colour and material palette of this restaurant, which has taken over the space previously occupied by famed eatery Noma in the Danish capital. The restaurant called Barr, which means barley in old Norse, is located in North Atlantic House – a cultural centre that occupies part of a listed maritime warehouse

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Snøhetta overhauls former Noma space for new casual Copenhagen restaurant

July 15, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architecture firm Snøhetta has used microscopic studies of Copenhagen’s foods and beer to develop the colour and material palette of this restaurant, which has taken over the space previously occupied by famed eatery Noma in the Danish capital. The restaurant called Barr, which means barley in old Norse, is located in North Atlantic House – a cultural centre that occupies part of a listed maritime warehouse

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10 homes that make clever use of lightwells to bring daylight in

July 14, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

We’ve selected 10 popular projects from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards that show how lightwells can be used to channel daylight down into parts of the home where windows are limited. Clinton Hill Courtyard House, USA, by O’Neill McVoy Architects To breathe fresh air into this historic Brooklyn townhouse, New York studio O’Neill McVoy Architects carved out large

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Caruso St John uses spruce lumber boards to create design studio for Kvadrat Soft Cells

July 14, 2017 Emma Tucker 0

Architecture firm Caruso St John has transformed a Copenhagen warehouse into a wood-panelled studio, where the Kvadrat design team can develop their range of acoustic panelling. London-based Caruso St John – which last year won the Stirling Prize for its Newport Street Gallery – was tasked with renovating a space in the Danish city’s industrial harbour area to create

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