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SelgasCano transforms Richard Rogers’ former studio into another Second Home workspace

January 25, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Spanish studio SelgasCano has completed a third plant-filled workspace for Second Home, in the west London building that housed Richard Rogers’ first architecture studio as well as providing the setting for cult 1960s film Blowup. Second Home Holland Park is the third venue that José Selgas and Lucía Cano have created for the London-based company, which provides studio

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Stefano Boeri designs first tree-covered social-housing project

January 16, 2018 India Block 0

Italian architect Stefano Boeri is bringing his vertical forest model to a social-housing project in Eindhoven, to show how green homes can be provided at affordable rents. Trudo Vertical Forest is a proposal for a 19-storey building boasting the same tree-covered balconies as the celebrated Bosco Verticale towers in Milan, completed by Stefano Boeri Architetti back in 2014, and

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Glazed extension to Taiwan home by 5X Studio provides views of plants and the sky

January 7, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

This extension to a house in Taiyuan City, Taiwan, contains independent living spaces for two brothers, which are connected by a glazed corridor that traverses a narrow plant-lined courtyard. Architects Joe Wang and Alfie Huang of local office 5X Studio designed the extension for clients who wanted their sons to have a sense of independence

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Glazed extension to Taiwan home by 5X Studio provides views of plants and the sky

January 7, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

This extension to a house in Taiyuan City, Taiwan, contains independent living spaces for two brothers, which are connected by a glazed corridor that traverses a narrow plant-lined courtyard. Architects Joe Wang and Alfie Huang of local office 5X Studio designed the extension for clients who wanted their sons to have a sense of independence

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The Botanist restaurant by Ste Marie features rosy hints and copious greenery

January 3, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Pastel tones and plenty of plants fill this hotel restaurant and bar in Vancouver, which local design studio Ste Marie modelled on a conservatory. The Botanist is located in the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in the Downtown area of the city, and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks to guests and the public. It was

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Stella Collective “brings the outside in” for seaside cafe interior

December 13, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has paired lush green foliage with stark white walls for this cafe in Brighton, UK, which is designed to feel like a jungle. The jungle-themed interior, which the designers have coined “botanical punk”, was designed forBrighton’s oldest coffee house Red Roaster – headed by Michelin-starred chef Matt Gillan.

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Stella Collective “brings the outside in” for seaside cafe interior

December 13, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has paired lush green foliage with stark white walls for this cafe in Brighton, UK, which is designed to feel like a jungle. The jungle-themed interior, which the designers have coined “botanical punk”, was designed forBrighton’s oldest coffee house Red Roaster – headed by Michelin-starred chef Matt Gillan.

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A Green Wall Using Concrete Panels Was Added To This Small Building In Sweden

November 29, 2017 Erin 0

  Butong, a Swedish company that creates cast concrete panels, have installed a green wall on a small building in Uppsala, Sweden. Adding a green wall to the building helps with noise reduction, keeping the area cool, lowering nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels, and contributes to the biodiversity of the area.   Their concrete panels, that […]

A Green Wall Using Concrete Panels Was Added To This Small Building In Sweden

November 29, 2017 Erin 0

  Butong, a Swedish company that creates cast concrete panels, have installed a green wall on a small building in Uppsala, Sweden. Adding a green wall to the building helps with noise reduction, keeping the area cool, lowering nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels, and contributes to the biodiversity of the area.   Their concrete panels, that […]

Cool Product Alert: The Alluringly Beautiful Crassula Capitella Succulent

October 29, 2017 HD Staff 0

Sometimes you come across plants that just blow you away with their natural beauty. This south African succulent Crassula Capitella (Campfire plant) is one of them with its neatly stacked red-edged stemlets that radiate out. It’s a low maintenance plant and all you need to ensure is a fair share of sunlight for those beautiful […]