Spanish practice Estudio Albar has used cork cladding to help this home near Madrid blend in with the scrub-like landscape of a neighbouring national park. Named Casa Eñe, the home is located half an hour’s… Read More »Estudio Albar completes cork-clad Casa Eñe overlooking Spanish national park
Paris-based Nem Architectes has renovated a villa in Grasse, France, transforming it into a bright pink tourist destination named Domaine de la Rose for beauty company Lancôme. The villa contains lounge and meeting spaces that… Read More »Nem Architectes flushes French hillside villa in pink for Lancôme perfumery
Dutch studio AMO emphasised the “paradoxical dichotomy” between office interiors and the natural world for the Prada Autumn Winter 2024 menswear show, which featured a plexiglass runway above grass, leaves and streams. AMO, the research… Read More »AMO installs office chairs above tranquil garden at Prada menswear show
Packaging designs aimed at boosting recycling rates and reducing the prevalence of single-use plastics are destined to fail unless they help to change people’s behaviour, writes Matt Millington. No one is particularly happy when they… Read More »“We need to design for human behaviour if we’re ever to get rid of single-use plastics”
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… Read More »“What a mess, I love it” says commenter
Chinese studio Linehouse has refurbished the Central World shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, introducing a double-layered facade punctured by arches. According to Linehouse, the revamped facade and seven floors of retail space depart from typical… Read More »Overlapping concrete arches frame Bangkok shopping centre by Linehouse