In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a curved concrete church in Albania completed by architecture practice Arkpro Studio. Topped with a lead-shaped roof, the Catholic church was designed as a landmark for the… Read More »“An interesting little church” says commenter
Local practice Studio Fffaaarrr has designed a coffee shop-cum-tennis club, complete with full-size tennis court, in the centre of the Indonesian capital. The Common Grounds Terra cafe and Menteng Tennis Club project in Jakarta “is… Read More »Studio Fffaaarrr completes “experiment in typology” with tennis court coffee shop in Jakarta
Japanese creative studio Konel has developed a sleepwear concept that uses embedded sound and lighting to promote sleep based on the wearer’s biometric data. The ZZZN Sleep Apparel System was presented at Milan design week and… Read More »Konel’s nap-inducing robe incorporates music and lighting to lull wearer to sleep
Promotion: optimised flooring is the key to improving the sound, look and feel of our interior spaces as they become increasingly multifunctional, says soft flooring specialist Modulyss. The wellbeing-focused soft flooring pioneer explained that as… Read More »Multifunctional spaces require optimum flooring to cater to “ever-blurring boundaries between work and leisure” says Modulyss
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Aire Collection worked with Portuguese studio Dooq on a sculptural side table composed of various geometric cuts of marble. The Playing Games side table is made up of intersecting planes of… Read More »Playing Games side table by Dooq for Aire Collection
American studios Lehrer Architects and AyD have used thick concrete slabs to create an open-air “vertical mausoleum” covered with trees within a renowned Los Angeles cemetery. The architecture studios alternated concrete slabs, open voids and… Read More »Lehrer Architects creates tree-covered mausoleum for Hollywood Forever Cemetery