Architecture studio Snøhetta has extended the Holmenkollen ski museum in Oslo with a glass entrance covered in 1,207 “meticulously placed” wooden battens. Situated at the base of the Holmenkollen ski jump, the extension has been built… Read More »Snøhetta adds glass and glulam extension to world’s oldest ski museum
Copenhagen design duo Daydreaming Objects has developed a series of lights that combine reclaimed vintage lamp bases with “renewable and transformative” shades made from natural wax. Lighting designer Ruta Palionyte and architect Ieva Baranauskaite, who work… Read More »Soft Solids lighting has infinitely recyclable wax shades
Tigg + Coll Architects has converted part of an abandoned mission church in west London into a flexible studio, with the rest of the building set to be turned into homes. The studio, led by… Read More »Tigg + Coll Architects moves studio into converted Victorian mission church
New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Completed in LA’s Hancock Park neighbourhood in 2023,… Read More »Leong Leong transforms 1970s Los Angeles ranch house into “suburban sanctuary”
In the city center of Madrid, Spain, Casa Flix is an attic renovation near Calleo square that turned a dark compact space into a flexible, light-filled home for urban life. The 42-square-meter apartment (approximately 452… Read More »Casa Flix: A Drab Attic in Madrid Undergoes Colorful Renovation
My kids squeal with delight when they discover refractions cast on our walls by light through our sun catcher. Even I still marvel at the phenomenon and serendipity, pausing to take notice whenever the occurrence… Read More »Lucite Coffee Tables Replicate the Phenomenon of Light Refractions