Two Victorian greenhouses in London’s Kew Gardens are set to be renovated by Hugh Broughton Architects and heated by electricity and a heat pump system. In the past, Palm House and Waterlily House have been… Read More »Kew Gardens’ Palm House and Waterlily House to become “first net-zero glasshouses of their kind”
Ukrainian designer Nastia Mirzoyan has completed an educational space and sex shop in Kyiv called Njoy that replaces the stereotypical eroticised aesthetic with a more inclusive and playful atmosphere. Mirzoyan was asked to create a… Read More »Nastia Mirzoyan designs “approachable” interior for Kyiv sex shop
The Eames House in Los Angeles has reopened following “a meticulous process of restoration” due to smoke damage from the city’s extensive wildfires earlier this year, coinciding with the announcement of a foundation to preserve… Read More »Eames House and studio reopens following Los Angeles fires
American designer Milú Brunell has designed Soli, a prototype for a soil-powered lamp that can be planted into the ground. Soli was informed by the shape of a sunflower – the top can be rotated… Read More »Milú Brunell creates Soli garden light to be powered by soil
American architecture studio Cordero Pardee has used biomaterials to adapt a wood-framed barn into a studio and library on a mountainside in rural Vermont. The 900-square-foot (84-square metre) Barnard Barn project is set in a… Read More »Cordero Pardee juxtaposes “old and new material cultures” for Vermont barn conversion
When Vania Gaetti envisioned a new office for Sauvage TV, she wanted a workplace that would foster collaboration between a range of departments that specialize in production and animation without corporate rigidity. “The idea was… Read More »Sauvage TV Opens a New, Light-Filled Barcelona Office for Creatives