British studio Foster + Partners has added a vaulted timber hall to Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, which features an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. Located in Oyón, the building functions as the 160-year-old… Read More »Foster + Partners expands Spanish winery with “discreet” barrel-vaulted structure
UK studio Cowper Griffith Architects has combined the medieval fabric of the 14th-century Calverley Old Hall in West Yorkshire, England, with contemporary additions to create a holiday home for the Landmark Trust charity. The Grade… Read More »Cowper Griffith Architects creates contemporary holiday home in medieval hall
British automaker Lotus has revealed the tech-heavy Theory 1 concept car, which has saluting doors and “soft robotic” seats. Unlike some other recent concepts cars that have sought to pre-empt how self-driving technology will impact… Read More »Lotus unveils Theory 1 concept car as “design manifesto” for the future
Dezeen Showroom: Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering has introduced a bio-based, carbon-neutral and fully recyclable collection of vinyl wall coverings called Circon, which it says is the first of this type in the industry. Made in partnership… Read More »Circon wallcoverings by Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering
This video spotlights the Wraxall Yard holiday accommodation by Clementine Blakemore Architects, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. The project in Dorset is one of a trio of reuse… Read More »Wraxall Yard designed as “attractive, comfortable, fully inclusive holiday accommodation”
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a submerged concrete and glass house in California, designed by local studio Donaldson + Partners. Seven years in the making, the circular structure features large concrete parabolic… Read More »“Gives off a cool Bond villain vibe” says commenter