London architectural studio Nikjoo has completed Lode, a redbrick townhouse in east London interwoven with courtyards to provide “sanctuary from the street”. The three-bedroom house by Nikjoo is located on a backland site tucked behind… Read More »Nikjoo weaves terraces into townhouse on London parking space
Architecture firm MVRDV has blanketed the square outside Bangkok‘s city hall with a woven floor mat made from recycled rice bags, inviting residents to sit, congregate and consider Thailand’s plastic pollution crisis. Taking over Lan… Read More »MVRDV creates public seating area that doubles as “860-square-metre infographic” in Bangkok
Earth-coloured concrete, red-hued marble and gravel are combined in Alblanc Atelier, a garden-like flower shop interior in Madrid by local practice Plantea Estudio. Alblanc Atelier is based in the city’s Justicia neighbourhood, and prior to… Read More »Plantea Estudio creates “theatrical and domestic” flower shop interior
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has made a prototype jacket from 250,000 pieces of laser-cut American walnut. Vollebak created the Wooden Jacket to show that wood could be a viable material for making clothes. Vollebak has… Read More »Vollebak creates prototype Wooden Jacket from 250,000 pieces of American walnut
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a translucent toilet cubicle in Spain. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. German architect Nico Goebel designed The Goodviewloo, an outdoor shower and composting toilet in Cantabria, Spain.… Read More »Dezeen Debate features “excellent project of modern civilisation planted into the wilderness”
Architecture office SOM has completed the tiered The One Flagler office building in West Palm Beach with a white concrete facade arranged to resemble trellises. The complex is composed of three ascending sections and a… Read More »SOM completes skyscraper informed by Florida’s tropical modernism