Wood is the dominant material throughout Karaka Tower, a vertical house extension in Wellington, New Zealand, designed by local studio Arête Architects to evoke a treehouse. Located on a densely vegetated and sloped site, the… Read More »Towering house extension in New Zealand mimics “childhood treehouse”
As part of Dubai Design Week, British designer Ross Lovegrove has unveiled the first completed project from Deond, the design practice he founded with creative director Ila Colombo after moving to the United Arab Emirates.… Read More »Deond creates parametric cardboard pavilion for Dubai Design Week
Prince William has announced the five winning projects of this year’s Earthshot Prize, including technology designed to capture waste heat and convert it into usable and clean electricity. Founded by the prince and British wildlife… Read More »Technology designed to capture waste heat wins 2024 Earthshot Prize
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch architect Mette Fredskild has designed a customisable kitchen island for Lithuanian brand Kongacph that draws on the “calm and simplicity” of Japandi design. The bespoke solid oak 25×25 Workshop Kitchen is based… Read More »25×25 Workshop Kitchen by Mette Fredskild for Kongacph
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a house in Melbourne with a curved roof and textured concrete walls designed by LLDS Architects. Called Northcote House, the home is slotted into the site of a… Read More »“Can’t decide if it’s out of place or fittingly random” says commenter
Architecture studio Atelier Heyman Hamilton has renovated and expanded Torö, a holiday home on an island with the same name in Sweden, focusing on “the meeting between the building and the site”. The careful renovation… Read More »Atelier Heyman Hamilton revives 1970s summer house in the Swedish archipelago