In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Danish architecture studio BIG’s recently completed skyscraper in Texas. Called 1550 on the Green, the 28-storey skyscraper in downtown Houston consists of a “bundle” of six towers… Read More »“Interesting, but aesthetically it’s already dated” says commenter
Swedish bathroom brand Harvest Moon has launched its first product, a waterless toilet that allows “even the most squeamish” to turn their waste into soil and fertiliser. Unveiled at Stockholm Furniture Fair, Luna is a… Read More »Harvest Moon aims to make compost toilets “a part of everyday life”
UK architecture firm Studio Egret West has shared its plans to create housing within two concrete 1960s buildings in London, which were formerly the headquarters of food company Heinz. Studio Egret West has received planning… Read More »Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing
Dutch design firm Studio ThusThat has developed a series of furniture and homeware that was cut from a single sheet of aluminium “crust” – an offcut of the smelting process. The collection, called One Side… Read More »Furniture made from scrap aluminium carries “traces of giant factory saws”
Harnessing soft whites and gently curving plaster forms, interior designer Johanna Amatoury has brought a holiday-house feel to this apartment in the peaceful Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. The duplex belongs to a couple who work… Read More »Paris duplex by Johanna Amatoury references architecture of Greek islands
US studio SILO has created a sculptural, metal-clad home in North Carolina for one of its principals that is meant to break away from the “suburban-type” development emerging in its historic setting. The house belongs… Read More »SILO creates Steel Louise house for Charlotte neighbourhood with “dramatic contradictions”