House by Urban Splash create a manifesto for the future of housebuilding
Dezeen promotion: new neighbourhoods should prioritise nature and support local enterprises according to a manifesto written by modern modular housebuilder, House by Urban Splash . The manifesto called Live Well by Design is a blueprint for the future of
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Antares by Odile Decq
Barcelona has a strong design history with buildings by Gaudi, Herzog and De Meuron and Jean Nouvel. Yet when it comes to residential buildings, the designs are very traditional, adhering to classic Spanish design standards: low-rise buildings, small living
MVRDV Breaks Ground on Matrix 1, a Sustainable Office and Laboratory Complex in Amsterdam
Construction has begun on MVRDV ’s six-story sustainable office and laboratory complex. Located in the heart of Amsterdam Science Park, in the eastern part of the city, the project, designed for the Matrix Innovation Center, “ will be virtually
Sporty skyscraper concept stacks 8 tennis courts on top of each other
Playscraper would rise to a height of 90 m (300 ft) and consist of eight stacked tennis courts Italian firm Carlo Ratti Associati serves a slice of bonkers blue sky architecture with its "Playscraper." Also referred to as the
An Astounding Tessellated Home in Greece Burrows Into the Earth
A 10-year project on the island of Milos culminates in a sunken residence shaped by a 19th-century math formula. Ten years ago, in the project’s nascent stages, the architects started by walking. "The topography is very, very important," says
Explore urban context and belonging with architect Jayden Ali
The world is changing and architecture is adapting, and a new wave of young practices in London emerges. They are armed with bold ideas, digital tools, new studio set ups and innovative designs and approaches. In our Next Generation
Manuelle Gautrand Architecture design communal housing in Paris
© Luc Boegly Paris , France – Among the 22 architectural projects selected from the call for innovative urban projects launched by the City of Paris, ‘REINVENTER PARIS 1’, our EDISON LITE project proposed a new housing model, based
GG-loop clads biophilic housing proposal in amsterdam with parametric timber facade
architectural studio GG-loop proposes the ‘mitosis’ collective housing complex in amsterdam, the netherlands , designed to highlight the importance of biophilic architecture as an answer to the current environmental crisis. the project generates a series of living clusters, wrapped
French housing project “I Park” has a double-skinned green facade
Located in Montpellier, a historic city near the south of France on the Mediterranean Sea, “I Park” is a housing project with a plant-covered facade that catches the eye even from afar. Developed across the street from the city’s
The left “fetishises council housing with the same conviction as the right fetishises traditional styles”
We should be applauding social housing projects, but resist the rhetoric that sees council housing as the only solution to the housing crisis, says Owen Hopkins . Donald Trump may have been vanquished, but Trumpism is still alive and
18 Underrated Art Deco Buildings In London That You Need To See
Pinner Court in North Harrow © Joshua Abbott The suburbs of 'Metro-Land' — which blossomed in the 1920s and 30s around northwest London and into the nearby home counties — brought about a slew of exciting modernist architecture: from
With 1920s industrial wine tanks converted into an entirely singular resort, Peloponnese design hotel Dexamenes is simply exceptional…
Does anything sound more appealing than sleeping beachside, inside old wine tanks, the crystal clear waters and powder sound of the Peloponnesian coast footsteps away? The reality at Dexamenes Seaside Hotel is a little more aesthetically harsh than one
EV House by Artspazios Arquitectos e Designers
Designed in 2019 by Artspazios Arquitectos e Designers , this two-story concrete residence is located in Viseu, Portugal. Description A downward topography gesture facing west, contemplating the valley underlined by the mountain on the horizon. That’s the scenario in
OMA’s second residential tower at ‘norra tornen’ nears completion in stockholm
in 2018, OMA completed the first of two towers that comprise ‘norra tornen — a residential complex in hagastaden, a new district in the north of stockholm . now, two years later, the site’s second tower — named ‘helix’
Exploring Milan’s colourful surfaces through Stefan Giftthaler’s lens
Photographer Stefan Giftthaler explored the imaginative mosaic of Milan’s urban architecture, just days before the city was plunged into lockdown Via Montepulciano Who said urban, modern architecture needs to be grey and colourless? Milan’s numerous bright and colourful building
bjarke ingels group’s copenhill energy plant photographed by hufton + crow
copenhill, the bjarke ingels group -designed waste-to-energy plant that doubles as a sports complex, has been documented in new images by hufton + crow . the architectural photographers took the atmospheric images while recently shooting in copenhagen . copenhill,
This Exquisite Extension With a Zigzag Roof Was Made Possible by Neighborly Collaboration
View 26 Photos In London, architect Julia Hamson transforms the dark, cramped kitchen of her Victorian terrace house into a flexible gathering space. When London architect Julia Hamson founded her studio 4 S Architecture in early 2020, her first
Housing meets industrial heritage at Make Architects’ Asta House in London
The reimagining of an office building in central London by Make Architects, Asta House, combines contemporary housing and 1950s industrial heritage Photography: Jack Hobhouse Working with Derwent London, Make Architects has completed the full reimagining of an existing central
ΜΕΣΟΤΟΙΧΙΕΣ is a social housing concept composed of 23 parallel party walls
as part of an international competition, leonidas papalampropoulos and georgia syriopoulou have designed a social housing concept for larnaca, cyprus . the project, which took 2nd prize, is called ‘ΜΕΣΟΤΟΙΧΙΕΣ’ or ‘party walls’, and it seeks to combine two
Ten modernist architecture highlights in London’s Metro-land
Joshua Abbott has written A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land to highlight the modernist architecture in the northwestern suburbs of London. Here he selects ten of the most interesting examples. A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land focuses on 200
PERI builds the first 3D-printed residential building in germany
PERI is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building in beckum, north rhine-westphalia. featuring a two-story detached house with approximately 80 square meters of living space per floor, the house is being built with a 3D construction printer. ‘3D construction
Hidden London Mews House revealed at Chelsea Barracks
Architects William Smalley and Ben Pentreath collaborate on ‘hidden’ Mews House at Chelsea Barracks in London Forming part of the Chelsea Barracks development in West London, a new, ‘hidden’ mews house has just been unveiled, courtesy of a collaboration
New London Awards shortlist:former army barracks and brick apartment blocks among Best Housing Scheme 2020 contenders
Small, simple, elegant and contemporary brick apartment blocks, that suit their surroundings and have easy access to green space and amenities, are being held up as the best examples of residential design and construction in the New London Awards
van ommeren architecten realizes 8-story warehouse residential complex in the netherlands
on the border of haarlem’s historic city centre, in the netherlands , van ommeren architecten (VOA) has realized ‘de scheepmaker’, a new residential complex building. the 8-story structure makes for a great new addition to the dutch skyline, looking
The Life and Death of the Tiny Home Trend
The tiny home trend has been hard to ignore over the last several years. The increasingly saturated market of TV shows and Pinterest pictures dedicated to the topic of exploring micro-dwellings where your home is reduced to the size
Boulevard Ney Social Housing / ITAR Architectures
Text description provided by the architects. Participating in the urban renewal of the boulevard Ney and the Porte de Clignancourt, this new building is split into two volumes linked at the bottom by a shared platform occupied by the
Are design-led hotels reviving Greece’s fortunes?
Despite recent hardships, a wave of design-led boutique hotels has put Greece on the map The arrival of a series of architectural, design-led boutique hotels is always a reliable barometer of a country’s reviving fortunes and, if the wave
Extending homes without planning permission:
Could there be a simple solution to London ’s housing crisis? One that has been right under our noses — or, to be more accurate, just above our heads — all along? From this month, changes to the planning
Fill in the Gaps: Infill Architecture in Urban Residual Spaces
In all cities around the world, there are some forms of residual space, forgotten pieces of the urban fabric, remnants of overlapping layers of past development. This land whose conditions make it unsuitable for most types of conventional construction
7 Design Ideas for an Up-and-over Glass Extension
A glazed wall and ceiling will help to flood your new extension with light, but which kind of style would work for you? Check out these solutions from Houzz designers for extensions where at least one wall and the
This Radically Narrow Home Just 2.3m Wide in London Finds New Space!
Those who have spent all their lives in a big city do not generally realize or value the many perks that come with such a life. Sure it can get noisy, hectic and congested at times. But then there
Elements of that Perfect Rear Extension: Give Your Home a Modern Makeover
If you are an ardent fan of Decoist or have been around studying the latest trends of the design and architecture world for a while now, then you will know all about how popular modern home extensions that venture
Asta House / Make Architects
Text description provided by the architects. Make Architects has completed a central London re-use residential project for Derwent London , a leading UK developer known for its distinctive, design-led portfolio that contributes positively to the urban realm of the
New take on the Greek beach house by Athens based R.C.TECH
Athens based architecture studio R.C.TECH offers a new take on the classic Greek beach house with a single-level volume of interlocking shapes, designed with holiday memories in mind The swimming pool On a flat piece of land along the
Affordable housing in London:Greenwich signs up for hundreds of prefab homes to address chronic housing shortage
Britain's biggest “factory-built” council homes programme since the prefab construction boom of the Forties has been launched in east London. Greenwich council has signed a £300 million contract for the delivery of up to 750 new modular homes to
snøhetta wraps ASI reisen’s timber office building in austria with a ‘green curtain’
snøhetta has completed a timber office building for ASI reisen, an international trekking and adventure travel company. located in natters, just south of innsbruck, austria , the four-story building is surrounded by a lush exterior. this ‘green curtain’ is
polyergo’s summer house sits on a steep slope on the island of crete, greece
located on a steep slope on the island of crete , this summer house by greek architecture company, polyergo, follows the surrounding orography. the residence comprises three volumes that revolve around a central courtyard and an imposing staircase, which
ON-A proposes covering Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium with Nou Parc
Barcelona studio ON-A has envisioned a 26-hectare park in the city that would rise up to cover FC Barcelona football stadium to the west. Named Nou Parc, as a direct reference to the Nou Camp stadium's name, the forested
Luxury oasis in the Ionian Sea: Olea All Suite hotel on the Greek island of Zakynthos
The Greek island of Zakynthos, located in the Ionian Sea, is a tourist attraction from all over the world, and the Olea All Suite hotel is one of its stylish spots. Designers managed to bring the Mediterranean style to
detale transforms uninhabited old farmhouse with olive mill into holiday home in rural greece
set in a desolate village in mani, greece , detale architecture and engineering has transformed an uninhabited farmhouse with a preserved olive mill, into a holiday home . the old structure was built in 1850 and is comprised of
Winner of architecture award in Tannay seeks new owner for undisclosed amount
International flair meets Swiss technology in house with stunning glass walls, unique olive trees, and views of Lake Geneva and the Alps Photos by Elisabeth Fransdonk (http://www.emo-photo.com/), copyright of Naef Prestige Knight Frank/Agence Nyon. Additional photos by Radek Brunecky. Lovers of spectacular design
Happy Ending for Iconic Geneva Movie Theater
Happy Ending for Iconic Geneva Movie Theater In 2019 we may not stop in awe in front of the “Mont-Blanc Centre” commercial building complex, but in the 1950's this was far from being the case. This metal and glass complex designed