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These Meteorite-Shaped Office Pods Look Ready for the Space Age—But Live in Your Backyard

Dwell

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The three rooms can be utilized as creative spaces, office rooms, or meeting rooms. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in touch!

Space

Space Client Clients Utilities

Multi-Purpose Design: Hybrid Spaces for a Sustainable Future

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Image Courtesy of Naoomi Kurozumi Architectural Photographic Office Similar to a chameleon that changes color to blend in with its environment, architecture must constantly evolve and adapt to changing demands. That is, of course, until new living and working patterns blurred these boundaries to respond to contemporary trends.

Space

Space Sustainability Design Contemporary

Amstel Design District by Mecanoo

Archinect

APRIL 6, 2023

This scheme for a living and working community includes social housing, mid-rent residential, private sector homes, collective facilities, creative office space, retail and a design museum. Part of the city, the office hub is surrounded by the lively urban hustle and bustle, with restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues.

Design

Design Residential Sustainability Environment

MVRDV designs residential master plan as new neighborhood for Brussels

Archinect

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A mixed office and housing campus to the east contains large-scale buildings, including cross-laminated timber and lightweight hybrid structures. The third section of the master plan blends the dense neighborhood into the adjacent Tour & Taxis Park, with a more open space punctuated by a tower known as the Park Building.

Residential

Residential Design Roofing Structure

2023's best in sports architecture and stadiums

Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many of these weren't limited to stadiums alone but were merely components of greater mixed-use districts that also include room for housing, office spaces, parks and green spaces, as well as retail. Schemes centered more around lifestyle, living, and entertainment seem to be a growing trend in this arena.

Architecture

Architecture Renovation Firms Structure

Regina Maria Living Workplaces by Pianoterra

Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our design philosophy is constructed upon the belief that a workspace is more than just a space for work; it’s a living space. So, the project mission is broader than creating “productive” spaces. We want our design to facilitate human wellbeing.

Safety

Safety Structure Construction Construction

Principal Officer's Residence in Samoa by Garrison Architects

Archinect

APRIL 8, 2024

The traditional Samoan fale inspired our design of the Principal Officer’s Residence in Apia, Samoa. Like the fale, the residence nestles in the landscape, draws in prevailing breezes, and shelters indoor-outdoor living spaces from torrential rains. In the Principal Officer’s Residence, this means ta.

Technique

Technique Roofing Architect Structure

Vail Ski Condo Remodel by HMH Architecture & Interiors

Archinect

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The heart of the home is the open-concept 2nd level, incorporating the living, dining and kitchen. A large round table floats between the spaces, allowing for family-style meals. A stone fireplace rises over the living room beckoning everyone toward generous seating and a game table. Upstairs, the Master Suite and office.

Remodeling

Remodeling Interior Architecture Visualization

SODA offers model for office-to-residential conversions with Roco in Liverpool

Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

London studio SODA has converted a 1970s office block in Liverpool city centre into a residential building that includes co-working and wellness facilities. The adaptive reuse project sees the 10-storey block, which spent decades as an office for HM Revenue and Customs, transformed into rental homes managed by operator Livingway.

Residential

Residential Commercial Roofing Management

SOM reveals design for Singapore’s tallest building

Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Designed in collaboration with local firm DCA Architects, the 1,000-foot-tall, 63-story mixed-use tower is described as an “indoor-outdoor vertical community with public spaces, offices, retail, a hotel, and luxury residences.”

Building

Building Residential Design Events

400 Westlake by Perkins&Will

Archinect

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A redevelopment of the landmarked Firestone Building by Martin Selig Real Estate, 400 Westlake sets a new benchmark in sustainability and reduced energy consumption cost while delivering the greenest office building of its size in the world. 400 Westlake achieved the Petal Certificate under The Living Building Challenge (LBC).

Real Estate

Real Estate Exterior Glass Sustainability

Sloan’s Lake Modern by HMH Architecture & Interiors

Archinect

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Located on the edge of Sloan’s Lake with panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains, this house is designed for healthy living, entertaining and artfulness. The indoor-outdoor approach to living gave way to five distinctly different outdoor spaces over four levels. It is also the largest piece of art in.

Modern

Modern Interior Architecture Art

Hinge Farmhouse by Objekt Architecten

Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On the ground floor, in addition to the new living spaces, we also find an office.The office is located on the street side so that the beautiful views from the living spaces are preserved and the accessibility for outsiders is clear,

Housing

Housing Home Space Building

U.N. global chief heat officer warns of the acute dangers of rising temperatures in cities

Archinect

JULY 31, 2023

Amid devastating wildfires and record-breaking numbers of heat -related casualties throughout the Mediterranean region, Spanish newspaper EL PAÍS sits down with Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer of Athens ( Europe's first such municipal appointment ) and also global chief heat officer to U.N.

Cities

Cities Environment Space Building

IF_DO designed a modular office building that can be taken apart and reassembled elsewhere

Archinect

MARCH 17, 2022

Our lives fluctuate, but save for the odd floating office or experimental walking house, our buildings remain anchored in place. Photo: Mike Massaro, image courtesy IF_DO The 3,000-square-foot structure consists of five timber and steel structural modules and contains 12 micro-units wrapped around a central shared space.

Building

Building Architecture Firm Site Design

KCAP and V2S Win Competition to Design a Mixed-Use Sustainable Living complex in Toulouse, France

ArchDaily

JULY 13, 2023

© Lotoarchilab The team composed of KCAP and V2S has been announced the winner of the international competition for the design of Altiplano, a new complex for living and working in the new neighborhood of ZAC Aerospace in Toulouse , France. Read more »

Sustainability

Sustainability Visualization Design Space

AHMM to transform office into co-living space next to London's Barbican estate

Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Developer HUB and investor Bridges Fund Management have revealed plans to convert a 1950s office building in London into Cornerstone, a co-living residential scheme designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

Space

Space Commercial Management Residential

Almost Studio designs Loft for a Chocolatier in Brooklyn

Deezen

APRIL 27, 2024

Brooklyn practice Almost Studio has completed an apartment renovation inside a former chocolate factory , retaining an open layout while adding level changes to demarcate functional spaces. They looked to artists like Kazimir Malevich and Josef Albers for ways to honour the original spatial composition while organising the various spaces.

Design

Design Industrial Windows Residential

Typo office chair by AMDL Circle for Mara

Deezen

APRIL 10, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: Italian studio AMDL Circle has created the Typo office chair for furniture brand Mara , which is characterised by its playfully bent form. Typo is an office chair with a light timber base and backrest that are both gently curved in shape. The post Typo office chair by AMDL Circle for Mara appeared first on Dezeen.

Structure

Structure Materials Project Space

Destudio inverts day and night zones at redesigned Casa Inversa apartment

Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

Architecture office Destudio has remodelled an apartment in Valencia for a couple of empty nesters, swapping the positions of the living and sleeping areas so they perform better for the owners' lifestyles. This informed the decision to reduce the size of the dedicated dining area by incorporating it into a corner of the living room.

Zoning

Zoning Remodeling Client Clients

Isabelle Heilmann converts Parisian textile workshop into loft apartment

Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Interior designer Isabelle Heilmann has used glazing and level changes to turn a former textile workshop in Paris into an open-plan apartment with a dedicated home office. Throughout the interior, Heilmann sought to preserve the spirit of the old workshop that had attracted the owners to this space.

Glass

Glass Windows Interior Industrial

Rafael Viñoly Architects designs four skyscrapers for first Canada project

Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed four skyscrapers and a series of public spaces in Toronto , which will be the studio's first built project in Canada. Buildings in dense environments are so capital-intensive, unignorable, and enduring that they inevitably impact the lives of every individual in their host communities.

Project

Project Architect Residential Design

Alexander Hills Architects converts Norfolk farmhouse into accessible family home

Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

London studio Alexander Hills Architects has transformed Old Rectory Farm, a house in Norfolk , into an accessible residence with level-access living spaces. Old Rectory Farm has been extended and adapted to enable the family's father, who uses a wheelchair for mobility, to continue living in the home "with ease and dignity".

Home

Home Architect Utilities Contemporary

Oslotre designs timber office in Norway as a demountable "materials bank"

Deezen

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Norwegian consulting agency Oslotre has completed HasleTre, an office building with a timber structure that was designed to be easily disassembled and reused in the future. Full-height windows open up the ground floor to the planting and patio surrounding the building, while large windows illuminate the upper storey offices.

Materials

Materials Design Windows Structure

Eight home interiors where mezzanines maximise usable space

Deezen

APRIL 6, 2024

These raised floors offer additional room to host a variety of spaces – including bedrooms, home offices and reading spaces, to name a few. These raised floors offer additional room to host a variety of spaces – including bedrooms, home offices and reading spaces, to name a few.

Interior

Interior Space Home Renovation

If You’ve Always Wanted to Live in a Geodesic Dome, Here’s One for Rent

Dwell

MARCH 1, 2024

property has three bedrooms, a large office, and 400-square-foot deck. Upon entrance, the expansive space evokes a sense of awe as natural light bathes the main living areas. With an open floor plan, the living, dining, and kitchen areas flow effortlessly. Use as an office, den, or place to meditate.

Renovation

Renovation Home Nature Modern

Timothy Godbold adorns Tribeca loft with modernist relief panels

Deezen

MARCH 24, 2024

The most dramatic space in the loft is a double-height living room surrounded by windows "The homeowners, a young family with two children, set out with the objective of creating a great home for entertaining that simultaneously utilized space efficiently to create a comfortable family living space," said Godbold 's team.

Renovation

Renovation Windows Utilities Industrial

After a Barbara Bestor Remodel, This $2.3M L.A. Bungalow Shines With Natural Light

Dwell

APRIL 22, 2024

acres From the Agent : " Presenting an architectural compound that includes a California bungalow main home reimagined by architect Barbara Bestor in 2011, a separate casita with full bath, and a freestanding studio/office/gym. The central hub and communal space of the house is its spacious kitchen. Home Is Up for Lease at $5.5K

Remodeling

Remodeling Nature Renovation Inspiration

Workplace campus design philosophy: People are the new amenity

BD+C

MARCH 28, 2024

Workplace campus design philosophy: People are the new amenity 0 qpurcell Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:33 Office Buildings Nick Arambarri, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, Director of Commercial, LPA, underscores the value of providing rich, human-focused environments for the return-to-office workforce. An engaged employee is happy and productive.

Design

Design Environment Commercial Events

Eight bright and airy interiors illuminated by perforated brick walls

Deezen

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Dezeen's latest lookbook explores eight interiors – from bright, airy residential spaces to cool, open-plan offices – illuminated by perforated brick walls. This lookbook highlights their effect on the lighting and shading of interior spaces and how they can be used to create a playful, light atmosphere.

Interior

Interior Inspiration Exterior Visualization

Oskar Kohnen fills "well-curated" London office with mid-century modern furniture

Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

London studio Oskar Kohnen has outfitted a Mayfair office with mid-century modern furniture and contemporary pieces, which "are so well curated that no one would ever dare to throw them away". Spread across three floors, the office is housed within a rectilinear building in London's Mayfair neighbourhood with a gridded facade.

Modern

Modern Real Estate Contemporary Industrial

Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Located in Tiny, the Unfinished House is a 1,400-square-foot (130 square metre) two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with additional flexible spaces that double as accommodations for visitors. Two staircases surrounding the space lead down into the main living space and up to the mezzanine.

Home

Home Architecture Windows Engineering

Form Us With Love transforms its studio into a future workplace prototype

Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Instead of creating a static exhibition for the design week, the studio has transformed the front of its Stockholm office into a co-working space featuring new furniture designs. Testing Grounds will host architects and interior designers Over the week, the space will be a live experiment.

IT

IT Events Interior Concept

Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire

Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The two structures are linked by a glass corridor The renovated ruin contains a central, double-height living space, kitchen and dining area, with bedrooms at each end, along with a workspace and bedroom accessible via a steel staircase from the main living space.

Housing

Housing Restoration Structure Renovation

What is Acoustical Insulation?

Santa Cruz Architect

MARCH 19, 2024

Acoustic insulation, also known as soundproofing, plays a vital role in creating spaces that offer tranquility, privacy, and enhanced well-being for occupants. This is especially beneficial when applied to partitions between different spaces in residential or office buildings.

Utilities

Utilities Materials Environment Glass

Seven playful living spaces where swings provide dynamic seating

Deezen

MARCH 10, 2024

This lookbook compiles seven living spaces where swings show they have a place beyond children's playgrounds by providing a gleeful alternative to static seating. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring interiors animated by indoor slides , living spaces featuring metal furniture and spaces with oversized windows.

Space

Space Inspiration Interior Visualization

Illuminating spaces: MHZ's legacy in light control | News | Architonic

Architonic

MARCH 31, 2024

<p>Light, whether in a home, office, municipal building or cultural hub, is everything. It provides warmth and ambiance, and its correct modulation can profoundly alter our perception of a space and create a salve from the clamour of the outside world. The control of light is something we take for granted.

Space

Space Manufacturing Industrial Interior

A Tiny Home, an Office, and a Sauna: MyCabin Sells Its Prefabs as a Pack or à la Carte

Dwell

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Each of MyCabin’s offerings are designed to work in concert and form a complete residential set, where My Milla (25 or Long) houses daily living, My Kalmus provides a dedicated work or dining space, and My Galia, a sauna, provides a wellness space. So he launched MyCabin to make the sort of stay he had hoped to find.

Home

Home IT Real Estate Utilities

How to Design the Perfect Home Office

The Architecture Designs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the wake of a global shift towards remote work, carving out a dedicated space in your home for an office has become more than a luxury—it’s a necessity. The perfect home office is a blend of functionality and personal style, a sanctuary of productivity away from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Home

Home Design Utilities Finances

Wallflower Architecture + Design wraps plant-filled timber lattice around Singapore home

Deezen

MARCH 7, 2024

A living space is finished with marble flooring and light-coloured furnishings "The gridded facade draws inspiration from the intricate lattice patterns often found in garden gazebos, designed to support the growth of vines and climbers," said Tan.

Home

Home Architecture Design Exterior

A Place For Every Person

Landscape Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image courtesy Office of Strategy + Design. The development, which broke ground in June 2023, is being led by SLS Community, a Fayetteville nonprofit connecting neurodivergent adults to resources, and the New York-based Office of Strategy + Design (OSD). Image courtesy Office of Strategy + Design.

Development

Development Developer Transportation Site

Ten homes with net floors for relaxation and play

Deezen

JANUARY 7, 2024

For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring homes with dividing lattice screens, split-level living areas and stylish children's bedrooms. Black netting strung between the beams creates an elevated chill-out space, accessed by a spiral staircase whose balustrade is made of the same mesh material.

Home

Home Inspiration Windows Housing

Seoul-stice of Modernity: Imaginative and Bold Architecture in South Korea’s Capital

Architizer

APRIL 26, 2024

Challenging traditional architectural norms, they are redefining the city’s skyline and setting new standards for urban living. Dogok Maximum By Moon Hoon , Seoul, South Korea This project reflects the client’s unique personality, rooted in their experiences living in a mystical house on a high area in Gangbuk.

Modern

Modern Architecture Roofing Inspiration

Aedas lines twin skyscrapers with bronze fins in Hangzhou

Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

The buildings' aluminium and glass facades were lined with bronze fins On each tower the facades curve inwards to mark a refuge floor, which offer a safe space for occupants in the case of an emergency, squeezing the two structures at different heights to break up their rectilinear form.

Real Estate

Real Estate Residential Zoning Glass

These Meteorite-Shaped Office Pods Look Ready for the Space Age—But Live in Your Backyard

Multi-Purpose Design: Hybrid Spaces for a Sustainable Future

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Amstel Design District by Mecanoo

MVRDV designs residential master plan as new neighborhood for Brussels

2023's best in sports architecture and stadiums

Regina Maria Living Workplaces by Pianoterra

Principal Officer's Residence in Samoa by Garrison Architects

Vail Ski Condo Remodel by HMH Architecture & Interiors

SODA offers model for office-to-residential conversions with Roco in Liverpool

SOM reveals design for Singapore’s tallest building

400 Westlake by Perkins&Will

Sloan’s Lake Modern by HMH Architecture & Interiors

Hinge Farmhouse by Objekt Architecten

U.N. global chief heat officer warns of the acute dangers of rising temperatures in cities

IF_DO designed a modular office building that can be taken apart and reassembled elsewhere

KCAP and V2S Win Competition to Design a Mixed-Use Sustainable Living complex in Toulouse, France

AHMM to transform office into co-living space next to London's Barbican estate

Almost Studio designs Loft for a Chocolatier in Brooklyn

Typo office chair by AMDL Circle for Mara

Destudio inverts day and night zones at redesigned Casa Inversa apartment

Isabelle Heilmann converts Parisian textile workshop into loft apartment

Rafael Viñoly Architects designs four skyscrapers for first Canada project

Alexander Hills Architects converts Norfolk farmhouse into accessible family home

Oslotre designs timber office in Norway as a demountable "materials bank"

Eight home interiors where mezzanines maximise usable space

If You’ve Always Wanted to Live in a Geodesic Dome, Here’s One for Rent

Timothy Godbold adorns Tribeca loft with modernist relief panels

After a Barbara Bestor Remodel, This $2.3M L.A. Bungalow Shines With Natural Light

Workplace campus design philosophy: People are the new amenity

Eight bright and airy interiors illuminated by perforated brick walls

Oskar Kohnen fills "well-curated" London office with mid-century modern furniture

Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

Form Us With Love transforms its studio into a future workplace prototype

Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire

What is Acoustical Insulation?

Seven playful living spaces where swings provide dynamic seating

Illuminating spaces: MHZ's legacy in light control | News | Architonic

A Tiny Home, an Office, and a Sauna: MyCabin Sells Its Prefabs as a Pack or à la Carte

How to Design the Perfect Home Office

Wallflower Architecture + Design wraps plant-filled timber lattice around Singapore home

A Place For Every Person

Ten homes with net floors for relaxation and play

Seoul-stice of Modernity: Imaginative and Bold Architecture in South Korea’s Capital

Aedas lines twin skyscrapers with bronze fins in Hangzhou

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