Thatching covers the walls as well as the roof at this house in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands, by Dutch architect Arjen Reas (+ slideshow). More »
Tag: slideshows
Living on the Edge
Manor House Stables
by AR Design Studio
Architecture office AR Design Studio has converted an old stable block in Hampshire, England, into a three-bedroom family house (+ slideshow). More »
Neut by Apollo Architects
& Associates
This house in Tokyo by Apollo Architects & Associates has skylights in the roof and holes in the floor plates, allowing daylight to reach right down to the basement (+ slideshow). More »
Mas d’Enric Penitentiary
by AiB and PSP
Concrete and stone buildings with sculpted green rooftops are arranged around generous courtyards at this prison complex near Tarragona, Spain, by AiB Estudi d'Arquitectes and Estudi PSP Arquitectura (+ slideshow). More »
Town Hall Midden-Delfland
by Inbo
This glazed town hall in the Netherlands by Dutch architecture studio Inbo has thatched roofing folding over all five of its huge curved profiles (+ slideshow). More »
Tour Bois-le-Prêtre by Frédéric Druot,
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
This renovation of a crumbling 1960s tower block in Paris nicknamed "Alcatraz" topped the architecture category of this year's Designs of the Year Awards and is in the running for the top prize to be announced tonight (+ slideshow). More »
Dezeen launches Print Shift magazine
with Blurb
Today Dezeen launches Print Shift, a print-on-demand magazine about 3D printing produced in collaboration with cutting-edge publisher Blurb (+ slideshow). More »
NN-House by
PANDA
This little house in Tokyo by Japanese studio PANDA has a triangular courtyard and an L-shaped roof terrace tucked behind its walls (+ slideshow). More »
Casa Lee by
Studio MK27
Rooms are contained within wooden boxes inside this long and low concrete house in Brazil by architecture office Studio MK27 (+ slideshow). More »
New products
by Discipline
Milan 2013: pinching steel clips for holding candles and chairs with legs that tuck into pockets feature in the latest range of products by Italian brand Discipline (+ slideshow). More »
The Capsule by Tom Dixon
for Adidas
Milan 2013: tracking along conveyer belts at MOST in Milan, British designer Tom Dixon's collection for Adidas includes garments that convert into luggage and camping equipment (+ slideshow). More »
House N by
Maxwan
Dutch studio Maxwan has renovated a thatched house in the seaside town of Noordwijk in the Netherlands and added concrete and glass protrusions to the front and back (+ slideshow). More »
Altered Appliances by
Piet Zwart Institute students
Milan 2013: patterned rolling pins that make edible plates and a meat grinder that squeezes out biodegradable bowls are among a set of kitchen products on show at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week (+ slideshow + movies). More »
Studio for a Composer by
Johnsen Schmaling Architects
This rusted steel cabin in Wisconsin woodland is a practice studio for a musician designed by Milwaukee office Johnsen Schmaling Architects. More »
Project: Office for Living
by Jean Nouvel
Milan 2013: French architect Jean Nouvel has set out his vision for the office environments of the future in a huge installation at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this week (+ slideshow). More »