Petr Hájek Architekti converts Cold War bunker into mirrored pet crematorium
Czech Republic studio Petr Hájek Architekti has created a pet crematorium within an abandoned concrete bunker on a 1980s military site near Prague. More
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Underground House Plan B is a hideout concept for the next global crisis
Sergey Makhno Architects has envisioned a concrete home built like a bunker for enduring the "unpleasant surprises" that may await in the post-pandemic world. More
Sunken steel-clad Brexit Bunker built in garden of London house
Rise Design Studio has sunk a weathered steel-clad extension in the garden of a London house as a sanctuary from the UK's Brexit-dominated political climate. More
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Dare to be different with our Pinterest boards on Dezeen Awards 2019 trends
For this week's Pinterest boards, we've created mood boards that feature the scene-setting trends we saw in Dezeen Awards 2019 entries. Take note of bunker-like architecture, facades with shutters and the use of cork as an upcoming construction material. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More
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Ten bunker-like houses in Japan that offer total privacy
Japanese houses come in all shapes and sizes, but privacy is always a big concern. Here are 10 that offer their residents complete seclusion, from an angular concrete bunker to a seemingly windowless box. More
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Bed and Bunker collection reinvents disused Dutch bunkers as retreats
An eight-piece collection of furniture by designer Remko Verhaagen is part of an initiative to rehabilitate disused war bunkers along the Dutch coast to use as holiday homes and artist retreats. More
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Bernard Khoury gives Beirut's B018 nightclub an even darker upgrade
Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury has refurbished Beirut's underground bunker nightclub B018, adding spine-shaped lamps that double as dancing poles. More
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CoRe Architects converts Korean tank bunker into community arts centre
South Korean studio CoRe Architects has transformed a former military bunker in Seoul into the Peace and the Culture Bunker, a creative hub for the local community. More
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Alice Bleton's bunker-like capsule offers an escape from busy city life
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Alice Bleton has designed a rooftop capsule to give city-dwellers a temporary retreat from their congested environment. More
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BIG creates subterranean museum by carving channels into dune by Nazi bunker
Danish firm BIG has built an "invisible museum" in Blåvand, Denmark, by cutting linear passageways out of the sand dune beside a bunker built by German forces during the second world war. More
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Climate change forces emergency repairs to "failsafe" Arctic seed vault
An Arctic storage bunker filled with seeds that could help humankind regenerate crops after a doomsday scenario is undergoing repairs, after rising temperatures caused it to flood. More
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South Dakota bunker field acts as apocalypse refuge for the rich
These mounds in the landscape of South Dakota are formed by hundreds of concrete military bunkers, which are being repurposed to create the world's "largest survival shelter community". More
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Brutalist bunker to be converted into tower by Powerhouse Company
Powerhouse Company has revealed its plans to convert a brutalist bunker in Eindhoven into high-rise housing. More
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Tiny houses would be built atop an ex-military bunker in Froscen Architects proposal
Four micro homes are mounted on the roof of a second-world-war bunker in this proposal by Froscen Architects for the Dutch city Leiden (+ slideshow). More
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Richard Brine photographs the concrete "pillboxes" left over from the war
Photo essay: 70 years after the second world war ended, there are still over 6,000 defensive structures along Britain's coastline. Photographer Richard Brine has been documenting them (+ slideshow). More
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Mountain hideaway hidden inside a concrete boulder in the Alps
Swiss studio Bureau A has concealed a wooden cabin inside an artificial rock and transported it to a remote site in the Swiss Alps. More
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Concrete bunker in the Netherlands transformed into a tiny vacation home
Belgian studio B-ILD has converted a wartime bunker into an austere holiday home where guests sleep beside raw concrete walls and home comforts are reduced to the bare essentials (+ slideshow). More
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Abandoned concrete bunker converted into a green power plant by IBA Hamburg
This concrete Second World War bunker in Hamburg has been converted into a renewable energy plant and visitor centre by urban development company IBA Hamburg (+ slideshow). More
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Movie shows concrete bunker cut in half by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon
This movie shows how a redundant Second World War bunker in the Netherlands was turned into a sculptural visitor attraction by slicing it down the middle to reveal its insides. More
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Green Orchard by Paul Archer Design
This house in western England by London studio Paul Archer Design features a mirrored facade that slides across to cover the windows (+ slideshow). More
