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  • Ten cavernous interiors that swap corners for curves

    A nursery by Junya Ishigami and MAD's Cloudscape of Haikou feature in our latest lookbook, which highlights 10 softly contoured interiors from the Dezeen archive that were modelled on the sinuous shapes of clouds and wind-smoothed caves. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 20 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • THAD curves prefabricated shelter over historic Peking Man cave in China

    An undulating shelter has been constructed over the Peking Man cave, a historic site in China that is home to ancient human fossils, in an effort to protect it from weathering. More

    Lizzie Crook | 23 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Clayton Korte embeds hidden wine cave into Texas hillside

    San Antonio architecture firm Clayton Korte has nestled a wine cellar into the rolling hills of Texas, tucked away in a limestone cave so it disappears into the surrounding landscape. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 23 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Jean Nouvel reveals cave hotel in Saudi Arabia's AlUla desert

    French architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled the design for a subterranean hotel that will be carved into a sandstone hill in the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 27 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Hotel on the Santorini coast has rooms in white-painted caves

    Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects has turned a cluster of former homes, barns and cellars on the island of Santorini into a hotel with rooms in caves. More

    Jon Astbury | 17 January 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Amezcua transforms cave into subterranean addition for Mexico City dwelling

    Rugged walls, domed ceilings and reflective surfaces feature in this underground lair that was designed by Mexican studio Amezcua for an existing 1960s residence on a hill. More

    Jenna McKnight | 14 January 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Kapsimalis Architects converts caves for summer houses on Greek island

    The vaulted forms and underground caves of an old house on the Greek island of Santorini have been converted into a holiday home complex by Kapsimalis Architects. More

    Jon Astbury | 19 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Gruta do Escoural by Nuno Simões + DNSJ.arq

    Lisbon architect Nuno Simões of DNSJ.arq has completed a series of staircases and walkways to allow visitors to explore a historic cave near Évora, Portugal. More

    Marcus Fairs | 26 July 2013 | Leave a comment
  • Cave hotel underway in water-filled Chinese quarry

    News: construction has started on a hotel resort that will nestle into the 100 metre-high rockface of an abandoned water-filled quarry outside Shanghai. More

    Amy Frearson | 27 June 2013 | 45 comments
  • Fortress of Franzensfeste by Markus Scherer and Walter Dietl

    Here are some photographs of a renovated fortress in northern Italy that now features patinated steel bridges, an extended underground tunnel and concrete towers. More

    Amy Frearson | 12 September 2011 | 6 comments
  • Dezeen archive: caves

    Dezeen archive: one of our most popular stories this week features a cafe where timber stalactites hang down from an undulating ceiling (top right), so we've compiled a selection of stories from the Dezeen archive about caves and grottoes. See all the stories »

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    Amy Frearson | 3 September 2011 | 1 comment
  • Casa Talia by Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad

    Furniture-filled caves can be found inside a guesthouse in Modica, Sicily. More

    Amy Frearson | 18 August 2011 | 13 comments
  • Wadi Resort by Oppenheim Architecture + Design

    Florida-based practice Oppenheim Architecture + Design have released these images of their proposals for 47 desert lodges at a resort in Wadi Rum, Jordan. More

    Amy Frearson | 1 May 2011 | 48 comments
  • Grotto by Callum Morton

    This cave inside a glass box is a pavilion in Tilburg, Netherlands, by Melbourne designer Callum Morton. More

    Rose Etherington | 25 March 2010 | 31 comments

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Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung create a "home within a house" in Los Angeles

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