Urban Cabin is a micro apartment in Italy with custom seating and storage
Architect Francesca Perani has transformed the porch of an Italian villa into a 25-square-metre micro-apartment suitable for self-isolation with plenty of hidden storage. More
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Attic apartment in Paris overhauled with industrial materials by Florent Chagny Architecture
Heavy-duty materials, including oriented strand board and steel, lend an industrial aesthetic to this renovated loft apartment in Paris, called Under the Roof. More
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Inês Brandão installs black box of rooms inside converted barn home
A black box built from oriented strand board houses the kitchen and bathrooms of this converted barn home in Portugal, and also integrates a staircase leading to the mezzanine floor above (+ slideshow). More
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Mariano Dallago's Camera Obscura creates a projected "postcard" of the Dolomites
Photographer Mariano Dallago has installed a giant camera obscura on top of a hill as part of an exhibition in the mountainous Italian province of South Tyrol (+ movie). More
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TallerDE2 Architects uses engineered wood to create adaptable Madrid apartment
Oriented strand board panels can slide back and forth to create a flexible floor plan whilst concealing utilities in this family apartment remodelled for a single inhabitant in Madrid by TallerDE2 Architects (+ movie). More
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Signal Ethique pavilion by Arnaud Huart sits atop a French mountain
This slatted wooden structure by French designer Arnaud Huart provides a beacon and landmark for visitors to the mountainous landscape of central France (+ slideshow). More
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Ninetynine creates chipboard interior for Amsterdam's Mash bar
Dutch design studio Ninetynine has lined the entire interior of one of Amsterdam's smallest bars with boards made from compressed strips of wood (+ slideshow). More
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Simon Bush-King adds chipboard furniture and wall art to Superheroes' office
Hanging plant pots, custom-made wooden furniture and a mural featuring a llama and an ice cream complete this office and studio in Amsterdam by Simon Bush-King Architecture (+ slideshow). More
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Zecc Architecten transforms an old water tower into a parkland observation point
A national park in the Netherlands is the setting for this old water tower, which Dutch firm Zecc Architecten has transformed into an observation point by twisting staircases through its middle (+ slideshow). More
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Reykjavik boutique by HAF Studio mixes chipboard with ceramic tiles
White ceramic tiles contrast with sections of chipboard inside this Reykjavik fashion boutique by local design office HAF Studio (+ slideshow). More
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Cafeteria with exposed timber framework by Niji Architects
Exposed timber beams branch out from the tops of columns that support the roof of this cafeteria in the Ushimado district of Setouichi city in Japan by Niji Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Loft Apartment by Alex Bykov
A combined bookshelf and staircase creates a small library with interchangeable shelving at this apartment in the Ukraine by architect Alex Bykov (+ slideshow). More
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SUPPA Sneaker Boutique by Daniele Luciano Ferrazzano
Shoes are balanced on bolts across a chunky chipboard wall at this Stuttgart shop by designer Daniele Luciano Ferrazzano (+ slideshow). More
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Aesop Shin-Marunouchi by Torafu Architects
Chunky chipboard surfaces have been sanded and stained to look like marble at this Aesop skincare shop in Tokyo by Japanese studio Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Shumis pizzeria by Studio OPA
Cheap materials combine with references to American pop culture in the interior of this small pizzeria by Tel Aviv-based Studio OPA. More
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Dezeen archive: chunky chipboard
Dezeen archive: yesterday we featured a music school covered in oriented strand board (OSB) with furniture to match, so here are lots more projects from the Dezeen archives that use the same rough, timber-strand material.
See our archive of stories featuring OSB | See our archive of bubble-like designs | See our archive of gold buildings and products | See all our archives
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Eclética Centro De Música by 0E1 Arquitetos
The two rehearsal rooms of this Brazilian music school are covered with chalkboards on the outside and oriented strand board on the inside. More
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The Richmond Weekender by Right Angle and Foolscap
Melbourne design studios Right Angle and Foolscap have created a temporary canteen, market and cinema in a former piano factory that until recently was the home of Australian television broadcaster Channel 9. More
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Stealth Barn by Carl Turner Architects
Oriented strand board lines every wall, floor and ceiling inside this residential barn extension in Norfolk, England, by London studio Carl Turner Architects. More
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Eduardo Souto de Moura Concursos 1979-2010 by André Campos and Pedro Guedes Oliveira
Sketches by this year's Pritzker Prize Laureate Eduardo Souto de Moura covered several curving walls at the Portuguese architect's former school in Porto last month (photos by José Campos). More
