Toronto's CN Tower reimagined as residential high-rise covered in wooden pods
Clusters of parasitic apartment units cling to the sides of the CN Tower in this conceptual proposal by Toronto studio Quadrangle. More
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Derelict Mexico City house transformed into mixed-use venue
Mexico City architects Francisco Pardo and Julio Amezcua have added an architectural "prosthesis" on top of a dilapidated brick residence to turn the building into offices and a co-working space. More
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Micro dwelling by All(zone) could be erected within abandoned towers
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: Bangkok studio All(zone) has conceived a small temporary home intended to be set up inside unfinished high-rise buildings in tropical cities (+ movie). More
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James Furzer to crowdfund parasitic sleeping pods for London's homeless
Architectural designer James Furzer has developed a modular homeless shelter that would hang off the sides of existing buildings, and launched a campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to finance a prototype. More
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Metal-clad power plant by Tzannes Associates is mounted on the roof of an old Sydney brewery
These three zinc-cloaked towers form a power plant on the roof of an old beer brewery in Sydney, which will supply energy to a new housing and shopping complex on the site below (+ slideshow). More
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Foliage-clad pavilion by Adamo-Faiden creates a home on a disused roof
Architecture studio Adamo-Faiden has transformed the vacant roof of a 15-storey block in Buenos Aires into a home for a young couple, by installing a glazed pavilion-like structure surrounded by plants (+ slideshow). More
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Claridge Architects inserts timber-clad house behind north London mansion block
Diagonal strips of timber clad this single-storey addition to a Hampstead apartment block, which also features a rooftop garden that can be used by neighbouring residents (+ slideshow). More
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City rooftop cabin offers an alternative to the primitive forest hut
Architects Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou believe there is no longer anywhere remote enough to build a wilderness hideaway, so have instead proposed a cabin raised above the Athens rooftops. More
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James Christian designs parasitic structures for disused city spaces
London designer James Christian has created a series of architectural parasites intended to occupy empty rooftops, car parks and greens of dilapidated estates across the capital for his residency at the city's Design Museum. More
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Man ordered to remove fake mountain villa on top of Chinese tower
News: a Chinese businessman who built a house covered by an artificial mountain on top of a 26-storey apartment block in Beijing has been told to remove it or face having it demolished. More
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Excrescent Utopia by Milo Ayden De Luca
Parasitic dwellings for homeless people would cling to the sides of lamp posts in this concept by British architecture graduate Milo Ayden De Luca (+ slideshow + movie). More
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Music School Louviers extension by Opus 5
French architects Opus 5 have built a concert hall on top of a former seventeenth century convent in northern France (+ slideshow). More
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Dezeen archive: parasite architecture
Dezeen archive: we've noticed a lot of parasitic architecture so here's a selection of buildings on Dezeen that sit, lean or cling on to others. See all the stories »
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The Cube by Electrolux
This pop-up restaurant has been touring Europe rooftops since last April and is currently perched on top of the Royal Festival Hall in London. More
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Kunsthalle Zürich by Gigon/Guyer Architects and Atelier WW
A white concrete extension flows over the top of a former brewery in Zurich to give Swiss arts organisation the Kunsthalle Zürich its first permanent home. More
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Designed in Hackney: Shoreditch Roomsby Archer Architects
Designed in Hackney: today's featured designers in our London borough of Hackney showcase are Archer Architects, who inserted a Corten steel-clad hotel behind the facade of a derelict pub in Shoreditch. More
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192 Shoreham Street by Project Orange
The two storeys that London architects Project Orange have added to the roof of a redundant brick warehouse in Sheffield look like another building stacked on top. More
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Manifest Destiny! by Mark Reigelman and Jenny Chapman
Brooklyn artist Mark Reigelman and San Francisco architect Jenny Chapman have installed a wooden hut in an unusual city location – suspended on the side of a San Francisco hotel like a bird box. More
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A Room for London by David Kohn and Fiona Banner
A boat-like structure temporarily anchored to the roof of London’s Southbank Centre is in fact a rentable one-bedroom apartment by London architect David Kohn and artist Fiona Banner. More
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Umicore Hoboken by Conix Architects
A giant zinc-plated ribbon folds in and out between the floors of this Antwerp office extension for metal refiner Umicore. More