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Normandy Garden Apartment Renovation: Earthy Olive Palette architecture-design
A 592-square-foot garden apartment in Normandy underwent a renovation that introduced an earthy olive color scheme. The owners, in their 30s, appreciated the original moldings and…
La Pecera Studios by Massív Studio in Puerto Escondido architecture-design
Massív Studio, led by principal architect Ricardo Allende Gonzalez, has designed La Pecera, a mixed-use project in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. The 1,300 m² development, curated by…
Casa en el Bosque: A Family Refuge Integrated into the Mexican Forest architecture-design
Casa en el Bosque, located in San Simón el Alto, Mexico, was crafted by Vasconcelos Arquitectura and Espacio Tangible, maintaining the surrounding forest on a 10,000 m² plot with…
MVRDV's Rotterdam Rocks! proposal likened to 'bad acid trip' in Dezeen Debate architecture-design
MVRDV's winning proposal for a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, dubbed Rotterdam Rocks!, has drawn mixed reactions in the latest Dezeen Debate newsletter. The design, selected…
Frank Gehry's Benson House in Calabasas Listed for $1.7 Million architecture-design
The Benson House, an exceptional early work by Frank Gehry located in Calabasas, California, is available for $1.7 million. Constructed in 1981 during Gehry's pivotal period in…
Stadium design embraces icon-focused architecture for brand identity architecture-design
Stadiums are evolving into more extravagant structures to capture public interest, as highlighted in Dezeen's Future Stadium series. The design by Heatherwick Studio for…
Casa Tear: A Spatial Mesh in Bragança Paulista by Felipe Caboclo architecture-design
Casa Tear, designed by Felipe Caboclo Arquitetura in collaboration with interior designer Nildo José and landscape architect Alex Hanazaki, is a 1200 m² residential project…
Mason Gooding's 650-Square-Foot NYC Apartment Blends Bold Colors with Nature architecture-design
Actor Mason Gooding collaborated with Claudia Allegra Interiors to design his 650-square-foot New York City apartment, dubbed the 'Tree House,' using vibrant colors and patterns…
Maryeefi: divani modulari con cover graffiti intercambiabili architecture-design
Marina Efimova ha fondato nel 2025 il brand MARYEEFI, che produce divani modulari personalizzabili con cover stampate con pattern ispirati a graffiti e disegni infantili. Le…
Estudio Carroll's Xiqué Boutique Hotel Integrates Natural Ventilation and Local Materials in Puerto Escondido architecture-design
In Puerto Escondido, Estudio Carroll has designed Xiqué Boutique Hotel, a 620 m² structure on a 278 m² plot featuring eight rooms, a ground-floor restaurant, and a terrace with a…
RCR Arquitectes to Design Unicaja Foundation's New Málaga Headquarters architecture-design
The Unicaja Foundation has commissioned RCR Arquitectes to design its new headquarters in Málaga's Plaza de la Merced, following city council approval of the plot. The site,…
JOJOWORKSHOP designs Achime Bagel in Seoul with bagel-inspired furniture and open kitchen architecture-design
JOJOWORKSHOP has designed Achime Bagel, a bakery in Munjeong-dong, Seoul, featuring an open kitchen that exposes the daily bread-making process. The interior uses a restrained…
Trone: Sculptural Toilets from French Brand Hugo Volpei architecture-design
In 2018, Hugo Volpei founded Trone, a French brand that transforms toilets into artistic pieces. The inspiration struck him after he encountered the unique egg-shaped toilets at…
La Negrilla House: A Chilean Vacation Home by Croxatto y Opazo Arquitectos architecture-design
La Negrilla House, a holiday residence spanning 152 m², has been finalized by Croxatto y Opazo Arquitectos in Matanzas, Chile, located approximately two and a half hours south of…
Thornley Kelham Unveils Porsche 356 European SL Restomod architecture-design
Thornley Kelham, a niche manufacturer located in the Cotswolds, has introduced the Porsche 356 European SL, a restomod drawing inspiration from the Porsche Type 514, the…
Fadi Alagi's Twin Phone Splits Into a Distraction-Free Device by Hand architecture-design
Antwerp-based designer Fadi Alagi, collaborating with Olivier Verbeke, has created Twin, a smartphone that physically separates into two halves to enforce digital minimalism. The…
Linde chair and table by OUT among five new products on Dezeen Showroom architecture-design
Dezeen Showroom features five new products including the Linde chair and table set by design brand OUT, designed in Berlin and manufactured in Germany. The chair combines armchair…
Territory-Park: Rebuilding Córrego do Feijão After Dam Collapse architecture-design
The Território-Parque (Park-Territory) project, designed by MACh Arquitetos and Connatural, addresses the urban, architectural, and landscape reconstruction for the community of…
WilkinsonEyre Completes CIBC Square with Elevated Park in Toronto architecture-design
WilkinsonEyre has completed CIBC Square, a two-tower office complex in Toronto's Financial District linked by an elevated one-acre park spanning active rail tracks. The project,…
Hsu McCullough's Ridge Residence in Los Angeles architecture-design
Hsu McCullough completed the Ridge Residence in Los Angeles in 2020, a 3,099-square-foot home set within the Fossil Ridge park. The project, led by principals Peggy P. Hsu, AIA,…
Draper Studio's London house extension experiments with waste materials and structure architecture-design
Draper Studio has completed a double-storey extension to a Victorian home in south London, designed for founder Adam Draper's own family. The project reuses spare stone bricks…
Yabu Pushelberg's Amagansett Beach House Designed Around Protected Dunes architecture-design
George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, founders of Yabu Pushelberg design studio, own a beachfront house in Amagansett, East Hampton, completed in June 2012. They discovered the…
Sutyo's electrochromic sunglasses shift color and tint with a swipe architecture-design
Austin-based eyewear brand Sutyo has launched the Sutyo Lens System, a pair of smart sunglasses that use electrochromic technology to change lens color and opacity via a…
Solar-powered facade systems turn building envelopes into power sources architecture-design
Solstex, in partnership with Onyx Solar, now offers building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) facade systems in 18 colors, turning the building envelope into a power source.…
Studio Carré Renovates 70 m² Paris Apartment in Enfants Rouges architecture-design
Studio Carré has completed the renovation of a 70 m² apartment in the Enfants Rouges district of Paris, with a construction budget of €160k. The project, curated by Nina Vuga,…
No Sense Studio's Nos. 9: A Singapore Apartment as Raw Frame architecture-design
In 2026, No Sense Studio, based in Singapore, finalized Nos. 9, a residential development that emphasizes restraint in its design approach. The apartments incorporate materials…
Isern Serra designs Napoli on the Road pizzeria in London's Soho architecture-design
Spanish designer Isern Serra has completed the interior of Napoli on the Road, a pizza restaurant in London's Soho area, drawing on Mediterranean vernacular architecture. The…
Architectural Strategies for Displacement in Latin America architecture-design
An article by Daniela Andino on ArchDaily examines how architecture responds to displacement across Latin America, highlighting five case studies. In Ecuador, after a 2016 7.8…
Casa MOM by Supra-Simplicities in Kaohsiung architecture-design
Casa MOM, designed by Supra-Simplicities and led by principal architect Han Kuo, is a 240 m² house located at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The…
Chiasmus Partners' La Casa Orb in Yongin, South Korea architecture-design
Chiasmus Partners completed La Casa Orb in 2023, a 198 m² residence in Yongin-si, South Korea. The house is located in the Hyangrindongsan area of Dongbaek-dong, a residential…
NSW Government Launches Bays West International Design Competition architecture-design
The New South Wales Government has initiated a global design contest for the 77-hectare Bays West area located near Sydney's central business district. This two-phase competition…
206 La Fayette: Mixed-Use Transformation of a Parisian Block by DATA and THINK TANK architecture-design
The 206 Rue Lafayette project is set to revitalize an eclectic neighborhood in Paris, blending Haussmannian and Faubourg architectural styles. Slated for completion in 2024, this…
Elide portable dewrinkler uses suction and warm air to smooth clothes worn on body architecture-design
Safaa Fojdar, a graduate of De Montfort University, has engineered a prototype named Elide, a cordless device designed to eliminate wrinkles from clothing while it is being worn.…
The Zetter Bloomsbury: Georgian townhouses transformed into boutique hotel near British Museum architecture-design
The Zetter Bloomsbury, the newest hotel from The Zetter group, opened in six interconnected Georgian townhouses adjacent to the British Museum in London. Interiors by James…
Darren Hawkes designs lush landscape for Cornish eco-cabin resort Koto at the Point architecture-design
Koto at the Point has been unveiled at The Point in Polzeath, North Cornwall, comprising 17 eco-lodge cabins spread across 11 acres of a 240-acre property. The project,…
BCIE Headquarters in Honduras Uses Local Stone to Express Central American Identity architecture-design
The headquarters of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, employs local stone to articulate a regional identity. The building, a late…
Natalia Doroshenko Rebrands Pine & Fog Coffee Shop architecture-design
Designer Natalia Doroshenko has created a new visual identity for Pine & Fog, a specialty coffee shop. The branding features a soft, natural color palette with organic…
Melody House by MODO Designs in Ahmedabad architecture-design
La Casa Melodía, designed by architect Arpan Shah of MODO Designs, is a residence for a Gujarati family deeply connected to art and music. Located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad,…
Vĩnh Long House by NAQ Architecture: Bioclimatic Design in Tropical Vietnam architecture-design
NAQ Architecture, led by principal architect Nguyễn Anh Quan, completed Vĩnh Long House in 2024. Located in Vĩnh Long, Vietnam, the 150 m² residence employs passive design…
Room For Dreams Podcast: Architecture as an Ongoing Conversation architecture-design
In the tenth episode of the Room For Dreams podcast, recorded during Milan Design Week 2026 in collaboration with INDX|GLOBAL, host Claire Brodka engages in a conversation about…

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