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Odd Works Creates Playful Geometric Branding for Toyto architecture-design
Odd Works, led by designer Anastasia Suryaninova, has developed a whimsical brand identity for Toyto, a new children's brand. The visual identity features modular geometric…
New Orleans snowball stand by Studio West transforms former bakery into pink playhouse architecture-design
In New Orleans, Studio West has reimagined a former bakery, saloon, and hair salon into a whimsical pink playhouse. Kitten LaRue and Lou Henry Hoover, a lesbian couple, bought the…
Marta de la Rica revives 1970s nautical glamour at Club de Mar Mallorca architecture-design
Madrid-based designer Marta de la Rica has completed the interior redesign of Club de Mar Mallorca, a historic marina club founded in 1972 that helped establish Palma as a…
Bruce Engel's Woods Retreat reimagines the A-frame as a yoga sanctuary in East Hampton architecture-design
Bruce Engel of BE_Design has transformed the classic A-frame cabin into a yoga retreat in Springs, East Hampton, New York. The 600-square-foot Woods Retreat features a steeply…
Studio NiCHE Transforms Bormla Rooftop Laundry into 28-Sq-Meter Home architecture-design
Studio NiCHE has finalized The Blue Room, a micro-apartment spanning 28 square meters (301 sq ft) atop a rooftop in Bormla, Malta, transforming an unused laundry facility into a…
Felipe Hess Arquitetos Completes Jacarezinho II House in São Paulo architecture-design
Brazilian firm Felipe Hess Arquitetos has completed the Jacarezinho II House on a 1,000-square-meter corner lot. The design prioritizes the garden by pushing the construction to…
Odd Works Creates Minimalist Branding for KIN Store architecture-design
Odd Works, a design agency, has developed a stylish visual identity for KIN Store, a retail brand. Their branding features a soft neutral color palette, architectural grid…
Place in Mind Converts Historic Vermont Seminary into Boutique Hotel architecture-design
Place in Mind, a new hospitality venture focused on adaptive reuse, has transformed a historic 19th-century seminary in Vermont into a one-of-a-kind hotel. The property,…
SHED Architecture & Design Completes Casa Dyes Inlet in Washington architecture-design
Casa Dyes Inlet, a new primary residence with a guest house designed by SHED Architecture & Design, has been completed in Silverdale, Washington, United States. The project, led…
Chaewon Lee Designs TUNO, a Ring-Shaped Wearable DJ Controller architecture-design
Chaewon Lee, an industrial designer and DJ, has developed TUNO, a ring-shaped DJ controller as part of the Samsung Design Membership program. This innovative device compresses two…
Will Gamble Architects adds tropical courtyard extension to Grade-II listed English cottage architecture-design
Will Gamble Architects has completed Muttram Veedu, a courtyard extension and refurbishment of a Grade-II listed English cottage in Northwood, UK. Named after the Tamil term for a…
Paola Lombardi and Cinzia Grana Restore Carlo Scarpa's Villa Filomarino Pavilion with Platek Lighting architecture-design
Design duo Paola Lombardi and Cinzia Grana, recently honored with the Təməl Architecture Award 2025 by the Republic of Azerbaijan, completed a meticulous restoration of Carlo…
Casa Viktoria: Concrete Residence in South Tyrol by Andreas Gruber architecture-design
Casa Viktoria, a concrete residence designed by Architekt Andreas Gruber, is located in Vals, South Tyrol, at an altitude of approximately 1,350 meters above sea level. The 180 m²…
Satoshi Itasaka's FLAT/FORM turns century-old Japanese cedar into flat-pack furniture architecture-design
Designer Satoshi Itasaka, lead of h220430, has created FLAT/FORM, a furniture collection made from 15 mm-thick veneer panels of Japanese cedar trees over 100 years old. The timber…
Jean Lin Expands Colony with Architecture Studio and Foundation architecture-design
Jean Lin, founder of New York City–based Colony, has announced the launch of Colony Architecture, a full-service architecture studio, and The Colony Foundation for Independent…
Yabu Pushelberg Debuts Science-Backed Mindful Rooms at JW Marriott Tokyo architecture-design
At the JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo, the Canadian design team Yabu Pushelberg has introduced Mindful Rooms, marking Asia's first initiative of this nature. These specially designed…
Greenbuild 2026 Returns to New York City's Javits Center architecture-design
Scheduled for October 20 to 23, 2026, the Greenbuild International Conference + Expo, the premier annual gathering for professionals in green building, will be hosted at the…
Tatlin's Tower: The Unbuilt Monument to the Third International architecture-design
Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the Third International, commonly known as Tatlin's Tower, was an avant-garde design conceived after the Russian Revolution. The 1,300-foot…
YSG revamps Sydney art deco apartment with chamfered surfaces and warm hues architecture-design
YSG has completed a full renovation of a 95-square-meter apartment in a 1929 art deco building in Redfern, Sydney, Australia. The project, named The Gentleman, reflects the…
Rivers Before Roads: Southeast Asia's Water-Based Urbanism architecture-design
A new article on ArchDaily argues that 20th-century architecture's road-centric view of cities is not universal. In Southeast Asia, rivers historically functioned as streets,…
Sky-Frame and Oppenheim Architecture Launch Virtual House in Real-Time Environment architecture-design
Sky-Frame, a Swiss window producer, has teamed up with Oppenheim Architecture to introduce the Virtual House, a project that exists solely in a digital realm. Unlike standard 3D…
Real-time rendering transforms architectural experience before construction architecture-design
Real-time rendering technologies are bridging the gap between viewing an image of a building and experiencing its space. The atmosphere of a place—shaped by light, sound,…
Atelierzero Splits Milan Apartment into Two Units with Bold Corridor architecture-design
Milanese architecture firm Atelierzero has completed the THAT Z SHOW apartment in Milan, a 2025 renovation that transforms a fragmented layout into a fluid open plan anchored by a…
Mesh-89 device lets Palestinian drivers navigate West Bank checkpoints architecture-design
Joud Abuhomos, a graduate of Central Saint Martins, has created Mesh-89, a communication tool designed for Palestinian bus drivers that provides updates on the status of the 89…
Daytrip transforms 1990s Somerset farmhouse into warm countryside retreat architecture-design
London-based interior design and architecture studio Daytrip, founded by Iwan Halstead and Emily Furniss Potter, renovated Springfield Farm, a 1990s house by architect Max Aitken…
Hello Wood Completes Remise Rosa Complex in Zurich architecture-design
Hungarian design-build studio Hello Wood has completed Remise Rosa, a 2,500-square-meter mixed-use complex in Zurich, Switzerland. The project transforms a former railway site…
Lablanca transforms narrow Badalona apartment with continuous yellow furniture piece architecture-design
In the historic center of Badalona, architecture studio Lablanca, led by Jordi Ribas and Mònica Piqué, has completed the renovation of a 90-square-meter apartment in a 1960s…
Teatro Mauri Reopens in Valparaíso After Restoration architecture-design
In June 2026, the renovated Teatro Mauri reopened on Cerro Bellavista in Valparaíso, Chile's historic main port. Designed by architect Alfredo Vargas Stoller, the modernist…
Atelierzero Transforms Milan Apartment into Urban Landscape architecture-design
Atelierzero has completed a renovation of an apartment in Milan's Porta Venezia district, transforming a 1960s residential unit into a contemporary home with a guest annex. The…
ZDC's Winged Metal Installation OAS/S-AETHER Lands at Aranya Theater Festival architecture-design
Zhide Architectural Design Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. has introduced a striking public art installation for the 2026 Aranya Theater Festival in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province.…
Antara Residence: A Contemporary Take on Kerala's Vernacular Architecture architecture-design
Antara Residence, designed by Ark Architecture Studio, reinterprets Kerala's traditional architecture through a modern lens. The 1,640 ft² house, completed in 2025, distills…
Ark Architecture Studio's Antara Residence Reimagines Kerala Traditions architecture-design
Ark Architecture Studio has completed the Antara Residence, a 1640 ft² house in Kerala, India, designed as a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Kerala architecture. The…
Century Square Renovation by EMBT and TJAD on Shanghai's East Nanjing Road architecture-design
Benedetta Tagliabue's EMBT, in collaboration with Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. (TJAD), has completed the renovation of Century Square on Shanghai's East Nanjing…
Brutalist Masterpiece: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima in Costa Rica architecture-design
The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, completed in 1969 in San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica, is a landmark of late modern architecture and one of the country's first…
Alexis Dornier's Villa Suki: A Geometric Retreat in Bali architecture-design
Villa Suki, designed by Alexis Dornier, is a private residence in Bali, Indonesia, completed in 2025. The 990 m² house is organized as a perfect square rotated 45 degrees against…
Costa Brazil flagship store opens at Hudson Yards with Amazonian crafts architecture-design
The flagship retail location of Costa Brazil, a fragrance line established by Francisco Costa, has officially launched at The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards in New York. The…
Primrose House: Adaptive Reuse in Kandy by Robust Architecture Workshop architecture-design
In 2023, the Robust Architecture Workshop, led by Dr. Milinda Pathiraja and Archt. Ganga Rathnayake, rejuvenated a run-down two-bedroom house in Kandy, Sri Lanka, transforming it…
Germany's Heat Strategy: Smarter Buildings, Not More AC architecture-design
As Germany faces increasing heatwaves, the Süddeutsche Zeitung argues against relying on air conditioning, advocating instead for smarter architecture and urban heat management.…
Studio CognitivePulse Renders Architecture with Precision and Mood architecture-design
Studio CognitivePulse, a 3D visualization studio, specializes in architectural imagery, concept renders, and educational content. Their work integrates archviz, AI-assisted…
Four-Home Condominium in Cascais by Humberto Conde Arquitectos architecture-design
Humberto Conde Arquitectos has completed a condominium of four houses in Abuxarda, Portugal. The 1,200-square-meter residential development is designed to take advantage of the…

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