The pitched roof and gray facade peek out gently from behind lightly foliaged leopard trees amidst warm terracotta brick walls. Even though unassuming, it sports a unique look, with people in the neighborhood sometimes referring to it as the “triangle house”. Owned and designed by architect couple Oscar Tan and Cheryl Quan, House 8 was […]
Continue ReadingEast Austin, Texas, USA Architects: Lake|Flato Architects, Inc. Lead Architects: Lewis McNeel and Ashley Heeren Client: ICON Photographers: Casey Dunn Project DescriptionHouse Zero is the first in ICON’s “Exploration Series” pushing the boundaries of architecture using its proprietary concrete wall system. Beyond that, House Zero is a compelling and climate-responsive new home connecting its inhabitants […]
Continue Reading“At IKEA, we want to offer desirable and affordable designs to customers around the world. But people´s demands and expectations change with time, and we need to develop too, to stay relevant in our offer continuously. For many years, as we grew our business and entered new markets, we kept our in-house design team roughly […]
Continue ReadingAt first, “interior design trends” can feel like an oxymoronic term. Decor doesn’t tend to undergo seasonal changes or flash-in-the-pan fads—furniture, textiles, art, and wall coverings are too cumbersome, too expensive, too enduring to update frequently. When you design a room, as the saying goes, you need to learn to live with it. For a […]
Continue ReadingInside a Minimalist Capsule Home Overlooking the British Coastline Today Architectural Digest travels to the Isle of Wight on England’s south coast to tour Saltmarsh House, a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year 2023 shortlisted project. Sitting on the edge of a vast tidal marsh, this stunning pavilion home, designed by […]
Continue ReadingShow Fullscreen Squire & Partners’ proposals to convert the capital’s grade I-listed Custom House into a 200-room hotel have been formally rejected by the City of London ahead of a planning inquiry that is due to kick off in January. Members of the City of London’s Planning and Transportation Committee this week voted unanimously to […]
Continue ReadingSpace scientists from the University of Bristol have consulted on a pioneering public art project to build a ‘Martian House’ at Harborside – and now the people of Bristol are invited to create the interior. The house has been designed to withstand the real environmental challenges faced on Mars and inspire ideas about how we […]
Continue ReadingThis week on Dezeen, car brand Aston Martin revealed the first house designed as part of its Automotive Galleries and Lairs residential design service, which launched last year. Designed as a collaboration between US studio S3 Architecture and the luxury carmaker, the angular black-cedar home is set to be built in Hudson Valley, New York. […]
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