Category: House Design

The top home design trends of 2022 – architecture and design news

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Home renovation and design platform Houzz.com.au identifies the top emerging home design trends based on the latest search insights from its community of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home professionals. The trends highlight the continued need for dedicated activity spaces, a focus on outdoor living, a rise in bathroom grooming and a deep dive into resort-style pool design. The report also shows an increase in homeowners honoring architectural origins, while smart-storage solutions are clearly important in 2022. Dedicated activity spacesSince the beginning of the pandemic, people have continued to make their homes the center point for new avenues of activity…Continue Reading

Four bedrooms… four bathrooms? How COVID-19 is changing home design

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“The Barnaby” might be a strange name for a home of the future, but that’s what this four-bedroom demonstration house claims to be. Located in a small town in North Carolina, it’s the size of an average new house in Australia and looks pretty normal from the outside. Inside, the differences are obvious: a front-door “vestibule” for no-contact home delivery, two “pocket” home offices (neither of which is a bedroom), a school room, a quarantine room, a “secret room” behind a bookcase (for being alone), and a whopping four bathrooms.A secret room hidden behind a book case in The…Continue Reading

Kampala House | 2022 – Global Design News

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Kampala, UgandaArchitects: Marc Thorpe Design Lead Architect: Marc Thorpe Design Team: Jjuuko Kwagala, Jacob Bek, and Gretel Uribe Campos Client: Échale International and Stage Six Visualizations: Truetopia Project Description “We believe in an architecture of responsibility.” – Marc Thorpe Marc Thorpe Design partners with Stage Six and Échale International to develop sustainable, ecologically responsible housing in Uganda, East Africa. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Uganda has a deficit of 2.1 million housing units, growing at a rate of 200,000 units a year. By 2030, the deficit isexpected to reach three million units. The goal is to provide…Continue Reading

Airbnb Ventures into House Design

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Models. Image Courtesy of Samara/BackyardShare ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsAppOr https://www.archdaily.com/923769/airbnb-ventures-in-the-conception-of-housesWith an aim to become a company that also offers houses, not just housing, Airbnb is venturing into the creation of prototypes of homes. Through Samara, its future-oriented product design team, and the Backyard initiative, new ideas are tested, new ways of living and experiencing the sheltered space are explored. Following the pioneering footsteps of Airbnb, and challenging conventional thinking, Backyard is questioning the potential of space and trying to find concrete answers to apply to architecture and construction. In fact, “Backyard investigates how buildings can…Continue Reading

Global Design News GDA Global Design Awards 2021

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International Residential Architecture AwardsNew Private Homes, Multi-Family Housing, Apartments Complexes, Hi-Rise Dwellings, Social and Sustainable Housing, Residential Restorations and Renovations EXTENDED Deadline for Submissions: June 15, 2024Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design launch the international residential Future House 2024. Future House is born out of the juxtaposition of residential design and architectural vision aiming to promote and award new and innovative residential projects on a global scale. “From a shed to a penthouse”—the vision is to present inclusive and pioneering architectural projects that define the present and shape the future of residential design…Continue Reading

The Interior Lives of Black Homes

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The photos immediately started winning awards, but Ms. Bright found that many white viewers could not get over their own internal stereotypes. “I was told by a publisher I didn’t have enough signifiers there to show the work was Black,” she said. A consultant told her, “This looks like my house. There is a bookcase, they read, I don’t see any TVs.” On that bookcase, prominently displayed, was Debra J. Dickerson’s manifesto from 2004, “The End of Blackness: Returning the Souls of Black Folk to Their Rightful Owners.” Michelle Joan Wilkinson, a curator at the museum, has developed its design…Continue Reading

Are Open Concept Layouts Going Out of Style? Interior Designers Weigh In

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In the interior design industry, trends can come and go faster than you can drape a throw blanket over your sofa or armchair. But more times than not, what was once considered out of fashion makes a comeback. And, as it turns out, our home’s layouts fall into that cyclical process.The ubiquitous open concept floor plans that define the latest trends in architecture and home building are giving way to a rise of actual rooms—not just designated areas of a larger space, but sectioned-off spaces complete with four walls. But what’s the best layout for you? The Backlash Against…Continue Reading

IKEA Interior Design Service – IKEA

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CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, APRIL 11, 2023 – Today, IKEA US announces the launch of IKEA Interior Design Service, a brand-new program that offers professional, one-on-one interior design at an affordable price. Consumers and businesses will have the opportunity to connect with an expert to design any space with creative solutions. “We are excited to roll out the new IKEA Interior Design Service program, as we know design is an important part of the shopping experience. We want to support people’s lives at home and at work and help them create their dream space. “It is a great opportunity for our well-versed,…Continue Reading