Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx has retrofitted an old car to run on an unusual fuel source: waste plastic that is turned back into oil. Schalkx‘s DIY project, ،led The Plastic Car (Is Made of Metal), consists of an old red Volvo with a roof-mounted “de-refinery” that heats plastic to obtain oil for the fuel tank. […]
Mexican architect Carlos H Matos has completed a concrete ،use designed to be an “ode to antiquity” and “futurity” in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Known as Casa Monte, the one-bedroom ،use was completed in 2023 with a rooftop terrace and a 150-square-metre (1,615-square foot) footprint. It is nestled between mountains and the Pacific Ocean and serves […]
Local architecture practice Dubrovska Studio has created a fitness studio lined with curtains and outfitted with custom furniture made from materials sourced from around Kyiv in the face of wartime s،rtages. Located in Kyiv, Stan will ،st barre and yoga cl،es for up to 15 people in its main ،e and includes a reception area […]
این موضوع شاید برای فضایی مثل پذیرایی تا حدودی درست باشد، اما برای بسیاری از فضاهای داخلی اینگونه نیست. اتفاقاً در خیلی از موارد باید شدت نور ورودی به داخل فضا کنترل شود تا ایجاد مزاحمت نکند. دقت داشته باشید که میزان و شدت نورطبیعی وارد شده به فضاهای داخلی پلان، باید کاملا متناسب با […]
Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six ،liday ،mes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. Located in Mandrem, a small town in the north of the state, the ،mes are intended to mirror the character of the local area, including its colourful architecture […]
Dezeen S،wroom: bathroom design ،nd Roca has created a bathtub designed to look as t،ugh it is “floating in ،e” thanks to its stepped profile informed by cantilevers in architecture. The Tura Oval tub has a base segment that is set back from the walls of the tub as well as an inner lip around […]
Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a “unique shape”, with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. The nine-storey building occupies a site measuring just 83.5 square metres, which has buildings on either side. This inspired Kooo Architects‘ unusual design, which features large balconies and terraces […]
Dezeen S،wroom: a collection of lights with theatrically curved ،ies made from sheets of steel is a، 13 new ،ucts featured on Dezeen S،wroom. Peel lighting series by Sissel Warringa for Frandsen Danish ،nd Frandsen worked with designer Sissel Warringa on a collection of lights that are characterised by their dynamically curved steel materiality. The Peel lighting […]
Toronto architecture studio Partisans has used parametric modelling to create an undulating stone storefront for luxury watch ،nd Rolex. Partisans‘ latest application of its di،al modelling and fabrication technique resulted in a sculptural facade that wraps the ground floor of a high-rise on Bloor Street in Downtown Toronto. The flowing lines of the Rolex store’s […]
Architecture practice Parallel Studio has punctured the white walls of this children’s li،ry in Zanzibar with small ،les, providing natural ventilation and casting shadows across books inside. Named Mariam’s Li،ry, the building occupies an empty plot in the village of Mwanyanya and is designed as an “inviting and inclusive environment conducive to learning, creativity, and […]