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MVRDV unveils plans for Eindhoven housing with jagged grass-covered roofs

July 14, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a residential tower complex in Eindhoven, featuring spiky plant-covered roofs and greenhouses. MVRDV won a competition to design the housing in Eindhoven’s Bergen neighbourhood, which will redevelop an inner city around Deken van Someren Street. It follows yesterday’s news that the Dutch studio will build a new skyscraper in Rotterdam. The 29,000-square-metre Nieuw Bergen will reuse

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MVRDV unveils plans for Eindhoven housing with jagged grass-covered roofs

July 14, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a residential tower complex in Eindhoven, featuring spiky plant-covered roofs and greenhouses. MVRDV won a competition to design the housing in Eindhoven’s Bergen neighbourhood, which will redevelop an inner city around Deken van Someren Street. It follows yesterday’s news that the Dutch studio will build a new skyscraper in Rotterdam. The 29,000-square-metre Nieuw Bergen will reuse

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New York Wheel in jeopardy as construction halts indefinitely

July 14, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Work on a giant observation wheel planned for New York’s Staten Island has ground to a halt, after a legal battle resulted in the firing of its contractor. The New York Wheel – slated to become the world’s tallest observation wheel – is now delayed indefinitely following the feud. Developer NY Wheel terminated its contract

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New York Wheel in jeopardy as construction halts indefinitely

July 14, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Work on a giant observation wheel planned for New York’s Staten Island has ground to a halt, after a legal battle resulted in the firing of its contractor. The New York Wheel – slated to become the world’s tallest observation wheel – is now delayed indefinitely following the feud. Developer NY Wheel terminated its contract

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The “Anker Gardens“ of Bielefeld / Kresings Architektur

July 14, 2017 Cristobal Rojas 0

The new residential quarter right in the middle of downtown Bielefeld recognizes the potential of history, conveying this potential into the present. The large-scale industrial architecture of the area of the former incorporation “Anker Werke AG“, a company specialized in the production of sewing ma- chines and cash registers, has been kept up, with this area having been transformed into a new urban quarter by means of some minor changes.

10 homes that make clever use of lightwells to bring daylight in

July 14, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

We’ve selected 10 popular projects from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards that show how lightwells can be used to channel daylight down into parts of the home where windows are limited. Clinton Hill Courtyard House, USA, by O’Neill McVoy Architects To breathe fresh air into this historic Brooklyn townhouse, New York studio O’Neill McVoy Architects carved out large

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A Simple, Modern Apartment in Moscow

July 14, 2017 HD Staff 0

Beautiful design never means the same thing to two people. While one person may covet the simplicity of Scandinavian styles, another may long for ornate chandeliers and Louis XIV chairs. The design featured here, from visualizer Anastasia Skoblik and designer Julia Lapteva is not, perhaps, most people’s conception of beautiful. With neutral colors and very […]