Perched House / Rara Architecture
Perched – like a sparrow. Perched House is a light extension at the rear of an inner city semi-detached Edwardian house that sweeps over your head.
Interior Design
7 Sets Of Concrete Coasters That Will Protect Your Table While Looking Stylish
Coasters should be a staple in any home that has a table or surface that could be ruined by a condensation ring forming around a cool beverage. Using a modern set of concrete coasters in either simple shapes or with combinations of other materials, is a great way to protect your surfaces and add […]
OMA-designed ‘white cube’ gallery in DR congo highlights the plight of plantation workers
the institution will attract the financial backing and the awareness needed for workers to buy back land, and develop a new economic and ecological model.
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Reader Bathroom: Homeowners Ditch the Tub and Add a Feature Wall (5 photos)
This series profiles bathroom updates ranging from DIY projects to professional remodels.
Reader Bathroom: They Ditch the Tub and Add a Feature Wall (5 photos)
This series profiles bathroom updates ranging from DIY projects to professional remodels.
A Small Fixer-Upper Offers a Guide for Flippers (15 photos)
When a developer asked for his help in making this compact fixer-upper more appealing for resale, interior designer Carl Mattison immediately began imagining its next owner. Perhaps a young couple, or a single person. “Let’s call him a bachelor named Lenny, who has a dog named Kerby — Kerby with an ‘e,’”…
Writer’s Block / CHA:COL
The Writer’s Block is a 1,500 square foot live-work loft designed as a creative production nook within a historic warehouse building. The space was purchased by a couple, one a New York Times bestselling author and the other a game designer. The unit was not intended to be their primary place of dwelling, and they approached CHA:COL for it as a compact urban getaway. Their work involved writing, drawing, music and game design within this getaway. They also needed it a place of respite between extensive book tours and travels. The loft was zoned Live-Work in downtown Los Angeles, a use set up specifically to address this kind of dual-use by artists.
Goettsch Partners Wins Competition for 1,312-Foot-Tall Tower and Mixed-Use District in Wuhan
Goettsch Partners has been announced as the winners of an international competition for the design of the new Optics Valley Center complex in Wuhan, China. Being developed by prominent developer Greenland Group, the project will consist of 3.4 million square feet (315,000 square meters) of mixed-use space across three buildings, including a landmark 1,312-foot-tall (400-meter-tall) office tower that will “symbolize the future vision of Wuhan as the perfect balance between modern development and the environment.”