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June 12, 2017

Studio Razavi reinterprets traditional chalet architecture with Mountain House in the Alps

Mountain House by Studio Razavi Architecture

By pairing raw concrete with warm timber, French office Studio Razavi hoped to give a contemporary feel to this Alpine chalet home, while also complying with strict local architecture guidelines. Read more

June 12, 2017

Studio Razavi reinterprets traditional chalet architecture with Mountain House in the Alps

June 12, 2017

Studio Makkink & Bey’s wheelie-bin toilet harvests human waste for electricity and compost

Aiming to change our attitudes towards our own excrement, Dutch design duo Makkink & Bey have created a toilet that collects poo and wee before turning it into compost. Read more

June 12, 2017

Job of the day: workshop assistant at JamesPlumb

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a workshop assistant to join London-based design studio JamesPlumb, which recently used an antique textile to create a limited-edition bench. More ›

June 11, 2017

Cheng + Franco cantilevers trio of Corten-clad volumes from rural Peruvian house

This countryside house in Peru by Lima-based studio Cheng + Franco Arquitectos features three volumes clad in perforated Corten steel that cantilever above a grassy bridleway. Read more

June 11, 2017

Groin-vaulted ceiling takes centre stage in revamped 18th-century property

Italian studio Duearchitetti has renovated an apartment in an 18th-century building in Varese, which features a central doric column, a stone manger and a groin-vaulted ceiling. Read more

June 11, 2017

Information technology pavilion in Moscow features circuit-board-patterned walls

Pavilion DIT by Architecture Bureau Wall

The fibreglass-concrete facades of this technology centre in Moscow, designed by architecture practice Wall, are imprinted with a pattern based on the conductive tracks of circuit boards. Read more

June 11, 2017

Note Design creates bulging weave-effect tiles for Kaza Concrete

Weave Tiles for Kaza by Note Design Studio

The ripples and ridges of sand dunes and traditional textiles formed the basis for Note Design Studio's Weave tile collection.
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June 11, 2017

Richard Keep and Henry Goss unveil plans for Nairobi tower in rainy renderings

These foggy renderings by The Boundary forego the stereotypical blue-sky backdrop to depict a wedge-shaped tower by Richard Keep Architects and Henry Goss Architects, which has just been granted planning permission in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more

June 11, 2017

Sloping black volumes penetrate public square at Harbin’s Exhibition Hall of Crime Evidences

A tilted and fractured black box that emerges from a public square in the Chinese city of Harbin contains display areas dedicated to telling the story of war crimes committed during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. Read more

June 11, 2017