Water shortage concerns influence design of Rain Harvest Home in Mexico
Robert Hutchison Architecture and Javier Sanchez Arquitectos include an extensive system for capturing and reusing stormwater for a family nature retreat in a mountainous region of Mexico. Read more
The Secret Garden Flat named London’s best new home renovation
A renovated flat by studio Nic Howett Architect that « feels like an oasis » has been named London’s best new home improvement project by Don’t Move Improve! 2023. Read more
Ten interiors with textured wall finishes by Clayworks that create visual interest
Promotion: an office with plaster walls that looks like rammed earth and a hotel bar with ombre walls, which fade from fiery red to burnt orange feature in this roundup of interiors finished in custom plaster walls by British brand Clayworks. Read more
Zeus bed frame by Wooliv
Dezeen Showroom: Portuguese furniture brand Wooliv has launched the Zeus bed frame, which has a deliberately simple form crafted from wood. Read more
Lives Post + Beam workspace by Okamura
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese office furniture brand Okamura has designed a flexible workspace named Lives Post + Beam, which includes a frame with sliding wall panels. Read more
FLORA is a mass-timber research pavilion in Barcelona’s forest canopy
A team of students and researchers from Barcelona’s Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has built a hillside timber pavilion with hanging walkways nestled in the trees. Read more
Reflective hemispherical theatre enlivens French pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
The French pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale takes the form of the Ball Theater – a hemispherical stage that is intended to « reawaken our desires for utopia ». Read more
Marta gallery challenges New York designers to create « improvised chairs » in three days
Tyres, walking frames and branches from New York‘s public parks are among the materials salvaged to form 24 chairs, as part of an exhibition that Los Angeles gallery Marta is hosting inside an abandoned Chinatown building for NYCxDesign. Read more
The Line « does not touch the poetry of the desert » says Massimiliano Fuksas
The founders of Italian practice Studio Fuksas have spoken to the Italian press about their designs for The Line mega city in Saudi Arabia, which are on display during the Venice Architecture Biennale. Read more
Islablanca outdoor furniture collection by Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom:Â Spanish brand Gandia Blasco has launched the Islablanca outdoor furniture collection, which draws its form from the boxy, white-washed vernacular architecture of Ibiza and the surrounding Mediterranean region. Read more
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