Casa Yuma hotel built with « vegetal concrete » and pink bricks
Architecture studio TAAC and interior designer Sara Skalli have created a seaside hotel in Mexico that uses traditional materials including chukum – a finish made from tree resin and limestone. Read more
Cosmic reveals updated « high-quality » model of all-electric micro home
US company Cosmic has unveiled an accessory dwelling unit that it claims is the first to come with integrated systems for generating and storing solar power and recycling water. Read more
University of Brighton spotlights nine product and engineering student projects
Dezeen School Shows: a modular lighting system featuring a customisable lamp is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at University of Brighton. Read more
« Simple and clear » service centre draws on roadside buildings in Norway
Local studios Jørgen Tandberg Architecture and Vatn Architecture looked towards the simplicity of utilitarian roadside buildings when designing Brunstranda Service Building in Norway. Read more
Barbie exhibition aims to show toy is « worthy proposition from a design point of view »
The Barbie dolls and Dreamhouses featured in Barbie: The Exhibition at London’s Design Museum reflect shifts in visual culture over the famed toy’s 65 years. Read more
Charles Jeffrey’s « diverse body of material » goes on display at Somerset House
London’s Somerset House has opened The Lore of Loverboy, a new exhibition celebrating 10 years of the genderfluid, punk-revival fashion house founded by Glasgow-born designer and illustrator Charles Jeffrey. Read more
Neuhäusl Hunal coverts interwar cinema into « morning to night » dining venue
A neutral colour palette unites the restaurant, bar and shop within a former interwar cinema and 19th century stables in Prague, which has been converted by local studio Neuhäusl Hunal. Read more
NuÌñez Ribot pairs cork with mass timber at Casa PaÌdel in Madrid
Spanish architects Teo Nuñez and Almudena Ribot have built the Casa PaÌdel apartment block in Madrid, combining a cross-laminated timber structure with cork cladding. Read more
Will Gamble Architects modernises London Victorian house with « soft minimalism » interiors
UK studio Will Gamble Architects has extended and modernised a Victorian house in south London, using curved shapes and a palette of natural materials to create a calm and minimalist aesthetic. Read more
Reflect Architecture modernises remote saltbox houses on Newfoundland seafront
On a Newfoundland peninsula only accessible by boat or on foot, Toronto studio Reflect Architecture has transformed a pair of century-old saltbox houses into a flexible vacation home. Read more
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