Triptyque Architecture + Philippe Starck Designed Green Mixed-Use Complex in Paris
Since the Parisian authorities launched the “Objective: 100 Hectares”, a program aiming to propagate plant-covered buildings and urban farming, the city has been…
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External Shelving – Querkraft Architekten Designed Car-Free IKEA Store in Vienna
IKEA has completed a seven-story furniture store and hostel in Vienna resembling a giant shelving unit with potted plants. It is a new…
Foster + Partners Designed Apple Store in Seoul Featuring Sculpture by Korean Artists
Foster + Partners has designed the newest Apple Store in South Korea, Apple Myeongdong, which recently opened at the heart of Seoul’s vibrant…
Compact Living:: TOPOL27 Prefab House by Bio-architects
“We dreamed of creating a house that could be picked up from the warehouse by the client, installed the same day, and be…
Apple Al Maryah Island Opened in the Heart of Abu Dhabi
Apple has opened Apple Al Maryah Island, a new retail destination elevated above steps of cascading water. The new store creates a direct…
Kazoo Sato + Disruption Lab Team Designed Voice-Controlled Public Toilet in Tokyo
New public restroom block in Tokyo designed by Japanese creative director Kazoo Sato perfectly fits the current pandemic of COVID-19. The designer calls…
Marsk Observation Tower Designed by BIG Opens in Denmark
Marsk Tower, a new sculptural landmark and lookout point in Southern Jutland, Denmark, is now officially open to the public, providing a new…
“A Walk in the Woods” — New Addition to The Tokyo Toilet Project from Kengo Kuma
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a public toilet inside the lush greenery of Nabeshima Shoto Park in Tokyo. The new facility is…
“The House” — NIGO Designed Eighth Public Restroom for The Tokyo Toilet Project
Last year, we featured seven unconventional public restrooms in Shibuya ward designed by world-renowned architects and designers for The Tokyo Toilet project, an…
New Apple Store by Foster + Partners Opens in Los Angeles’ Historic Tower Theatre
Foster + Partners has designed the newest Apple store in the historic Tower Theatre building in downtown Los Angeles. One of Apple’s most…
MVRDV Designed Green and People-Focused Residential Complex in Amsterdam
MVRDV has revealed its design for De Oosterlingen, a block of seven sustainable residential buildings on Amsterdam’s Oostenburg Island. The project is prominently…
BFA x KLK Designed Residential Building in Vienna in the Form of Stacked Tiny Houses
BFA x KLK, two Vienna-based architecture studios working together, have designed a residential building in the Austrian capital that looked like a stack…
A Short History of the Iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo
The Nakagin Capsule Tower is one of the first designs that implemented the concept of compact, prefab living in the XX century. Today,…
LAAB Architects Designed Rooftop Glasshouse and Urban Farm in Hong Kong
LAAB Architects, a laboratory for art and architecture dedicated to spatial innovations, has been commissioned to design Nature Discovery Park on a roof…
MAD Architects Designed “Martian Landscape” on Roof of Kindergarten in Beijing
In 2017, MAD Architects was commissioned to design a kindergarten next to a senior citizens’ apartment in Beijing, reflecting the client’s “intergenerational integration”…
Swedish Architects Created Series of Leaf Pools to Enjoy Autumn Leaves
Autumn is a beautiful time of year. As the light decreases and the temperature drops, deciduous trees create an amazing spectacle of colors….
Apple’s Most Ambitious Retail Project Opens in Singapore
Apple opens Apple Marina Bay Sands, the first Apple Store to sit directly on the water. Appearing as a sphere floating on the…
New Tokyo Public Restrooms Designed by World-Renowned Architects and Designers
Tokyo is going to be a city with the most impressive public restrooms. Within the Tokyo Toilet Project founded by the Nippon Foundation,…