House M is a private home located in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. Completed in 2015, it was designed by Peter Ruge Architekten. House M by Peter Ruge Architekten: “House M is a detached town house in the middle of Berlin for an academic Japanese-German family. The rectangular site stretches 15 m (49 ft) along the road in the west and extends 40 m (131 ft) to the east. The building is..
An Elegant Renovation Completed by Chen+Suchart Studio in Paradise Valley
3256 Renovation is a project completed by Chen+Suchart Studio. The home is located in Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA. 3256 Renovation by Chen+Suchart Studio: “In the suburban landscape of houses that come and go at a bulldozer’s whim, our project looked at the possibilities of adaptively reusing an otherwise drab and lacking piece of architecture and interior architecture into something that utilized the existing space in a new and more meaningful..
Stefan Bassing produces furniture from combinations of identical steel tubes
Designer and Bartlett School of Architecture tutor Stefan Bassing has used digital modelling to create a pair of tables, made from repetitive elements to simplify the production process. (more…)
Pascal François Architects Design a Minimalist Addition to a Pre-Existing Home in Balen, Belgium
House Olmen is a private home designed by Pascal François Architects in 2015. The minimalist home is located in Balen, Belgium. House Olmen by Pascal François Architects: “An old three – façade house, connected with the barn, was demolished and replaced by a contemporary barn-type building which was built behind the existing construction and which had to be in line with very strict building regulations. The new building is somewhat..
France’s Department of Defence headquarters features an origami-like metal roof
Architecture firm ANMA has completed a new Paris headquarters for France’s Department of Defence, featuring a faceted roofscape that extends to the ground around the entrance (+ slideshow). (more…)
US job of the week: senior architectural designer at Slade Architecture
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a senior architectural designer at Slade Architecture, the firm behind Mattel’s first ‘unapologetically feminine’ Barbie flagship store in Shanghai (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Continuous staircase connects eight levels in K8 bar building by Florian Busch
German architect Florian Busch conceived this Kyoto bar as one continuous space spread over eight levels to make the most of a narrow site in one of the city’s oldest nightlife areas (+ slideshow). (more…)
High Rise is “not a criticism of post-war architecture” says director Ben Wheatley
The main character in High Rise, a new movie based on JG Ballard’s dystopian novel, is a residential tower that “doesn’t care about the people inside it” and is designed by an arrogant architect. Director Ben Wheatley spoke exclusively to Dezeen about the film and why it “isn’t a takedown of the architects of the 50s and 60s” (+ interview). (more…)
Stefano Giovannoni to launch Qeeboo online design brand in Milan
Business news: Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni has set up a new internet-based plastic furniture brand that he hopes will overcome the “irreconcilable gap” between physical and online retail. (more…)
