PRTZN Architecture has used upholstered foam blocks to transform a tiny room in a Hungarian church into a children’s playroom. Commissioned by Sacred Heart Jesuit Church in Budapest, the room is used as a space for children to play during holy mass services. Measuring just 12 square metres, the narrow space is filled wall-to-wall with […] More
Norm Architects has worked alongside furniture brands Menu and Dux to curate an installation that resembles eclectic living quarters as part of Stockholm Design Week. A “staged fantasy” intended to “immerse guests in the mind of an artisan”, The Sculptor’s Residence is peppered with an array of design-focused objects. The four-room installation takes over an […] More
The founders of Fosbury & Sons explain to Dezeen how their fast-growing roster of spaces offer a more “grown-up” and personalised take on co-working than those of leading competitors like WeWork. Established in 2016 by Stijn Geeraets and Maarten Van Gool, Fosbury & Sons has opened a series of co-working spaces across the Belgian cities […] More
Glossy floors, rough-sawn wood and diffused natural light create a calming atmosphere inside this private museum in Chinese city Shoutou, designed to display a collection of aged fish bladders. Local studio Jingu Phoenix Space Planning Organization, also known as JG Phoenix, designed the private fish maw museum for a client who spent decades gathering a collection […] More
A Shigeru Ban-designed boutique hotel in Japan and a resort that hides amongst the Malaysian rainforest are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year’s AHEAD Asia awards. The AHEAD Asia awards honour exceptional hospitality projects that have been launched, opened or reopened on the continent between September 2018 and August 2019. All submissions […] More
Kim Kardashian has revealed a glimpse of the “minimal style” Calabasas house that Axel Vervoordt and Vincent Van Duysen designed for the reality television star and her rapper husband Kanye West. Kardashian posted several images of her family’s Californian home on Instagram to announce that the property will be featured on the cover of Architectural […] More
British architect Sevil Peach spoke about how office design is responding to the changing role of work in society in this livestream from Stockholm Furniture Fair. Peach, who co-founded London-based studio SevilPeach with Gary Turnbull in 1994, discussed how technological innovations, changing lifestyles, and increasing awareness of employee wellbeing are impacting the design of the […] More
Concrete surfaces and just a smattering of furnishings provide a “silent stage” for members using this Berlin co-working space, designed by Annabell Kutucu. The co-working space – which interior designer Kutucu named Brutalist Silence – is set inside Marina Marina, a creative hub that sits beside the waters of Berlin’s Spree River. When tasked with developing […] More
