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Intervention Architecture has installed shapeshifting furniture in a Barbican apartment in London, allowing it to transform from a home into a dance studio. Barbican Dancer’s Studio is a compact studio flat in the Barbican Estate, owned by a professional ballerina. With very little space on offer, the challenge for Intervention Architecture was to create generous […] More
Design practice A/L Studio has built a wooden volume to house the kitchen and bedroom inside this historic civic building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The renovation is the latest update to the property called Ward House, which was built in 1886 as a meeting hall and was used for several different civic uses, such as […] More
Cobalt-blue curtains hang in place of walls in a small apartment in Kyiv renovated by Ukrainian architecture and interiors studio Ater Architects. Called EGR Apartment, the 65-square-metre space was cramped, featuring a compartmentalised layout with separate rooms connected by corridors. The owners, a young couple, asked Ater Architects to transform it into a light and […] More
As working from home becomes more common due to the coronavirus outbreak, we’ve updated our Pinterest board featuring the most well-designed study nooks to inspire your own home office set-up. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. This study area connects to a small library mezzanine that is reached via […] More
Velvet green seating is coupled with wood latticework in this Japanese restaurant located inside Brooklyn creative hub A/D/O. Rule of Thirds occupies the rear of the 23,000-square-foot (915-square-metre) MINI-backed space in Greenpoint, which was designed by local studio nArchitects in 2016. Design team Studio Love is Enough developed the Japanese eatery for restaurateur Sunday Hospitality. […] More
Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected 10 striking homes in east London that the city’s creatives have designed for themselves. The projects are all from the East London Homes, published by Hoxton Mini Press, which showcases 29 design-focused dwellings that lie in the east of the English capital. Each home included in the book is accompanied by […] More
Design studio Sides Core was charmed instead of challenged by the narrow floor plan of Land beauty salon in Osaka, Japan, which makes the most of its slender proportions. Land is run by a married couple and is situated in Nishi-Ku, a ward of Osaka that is home to a number of trendy fashion and […] More
Pale wood decorates this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Brooklyn designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, which the American practice has updated to accommodate more people. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson created the Blue Bottle Coffee space in New York’s Williamsburg neighbourhood in 2017. The firm was enlisted to return to the project to make more space for […] More
