When a couple who run their own design and photography firm sought to turn an uninhabited Victorian villa in London into an integrated home and office, they gave architect Alison Brooks free rein to maximize the space. The result, dubbed the Lens House, features an unorthodox addition inspired by the aperture of a camera. Continue below for more […] More
The Raw:almond pop up restaurant is the winning design by the British studio OS31 to be erected above a frozen river in Winnipeg, Canada. The restaurant will serve as an attraction to the Canadian city’s annual winter festival and will open to the public on January 22, 2015. Continue below for more of the design: More
Architects Filipe Pina & Maria Ines Costa designs a stunningly modern yet compacted house in Guarda, Portugal. “Located on the north-center of Portugal, the house was meant to combine the rural and the urban lifestyle. The lot is surrounded by different types of constructions, consequence of the informal settlements, characteristics of most Portuguese cities neighbourhoods.” […] More
Designed by the American architect Franky Gehry, the much anticipated Louis Vuitton museum located in France is finally completed. “From the invention of glass curved to the nearest millimetre for the 3,600 panels that form the Fondation’s twelve sails to the 19,000 panels of Ductal (fibre-reinforced concrete), each one unique, that give the iceberg […] More
The Nanjing Wanjing Garden Chapel was a project led by Zhang Lei of AZL Architects. The 200 square meter structure is bestowed beside a riverbank in a park, where it hosts weddings and other religious services. “This wood and steel structured chapel has gentle exterior shape as well as strong interior space infused with mysterious […] More
This proposed project by architects Karel Havliš, Filip Havliš, David Záme?ník and Ond?ej Novosad of Czech studio; Atelier 8000 implies a giant cube appearing to have landed on its side in a snowy mountain valley. It will facilitate dining and accommodation for those travelling across Slovakia’s High Tratras peaks. “In the context of the mountain peaks the sharp […] More
John Irons reimagines a minimalistic lamp by using as little material possible but possessing the same characteristics and functions that an average lamp would. “The concept behind Trace was to take the idea of the “lamp” and deconstruct it to its basic parts..” – John Irons Continue below for more of the design: More
It’s easy to stare dizzily at design sites and dream of the wonders you could create in your home, like a nosy neighbour peeping through their neighbour’s windows. But your daydreams are no good to anyone without concrete talent, an eye for detail and a great deal of hard work. You might be on the […] More
Justin Nagelberg & Matthew Waldman designs a geometric umbrella that reimagines structure, form, and aesthetics, with improved efficiency and recyclability. The Sa™ is the umbrella reimagined. It does away with the traditional skeleton and mesh umbrella structure, for a much more modern and efficient design. Beyond it’s completely new canopy design, the Sa™ also innovates […] More
Known for its impressively shaped projects architect Thomas Heatherwick and his studio have delivered an impressive design for the famed Bombay Sapphire. The site in the village of Laverstoke straddles the River Test, one of England’s finest chalk streams. Originally operating as a corn mill, the land was acquired in 1718 by Henry Portal and developed for […] More
Foldes Architects designs the warm yet modern hose in Hungary, whose residents are in a possession of a massive library. Instead of creating clutter, their precious books actually become integral part of the interior, thanks to the elongated shelf. FIND MORE HOUSES ON ARCHISCENE. The facade is simple and made out of a brick material, the same […] More
Sleuk Rith Institute in Cambodia by Zaha Hadid Architects is the first wooden construction project by the famed London based architecture practice. Located in Phnom Penh the building is envisioned as a genocide memorial but it also accommodates space for a museum, research centre, library and a connected archive, all focused on the atrocities committed […] More