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- Studio Rygalik's Circula bench uses sustainable materials Wed, 13 Jan 21, 6:30amDesigned by Tomek Rygalik, Circula is a circular bench made from sustainable materials such as FSC-certified wood, recycled plastic and phosphate steel...
- MASS Design crowns a 1920s houseboat with a timber luxury lookout Tue, 13 Aug 19, 12:30amAfter meticulously renovating a 1920s houseboat into a home for two, a pair of clients reached out to multidisciplinary studio MASS Design to craft the houseboat’s crowning achievement — a bespoke interior for the old...
- Adorable prefab nursery in Greece mimics a tiny urban village Thu, 19 Jul 18, 4:00amFor design collective KLAB Architecture (Kinetic Lab of Architecture), one of the biggest challenges with public buildings in Greece is the lack of architect involvement in the construction process...
- Derelict property transformed into a vibrant, sunny hostel in Portugal Tue, 17 Jul 18, 3:30amWhen design firms Aurora Arquitectos and Furo were asked to transform an old building in the Portuguese coastal resort town of Cascais into a hip hostel, they had their work cut out for them...
- This amazing farm in a box can pop up on any city street Tue, 27 Jun 17, 1:18amIt's sometimes difficult to find fresh, local produce in urban environments. To solve this problem, Finnish enterprise Exsilio Oy has developed the EkoFARMER - an urban farm in a box. With a little bit of water and electricity,...
- Flexible Garden Modules make it easy to build your own green wall Thu, 27 Apr 17, 7:08pmArchitects and twin sisters Luisa + Lilian Parrado are on a mission to make it easy to add a stylish splash of green to your walls. The designers created Garden Module, a customizable modular wall system with a minimalist...
- Could solar-powered floating farms provide enough food for the entire world? Tue, 19 May 15, 12:30amThe Smart Floating Farms (SFF) are designed as smart and fully automated systems that combine solar energy, hydroponics, and aquaculture. According to the architects, the commercially viable SFF project was envisioned with...
- Tiny, beautifully detailed children’s playhouse is made from locally milled spruce in Finland Tue, 27 Jan 15, 8:24pmBarcelona architecture couple Anna & Eugeni Bach built an adorable, light-filled playhouse for their young children on their grandparent’s farm in Finland...
- The Ecological House 3.0 is a prefab bioclimatic dwelling that’s controlled by a smartphone Thu, 8 Jan 15, 1:00amThe 1,033-square-foot Ecological House 3.0 boasts a modern design with rounded edges to match its innovative, 100% digital design, manufacturing, and home automation. Thanks to the digitization process, NOEM was able to send...
- Energy-efficient Casa SIP m3 house is made from stackable prefab modules Tue, 30 Dec 14, 10:00pmAlthough Casa SIP m3 was built from modules, the architects' careful combination and arrangement gave the home a visually dynamic appearance. They designed a variety of 3D modules for the floors, walls, and roof panels, and...
- Compact Modular Pre-Fab Cottage Made from Local Materials Sits Amongst Trees Near Traverse City Sat, 18 Jan 14, 3:00amEach module for MF Architect's Pre-Fab Cottage measures 14' x 14' in size and can be assembled in any configuration. For this setup, the owners wanted four modules connected together via a hallway module. Roofs can be customized...
- Make Your Own Wall Art With 3form’s Ditto Modules Wed, 23 Feb 11, 5:08amWho didn’t love playing with Legos and Construx as a kid? Now that we’ve grown up, 3form has made the adult equivalent: Ditto, a modular cross-shaped product that forms together to create partitions, sculptural center...