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- Experimental, ecological home is inspired by a tree in France Sat, 8 May 21, 12:30amIn homage to the rich architectural heritage of the French commune Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris-based architectural firm Jakob + MacFarlane has crafted La Maison Connectée (The Connected House), a contemporary home that takes...
- Prefab timber home prototype pops up in just 5 days Wed, 30 Dec 20, 6:30amModular, transportable and built entirely with locally sourced timber, the prefab Proto-Habitat is an exercise in sustainable living. French design studio Wald.City designed and built the prototype project as part of a one-year...
- Architect makes playful puzzle pavilion for Design Week Mexico Tue, 21 Jan 20, 2:30amAt the 11th annual Design Week Mexico, Mexican architect Gerardo Broissin created the Egaligilo Pavilion, an eye-catching structure made with large jigsaw puzzle-shaped concrete pieces...
- Experimental timber prototype champions sustainable modular housing for the masses Fri, 21 Jun 19, 3:30amMexico City-based architectural firm Dellekamp Schleich designed a modular timber home as an inspiring prototype for affordable and eco-friendly housing in Mexico...
- An experimental greenhouse pops up at a busy Copenhagen intersection Sat, 20 Oct 18, 1:30amA surprising and experimental pocket of nature has popped up in the middle of a heavily trafficked intersection in Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish architect Simon Hjermind Jensen of SHJWorks recently unveiled “Biotope,” a...
- Martian tiny home prototype champions zero waste and self sufficiency Thu, 11 Oct 18, 5:30amInternational practice OPEN Architecture has teamed up with Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi to design MARS Case, a futuristic proposal for Martian living that takes inspiration from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden...
- A greenhouse is transformed into an experimental living space in Taiwan Thu, 27 Sep 18, 12:30amTaipei-based design practice BIAS Architects recently completed “Greenhouse as a Home,” an experimental installation that reinterprets the living areas of a traditional house as five climatic zones...
- MAD unveils biophilic home of the future that produces all its own energy in China Wed, 26 Sep 18, 2:30amBeijing-based MAD Architects recently completed its “home of the future” prototype, a net-zero energy pavilion that aims to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor living...
- Computer modeling informed the whimsical design of this experimental home Tue, 31 Jul 18, 1:00amAt first glance, this house in Prague may look like a fanciful and whimsical work of art with little regard for practicality, but a deeper inspection reveals that careful computer modeling and budgeting actually informed...
- Unusual Kerplunk House is envisioned as a miniature forest in the desert Sat, 21 Jul 18, 2:30amDesign collective I STIFFEN THEE has completed Kerplunk House, a tiny cabin in the desert with an eye-catching arrangement of exposed wood piercing through its cuboid volumes...
- Olafur Eliasson unveils his first building, a sculptural stunner in Denmark Sat, 9 Jun 18, 1:00amThe prolific Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has unveiled his first building—a sculptural castle-like mass that rises from the waters in Vejle, Denmark...
- Experimental furniture eyeing urban regeneration pops up in Madrid Mon, 9 Apr 18, 7:28pmEnorme Studio teamed up with MINI to create an urban installation that taps into concepts of sustainability and urban regeneration. Called Mountain on the Moon, the experimental project comprises three mobile structures:...
- This hand-built island is the start of Copenhagens parkipelago of floating public spaces Wed, 14 Mar 18, 9:18pmA tiny wooden island floating in Copenhagen harbor is bringing life and interest back to the city’s waters. Australian architect Marshall Blecher and Magnus Maarbjerg of Danish design studio Fokstrot designed CPH-Ø1, an...
- Shape-shifting PortHotel transforms from a 2D symbol into a 3D habitable space Wed, 22 Jul 15, 3:01pmBuilding workshop TOMA! have designed a shape-shifting wooden sculpture for this year's Lively Architecture Festival in La Grande Motte, France. The PrortHotel utilizes the parallax effect to change its form depending on...
- Michael Jantzen Launches Transformable M-Velope Shelters Made from Sustainably Grown Wood Fri, 2 May 14, 3:00pmMichael Jantzen's M-Velopes are based on the M-House, a reconfigurable structure that has been exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Jantzen's recent investigation into interactive, customizable structures generated...