Amy Frearson

Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala

August 26, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mycelium – the fleshy part of a mushroom or other fungus – to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. Asif Rahman of Indian studio Beetles 3.3, and Giombattista Arredia and Mohamad Yassin of Italian architecture studio Yassin Arredia Design teamed

The post Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala appeared first on Dezeen.

Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala

August 26, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mycelium – the fleshy part of a mushroom or other fungus – to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. Asif Rahman of Indian studio Beetles 3.3, and Giombattista Arredia and Mohamad Yassin of Italian architecture studio Yassin Arredia Design teamed

The post Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala appeared first on Dezeen.

UNStudio uses colour to give identity to faceless South Korean skyscrapers

August 24, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Dutch office UNStudio has devised a solution to the “impersonal homogeneity” of high-rises in many Asian cities – add colour and patterns to the exteriors. The Amsterdam-based firm has transformed two whole urban blocks in Daegu, South Korea’s fourth largest city, by adding digitally designed patterns onto the facades of more than 20 different skyscrapers. These colours help

The post UNStudio uses colour to give identity to faceless South Korean skyscrapers appeared first on Dezeen.

Barcelona terrorists were planning attack on Gaudí’s Sagrada Família

August 23, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

The terror cell responsible for the fatal attacks in Barcelona last week had been planning to bomb the Antoni Gaudí-designed Sagrada Família, it has emerged. One of the four surviving suspects told a judge in Madrid that the group had been planning a much larger attack than the ones on La Rambla and in Cambrils, which have killed 15

The post Barcelona terrorists were planning attack on Gaudí’s Sagrada Família appeared first on Dezeen.

Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch

August 22, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

This house by Japanese office MUU Store Design Studio has a footprint of just 60 square metres. Called Gap House, the property slots into a tight space between two older buildings, in a residential area fronting Japan’s Sagami Bay. Due to the limited space available, MUU Store Design Studio designed it to be as space-efficient as

The post Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch appeared first on Dezeen.

Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch

August 22, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

This house by Japanese office MUU Store Design Studio has a footprint of just 60 square metres. Called Gap House, the property slots into a tight space between two older buildings, in a residential area fronting Japan’s Sagami Bay. Due to the limited space available, MUU Store Design Studio designed it to be as space-efficient as

The post Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch appeared first on Dezeen.

DANstudio adds “green balconies” to facade of Hanoi townhouse

August 22, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Big shelves create places for displaying pot plants on the facade of this house that DANstudio has completed on the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital. TH House was built as a part of a wider development, but Hanoi-based DANstudio was tasked with transforming it from a shell into a family home. To do this, the studio came

The post DANstudio adds “green balconies” to facade of Hanoi townhouse appeared first on Dezeen.

DANstudio adds “green balconies” to facade of Hanoi townhouse

August 22, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Big shelves create places for displaying pot plants on the facade of this house that DANstudio has completed on the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital. TH House was built as a part of a wider development, but Hanoi-based DANstudio was tasked with transforming it from a shell into a family home. To do this, the studio came

The post DANstudio adds “green balconies” to facade of Hanoi townhouse appeared first on Dezeen.

First apartment unveiled inside Shigeru Ban’s revamped Cast Iron House

August 21, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

New photos have been released showing one of the homes inside Cast Iron House – the 135-year-old New York building that is being overhauled by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Ban has designed an all-new interior for the cast-iron-clad building on the corner of 67 Franklin Street, Tribeca, which was built in 1882. Once the renovation is complete, the

The post First apartment unveiled inside Shigeru Ban’s revamped Cast Iron House appeared first on Dezeen.

First apartment unveiled inside Shigeru Ban’s revamped Cast Iron House

August 21, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

New photos have been released showing one of the homes inside Cast Iron House – the 135-year-old New York building that is being overhauled by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Ban has designed an all-new interior for the cast-iron-clad building on the corner of 67 Franklin Street, Tribeca, which was built in 1882. Once the renovation is complete, the

The post First apartment unveiled inside Shigeru Ban’s revamped Cast Iron House appeared first on Dezeen.