White Arkitekter proposes building ribbon of housing around London estates

March 22, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0
Narrow House by White Arkitekten

White Arkitekter has designed a hedge-like band of housing that could be built around existing London estates, to add homes without the need for demolition, in the latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series. Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter has proposed building the narrow apartment blocks to increase the density of London’s housing estates. Named

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Narrow House designed as prototype for building on unusual plots

March 11, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0
Narrow House by Only If Architecture was designed as a prototype for building on small plots

The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features an extremely narrow house designed for a 3.9-metre-wide plot in Brooklyn. Designed by New York studio Only If Architecture, the house will make use of an unused plot of land between a pair of apartment blocks in Brooklyn. Only If co-founders Karolina Czeczek and Adam Snow Frampton

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3D-printed Gaia house is made from biodegradable materials

February 27, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0

The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a sustainable 3D-printed house made with soil and agricultural waste. Italian 3D-printing technology developer WASP, built the house to showcase the abilities of Crane Wasp, a modular 3D-printer that can create homes in a variety of formats and sizes. Called Gaia, the 30-square-metre house has a

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Modular housing system by Arana & Suasnabar Architects allows you to add rooms to your home

February 20, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0

The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a concept for a modular housing system that allows residents to easily add extra rooms around the outside of their homes. Designed by Peruvian architecture studio Arana & Suasnabar Architects, the design allows users to convert adjoining terrace space into additional rooms, according to their

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Watch Neri&Hu’s lecture live from Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019

February 6, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0
Neri & Hu will be giving the guest of honour lecture at the Stockholm Furniture and Light fair.

Chinese designers Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu discuss the disappearing village cultures of China in their lecture at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019. Watch the livestream here from 12.00pm UK time.  The livestream has now started. You can watch it above or on Dezeen’s Facebook page.  Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu are this

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Watch Matti Klenell’s lecture live from Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019

February 6, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0

Swedish designer Matti Klenell discusses the design of the new public spaces at Stockholm’s Nationalmuseum during his lecture at the Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019. Watch the livestream here from 9:00am UK time. The livestream has not started yet. You will be able to watch it here or on Dezeen’s Facebook page from 9:00am

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Studio McLeod and Ekkist create balloon-powered flying houses concept

February 5, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0
Hour Glass by Studio McLeod and Ekkist took second place in Dezeen and MINI Living's Future Urban Home Competition

The latest instalment in our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores a concept for flying houses by Studio McLeod and Ekkist, which would allow people to move between cities and the countryside using hot air balloons. The project by London-based architects Studio McLeod and design consultants Ekkist won second place in the Dezeen x MINI Living Future

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Social Balconies connects existing balconies to encourage social interaction

January 14, 2019 Sebastian Jordahn 0

The next instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a concept for a modular balcony system designed to encourage good relations between neighbours. Entitled Social Balconies, the project was designed by product designer and recent Design Academy Eindhoven graduate, Edwin Van Capelleveen. The concept consists of a pair of modular components that connect

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