renovating 'casa vernate', enrico sassi preserves the 1972-built brick structure and infuses interiors with a modernist color palette.
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residential architecture and interiors (4672)
designboom paid a visit to les caryatides in guyancourt to explore the building in person and unveil its beauty and peculiarities.
architecture in the US (1638)
wittman estes' 'french creek workshop house' in washington merges spaces for living, woodworking, metalworking, and glass art.
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designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
architecture in new york (650)
designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
a new vision for new york city's scaffolding is unveiled by arup and PAU, with a fresh, pedestrian-centric approach.
food art (237)
named the ‘tearful eye sticker’ by the convenience store familymart, the design shows a cartoon character with a message that says, ‘please help.’
connections: +710
yào original's minimal visual system celebrates heritage, tactility, and material honesty.
connections: +490
plastic art and design (111)
the current sample builds on the team’s previous research of the same topic, but this time, the version moves closer to manufacturing.
connections: +600
speaking to designboom, mandlik positions factory 5.0 as a framework for rethinking material futures.
biomaterials (36)
in normal conditions, it can break down in soil in around four to six weeks, since it is made from bagasse, the fibrous by-product of sugar production.
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the debut features two pieces, the tripodal chair and the torii table, that rely on hand-polished stainless-steel frameworks.
recycling (455)
a DIY kit that users need to assemble themselves, the device comes with a USB port and power cable that supply energy to the box.
connections: +640
the current sample builds on the team’s previous research of the same topic, but this time, the version moves closer to manufacturing.
connections: +600
packaging design (116)
karlssonwilker's RVK rebrand features bold letters and metallic colors, capturing reykjavík's raw, urban spirit.
connections: +360
yào original's minimal visual system celebrates heritage, tactility, and material honesty.
connections: +490
architecture in japan (1691)
the dimensions of the new elements reference the scale of the concrete blocks, the reinforced concrete framework, and the folded geometry of the roof.
the modest structure explores how light and seasonal conditions can continually reshape interior experience.
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photography (442)
the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
through dazzling, faceless constructions, he turns the photographic portrait into a site of playful disappearance and self-invented identity.
connections: +440
william mulvihill (6)
the series documents the monumental ring's vast footprint, and soft atmosphere while highlighting the intricacy of its lattice of timber beams.
capturing the pavilion's early assembly stages under assembly, william mulvihill reveals its delicate field of white columns and overlapping roof plates
architectural photography (392)
designboom paid a visit to les caryatides in guyancourt to explore the building in person and unveil its beauty and peculiarities.
the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
expo 2025 osaka (60)
from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
presented at expo 2025 osaka, the bathing capsule is designed to automatically clean a person while they sit inside.
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smart home technology (121)
made to complete household tasks, the roving device features a round head, a head with a hat-like top piece, and a torso shaped like a cylinder.
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detailed in the annual report, the researchers at PIRG tested smart devices for kids to see how safe they are to use, especially when the parents are not around.
steel architecture and design (381)
its floor of ultra-clear laminated glass offers uninterrupted views into the abyss, while the red weathering steel cladding references tibetan cultural colors.
HPA arquitetura's casa corten reinterprets an industrial site in portugal through corten steel volumes shaped the slope.
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