Design Dose

A Home of Glass & Concrete With Canyon Views

Design build studio Walker Workshop have sent us photos of a home they have designed on a property in Beverly Hills, California, that has over 130 protected Oak trees.

This Backyard Guest House Provides Extra Space For Visitors

Architect Martin Kallesø has designed a small guesthouse, located in the backyard of a home in the Danish town of Præstø.

This Cape Town House has 360 Degree Mountain & Sea Views

SAOTA together with interior designer Debra Parkington, have designed a new home in Bantry Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Living in a Slovakian Attic

Slovak design studio at26, have designed the conversion of an attic space into a living space.

A New Bistro in Prague Connects the Coffee Crowd

Photography studio BoysPlayNice, have sent us photos they took of the recently completed Proti Proudu Bistro, designed by Mimosa architekti and Modulora, in the Karlín neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic.

A Brooklyn Parking Garage Transformed into an Art Studio for LEGO Artist

Sean Kenney, a “professional kid” who uses LEGO pieces to design and create sculptures, has moved into a newly renovated art studio in Brooklyn. studioMET Architects have taken what was originally an old parking garage, and have transformed it into a bright white 4,000 square foot art studio.

A Glass House in the Garden

Boston firm Flavin Architects have collaborated with Zen Associates to design a ‘Glass House In The Garden’, a small glass-walled building in a backyard, that includes a nice relaxing tearoom and a greenhouse for the owner’s bonsai plant collection.

Gianluca Gelmini Inserts an Angular Iron Staircase Inside a Medival Italian Fortress

A colossal iron staircase bursts through the medieval stone walls of this fortified tower in rural Italy and into a copper-clad extension, as part of a renovation by local studio Gianluca Gelmini.

Adept and Mandaworks to Transform 18 Hectres for Stockholm’s Royal Seaport

Architecture office Adept and landscape studio Mandaworks have been selected to masterplan three key sites within one of northern Europe's largest urban development areas – the Stockholm Royal Seaport.

Zaha Hadid Completes Second Pebble Shaped Soho Towers in Beijing

Zaha Hadid has completed her second major project for Chinese developer Soho China – a trio of curved towers designed to look like giant pebbles - pretty much the same as her other Soho Beijing development. 

Fourfoursixsix Uses Aerated Concrete for Family Residence on the Stockholm Archipelago

Jeppe Hein Creates 18 Whimsical Installations for Brooklyn Bridge Park

Sculptural park benches and a maze constructed of mirrors are among the pieces created by Danish artist Jeppe Hein for an outdoor exhibition in New York.

Hanazono Kindergarten Designed to Endure Typhoons and Offer Outdoor Playspaces

The Japanese island of Miyako-jima is prone to frequent typhoons, so thiskindergarten was planned by studios Hibino Sekkei and Youji no Shiro to offer children protection from heavy rain and flying debris.

A Contemporary Addition to an 80yr Old Home For a Family Home

A Bathtub That Floats on a Cloud of Light

The bathtub in the master bathroom of this home, whose interior was designed by Tanju Özelgin, has lighting that has been hidden underneath an overhanging surround. When illuminated, it makes the bathtub appear to be floating on a cloud of light.

These Vases and Containers Combine Basket Weaving and Ceramics

Designer Eneida Tavares has created Caruma, a collection of one-of-a-kind vases and containers that combine Angolan basket-weaving and ceramics.

Coy Yiontis Architects Designed this Contemporary Rennovation 

Coy Yiontis Architects have designed a contemporary renovation and addition to an original Victorian home in Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.