Section: Architecture

Bringing London homes to life with arts and crafts details from Metropolitan Workshop

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Farmstead Road, Phoenix Community Housing, produced by Metropolitan Workshop

Textured brickwork, arch motifs and large mansard roofs are reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts-style setting of Farmstead Road, an affordable housing development developed in London by local studio Metropolitan Workshop. Located on Lewisham’s 1920s Bellingham Estate reclaimed land, the 24-unit development was designed for Phoenix Community Housing, a not-for-profit, resident-led association. Farmstead Road is … Read more

Biven completes Los Angeles home with sculptural offset ADU

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A family wearing ipe and an ADU in Los Angeles

Local studio Byben has created an accessory living unit called the Offset ADU in Southern California. The unit features an ipe wood cladding and curved elements that “soften the feel and look” of the building. The project is located in the backyard of a family home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. Designed … Read more

This week we announced the renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's

This week on Dezeen, a three-year renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous building, Fallingwater, has been completed. A major renovation, led by New York-based Architectural Preservation Studio, addressed water damage and other problems at the mansion, which was designed in the mid-1930s for retail mogul Edgar J. Kaufman. Milan Design Week preview released We … Read more

“The only thing missing from these towers is a feather boa.”

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vancouver skyscraper rendering

In this week’s comment update, readers discuss Henriques Partners Architects’ designs for three Vancouver skyscrapers, including Vancouver’s first skyscraper. Once completed, the 314-meter (1,033-foot) skyscraper will be encased in a steel exoskeleton covered in white panels and glass. The studio says its shape and façade pattern are inspired by sea glass sponges. Vancouver’s first skyscraper … Read more

Oregon’s experimental pavilion ‘challenges logic’ in trout timber

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flat lake trout wood pavilion

American architecture studio Lake Flatow and engineering and construction firm StructureCraft experimented with dowel glulam for a pavilion at the Mass Timber Conference in Oregon. Lake Flato and Structurecraft collaborated on a pavilion using dowel laminated timber (DLT). DLT was originally developed in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, but has gained popularity in the … Read more

Broco Arquitetos designs Brazil’s ‘house without windows’

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Casa Tupin in Brazil by Broco Arquitetos

Local studio Broco Arquitetos has completed a house in Brasilia surrounded by brick screens and a wide entrance portal that opens the central courtyard to the outside. Known as Casa Tupin, the 420 square meter (4,520 square foot) mansion is rectangular with a large central courtyard. Perforated brick wall surrounding Casa Tupin Set in a … Read more