Discover the highlights of the upcoming London Design Biennale and a celebration marking 30 years of the Pleats Please clothes line. We also celebrate the joys of living on the waves in this month’s design news. For more stories on architecture, sustainable living and the creative industries, sign up for the monthly Design Review newsletter…
Chesil Cliff House for sale: The fall and fall of Grand Designs’ saddest home – and the marriage it helped end
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email When Edward and Hazel Short put their life savings into building their fantasy home on the coast, they hope it will change their lives for the better and give their two children a…
Students design & build affordable, energy-efficient home | UCR News
A group of UC Riverside mechanical engineering undergrads started a year and a half ago with just a grant application and an idea. None of them had architectural or building construction experience. Yet they managed to obtain funding and design and build from the ground up a showcase house that will use solar electricity so…
JM Architecture presents a custom-designed one-story prefabricated house shaped like a pinwheel
Luino, Italy Jacopo Mascheroni of JM Architecture’s Pinwheel House is a pavilion-like, wooden house nestled in a glade of the oak tree forests typical of the lake region bordering Switzerland. A project shaped by the boundaries and topography of a small sloping plot, where the suitable buildable area corresponds to a natural terrace in the…
Jefferson’s Le Barn Doors Open After Nine Years of Renovation, Challenges
The interior of Le Barn, in Jefferson, is spacious and bright, with lofty beams and rafters and some rustic decor. (Molly Rains photo) The landmark Jefferson building and events venue Le Barn is fully operational and ready for the 2024 season, business owner Marie Lindsey, of Jefferson, said on Wednesday, March 13. The news comes…
The Owyang House – Global Design News
San Jose, California, USA Category: Private Homes Year: 2022 Architects: Swatt Miers Architects Lead Architects: Robert Swatt Design Team: Swatt Miers Architects; RobertSwatt FAIA, Angie Gormas Client: King and Vivian Owyang Contractor: Denis Matson General Contractor Photographers: Tim Griffith, Tim Griffith Photography The Owyang House is a new two-story 6,000 square foot home in Atherton,…
5 bathroom trends for 2024
New bathroom trends for 2024 can provide the inspiration you need to elevate a tired, dull space into something practical but luxurious. This year, bathroom trends indicate a focus on relaxation, with ideas such as creating a ‘spathroom’ by incorporating spa-like features, and introducing biodynamic lighting to boost our mood. Whether you’re drawn to colorful…
Gender-neutral bathrooms move forward at Edwardsville High
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The Edwardsville High School (EHS) Commons expansion project is moving forward along with the single-stall, gender-neutral bathroom design as the Edwardsville District 7 School Board approved construction bids Monday night. What You Need To Know The commons project is an 8,000-square-foot expansion at EHS and includes a full renovation of bathrooms. Construction…