by Maryna Pretorius | Aug 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. The Nest at Sossus guesthouse is situated on the Namib Tsaris Conservancy, a 24,000-hectare reserve nestled between...
by Maryna Pretorius | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Researchers from Swiss university ETH Zürich have created the facades of a winery in Greece from 13,596 individually placed bricks using a technology they have named “augmented bricklaying”. Built at the Kitrvs winery in Pydna near the foot of...
by Maryna Pretorius | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Italian architect Arturo Tedeschi has designed a tram concept for the city of Milan called Passerella, which is equipped with discreet social distancing solutions. Designed as a modern take on the classic ATM Class 1500 tram, which was first introduced to the city in...
by Maryna Pretorius | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
The 1960s film Playtime by renowned French director Jacques Tati set the tone for this whimsical co-working office that Masquespacio has designed in Valencia. Cabinette is a co-working space for creatives set inside a mixed-use building in Valencia’s La...
by Maryna Pretorius | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Graduates from Dubai’s Zayed University present projects including an Arabic calligraphy centre and a place of worship that challenges “repetitive approaches to mosque design” in this VDF school show. The 10 works exhibited below were created by...