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Platform 5 Architects completes shingle-clad home overlooking a private lagoon

Backwater by Platform 5 Architects

This house in the Norfolk Broads by Platform 5 Architects features steeply pitched gables and shingle cladding intended to reference traditional boat sheds found alongside the surrounding waterways. More ›

 
 

Thomas Bernstrand's coin-operated Share Stool is an alternative to fixed street furniture

Stockholm designer Thomas Bernstrand has created an outdoor stool that locks up like a supermarket trolley to keep parks and public spaces tidy. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's new Pinterest board explores design for space travel

Inspired by the discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 system, we created a Pinterest board full of architecture and design for space travel, including NASA's retro space tourism posters and the world's first space terminal, designed by Fosters + PartnersFollow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

 
 

Seattle waterfront home enjoys carefully chosen views through lush vegetation

Junsei House Suyama Peterson Deguchi

Water views from this long narrow home in West Seattle by Suyama Peterson Deguchi are strategically framed using existing trees on site. More ›

 
 

Multicoloured concrete bar creates ice cream stand inside Melbourne shopping centre

One Design Office and Studio Twocan based this pigmented concrete bar inside an Australian ice cream shop on the technicolour treats it will serve. More ›

 
 

Kubota Architect Atelier combines delicately tapered surfaces with sturdy concrete walls for FU House

Three L-shaped structures with wafer-thin edges wrap around concrete and glass walls at this house in the Japanese city of Shunan. More ›

 
 

Cushions and baskets hook onto Front's Button sofa for Swedese

Stockholm: Button sofa by Front

Swedish studio Front designed the customisable Button sofa to be as suitable for aged-care environments as it is for the home of a young person. More ›

 
 

Atelier In Vitro creates retro interiors for three apartments in 1940s Porto building

Architecture studio Atelier In Vitro took a nostalgic approach to the renovation of three apartments  in an old building in Porto, by restoring parquet and marble floors, and adding mid-century furniture. More ›