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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Eduardo Souto de Moura's House in the Sierra Arrábida overlooks huge Portuguese park The bright white walls of this house by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura are in stark contrast to the vibrant greenery of its setting, in a mountainous park on the outskirts of Lisbon. More ›     Grenfell Tower cladding identified as cheaper and more flammable option The specific cladding used in the Grenfell Tower  renovation has been identified as a cheaper and more flammable variety, amid confusion over whether the material is legal in the UK. More ›     Olson Kundig set to overhaul Seattle Space Needle American firm Olson Kundig Architects has unveiled plans to renovate the Space Needle observation tower in Seattle by adding slanted glass balustrades and a rotating glass floor. More ›     Sunglacier harnesses solar power to harvest water in the Sahara Desert Dutch company SunGlacier's off-grid Desert Twins harvester can collect water in the hottest and driest of environments. More ›     Job of the day: senior brand architect at Nike Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Holland-based senior brand architect at Nike, which recently designed the "fastest shoe ever" to break the two-hour marathon barrier. More ›     Skylights and slatted floors bring daylight into 2.5-metre-wide house in Japan Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has completed an exceptionally narrow timber house in Kobe, featuring an atrium that allows daylight to reach each of its levels. More ›     Tolila+Gilliland creates its new Paris studio in an old attic workshop Architects Nicholas Gilliland and Gaston Tolila have overhauled an old workshop in Paris' Butt aux Cailles neighbourhood to create an office and studio for their growing team. More ›     Patrick Norguet creates colourful communal spaces in latest Okko Hotel interior French designer Patrick Norguet has applied the colourful and homely aesthetic language he developed for hotel brand Okko to its latest destination in the Porte de Versailles neighbourhood of Paris. More ›     Ross Gardam's Polar wall lamp pivots to create rings of light Australian designer Ross Gardam has added to his Polar series of lighting with a wall lamp that can be rotated to create eclipse-like effects. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise