Peruvian clifftop villa | Grassy Hamptons house | Seed vault for Africa

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Architecture Interiors Design Technology News Jobs       Barclay & Crousse design clifftop villa to blend in with the Peruvian desert Architecture studio Barclay & Crousse used local stone, and cement with a reddish hue, to make this house on the outskirts of Lima match the colour tones of the Peruvian desert. More ›     Jie Wu seeks to elevate value of plastic with series of miniature boxes Blocks of resin with colourful marble-like patterns surrounds chunks of wood to form these miniature storage boxes by Royal College of Art graduate Jie Wu. More ›     View eyecatching uses of shingles via our Pinterest board We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to shingles, including a pavilion  in the grounds of Japan's Shinshoji Zen Museum with a contoured form and a cedar-clad residence connected by a breezeway in Maine. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›     Sean Cassidy proposes first seed vault in Sub-Saharan Africa for site on Mount Kilimanjaro A subterranean seed bank could be built into the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, says Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts graduate Sean Cassidy, to ensure food crops can be regrown after an apocalypse. More ›     Hamptons retreat's grassy roof blends with slope overlooking Peconic Bay New York City firm Mapos has nestled this grass-topped holiday home into a lush hill overlooking a Long Island bay, covering it in untreated wood, steel and concrete to match the surroundings. More ›     Sky-high Manhatta restaurant by Woods Bagot borrows colours from outside The colours of the sky are echoed in the furnishings and fittings of this lofty Manhattan restaurant, which architecture studio Woods Bagot designed so the views could "steal the show". 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