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View online     Yellow stairs connect living spaces in Three-Generation House by BETA Dutch architecture studio BETA has designed a house in Amsterdam for a multi-generational family with a central yellow staircase connecting their separate accommodation. Read more ›   Bethan Gray creates pearlescent furniture from discarded seashells and waste feathers British designer Bethan Gray has teamed up with natural surface specialist Nature Squared to create a collection of iridescent furniture clad in leftover materials from the seafood and farming industries. Read more ›   Five designs for a sustainable death To celebrate Earth Day, we're looking at ways you can be sustainable beyond the grave. We've picked out five eco-friendly designs for the deceased, including an egg-shaped burial pod and a cremation urn made of sewage water. Read more ›   Family home by Hiha Studio features double-height rooms and rammed earth walls Barcelona-based Hiha Studio removed floors and inserted lofty voids to create this light-filled family home in a northeastern Spanish village. Read more ›   Habitas members' clubhouse opens in old New York fire station Creative agency StyleMood has transformed a 19th-century firehouse in New York City into this cosy members' club. Read more ›   Board-marked concrete hides patio in Casa Closed by Felipe Gonzalez Arzac A plant-filled courtyard and a long swimming pool feature behind the board-marked concrete walls of this residence in La Plata, Argentina, designed by local architect Felipe Gonzalez Arzac. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise