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View online     Simone Subissati Architects creates linear Italian country home A fragmented frame disrupts the linear form of this Italian house in Le Marche, which Simone Subissati Architects has designed to immerse its occupants in the landscape. Read more ›   Facebook to open pop-up cafes to give users privacy checkups Social media company Facebook is opening five pop-up cafes across the UK where visitors can get a privacy checkup and a free cup of coffee. Read more ›   Zaha Hadid Architects carves out sculptural flood protection barrier in Hamburg Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the sculptural Niederhafen River Promenade in Hamburg, Germany, as part of the city's upgrade of its flood prevention system. Read more ›   Otherworld is an immersive VR arcade with interiors influenced by James Turrell Architecture studio Red Deer has completed a virtual reality entertainment space in an east London railway arch with neon interiors that draw on the work of light artist James Turrell. Read more ›   One-room hotel Trunk House includes Tokyo's tiniest disco Hotel brand Trunk worked alongside design studio Tripster to create this boutique hotel in Tokyo, which takes cues from traditional Japanese aesthetics – but unusually boasts its own miniature nightclub. Read more ›   Zhekai Zhang uses waste coffee grounds to create marble effect on Coffire lamps Designer Zhekai Zhang has developed a method of staining porcelain with used coffee grounds to mimic the texture of marble, and applied the technique to a collection of lamps called Coffire. Read more ›   Tato Architects intermingles interior and exterior spaces at House in Tsukimiyama A simple gabled form clad in corrugated metal encloses a porous series of internal and exterior spaces at this house near Tsukimiyama Station in Kobe by Tato Architects. Read more ›   Casa Bibilioteca by Atelier Branco is a philosopher's retreat in the Atlantic Rainforest Brazilian studio Atelier Branco has completed a glass house among a rainforest in São Paulo with a rooftop terrace for the resident "to read and smoke a cigar looking at the stars". Read more ›   GH3 designs naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool for Canadian park Dark limestone walls form a low-lying pool house that runs alongside this chemical-free swimming bath in Edmonton, designed by architecture studio GH3. Read more ›   "What next? A yacht to the UN covered in pot plants?" In this week's comments update, readers are unsure if MVRDV's plan to cover the walls of a Dutch housing development in potted plants is wise. Read more ›   Santiago Calatrava fined for "gross negligence" of Ponte della Costituzione design An Italian court has fined Santiago Calatrava €78,000 for negligence during the design of the glass and steel Ponte della Costituzione over the Grand Canal in Venice. Read more ›   Scott & Scott Architects outfit Vancouver's Fig facial bar with scalloped green walls Perforated green steel walls form curved nooks slotted with a washbasin and shelving inside this beauty store in Vancouver, designed by local studio Scott & Scott Architects. Read more ›   Andreu World's latest competition asks designers to reimagine the chair and table Dezeen promotion: Spanish furniture brand Andreu World is inviting designers from across the globe to submit chair and table proposals to its International Design Contest, held in collaboration with Kvadrat. 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