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View online     WillemsenU submerges house under the ground in the Netherlands Dutch studio WillemsenU has completed a house that is partially buried underground to blend in with its rural surroundings in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Read more ›   Shrek and Donkey invite guests to stay in mud-laden Shrek's Swamp Rental website Airbnb has designed Shrek's Swamp, a grass-and-mud-covered hut underneath a tree in the Scottish Highlands. Read more ›   Goldfinger launches ash furniture that lets people "own a piece of Tate Modern" Social enterprise Goldfinger has launched its bespoke Tate Modern furniture collection made from fallen trees at London Design Festival. Read more ›   Marvel Onyx surfaces by Atlas Concorde Dezeen Showroom: Italian ceramics brand Atlas Concorde has created a collection of marble-effect porcelain stoneware named Marvel Onyx, informed by the luminosity and veined surfacing of natural onyx stone. Read more ›   "Enlightened by subtle openings" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a concrete multi-generational home in India and debating news that construction has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia. Read more ›   "People living with disabilities are done waiting for accessible designs" Designers and brands must get thinking now about the simple, immediate changes that can make their products more accessible to people living with disabilities, writes Luc Speisser. Read more ›   "I'm filled with dread" over climate change says Liam Young Future-gazing architect and filmmaker Liam Young explains why he believes humans will fail to avert climate catastrophe in this interview with Dezeen. Read more ›   Yama fishmonger in Tel Aviv was designed to display fish "like jewels" Israeli architecture studio Baranowitz and Goldberg Architects has created Yama, a fishmonger in Tel Aviv with a sculptural interior that was informed by jewellery stores. Read more ›   "Having outspoken team members has always been very important to dRMM" As part of our Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit series, architecture studio dRMM's director Saskia Lencer explains what the practice looks for when it hires new staff and how its recruitment needs have changed over the years. Read more ›   Għallis exhibition suggests alternative to Malta's "unstoppable trajectory of hyper-development" Valentino Architects and curator Ann Dingli have presented a proposal to retrofit a historic fortification at the Venice Architecture Biennale to suggest alternative methods of conservation in the face of Malta's rapid development. Read more ›   Superlimão uses mass timber for the "most sustainable McDonald's in Brazil" Local architecture office Superlimão Studio has created a lifted building with a tree-like structure constructed using mass timber for a McDonald's restaurant in São Paulo. Read more ›   Dezeen Agenda features Diébédo Francis Kéré saying he is open to designing skyscraper The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an interview with architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who tells Dezeen he could design a skyscraper when the time is right. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more ›   Studio Libeskind creates social housing block for first New York project A sculptural facade defines the Allan & Geraldine Rosenberg Residences, a housing block with affordable senior apartments in Freeport, New York, designed by German architecture firm Studio Libeskind. Read more ›   New York City incentivises mass-timber construction with assistance program Nonprofit New York City Economic Development Corporation has launched New York City Mass Timber Studio, an assistance program for the development of mass-timber construction within New York City. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise