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See-Through Starck: The Sheer Beauty of the Axor Starck V

The super-prolific Philippe Starck has a knack for streamlined bathroom design, from the clean silhouette of Duravit’s high-tech Sensowash Starck “shower-toilet” seat that belies its high tech...

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Announcing Architizer as the Official Media Partner of the US Pavilion at the...

Architizer is Pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the US Pavilion, officeUS, at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice. over the next six months, architizer will be a...

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Haus Berge

An additional story has been built on top of the north part of the house to increase the floor area. In combination with an extension at ground level the house now provides more space for the family...

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This Suspended Studio Solves Writer's Block

The allure of writing in solitude gets a lift in Blank Studio's new House of Writing, a suspended cabin offered to the lucky scribe who snags a Jan Michalski Foundation residency at the Swiss Maison...

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118 Subsidized Dwellings

Located in Coslada, a recently redeveloped industrial town close to Madrid, the project is born of the arrangement of different building uses at different heights: underground parking, street-level...

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Submit Your Visions of the Workplace of the Future

What does the future of the workplace look like to you? Perhaps you envision an environment where hours spent working are complemented by integrated spaces to take a break and recharge your creative...

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Las Gaviotas Set

This project is the result of a process that began in 2004 with the construction of a summer house in the forest of Mar Azul. It was situated on a landscape of great value, with a powerful rugged...

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Drink the Rain With Ivanka's Bio-Concrete Filters

Despite the sunshine, a cloud hung over the Salone del Mobile this year — an artificial cloud, that is, built by Budapest-based, designer concrete manufacturer Ivanka to launch its new rain filtration...

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National Design Centre

Architect Soo K. Chan, recipient of Singapore’s inaugural President’s Design Award, and his firm, SCDA Architects, have recently completed renovations on Singapore’s National Design Centre, a showcase...

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House Hunting? This Haunted Italian Island is For Sale

Welcome to Poveglia Island. Thanks to Italy's difficult financial straits, this honeymoon-retreat- meets-horror-movie-set is on the market. Are you an architect who wants to easily reach the Venice...

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Ball Fan

Designed by Ron Rezek, this sleek contemporary fan is striking in its minimalism and includes 3,” 6” and 16” down rods, yielding 11," 14” or 24” overall lengths. Optional down rods are available.

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The Green Building Reality: Why Two-Thirds of the Profession Are Cowards

Architects tend to be wimps. I should know; I’ve been an architect for 22 years and have worked alongside thousands of them. Sure, architects tend to be polite, dress nicely and look good in black,...

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Swallow House

This house was rebuilt because of the client’s desire to return to his hometown. It is located along a street which slopes down a hill, where he used to play as a young boy. His parents' house is...

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8 Gravity-Defying Homes Sited on Steep Slopes

Whether a gently rolling hill or rocky steep terrain, a sloped site provides a compelling setting on which to build a house that contrasts with ordinary flat lots. Unlike horizontal typography, where...

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Casa Xafix

The residence is situated on a 3,280-square-foot plot located in an elevated zone at the northwest side of Aguascalientes city, with an east-facing facade and a privileged view of the Cerro del...

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Vintage Photographs Reveal an Eero Saarinen Masterpiece

What if your grandparents lived in an Eero Saarinen-designed, Midcentury masterpiece sitting among a series of Dan Kiley gardens and adorned with paintings by artists including Picasso, Monet,...

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Celebrate Earth Day with These Low-Impact Prefab Homes

Today is April 22th — and that means it's Earth Day. Yes, the annual holiday where people across the world unite by acknowledging that the future of Mother Earth looks quite, how should we say, grim....

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New Building for El Redín School

This project’s requirements are based on the expectations of the growing number of students of the school, given the evolution of the demand for places. It is also built around the requirements of...

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10 Facts About the Kingdom Tower, the Soon-To-Be Tallest Building in the World

Construction is set to begin on the soon-to-be-tallest building in the world: The Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia, will stand 3,280 feet, and was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill...

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Casa Es Carnatge

Casa Es Carnatge is a single house placed in front of the abandoned stone quarries of Son Mosson at the Palma Bay, from which it draws its materiality and formal logic. A double stoneskin facade...

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