Earlier, we had talked about the multi-functional Living Cube and even MIT’s morphing CityHome – both of which were collective home systems. The above pictured Cubitat follows along the same design principle albeit with even more expansive and varied spaces. As a result, the 10 ft x 10 ft x …
New York City boasts of many an industrial building, and few of them have actually been converted into habitation areas. The Brooklyn apartment in question here also belongs to this rare category, as it was transformed into a residential unit way back in 1980. And now, coming to back to …
It is not often that we talk about bathrooms and beds in the same sentence. Well, Metaform architects have made that possible with their brand new design of an apartment in the tiny (and very rich) nation of Luxembourg. As one can make out from the images, the bed not …
For those who are uninitiated with the term ‘gumno’, it was a special barnyard space encompassing a circular-shaped floor with low wall enclosure that was used for threshing crops, and also doubled as a meeting point for elders to celebrate and even have high-priority discussions. Turato Architects have taken this …
In 2008, when Andree Zaleska and Ken Ward purchased a rundown house on the corner of Catherine and Bourne Streets, little did they know that they would be able to turn it around into a fine example of energy efficiency. Very few would have believed until they saw for themselves …
The very ambit of a tiny house hints at the use of less space. But there is certainly a fine line between usage of reduced space and spatial efficiency. The above picture Kitoko Studio‘s maid-room design belongs to the second category, as it makes the best of the available area …
The 1994 Northridge earthquake that struck in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, had a depth of over 11 miles (18 km). In spite of the expansive coverage of the epicenter, the casualties amounted to a comparatively low figure of 57 people. However, the real infliction caused was …
Bill Guernsey is one of those people who like to put every idle minute to use. So when he fractured seven ribs and broke his back, the doctor had asked him to rest up and recuperate, but he had other ideas in mind. Bill Guernsey had a horrific plane crash …
We have dabbled earlier with ten of the grooviest cat furniture items making the design front pages. This time around we will focus more on cat houses and conscientiousness. Why conscientiousness? Well, because all of the incredible creations mentioned here were crafted (free of cost) by architectural firms from around …
Juan Pablo Molyneux, of AD100 is known to be a magician. So when he was hired to give the 1920 Robert Farquhar villa a makeover, he pulled out all stops and proved why he is called an avant garde designer. Let’s not forget, his forte and his achievement were mentioned …
