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Imagine if walls and furniture could grow straight from the floor, transforming a studio apartment into a two- or three-bedroom dwelling in a matter of minutes. Now imagine that the whole operation is being conducted by an army of miniature, ...
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DROP XL is a large version of the organically-shaped removable hotel suit DROP eco-hotel. The DROP modules are part of the large emerging trend in the field of modular microarchitecture, suitable for being placed wherever the heart desires and the ...
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The Water Building Resort not only addresses issues of sustainability through futuristic technological experiments, but also explores financial profitability of those concepts. Its associative form (inspired by the shape of a water drop) suggests its programmatic purpose. The design of ...
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Architect Andra Matin designed this incredible wooden house using unique triangular shapes and a wall-free lower level. The entire structure incorporates bold open concepts with various sectioned-off bedrooms and out-of-house bathroom facilities. The ground level features bedrooms, bathrooms, a library ...
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Within the last decade, environmental health has become an increasingly important decision making factor for practitioners within the green building community. The USGBC with its LEED Green Building Rating System brought issues surrounding indoor environmental quality and material health to ...
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Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Éléonore Delisse designed the Day and Night light in response to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD affects millions of people around the world each year and it is the onset of depression associated with late autumn ...
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As architects, we seek to inspire those who move through the environments we create. It’s also our job to understand how the space will be used and create elements that support that use. The last leg of the stool, a ...
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The Duckweed Survival House is a new design concept created by Zhou Ying and Niu Yuntao. This design was aimed at aiding survival and assistance during natural disasters involving a large body of water such as floods and tsunamis. During such ...
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Already home to numerous architectural wonders, including the world’s tallest building, Dubai is set to add the world’s first 3D-printed office building to its streets. It will be printed layer by layer by a 3D printer standing 20 ft (6 ...