Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Beech Architects adds zinc pod to derelict Windmill in Suffolk

The Windmill by Beech Architects

UK firm Beech Architects has converted a 125-year-old windmill stump in Suffolk, England, into a guest house topped with an elliptical zinc-clad pod. Read more



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Monday, August 28, 2017

Moisés Hernández's Organo vases are made to "appreciate the uniqueness of a single flower"

Organo vases by Moisés Hernández

Mexican designer Moisés Hernández has grouped together glass cylinders to create these vases, which are intended to hold a single flower within each compartment. Read more



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HGR Arquitectos uses orange bricks to build Mexico City apartment block

Emiliano Zapata 167 by HGR Arquitectos

Brickwork panels alternate with gaps up the sides of this housing project in Mexico City, which local firm HGR Arquitectos has organised around a line of patios at the centre. Read more



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Samsel Architects builds house around ancient oak tree in North Carolina

Hammock House by Samsel Architects

American firm Samsel Architects has built an L-shaped home for couple and their in-laws on a farm in North Carolina, using the area's rural vernacular architecture to inform the design. Read more



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Blue and yellow fins wrap sculptural academic building in Chicago by JGMA

NEIU El Centro by JGMA

Canted walls covered in colourful louvres define this urban building for Northeastern Illinois University by architecture firm JGMA, which sits next to a major highway. Read more



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OMA's Park Grove towers in Miami shown in new renderings

Park Grove by OMA

This new set of images provides a closer look at the trio of towers designed by architecture firm OMA for Miami's Coconut Grove. Read more



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Top five architecture and design jobs this week include positions with MVRDV and Lee Broom

MVRDV architects design Veranda Offices in Colombo

Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with Rotterdam studio MVRDV and British designer Lee Broom. Read more



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