Cajsa Carlson, Author at 【Free Download Architectural Cad Drawings】

Eight homes where plywood panelling creates warm interiors

November 10, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

We’ve gathered interior projects that feature tactile plywood panelling for our latest lookbook, from a Swedish summer house to a London micro apartment. Plywood, which is made from glued-together layers of thin wood veneers, is often used for structural applications but has also become popular as a choice for decorative wall panels. Using it throughout

The post Eight homes where plywood panelling creates warm interiors appeared first on Dezeen.

Atelier Heyman Hamilton revives 1970s summer house in the Swedish archipelago

November 8, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Atelier Heyman Hamilton has renovated and expanded Torö, a holiday home on an island with the same name in Sweden, focusing on “the meeting between the building and the site”. The careful renovation aimed to honour the house’s 1970s Folkhem architecture, a Swedish movement that combined modern materials and mass production systems with

The post Atelier Heyman Hamilton revives 1970s summer house in the Swedish archipelago appeared first on Dezeen.

Chipperfield monastery transformation among projects shortlisted for RIBA International Prize

November 6, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

British architect David Chipperfield’s Jacoby Studios office in Germany will compete against a museum in China and a social housing project in Spain to be named the world’s best building by the RIBA International Prize. Jacoby Studios, which was completed in 2020, was originally built as a monastery but turned into offices for a family-run

The post Chipperfield monastery transformation among projects shortlisted for RIBA International Prize appeared first on Dezeen.

This week the first Neom region completed

November 2, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

This week on Dezeen, Sindalah, the first region from Saudi Arabian mega project Neom to be completed, opened for visitors. Described as a “luxury island destination”, Sindalah is a resort located five kilometres off the Neom coastline in the Red Sea. The 840,000-square-metre development was designed by Luca Dini Design and Architecture and built around an

The post This week the first Neom region completed appeared first on Dezeen.

Dezeen’s guide to mid-century modern design from A to Z

November 1, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

To conclude our mid-century modern series, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about the design and architecture movement from A to Z. For the last article in our series exploring mid-century modern design and architecture, we’ve collated 28 of its most influential proponents, furniture designs, places, materials and companies. Read on to discover

The post Dezeen’s guide to mid-century modern design from A to Z appeared first on Dezeen.

Verner Panton preferred experimentation to “beautiful platitude”

October 29, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. For our mid-century modern series, we profile the Danish designer whose colourful pieces and interiors define an era. With their vibrant colours and undulating shapes, Verner Panton’s Heart Cone and Panton chairs are among the most iconic design pieces to come

The post Verner Panton preferred experimentation to “beautiful platitude” appeared first on Dezeen.

First Neom region completes as “luxury island” Sindalah opens in Saudi Arabia

October 28, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Sindalah, an island resort in the Red Sea designed by Italian studio Luca Dini Design and Architecture, has become the first Neom region to be completed in Saudi Arabia. The resort, which is described as a “luxury island destination” located five kilometres off the Neom coastline in the Red Sea, has opened to a number

The post First Neom region completes as “luxury island” Sindalah opens in Saudi Arabia appeared first on Dezeen.

Raúl Sánchez Architects adds colourful details and “kitchen cube” to Spanish home

October 22, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has renovated the PSM21 house outside of Barcelona, adding an interior staircase to turn two separate apartments into one home with colourful details. The studio aimed to turn the properties, in the coastal town of Castelldefels, into a single 250-square-metre house that takes advantage of its sea views. “The connection

The post Raúl Sánchez Architects adds colourful details and “kitchen cube” to Spanish home appeared first on Dezeen.

Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as “extension of the park”

October 20, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Timber pillars and PVC pipes were left bare to blur the boundaries between the interior and exterior of cafe and sweet shop in Funamachi, Japan, designed by Schemata Architects. Named Funamachi Base, the combined sweet store and cafe is located next to a park in the centre of Funamachi, a riverport town in central Japan. This

The post Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as “extension of the park” appeared first on Dezeen.

“Modest and pioneering” Hackney council housing wins 2024 Neave Brown Award

October 17, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

British architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike has won this year’s Neave Brown Award for Housing for Chowdury Walk, a council housing development in Hackney, London. Comprised of 11 terraced houses, seven of which are available for social rent, the development was built between two existing terraces on a plot that previously used as garages. The houses,

The post “Modest and pioneering” Hackney council housing wins 2024 Neave Brown Award appeared first on Dezeen.