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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features EBBA founder Benni Allan’s renovated London apartment. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. EBBA Architects founder Benni Allan refurbished his London apartment in a former tea factory, outfitting the walls, floors, furniture and speakers in Douglas fir. One commenter praised the home, calling it “wood at its

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The flat terrain with generous dimensions, intended for a residence with a maximum area of 250 m², motivated us to position it in a way to maximize the interface between the covered program and the external areas. The resulting distribution follows a logic already tested in other residential projects by the office, where the circulation between the rooms is configured as covered passages, yet open laterally — without frames or masonry — to extend the experience between the interior and exterior.

low-tech construction system enables self-building by community members.

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low-tech construction system enables self-building by community members.

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If you’re expecting visitors over the holidays, you might be slightly anxious about how you can help them feel at home. Fortunately, just a little bit of decluttering and organizing will enable you to create a calm and welcoming space, ready for every…

Pixelated white-concrete forms resembling rock formations define this sprawling museum by Dutch studio Mecanoo, located in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Encompassing 35,000 square metres, the vast Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi was created to encapsulate 13.8 billion years of natural history, with a special emphasis on the UAE. It is

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A public park is the centrepiece of Cloud 11, a creative hub in Bangkok, Thailand, recently completed by architecture studio Snøhetta with local firm A49 Architects. Set to open in the South Sukhumvit innovation district in March, the 250,000-square-metre complex is intended to bring together creative companies and entrepreneurs in the capital. It takes the

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