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This week readers are debating the restrained interiors of a New York home and the controversial layout of a Japanese house built around a series of staircases. We also continued our deconstructivism series. Read on for more...

 

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Magdalena Keck employs "warm minimalism" for interiors of glazed house in Hudson Valley

"Minimalism is so over"

Commenters admire the Magdalena Keck-designed interiors of this New York home, but aren't convinced that they are very practical.

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Kappa House by Archipelago Architects Studio uses staircases as surfaces and partitions

"This is a terrible use of space"

Readers are perplexed by the layout of this house in Kanagawa, Japan, which features a series of central staircases that divide the spaces.

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XXXTen wood-clad kitchens with warm and natural interiors

"Wood is good"

Commenters are perusing our latest lookbook, which showcases ten kitchens where wood panelling and wooden cabinetry create warmth.

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MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints

"Boatbuilders have been doing this for millennia"

MIT engineers have built load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints. Readers aren't convinced it's a new concept.

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Kengo Kuma breaks ground on plant-covered Silicon Valley building with "green lung"

"Post-apocalyptic in the best possible way"

Commenters are discussing a plant-covered building in Silicon Valley that was designed by Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates.

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Snapchat releases "friendly" selfie drone called Pixy

"The next step will be to make phones drones"

Readers are discussing Snap's launch of a pared-back and pocket-sized drone designed for taking selfies.

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Heliotrope perches Buck Mountain Cabin over forested site in Washington State

"I can see myself having coffee on that patio"

Commenters are picturing themselves at this Heliotrope Architects-designed holiday home on a wooded hillside in the Pacific Northwest.

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Coop Himmelb(l)au's Falkestrasse rooftop "broke every rule"

"This project is unforgettable"

Continuing our series on deconstructivist buildings, we featured Coop Himmelb(l)au's rooftop extension on Falkestrasse in Vienna.

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Walker Workshop tucks Rustic Canyon house into Los Angeles site

"Consistently good work from this studio"

Commenters have given the thumbs up to Walker Workshop, which acted as both architect and general contractor on this California home.

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New Practice brings warmth and colour to Glasgow's century-old Kinning Park Complex

"A blissful absence of ego"

Readers are pleased by New Practice's approach to transforming this historic Glasgow community centre that was saved from demolition.

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Akin Studio raises Drovers' Bough cabin on stilts at English farm

"I'm sure the sheep will be happy"

Akin Studio has delighted both commenters and sheep by raising this holiday cabin on stilts so the animals can be herded underneath. 

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Pad Studio designs red-brick Gardener's Cottage in rural Hampshire

"Excellent detailing, materials and craftsmanship"

Readers approve of this red-brick Gardener's Cottage that Pad Studio has created in an area of protected woodland in Hampshire, England.

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Dezeen Awards

 

Elizabeth Line "more mannered" than Jubilee predecessor says head of architecture

"How good the design is will be tested in how it works"

Readers are curious after the head of architecture for Crossrail said the Elizabeth Line will be "more mannered" than the Jubilee line.

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ASA North transforms Tehran brewery into Argo Factory art museum

"Just perfection"

Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North has wowed readers by transforming a 1920s beer factory in Tehran into an art museum.

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OMA to transform derelict bakery in Detroit into gallery and artist studios

"This will be a great addition to the city of Detroit"

OMA plans to turn a commercial bakery in Detroit into a mixed-use art and education facility named Lantern. Commenters approve.

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Gridded facade defines car-free IKEA store in Vienna by Querkraft Architekten

"Interesting shift for IKEA"

Readers are intrigued by the IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof store, which Querkraft Architekten chose to design without parking spaces.

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