Cobalt-blue curtains hang in place of walls in a small apartment in Kyiv renovated by Ukrainian architecture and interiors studio Ater Architects. Called EGR Apartment, the 65-square-metre space was cramped, featuring a compartmentalised layout with separate rooms connected by corridors. The owners, a young couple, asked Ater Architects to transform it into a light and minimalist space. Ater Architects removed […]
Blue Curtains As Walls
Japanese Restaurant Inside Creative Hub
Velvet green seating is coupled with wood latticework in this Japanese restaurantlocated inside Brooklyn creative hub A/D/O. Rule of Thirds occupies the rear of the 23,000-square-foot (915-square-metre) MINI-backed space in Greenpoint, which was designed by local studio nArchitects in 2016. Design team Studio Love is Enough developed the Japanese eatery for restaurateur Sunday Hospitality. It replaces Scandinavian restaurant Norman that […]
Sommerhus H
Stone sourced from a nearby quarry was used to build this house in Mexico, which architecture studio PPAA designed for two brothers who wanted to get away to “the middle of nowhere”. The residence is located on a site in Alculco – a town located northwest of Mexico City – that the siblings discovered while out on a rock climbing […]
Charred Timber Extension
The Black House by German architect studio Buero Wagner is a stack of differently sized rooms clad in blackened wood extending a house close to Lake Ammersee in Munich. The lake house extension comprises a bedroom, kitchen and living space that was designed as a repost to the typical architecture found in rural Germany. “Rural areas in Germany are often characterised by urban sprawl, faceless […]
3D Printed Ventilators
Italian additive manufacturing start-up Isinnova has reverse engineered and 3D printed a crucial valve for an overrun hospital in Chiari, a small town in Lombardy which is among the areas worst affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The valve is a key component of Venturi oxygen masks, which are connected to ventilators and used to help patients with respiratory diseases like coronavirus Covid-19 […]
Rotofarm Gets Home Growers
Growing your own veggies doesn’t necessarily mean getting your hands dirty. We’ve seen a number of indoor gardening devices over the years, the most recent being from LG. Melbourne biotech startup Bace has launched its take on year-round growing with the Rotofarm. The Rotofarm concept actually appeared online last year, with plans to take the project to Kickstarter announced in […]
Laser System For Bendy Buildings
Even the smallest of deformations in structures such as buildings or bridges can lead to cracks or other failures, so the sooner that they’re noticed, the better. A new laser-based system is designed to do just that, quicker and cheaper than ever before. Being developed by a team at Germany’s University of Stuttgart, the setup incorporates multiple lasers that are […]
4 Ways to Build Brand Recognition with Mass Emails
Email marketing walks a fine line of effectiveness, but that doesn’t mean that it’s ineffective. In fact, mass emails can actually be a great tool for helping you establish, build, and maintain a strong brand recognition for your company. Everyone visits their email inbox at least once a day – which is good news for your company because it means […]
Plant Prefab Tiny’s Home Packed With Smart Technology
California-based residential design and construction company Plant Prefab has recently revealed its latest tiny house that is jam-packed with smart technology. Dubbed LivingHome 10, the 496 sq-ft (46-sq-m) dwelling is designed as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and features a smart voice command system that can access Wi-Fi, adjust the thermostat, control the lights, help with energy monitoring, and even […]
Canada’s Positive Basic Income Experiment
A new report, from researchers at McMaster University and Ryerson University, has surveyed over 200 participants from a prematurely cancelled basic income experiment that took place in Southern Ontario between 2017 and 2019. The report suggests participants saw improvements in mental health, housing stability and social relationships, along with less frequent visits to hospitals and doctors that lowered the impact […]