Low-carbon construction: check Passive low-energy design: check Right next to a planned major transit stop: check Mid-scale “missing middle” housing: check Deluxe bicycling facilities instead of off-street parking: check Article continues after advertisement A recent proposal for a Northeast apartment building seems tailor-made for the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which passed […]
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Space-saving innovations are nothing new—Murphy beds, folding desks, integrated storage, and multitasking furnishings have long been staples of tiny home design. Recently, however, Spanish architecture practice Enorme Studio has combined all these elements with robotics to create Beyome, a new system for flexible living in tight urban spaces. The company […]
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Russia’s push to give its president a showcase victory in Ukraine appeared to face a new setback on Saturday, as Ukrainian defenders pushed the invaders back toward the northeast border and away from the city of Kharkiv, with the Russians blowing up bridges behind them. With less […]
When a couple in their 40s tasked Miogui Architecture with turning a 137-square-foot Parisian apartment into a flexible live/work space, the firm focused on scale, sunlight, and geometry. “Before our intervention, the bathroom and the kitchen were too large for the size of the apartment, and the bathroom had very […]
Once you really begin to put down roots—and fixate less on selling your plasma to buy CBD gummies,—finding the correct couch to compliment your Scandinavian shag rugs, Monstera plants, and Noguchi lamps becomes something of an obsession. For us, that perfect piece is the Togo sofa. “But, Mother!” you might […]
A co-living startup offers a new sleeping-pod design to allow up to 14 residents to share a home. The first two sites are in Palo Alto and Bakersfield, California, where rents are on the rise. Homes are fully furnished, with common workspaces, shared kitchens, and two bathrooms. Loading Something is […]