Introduction to the New Stadium Heatherwick Studio and MANICA Architecture introduce their design for a new stadium for Birmingham City Football Club at Bordesley Green in East Birmingham. The announcement has come in time for the club’s 150th anniversary and will be the centerpiece of an ambitious plan for the wider Birmingham Sports Quarter. The…
Introduction to The Island The Island by MVRDV is a forthcoming residential tower in Taichung, Taiwan, designed as a dense vertical neighborhood shaped by greenery and curved geometry. The project occupies a central urban site at the meeting point of the city’s North and Beitun districts and aims to bring a lushly planted presence within…
Choosing the right wood stain can feel overwhelming when you’re staring at tiny swatches in the hardware aisle. That’s why I tested 7 popular stain colors on 4 common types of wood, so you can see exactly how each one looks before you commit to your next project. Over the years, I’ve taken on my…
Introduction to Lumen Residence Designed as the personal home of Block722 founders Katja Margaritoglou and Sotiris Tsergas, Lumen Residence brings the studio’s warm, curated sensibility to Athens’ leafy Papagou district, transforming a duplex apartment into both a family retreat and a study in contemporary urban living. The residence occupies the top two levels of a…
Introduction to the Flatiron Building Renovation The Flatiron Building’s renovation and conversion into private residences in Manhattan offers a new view into one of New York City’s most closely observed landmarks. New interior renders released by Studio Sofield — the firm responsible for the interiors of SHoP Architects’ ultra-thin tower at 111 West 57th Street…
Introduction to the Düsseldorf Opera House This competition-winning opera house has been designed by Snøhetta as the future home of the Oper am Rhein at the center of Düsseldorf. The building is organized into three trapezium-shaped volumes placed on a compact urban plot, creating varied passages at grade and allowing daylight to reach deep into…
Natura Futura Works Toward Riverfront Recovery The Floating Neighborhood of Las Balsas, or ‘the rafts,’ rises along the Babahoyo River in Ecuador, where Natura Futura Arquitectura has collaborated with residents to reinforce a historic riverine way of life. Developed on the water’s edge, the project addresses a transformation that reshaped the community over the past…
You don’t need a renovation budget to make a big impact in your home. These easy and affordable updates are projects I’ve used to transform dated spaces without tearing down a single wall. When we bought our home back in 2019, we dove headfirst into what I like to call our “Phase 1 renovation.” We…
Introduction to H&M Seoul Store H&M opens its three-level Seongsu store in Seoul, conceived with SKYnoa as a hyper-transformative cultural stage that unfolds through a sequence of ‘theatrical acts’ shaped by styling, self-expression, and Seoul-specific references. Industrial textures, sculptural installations, and wardrobe-inspired scenography fill the translucent presence of the building, wrapped in a veil-like facade….
Introduction to Villa Sipat & Sauh Villa Sipat & Sauh by Arkana Architects sits within a compact site in Bali behind a luminous facade of glass blocks. The project responds to a brief that sought a rental villa with the warmth and familiarity of a private dwelling, expressed through quiet spatial cues and measured material…
