Kinfolk’s hipster haven in Brooklyn oozes an off-grid, hippie aesthetic
Pacific Northwest hipster vibes meets Buckminster Fuller in clothing company Kinfolk’s beautiful multi-use events...
New photos reveal Domino Sugar Refinery’s terraced form rising on the East River
More than 100 of the lowest-cost units at 325 Kent were recently made available through a housing lottery. Singles...
Lowline Lab closing at Essex Street as plans for the park move forward
The Lowline Lab, an experiment in utilizing solar technology to grow and sustain plants underground, will close...
NYC’s first modular micro hotel set to open this spring
BD Hotels and CB Developers recently announced their plans to open Pod Brooklyn, NYC's first-ever entirely modular...
Book a night in NYC’s first shipping container home for just $96 a night
Completed in 2013, the shipping container home was built out of six stacked containers totaling 1,600 square feet...
Historic “horizontal skyscraper” to become luxury condos in Williamsburg
Morris Adjmi Architects is taking on a warehouse renovation the likes of which are seldom seen, if ever. The Austin...
Bike Fetish Day brings wacky wheeled creations to the streets of Williamsburg
The annual event sees a variety of bicyles from classic vintage models to compact commuter bikes, as well as our favorite...
Himapan painting classes turn lotus-leaves into a unique canvas for nature inspired art
In Buddhism, the lotus symbolizes purity of the body and mind due to its ability to rise above muddy waters and...
Mouthwatering edible pizza box is waste-free because you eat it
Born out of a bit of boredom right before a Thursday lunch rush, the delectable pizza receptacle is made out of...
Coveted corner units will make up 80 percent of ODA’s Jenga-like Williamsburg towers
Located on the East River waterfront, 416-420 Kent will bring quality urban living to a post-industrial area that’s...
High-tech hydroponic rooftop greenhouse opens atop Williamsburg’s PS 84
According to the Brooklyn Paper, the idea to install a rooftop garden came from the school's devoted parents, who...
William Vale Hotel’s amazing elevated rooftop park and farm near completion in Williamsburg
According to the hotel's website, the rooftop park will be a work of art that is as beautiful as it is functional....
Construction on Greenpoint’s passive house project moves forward
Passive House specialists Loadingdock5 began work on their latest project in Greenpoint back in 2014, but things...
Rooftop aquaponic ‘Farmlab’ uses tilapia fish to grow edible plants
Urban farming has been gaining popularity these days in NYC, but a Brooklyn-based company is taking the verdant...
Massive Ziggurat-like tech hub planned for Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg, Brooklyn is currently known for being a hipster haven, but Heritage Equity Partners is hoping that...
Chinese Developer Attempts to Copy Colonial Williamsburg, VA, Replicates Hipster Williamsburg, Brooklyn Instead
China's copycat architecture trend has been well documented - so far the nation has built full-scale replicas of...
ODA Architecture’s Crazy Cubed Building Could Offer Private Green Space in Williamsburg
New York-based ODA Architecture's long delayed cubic building looks like it might finally get off the ground....
Curiously Tiny Door Pops Up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Despite its size, the tiny door caught our eye with its bold red color and fancy Federal styling. As you might...
Kara Walker’s Giant Sphinx Made of Sugar Rises Inside the Domino Sugar Factory (PHOTOS)
Walker is known for her poignant works that expose issues of race and colonialism, often by using stereotypes as...
Futuristic Williamsburg Hotel with 20,000-Sq-Ft Rooftop Farm Set to Rise Above Wythe Avenue
If Williamsburg, Brooklyn doesn't boast enough visual stimulus for you already, a futuristic new hotel set to...
PHOTOS: Unusual Wedge-Shaped Shipping Container Townhouse Rises in Brooklyn
According to LOT-EK, the Carroll House was erected from a stack of 21 shipping containers that was "then cut diagonally...
PHOTOS: Daring Shipping Container House Boasts a Dramatically Sliced Profile
It looks like Williamsburg's original shipping container home has got some competition. The Carroll House, designed...
Is HAO’s Alternative Domino Sugar Complex Plan Better for Williamsburg Than Two Trees’ Current Design?
The Williamsburg Independent People, a local community group, commissioned HAO to develop a design that would serve...
Dramatically Sliced Carroll House Shipping Container Home Rises in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
The diagonally-cut building will have a striking, sloped profile that rises out of the ground up to three stories...
23,000 sq. ft. Greenpoint Bakery to Become Permanent Home of Brooklyn Night Bazaar Asian-Style Market
Construction at the new space is already under way. Brooklyn Night Bazaar was founded by Aaron Broudo and Belvy...
HOTTEA Adorns the Williamsburg Bridge with a Rainbow-Colored Canopy of Yarn
HOTTEA and a team of assistants laced the bridge with 2,000 individual strands of yarn, which took an estimated...
PHOTOS: Crazy Crochet-Covered Van by Olek Pops Up in Williamsburg
Absolut tapped Olek to be one of the 20 artists who have taken over a block in Williamsburg and turned it into...
ROGAN Returns to NYC with “Pop Down” Shop in Williamsburg
We were bummed when eco-clothing brand ROGAN shut down their store on the Bowery last month with just a simple...
Announcing the Winners of Inhabitat’s Green Design Awards at BKLYN Designs!
READERS' CHOICE AWARD We knew that we'd stumbled across something special when we visited the Bower booth, and...
PHOTOS: Peek Inside the Sweet Walls of the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg
Both the factory space and the former loading docks were taken over by Creative Time, who had a light-up sign with...
