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Movable House, Rahbaran Hürzeler Architekten, prefab movable house, flexible modular house

This prefab movable house can be assembled anywhere

On the go? Not a problem. This movable, prefab house from Swiss studio Rahbaran Hürzeler Architekten can be built...

Urbanauts, temporary installation, wood installation, modular design, orizzontale, public design, public spaces, exhibition spaces, the Netherlands, RAUM, green design, LED lights, LED, tower, observation deck, flexible spaces

This “boat” on wheels turns city dwellers into urban adventurers

Urban adventurers, prepare to set sail: A temporary installation in Utrecht, the Netherlands is transforming its...

H.I.V.E. x Five, adaptive reuse, multi-family dwelling, Melbourne, rooftop deck, Megowan Architectural, natural light, skylights, internal courtyard, green architecture

Architects insert a daylit multi-family dwelling behind an old shop front in Melbourne

The H.I.V.E. (Hybridized Interlocking Vertical Environments) x Five is a group of live-work dwellings nestled...

Deirdre Renniers, interior renovation, Amsterdam, space-saving furniture, green interior, open-plan layout, timber, flexible spaces

Derelict worker’s apartment in Amsterdam is unrecognizable after space-saving renovation

Design Studio Deirdre Renniers renovated this derelict 484-square-foot apartment in Amsterdam into a spacious,...

Ofis Arhitekti, modular design, wooden structures, temporary structure, library, Ljubljana, Slovenia, green architecture, temporary architecture, flexible spaces, concrete, cabin, temporary shelter, treehouse

These wooden blocks can be stacked up to create cabins, treehouses, and wilderness shelters

Most cabins lie flat upon the earth - but Ofis Arhitekti just unveiled a wooden retreat that's stacked up into...

Sonnesgade 11, Sleth, office building, concrete facade, concrete, flexible spaces, Denmark, Architecture Award Mies Van der Rohe 2017, green architecture, open-plan layout, mixed-use

Architects cracked this concrete building to fill its interior with daylight

Usually, architects avoid creating a building full of cracks. But the beautiful concrete facade of this mixed-use...

Canvas Worldwide headquarters, Silicon Beach, green headquarters, dichroic glass, Canvas Worldwide, Architecture Plus Information, natural light, flexible spaces, meeting spaces, green architecture, green interior

Color-changing glass bathes the interior of the new Canvas Worldwide headquarters in vibrant light

Visitors of the new west coast headquarters of global powerhouse Canvas Worldwide are treated to a surprising...

LOS OSOS, Coroflot, Mobile Work Unit (MWU), flexible spaces, mobile workspace, trailer, Los Angeles, modular furniture, green architecture, green design, flexible office space, natural light, post and beam, locally sourced wood, polycarbonate panels

Flexible trailer-office tucked into an old ambulance garage in Portland

Designers are constantly coming up with new flexible solutions for urban office spaces– from multi-use backyard...

BIG Architects, mixed-use building, 670 Mesquit by BIG, concrete, Los Angeles, flexible spaces, green architecture, mezzanine, Bjarke Ingels, office spaces, retail spaces

BIG’s first Los Angeles project is a massive modular hill topped with trees

BIG has recently unveiled an exciting new design for a mixed-use development in LA's Arts District. The design...

MJE House, PKMN architectures, Spain, transformable houses, transformable furniture, green interiors, flexible spaces, flexible design, holiday home, rotating walls, smart interior, responsive interiors, responsive spaces

Rotating walls and transforming furniture make two rooms vanish in the “Little Big” MJE House

https://vimeo.com/139683816 The apartment, called MJE House, occupies a part of an existing house and boasts...

Maison T, Nghia-Architect, Hanoi, perforated brick, flexible spaces, garden space, flexible layout, green architecture, small houses

Maison T is a discreet alley pad in Hanoi with a secret garden

The house offers a high degree of privacy and functions as a relaxing environment hidden in an alleyway in Hanoi....

Universe Architecture, Tetris House, modular housing, modular structure, flexible spaces, green architecture, residential architecture, green housing, natural light, i29

Flexible Tetris House can expand and shrink thanks to a simple system of modular blocks

The Tetris House project aims to create maximum flexibility for developers building housing units. Elements can...

Raanan Stern, modular apartment, modular architecture, flexible spaces, tiny spaces, tiny home design, flexible interior design, wooden interiors, artist's apartment, tel aviv apartments, tel aviv architecture, smart interior design, foldable beds

Tiny Transforming Apartment Maximizes Space for an Artist in Tel Aviv

The artist’s studio is nestled within a 1950s concrete building in Tel Aviv which has particularly problematic...

Nishizawa Architects, Thong House, Saigon, Vietnam, concrete, wood, Vietnamese architecture, natural lighting, green architecture, natural ventilation, flexible spaces

Thong House in Vietnam redefines the traditional townhouse

The box-like volumes create alternating indoor and semi-outdoor spaces populated with indigenous plants. Thanks...

Villas Jonc, Geneva, attached houses, residential archiecture, Christian von Düring, passive house, passiv haus, green architecture, flexible spaces, internal courtyard, natural light, low maintenance, natural cooling

Rammed-earth attached houses in Geneva stay cool without excess energy use

The individual dwellings have separate entrances, garages and private courtyards, while the terraces located on...

Snøhetta, Zeidler Partnership Architects, Ryerson Student Learning Center, Toronto, Canada, green architecture, metal facade, flexible spaces, nature inspired design, natural light, learning

Iridescent hand-folded metal panels clad Snøhetta’s Learning Center at Toronto’s Ryerson University

The new building, clad in iridescent, hand-folded metal panels, acts as a campus gateway and opens up to the street...

UN Studio, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, airport terminal, undulating roof, flexible spaces, small footprint, prefab, green facade, green architecture, Taiwan

UN Studio’s Taiwan Taoyuan Airport imagines the air travel terminal of the future

Together with Bio-Architecture Formosana from Taipei, April Yang Design Studio from Ohio, and a multidisciplinary...

Mode:lina Architekci, Poland, Poznan, apartment design, flexible spaces, open-plan layout, natural materials, wooden interior, green interior, storage spaces

Stunning modular Open/Private Apartment in Poland boasts a mini cinema

Mode:lina Architekci has a distinct design approach; their space-efficient pop-up stores are dominated by natural...

YH2, Fraternité-sur-Lac, green resort, affordable housing, mountain retreats, affordable design, custom-built houses, low maintenance house, flexible spaces, green architecture

Spahaus and Trihaus are “ready-to-live” homes tucked in a Canadian forest

Both projects draw on the design principles of Loukas Yiacouvakis and Marie-Claude Hamelin, who started their business...

Milan World Expo, Milan World Expo pavilions, 2015 Milan Expo, 2015 Milan World Expo, 2015 world expo, world expo, Milan world expo, Brazilian pavilion, World Expo, Milan Expo 2015, food production, wooden architecture, temporary pavilion, Brazil, sustainable food, Studio Arthur Casas, Atelier Marko Brajovic, flexible spaces

Brazil’s porous World Expo pavilion erases boundaries with net-like ramps and walls

Studio Arthur Casas merged vegetation and louvered façades to give the orthogonal structure an organic feel and...

Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados, Forluz skyscraper, Brazil, green skyscraper, sustainable building, flexible spaces, office buildings, green headquarters, green tower, natural ventilation, glass facade

Gustavo Penna completes the Elegant Forluz skyscraper in Brazil

The building is located on Av. Barbacena, in the Santo Agostinho district, in the central region of Belo Horizonte....

Matali Crasset, Self-made seat, Milan design week, transformable furniture, modular furniture, flexible spaces, green design, Salone del Mobile, furniture design

Matali Crasset’s Self-made Seat is a modular furniture system that can be carried like a suitcase

Designer Matali Crasset's interests span different typologies and techniques - from traditional Zimbabwean weaving...

Arup Associates, London, timber architecture, prefab timber, wood structure, Wood in Architecture Award, prefab architecture, glulam, glass facade, flexible spaces, green architecture

Arup’s timber prefab Sky Believe in Better Building wins the 2014 Wood in Architecture Award

Arup beat the other five contenders thanks to their sustainable message and the short turnaround for the completion...

Kazuteru Matumura, Japan, green renovation, interior design, townhouse renovation, Japanese architects, curtains, flexible spaces, flexible walls, storage spaces, bicycle storage

Kazuteru Matumura renovated an old townhouse in Osaka using curtains instead of walls

The house was built for a young couple that wanted to renovate the old building instead of buying a new one. Everything...

renovated architecture, Ron Shenkin, green renovation, flexible spaces, Israeli architects, transformable furniture, steal beams, recycled building material, recycled materials, wood off-cuts, green design

Israeli architects transform an abandoned storage building into a flexible, cozy home

The new home features large steel beams painted bright red, which give character to the space and dominate its...

Second Home, London, selgascano, spanish architects, serpentine pavilion, office building, acrylic walls, flexible spaces, UK architecture, bubble-like architecture, bubble, acrylic facade, facade design, undulating facade

Striking London workspace wraps offices in bubble-like acrylic walls

The office block, designed to accommodate small companies, features a brightly colored, undulating facade and...

Lodovico Bernardi, Lodovico Bernardi folding table, flat folding table, transforming furniture, folding furniture, table design, dining table design, Italian designers, flexible spaces, flexible living, waste reduction, thin furniture

Lodovico Bernardi’s Minimalist Table Folds Down to 1 Inch For Storage Almost Anywhere

Lodovico Bernardi’s small plywood table takes the concept of foldable furniture to its extreme! The elegant table,...

Snohetta SFMOMA, Snohetta, art exhibition spaces, Contemporary Art Museum, cultural center, educational space, flexible spaces, LEED gold certification, San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA expansion San Francisco, SFMOMA Mario Botta

Snohetta’s San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Expansion to Break Ground this Summer

The sloped expansion will be fifty feet higher than the neighboring Botta building and will be accessible from...

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