Polysmiths refurbishes Walden basement flat to evoke woodland cabin
Architecture studio Polysmiths has redesigned a basement apartment in north London to feel like a "cabin in the woods", surrounding its sunken living area with lush planting. More
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Sam Jacob Studio blends architectural references at The Hoxton Mule in London
Diamond-shaped windows puncture the cylindrical brick form of The Hoxton Mule, a playschool and apartment designed by London practice Sam Jacob Studio. More
McLaren Excell turns Camden warehouse into craft-focused family home
Architecture studio McLaren Excell has converted an industrial building in north London into a house that includes dedicated spaces for arts and crafts activities. More
Delve Architects designs "nurturing but playful" nursery in east London
English practice Delve Architects has used joyful colours and natural, tactile materials to outfit a newly established kindergarten by the River Thames in east London that can be accessed via boat. More
Studio FB creates gallery-like interior for Frame store in Marylebone
French interior design Studio FB and the co-founder of fashion brand Frame, Erik Torstensson, have designed a California-informed store for the brand in London. More
Coffey Architects references industrial history for London housing and arts spaces
London studio Coffey Architects has completed The Tannery, a mixed-use project in Bermondsey that combines housing, artist's studios and a gallery around a central courtyard. More
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Dezeen Agenda features Europe's tallest modular residential tower
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the completion of Europe's tallest modular residential tower. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Architecture for London creates demountable wood interior for Present & Correct store
Local studio Architecture for London has designed an interior for stationery store Present & Correct in London, which features gridded joinery and draws on "wunderkammer" cabinets of curiosities. More
Witherford Watson Mann "opens up" The Courtauld's 18th-century home
Architecture studio Witherford Watson Mann balanced "studious conservation and bold intervention" for its redevelopment of the historic Courtauld Institute of Art in London. More
HTA Design completes Europe's tallest modular residential tower in Croydon
British architecture studio HTA Design has completed a 163-metre-tall apartment building in Croydon, UK, that it claims is "Europe's tallest residential tower to be completed using volumetric construction methods". More
Eight projects by POOR Collective that reimagine co-design as "a two-way street"
To mark POOR Collective winning London's Emerging Design Medal, co-founder Shawn Adams rounds up eight must-know projects by the social enterprise, focused on involving young people in the regeneration of their communities. More
WilkinsonEyre set to open London's secret world war two tunnels to the public
Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has unveiled designs to turn London's Kingsway Exchange Tunnels into an experience centre, revealing their wartime history as a secret government communications exchange. More
Max Lamb turns cardboard boxes into furniture that "can be infinitely repaired"
At London's Gallery Fumi, British designer Max Lamb is showing 33 different furniture pieces made using cardboard waste from his own studio in a bid to push the material's structural capabilities. More
George Fisher creates modular social space for homeless hostel in London
Architectural designer George Fisher has created an outdoor social space for Project Malachi, a homeless hostel in London, using the modular U-Build system developed by Studio Bark. More
Dion & Arles creates "salon in which you can dine" for Il Gattopardo restaurant
French design and interiors studio Dion & Arles drew on the work of 20th-century Italian designers Carlo Mollino and Gio Ponti for the interior of Italian restaurant Il Gattopardo in London's Mayfair. More
Kew Gardens exhibition showcases Queer Nature in Victorian glasshouse
The diversity of nature informed the latest exhibition at London's Kew Gardens, which features a garden designed to "break the binary" and a "deeply queer" textile pattern by designer Adam Nathaniel Furman. More
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Dezeen Agenda features powerbank that is charged using rental bikes
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features MyPowerbank, a portable phone charger designed for London's homeless community that runs on kinetic energy from rental bikes. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
"This year's LDF generally felt energetic and optimistic"
Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser reflects on this year's LDF, touted by organisers as a full revival of the UK's biggest design festival post-Covid. More
Stanton Williams unveils UCL East building where "structure is the architecture"
British architecture studio Stanton Williams has designed a 35,000-square-metre academic building for the University College London, located in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. More
MyPowerbank hacks London's Santander bikes so homeless people can charge their phones
Central Saint Martins graduate Luke Talbot has created a portable charger that can be hooked up to rental bikes to allow people experiencing homelessness to charge their phones for free. More