IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades
Students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have constructed a mobile home in Barcelona using wood from Collserola Natural Park. More
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Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu
Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table, created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. More
Neri&Hu creates "wooden hut" and "cave-dwelling" interiors for Shanghai stores
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed two retail spaces for Shanghai fashion company Jisifang, using wood and concrete to evoke "a more primitive state of being". More
Ervin Architecture unveils expansion of Maine's largest building
US studio Ervin Architecture has unveiled the latest phase of an open-air theatre in Bangor, Maine with wood-clad, sawtooth boxes that flank open-air seating. More
Erlebnis-Hus seaside visitor centre wrapped in timber grid to "play in, on, under or beside"
A gridded timber frame creates a flexible armature for play equipment and social spaces at the Erlebnis-Hus visitor centre in Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany, which was designed by Holzer Kobler Architekturen. More
Architectural Association students use foraged wood to build "open-air laboratory"
Students from London's Architectural Association have used timber battens and foraged waste wood to build a demountable forest pavilion called Field Station. More
Pause bench by Broberg & Ridderstråle for Asplund
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Broberg & Ridderstråle opted for a "seemingly simple" look for the versatile Pause bench, which it has created for furniture brand Asplund. More
Eight chocolate-brown interiors that look good enough to eat
In memoriam of the many chocolate eggs that will be consumed this Easter, our latest lookbook rounds up eight homes with tasteful cocoa-coloured interiors. More
Collcoll hides stairs and seats in pixellated wooden structure at Pricefx office
Thousands of wooden cubes inspired by the computer game Minecraft conceal utilities and create casual seating areas at this office in Prague designed by architecture studio Collcoll. More
Stave chair by Farlam & Chandler and Bibbings & Hensby
Dezeen Showroom: British carpentry workshop Bibbings & Hensby has collaborated with garden design studio Farlam & Chandler to create a low wooden seat with whittled surface details. More
Multipurpose rooms optimise space at Ulli Heckmann's Rotterdam apartment
A bedroom incorporating a bathtub and a window bench is one of several versatile spaces architect Ulli Heckmann created when renovating this compact apartment in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More
Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa clads rural Spanish house with cork blocks
Architecture studio Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa has completed The Cork and Wood House, a home in Spain that is finished with a raw palette of materials. More
Joanna Laajisto creates "dark and woody" interior for Pyhä Ski Resort pizzeria
Helsinki-based designer Joanna Laajisto has completed Popolo, a ski resort restaurant designed to be both cosy and practical for guests walking in from the slopes. More
Studio Guma converts stone farmhouse into "family sanctuary" in Normandy
Architecture practice Studio Guma has overhauled an old farmhouse in Normandy, retaining its stone and timber structure to "evoke the rural history" of the site. More
MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting
Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". More
Jean Servais Somian carves fallen coconut trees into towering cabinets
Reaching up to two and a half metres in height, these cabinets on show at the Collect craft fair in London were created by Ivorian designer Jean Servais Somian to showcase the natural beauty of coconut wood. More
Ash & Plumb forms 14 objects from single lightning-struck oak
Careful stitches mend the cracks in these vessels that woodturning studio Ash & Plumb has created for London's Collect craft fair from an oak tree felled by lightning. More
Atelier WOA creates long timber-framed library in France
Large wooden beams frame the interiors of L'échappée, a multimedia library in France designed by local practice Atelier WOA as an alternative to "institutional and cold" public buildings. More
Nine student projects that are represented by intricate 3D models
Dezeen School Shows: in this roundup, we spotlight nine student projects featured in Dezeen's School Shows, which present meticulously detailed architectural models. More
Burning Man 2024 temple design balances the "domestic and majestic"
A team led by artist Caroline Ghosn has unveiled the design of this year's Burning Man temple, a structure combining elements of church architecture and Lebanese weaving techniques. More