Dezeen

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a playground made of interconnected logs designed by Kengo Kuma and Earthscape. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Kengo Kuma and Associates collaborated with playground design company Earthscape to design a playground from an array of timber logs assembled to resemble a mountain. Commenters loved the structure. One The post Dezeen Debate features log playground that "triggers long-lost memories" appeared first on Dezeen.

A cluster of wood-clad, gabled volumes form a sculptural home by architectural studio Young Projects that nods to historic Long Island architecture while reimagining the barn typology. Located in Bridgehampton, an upscale hamlet on the island's South Fork. Six Square House is an irregularly shaped dwelling that sits on a verdant, two-acre (0.8-hectare) lot with The post Young Projects "radically reimagines" traditional barn for home in the Hamptons appeared first on Dezeen.

Dezeen School Shows: a collection of silver jewellery informed by the process of making a phone call is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Hong Kong Design Institute. Also included is a greyscale cityscape comprised of photographs of iconic buildings in Hong Kong and an exhibition that examines the slower pace of The post Eight projects by students at Hong Kong Design Institute appeared first on Dezeen.

Promotion: Italian door designer Lualdi has opened a flagship London showroom, which aims to promote its international reach. The London store was unveiled as part of London Design Festival and was created by Italian designer and architect Piero Lissoni to showcase the brand's collection of internal doors as part of a series of spaces designed to act The post Lualdi expands international reach with new London showroom appeared first on Dezeen.

Dezeen Showroom: with wide cushions atop a metal frame, Parla's Palm armchair by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte intends to add an inviting touch to indoor or outdoor settings. The Palm armchair is part of the Lounge Series within the Palm collection, a range of chairs and tables designed around the same elegant metal tube structure and The post Palm armchair by Jean-Michel Wilmotte for Parla appeared first on Dezeen.

Handmade blocks made of grey and red cement define the facades of Small Houses, a collection of homes that Cambodian studio Bloom Architecture created as a "haven" from the bustling streets of Phnom Penh. Located in a compact urban area in a historic part of the Cambodian capital, the homes are accessed by a narrow The post Bloom Architecture uses handmade cement blocks to decorate Cambodian houses appeared first on Dezeen.

Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has created a 124-metre-long block of social housing in Paris that is clad in steel. Designed in collaboration with Margot-Duclot Architectes Associes, the linear building is in the city's 15th arrondissement and contains 104 apartments split across five floors. It sits above a subway maintenance workshop and is constructed from a concrete frame The post Christ & Gantenbein wraps Paris social housing in "rather unexpected" steel facade appeared first on Dezeen.

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has created a prototype for a temporary house that he plans to roll out in Morocco following this month's devastating earthquake. The structure is the latest iteration of Ban's Paper Log House model, which he developed as a quick-to-construct and affordable shelter for victims of natural disasters. Paper Log The post Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake appeared first on Dezeen.

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a store interior for Ms MIN in Shanghai, China, to showcase the fashion brand's diverse use of materials. Located at the Taikoo Li shopping complex in central Shanghai, the 195-square-metre store was designed to evoke a sense of traditional home-based atelier that places materials and craftsmanship at its centre. "Before the Industrial The post Neri&Hu divides Shanghai fashion boutique with fabrics and marble screens appeared first on Dezeen.

Architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has documented 12 architecture workspaces in Vienna, Austria, as part of an ongoing series capturing studios across the world. Goodwin, who is the founder of photography studio Archmospheres, went behind the scenes at the Viennese architecture studios following his previous trips to workspaces in cities including Los Angeles, Frankfurt and Berlin. The post Twelve Viennese architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin appeared first on Dezeen.