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Public Bathrooms: Examples in Plan and Section. Public Bathrooms: Examples in Plan and Section September 06 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsappMail Or Who has not felt the anxiety of using a restroom outside the comfort of their home?

Public Bathrooms: Examples in Plan and Section

These variations can be seen in the planimetry of numerous examples published on our site. Parque Urquiza Public Restroom / Diego Jobell Trail Restroom / Miro Rivera Architects Göteborg Bathing Culture / raumlabor Safe Haven Bath House / TYIN Tegnestue Public Toilets in the Tête d'Or Park / Jacky Suchail Architects Wembley WC Pavilion / Gort Scott Isemachi Public Toilet / Kubo Tsushima Architects. 40 Pics Of Slightly Unsettling "Liminal Spaces" If you ever find yourself in a space that brings up a feeling of ‘not knowing what’s up but something’s definitely up’ you may have encountered a liminal space.

40 Pics Of Slightly Unsettling "Liminal Spaces"

Obsessed over by fans who chase the unsettling feel, liminal spaces have become somewhat of a mysterious phenomenon surfing around the internet. According to Imgur user RobJustice, “The liminal space is the 'crossing over' space, a space where you have left something behind, yet you are not yet fully in something else. It's a transition space.” And thanks to the r/LiminalSpace subreddit with 237k members, we now have some of the most captivating examples to rest (or stress) our eyes on. From bowling alleys and abandoned buildings to almost surreal window views and places that feel strangely familiar although you have never been there, it’s hard not to stare for more.

Clayton korte embeds cavernous winery within excavated stone hillside. Ten outdoor spaces with warming fireplaces and fire pits. For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up ten outdoor seating areas that incorporate stylish fireplaces and roaring fire pits to warm yourself on chilly spring evenings.

Ten outdoor spaces with warming fireplaces and fire pits

This is the latest roundup in our Dezeen Lookbooks series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series featured pastel interiors, bright kitchens, living rooms with statement shelving and interiors with statement plants. House of the Big Arch, South Africa, by Frankie Pappas Built within a South African nature reserve, House of the Big Arch was designed by architecture collective Frankie Pappas to avoid existing trees.

IS Architecture and Design creates "space age" interiors for Beijing hair salon. Beijing-based IS Architecture and Design has created a hair salon and cosmetic spa in Beijing with avocado-green interiors informed by space-age design.

IS Architecture and Design creates "space age" interiors for Beijing hair salon

Ego Hair Salon is located in Beijing and was designed to have a futuristic feel while also embracing the surrounding nature. IS Architecture and Design redesigned the interior of the building, a former gym, by adding curved walls and large arches to its circular plan. The studio looked to 1960s space-age design and how it was informed by technological inventions when creating the salon, which aims to combine technological elements with a more natural feeling.

"We were looking to create a space that was relaxing and cosy but at the same time vitalising and somehow surprising," IS architecture and design founder Fabrizio Gurrado told Dezeen. Kingston Lafferty Design creates "otherworldly" interiors for Dublin clinic. A palette of plaster, marble, terrazzo and stainless steel was chosen to create interiors that customers want to "reach out and touch" in this Dublin skin clinic by Kingston Lafferty Design.

Kingston Lafferty Design creates "otherworldly" interiors for Dublin clinic

The local firm was commissioned by the Fitzgerald Private Clinic to capture a sense of calm, quiet luxury while maintaining the cleanliness expected from a surgery. "The service offer is premium and luxury, and the spaces that encapsulate it were designed to echo that at every touchpoint," Kingston Lafferty Design founder Roisin Lafferty told Dezeen. "We wanted to design a space that was tactile and all-encompassing with a sense of otherworldliness, incorporating associations of sterility with a balance of warmth. " Spread across two tight, 46-square-metre floors, the Dublin clinic houses retail, storage and waiting areas on the lower level while the first floor encapsulates three treatment rooms, a toilet, staff room and secondary waiting area.

Photography is by Ruth Maria Murphy. Kitchen of the Week: A Create-Cook-Eat Space Built on a Tight Budget. A few years ago, British artist Peter Nencini led an illustration workshop in an exhibition space that thoroughly charmed him.

Kitchen of the Week: A Create-Cook-Eat Space Built on a Tight Budget

He and his wife, textiles designer Sally Nencini, were looking to expand and renovate their kitchen, and he thought that the architect responsible for the event space’s clever design just might be the right person for their home remodel. So he did some sleuthing, which led to Thom Brisco, a young, relatively unproven architect. Could Thom, who was able to reinvent the workshop site for just £500, handle their rather large project (convert a garage and closed-off kitchen into one open space for both cooking and creating)?

Happily, the couple—and Thom—landed on “yes.” 40 Design Solutions That Don't Solve Problems, Only Create Them, As Shared By This Instagram Account. Good design is all about putting the user first.

40 Design Solutions That Don't Solve Problems, Only Create Them, As Shared By This Instagram Account

If the customer can’t make sense of the design and if their every single move is impeded by the bad decisions that the designers and builders made—we’ve got a serious problem. Sometimes these problems all come down to bad craftsmanship, shoddy design, and unaesthetic, hurried, and impractical shortcuts that builders take without a care in the world. The ‘Typical Rykozhop’ Instagram page documents how some homeowners have to live with utterly ugly, just plain bad, and downright dangerous interior design decisions. Ten bathrooms designed to take advantage of the view. We've rounded up 10 bathrooms with incredible views, including a house on the Isle of Skye with a bath overlooking a loch and a jungle cabin with a glass-walled shower.

Ten bathrooms designed to take advantage of the view

This is the latest roundup in a series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series showcased living rooms with calm interiors, peaceful bedrooms and domestic bathrooms designed by architects. Villa RA, Italy, by MORQ Built on a hillside in southern Italy, Villa RA was designed by architecture practice MORQ so that almost every space has windows that frame views of the nearby Gulf of Squillace. "Before And After Design": This Instagram Account With 1.3 Million Followers Is Showcasing Incredible Redecorations. K-thengono installs adaptable built-in cabinets within 42sqm apartment in indonesia. Thirty kitchens designed by architects. Looking for inspiration for your dream kitchen?

Thirty kitchens designed by architects

Here are 30 architect-designed kitchens from our archives. This roundup is the latest in a series of stories that bring together visual inspiration for the home. See our recent posts showcasing ten colourful kitchen interiors, thirty bathrooms designed by architects and seven bedrooms with statement walls. Luminescent 'draftroom' in texas by jiří příhoda features a suspended table. Fritz Hansen completes revamp of Danish headquarters. Furniture brand Fritz Hansen has revamped its headquarters in eastern Denmark, creating a sequence of homely spaces that cater to the diverse work methods of its employees.

Fritz Hansen completes revamp of Danish headquarters

The HQ is located on the edge of a forest in the municipality of Allerød, next to the site of Fritz Hansen's now-defunct sawmill. Workspaces are spread across the remains of the brand's former factory and an administrative building from the 1960s. Jorge Penadés fabricates Camper store from perforated metal profiles.

Madrid-based designer Jorge Penadés has designed and fabricated a colourful shop for Spanish footwear brand Camper from simple perforated metal profiles. I Tried Modsy's Virtual Home Design Service — And It Did Wonders for My Small Space. Yinka Ilori creates brightly coloured Christmas tree for London hotel. Yinka Ilori has rounded off a busy year by designing a stylised Christmas tree for London's Sanderson hotel, featuring his signature colourful and graphic aesthetic. Ilori designed the 2.5-metre-tall Christmas tree to greet guests as they enter the lobby of the Philippe Starck-designed hotel on Berners Street.

The sculptural installation comprises five geometric forms that are layered to create a simplified representation of a Christmas tree. The design of the tree is also intended to evoke a stack of colourfully wrapped presents. Each element is rendered in a different colour, with adjacent surfaces on some of the components also contrasting to enhance the three-dimensionality of the construction. Ilori designed the installation to be made using standard industrial materials including pieces of sawn timber and plywood sheets. Takehiko suzuki architects' 'tunnel' is a small hut in tokyo. Near shakujii park in tokyo, takehiko suzuki architects has completed ‘tunnel’, a detached single room designed as an empty shelter for an engineer to focus on his work and study. externally, the small hut is covered in charred rough-hewn japanese cedar, which creates a textured façade and allows the structure to merge into the woods. the interior comprises a single space clad in curved wooden walls that gently diffuse natural light coming from a skylight on the north side of the building. image by masao nishikawa image by masao nishikawa a low-height ‘sweep-out’ window is introduced at the west end of the building, where the owner can enjoy a framed view towards the ruins and the forest beyond. at the same time, to the north, a fixed window — four meters from the floor level — gently diffuses natural light into the interior. as a result, the space acquires an intimate quality thanks to the curved envelopment of the surfaces, as well as the connection to the external environment.

Christopher Herwig photographs opulent details of Soviet Metro Stations. The Soviet Metro Stations photography series by Christopher Herwig documents the most unusual details of the Soviet-era metro network built between the 1930s and 1980s. Intended to give an insight into the "closest realisation of a Soviet utopia", the photography collection features stations in 15 cities across seven different countries in the former USSR – the communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991. Herwig's photos focus predominantly on the details that make each of these stations unique, which range from propaganda sculptures and artwork to elaborate mosaics and opulent lighting. "I was first blown away by the metro's station on trips to Moscow, St Petersburg and Tashkent starting in the late 90s," Herwig told Dezeen. Gon architects inserts a bright red, continuous furniture to articulate attic in madrid.

Spanish architect gonzalo pardo, lead architect of madrid-based practice gon architects, has completed the renovation of a 78-square-meter attic in madrid. for the project, the owner — an avid design and contemporary art collector — had a limited budget (40,000 euros) and a tight deadline together with the desire of being able to showcase his books and precious pieces. all images by imagen subliminal ‘gonzalo, I want to live alone.

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These Cave-Like London Apartments Help Jet-Lagged Travelers Drift Off to Sleep. Artists install 'five elements tea room' made of layers of shoji screens. Even the parking lot underneath Apple's $5 billion campus is beautifully designed. 12 Really Cool Retro Control Rooms. Noiascape's west London co-living space targets millennials. Architects Tom and James Teatum designed this co-living space in Hammersmith to include informal work and living spaces that they hope will encourage millennials to spend more time at home. Airbus transforms cargo holds into lower-deck dormitories. Fragmenture inserts wedge-shaped volume into terraced house in Ghent. As part of its renovation of a small terraced house in Ghent, Belgian architects Fragmenture inserted a central triangular volume that houses the kitchen, laundry and storage spaces.

Hong kong's bohemian house embraces community of artisan food culture. Situated in hong kong’s western district – a heritage rich area renown for its lovable bustle of aromatic markets and cafes – rises the newly completed ‘bohemian house’ complex. the high-rise is the latest project of the bohemian collection pioneered by cultural entrepreneur adrian cheng, executive vice-chairman and general manager of new world development, and is tailor-made for urban artisans and bohemians alike, epitomizing its brand spirit of ‘the artisanal movement’. Faceted wooden panels form Mexico City cafe by Esrawe and Cadena.

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