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Statement kitchen splashback ideas Wilsonart Not only is your kitchen splashback a functional element of your design, but it’s also a great way to add style, colour, texture and pattern to the space. Elliott Fairlie, product manager for kitchens at Bushboard, outlines five different statement splashback ideas to inject personality into your kitchen: 1. Wood “Wood is a popular finish used in kitchen design, but usually you’ll find it included through worktops or furniture. Wood-finish splashbacks are great option for anyone who wants to add texture and interest to their kitchen in a subtle but intriguing way. “When incorporating this...

KAL builds this breathing beach house with fossilized coral in egypt Overlooking the shores of Marsa Alam, Egypt, this so-called Breathing House has been designed by Karm Architecture Lab (KAL). The work of contemporary architecture takes shape with a palette of natural materials including coral limestone and bamboo, and seems to emerge from the sandy terrain as a natural landform. The single-story three-bedroom family vacation home celebrates both the vast shoreline and the Red Sea beyond, offering a calm retreat along the edge of the Eastern desert. The design is informed by the climatic challenges of the region, thus emerging...

Twin porcelain-clad skyscrapers by Selldorf Architects rise on the Brooklyn waterfront Photos have been released of a pair of skyscrapers designed by local studio Selldorf Architects at the Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment site on the East River waterfront in Brooklyn, NewYork. Located in the Domino development in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, the twin skyscrapers called One Domino Square have nearly reached their full height of 550 and 450 feet (168 and 137 metres). Selldorf Architects has designed a pair of skyscrapers at the Domino Sugar Refinery site The skyscrapers rise from a single podium that is clad in granite with acid-etched...

Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates concrete Sculptor Studio in Portugal Portuguese practice Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has completed a studio for a sculptor in the Azores, creating a curving poured-concrete form that references the work of its client. Named Sculptor Studio, it is intended to appear as though it "sprouts" from the kitchen of an existing dwelling on a farm on Sāo Miguel island. Inside, Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has provided the sculptor with studio and workshop spaces that overlook the garden through projecting hexagonal windows. Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has created Sculptor Studio in Portugal Bernardo Rodrigues Architects drew on the forms of...

Forma transforms century-old glasshouse into Væksthuset climate classroom A 105-year-old glasshouse from Copenhagen Botanical Gardens has been taken apart and rebuilt in a new location by architecture studio Forma to create a classroom in the west of the city. Rescued from the brink of demolition, the greenhouse was carefully dismantled and reassembled over a new substructure and floor using as many recycled materials as possible. Væksthuset is a 105-year-old repurposed greenhouse Known as Væksthuset, which translates as "the greenhouse", it is now a plant-filled education and events space with a focus on farming and sustainability. Copenhagen-based Forma oversaw the renovation...