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American studio Schwartz and Architecture has completed a cedar-clad accessory dwelling unit on a California property that is meant to serve as "a jumping off point for a modern wine country design". The Diamond ADU is part of a family estate in Sonoma, a historic town in northern California's winemaking region. The property has a

Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has created an intimate French restaurant in the Villeray neighborhood of Montreal complete with warm interiors and a custom white oak wine cellar. Known as Casavant, the 850-square foot (80-square metre) brasserie-style restaurant was completed in September 2023 on the ground floor of a 1920's residential building, replacing a sandwich shop.

A zigzagging plan was used to bring "spatial depth" to the small site of House in Fujiidera, a family home in Osaka, Japan, designed by local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects. Created for a family of four on a narrow site, the home is formed of a cluster of blocks with contrasting finishes that intersect around a

Saudi mega-development Neom has revealed the Norlana town wrapped around a marina on the Gulf of Aqaba designed by architecture studio 10 Design. Planned for 3,000 residents, the town will be built as part of a cluster of developments being planned on the Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest of Saudi Arabia as part of

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yoojin Chung pokes fun at the western approach to feng shui with a trio of digital devices that offer a quick-fix approach to positive qi. Chung's graduation project, Capturing Qi, turns three of the most well-known feng-shui objects into smart-home devices that can be controlled via an app. The crystal ball,

Online design magazine Design Week is to cease publication with the website due to be taken offline in mid-January. The publication, which is focused on the business of design, announced the decision with a statement on its website on 22 December stating that its publisher had decided to close the publication. "Design Week is ceasing

From the conversion of a Norwegian silo to a green-roofed Japanese villa, we've rounded up some of the most interesting architecture projects that are scheduled for completion in 2024. Not A Hotel Ishigaki, Japan, by Sou Fujimoto Upcoming architecture projects in Japan include Not A Hotel Ishigaki, a disc-shaped villa with a swooping walkable roof

East London hair salon Buller and Rice has opened a new venue with an interior design palette that includes seaweed, algae, cork and mushroom leather. Buller and Rice Wanstead is a salon that doubles as a lifestyle store, selling products ranging from homeware to wine. Company founders Anita Rice and Stephen Buller designed the interior