Siufan Adey

Cocoon BioFloss would enable people to grow their own micro homes

February 8, 2019 Siufan Adey 0

The latest movie in our Dezeen x MINI Living series explores architect Maria Vergopoulou’s concept for self-build micro homes made of bioplastic, which came third in the Dezeen x MINI Living Future Urban Home Competition. The proposal, called Cocoon BioFloss, features clusters of pod-like homes made from thin bioplastic fibres, which resemble strands of candy floss. The

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The D*Haus Company designs flood-resistant homage to Georgian architecture

January 30, 2019 Siufan Adey 0

The Kentish Classic by The D*Haus Company

The latest instalment in our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores The D*Haus Company’s vision for flood-resistant Georgian-style housing, which claimed first prize in our Dezeen x MINI Living Future Urban Home Competition. The London architecture studio’s contest submission, called The Kentish Classic, depicts pre-fabricated timber homes that are elevated above water level by 3D-printed

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Movie shows The Shed’s moving roof in action

January 25, 2019 Siufan Adey 0

The Shed's moving roof by Diller Scofidio + Refro

This captioned movie shows how the roof of The Shed, currently under construction in New York’s Hudson Yards, will move back and forth. Located beside the High Line, the eight-storey cultural centre is designed by New York studios Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group. The moving roof allows the building to double in size, transforming

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Modular pavilion at Vietnamese tea farm made from 2,000 wooden crosses

January 16, 2019 Siufan Adey 0

Nguyen Khac Phuoc Architects and Dang + Partners have slotted together 2,000 modular wooden elements to create a porous white pavilion for tea farmers in rural Vietnam. The pavilion is nestled amongst the Thanh An Tea Hills, a fertile region of northern central Vietnam where clusters of small islands in the Dap Cau Cau lake are cultivated for the production of

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