design disco club lands at lafayette anticipations in paris For Paris Design Week 2025 (find designboom’s ultimate guide here), Design Disco Club, a week-long exhibition running until September 12th, 2025, organized by publishing house …
hakusen revitalizes modernist city hall into boutique hotel and public library in japan
JUNZO SAKAKURA’S FORMER CITY HALL TURNS INTO BOUTIQUE HOTEL Located in Iga, Japan, the Hakusen Hotel offered designboom a first-hand look at the former Ueno City Hall, embodying a striking example of architectural revitalization. …
perforated brick facade punctuates fernanda padula’s concrete house in brazil
Fernanda padula’s casa royal tucks into a sloped site Casa Royal by Fernanda Padula emerges as an expression of harmony between architecture and terrain. Located on a sloped plot in Brazil, the single-storey residence …
switchbot AI pet is a furry robotic teddy bear that talks to people and displays emotions
robotic SwitchBot AI Pet makes facial expressions SwitchBot unveils AI Pet, a furry robotic teddy bear that talks to people, displays emotions, and ‘grows’ with its users. Revealed during the IFA Berlin 2025, which …
granite and fabric shape an interplay of solidity and fluidity at roca pilates studio in mexico
ROCA reimagines an existing structure as a Pilates studio Located in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, ROCA Pilates Studio is a renovation project that integrates architectural expression with the practice of Pilates. The design by Taller …
monolithic apartment complex contrasts with verdant fitzroy streetscape in melbourne
edition office and neometro UNVEIL monolithic apartments At 450 Gore Street in Fitzroy, architecture studio Edition Office and development group Neometro are building a complex of 18 monolithic apartments. Rising from one of Melbourne’s leafiest …
former bank in brazil transforms into vibrant magnum lourdes college by biri + chico albano
BIRI + Chico Albano transform Former Bank into School Located in a landmark 1980s building near Praça da Liberdade, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the revitalized Magnum Lourdes College by BIRI + Chico Albano adapts a …
wooden bentley continental GT replicates the original car with sculpted gauges and speakers
marine-grade teak for the wooden bentley continental GT A wooden 2020 Bentley Continental GT replicates the original car model with sculpted controls, gauges, and speakers in the timber-made cabin. Acquired by the Auto Sport …
adrián villar rojas transforms seoul’s art sonje center into a decomposing ecosystem
Adrián Villar Rojas’s exhibition takes over Art Sonje Center The Language of the Enemy marks Adrián Villar Rojas’s first solo exhibition in Korea and the first time in the institution’s history that a single …
better than sunscreen: solar protection through intentional shade in public spaces
OUTSTANDING PROJECTS THAT GENERATE SHADE IN PUBLIC SPACES As climate change makes hot summers more intense – especially in dense cities – the need for intentional, well-designed shade in public spaces becomes more and …