Kengo Kuma’s Roof/Birds Compound Lands on the Market in Japan for $10M

Set in Karuizawa, the turnkey retreat includes four forest structures inspired by the form of avian flight.Location: Nagakura, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture 389-0111, Japan Price: $10,072,110 Year Built: 2016 Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates Construction: Sasazawa Construction Co., Ltd. / Sato Land

At Bottega Veneta’s Runway Show, Hollywood’s Finest Sat on Crumpled Cardboard Boxes

Artist Illya Goldman Gubin transformed ordinary shipping cartons into chic seats.

GRT Architects adds modular shelving in Storefront for Art and Architecture revamp

Architecture studio GRT Architects has modernised and updated New York architecture gallery Storefront for Art and Architecture, installing custom, removable shelving units and placing a doorknob on its facade for the first time. The scope for the renovation included updating electrical and HVAC sys

Why You Should Never Skip Flushing Your Water Heater

A water heater that’s overdue for a flush may give you plenty of warning signs, from rising energy bills to strange noises and odors.