Fashion Store by Day, Cocktail Bar by Night
Slowear18 is a concept store in Milan with a fluid identity. By day, it acts as a clothing shop to turn into an exclusive mixology bar by night.
Garbage Café Accepts Plastic Waste as Payment for Meals
India's first Garbage Café offers hot meals in exchange for plastic waste in Ambikapur helping to feed the needy and clean up plastic waste in the streets.
Co-Working for Material Designers in Bangkok
Why should co-working spaces be limited to laptop professionals only? The Thai supplier of building materials Boonthavorn recently opened a co-working venue specifically targeted at material designers.
How to Create a Virtual Traffic Jam on Google Maps
Berlin-based artist Simon Weckert created a virtual traffic jam on Google Maps by walking around the city with 99 smartphones.
Invite a Farm Animal to Your Next Conference Call
Sweet Farm in Silicon Valley is taking the farm experience virtually with their service Goat 2 Meeting during social distancing and the boom of conference call apps.
Can Pod Living Fix the Urban Housing Crisis?
Berlin-based startup Robynhood challenges the crippling housing crisis by transforming empty factories and commercial buildings into affordable housing with the use of sleeping pods.
Plugin Housing Turns Empty Shopping Mall Into Co-Living Space
Vivahouse is a prefabricated housing system that allows flexible housing to be quickly made available in empty buildings within 24 hours.
School Building in Thailand Harvests Water in the Monsoon Season
In a region that experiences extreme weather conditions and where water holds cultural and practical significance, architecture studio Pareid created an open-space classroom with two water-collecting funnels.
Streetify Lets You Shop the High Street Virtually
Streetify brings the high street to you when you cannot visit physically. This e-commerce platform connects consumers with local stores to help keep them afloat, becoming extra relevant in the current COVID-19 crisis.
Glocal Tokyo Hotel Connects Guests to Craftsmen in the Neighbourhood
The days of generic, globalised hospitality environments are over. Nohga Hotel Ueno in downtown Tokyo aims to create a meaningful stay by submerging guests into the local crafts culture.
Running out of Space? Store Your Belongings at the Neighbours
A storage unit on the outskirts of town can be expensive and come with complicated contracts. New platforms allow users to hire out their lofts, garages or sheds to people in the neighbourhood that need storage space.
Outside Society Takes the Office Into the Wilderness
Outside Society offers you the opportunity to change your work environment completely with their mobile spaces placed in inspiring spots in the middle of nature.
Vertical Street Farms Provide Fresh Food for New York Neighbourhoods
Innovation studio Framlab created a community-based urban farming system that seeks to combat food insecurity in cities.
Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19 Patients Built Using Shipping Containers
Repurposing shipping containers has become an architecture trend, but now they're being used to create intensive care units for COVID-19 patients in over-stretched hospitals.
Amsterdam Café Turns Into Cocktail Bar After Dark
Karavaan is a venue in Amsterdam with a flexible interior capable of changing function over the course of a day.
