British studio Mole Architects has created Alde Valley Barn, a brick-clad holiday home on a farmyard in Suffolk that dates back to the 17th century. The four-bedroom house replaces a steel-framed barn, which was added to the farm in the English town of Aldeburgh in the 20th century. Mole Architects has created Alde Valley Barn on a 17-century farmyard Mole Architects' design is deliberately simple, referencing the architecture of the barn it replaced while respecting the main 17th-century farmhouse beside it. "The new building is designed as one of the barn structures that are subservien ..read more

Ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Paris, design offices Concepto and Studio 5.5 have installed 350 street lights made from salvaged scaffolding poles and lampposts in the athletes' village. The lighting project is part of a scheme overseen by the Olympic Games delivery authority Solideo with the aim to reduce carbon emissions by 47 per cent compared to a conventional project. Concepto and Studio 5.5 have designed street lights for the Olympic Village in Paris Landscape architecture firm Agence TER, which was responsible for master planning the public areas, collaborated with Studio 5.5 ..read more

Indonesian architecture practice Dhaniē & Sal has completed Mawi Garage in South Tangerang, creating a steel structure that references the engineering of the cars and motorcycles inside. The client, a car collector, tasked the local practice with renovating an existing 488-square-metre shed that housed his extensive fleet, as well as extending it to add a small office space and apartment. The studio renovated an existing 488-square-metre shed Located on a large, one-acre estate surrounded by gardens, Dhaniē & Sal stripped back the existing building and used it as the basis for a new ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: bathroom brand LX Hausys has unveiled five undermount basins that aim to offer inclusive bathroom design solutions with stylish appearances. The newly released HIMACS undermount sinks range includes basins designed for use in multigenerational households and for users with reduced mobility. HIMACS has released five undermount sinks It includes HIMACS CB4628 and CB5530, which have shallow basins that allow wheelchair users to get closer than deeper sinks. "The addition of two models created for persons with reduced mobility will allow planners and architects to create bathroom ..read more

Cecilie Manz and Jasper Morrison are among a group of designers who have added "a little glamour" to the humble cane as part of an exhibition at the Triennale Milano for Milan design week. Curated by Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi, the show features 18 different takes on the walking stick, including a version for off-roading and another that functions as a vase. Walking sticks & canes features works by 18 designers including Marialaura Irvine "People with walking sticks are often viewed with pity," Sebastian Lopez of Keiji Takeuchi Design Office told Dezeen. "Keiji wanted to remove that ..read more

Georgia-based design collective Garbage Kids has exhibited a "long-lasting" collection of wooden furniture and ornaments made solely from recycled materials at Milan design week. Showcased in collaboration with Dropcity – an urban centre for architecture and design founded by architect Andrea Caputo – the collection is situated in a historic tunnel located behind Milan Central Station, alongside a series of other installations. Within the tunnel, the collection by Garbage Kids sits among a larger collection led by design collective and long-term Dropcity partner SOCII. Garbage Kids showcased ..read more

Dezeen Courses: for our latest courses roundup, we've listed six architecture and design programmes taking place this summer available at institutions in the USA, UK, Germany and Italy. The roundup includes summer schools, workshops and short courses to serve as a foundation for future university students. They are suitable for people of all ages and levels of expertise in the fields who want to practice architecture and design this summer. Here are six summer programmes featured on Dezeen Courses: Architecture Summer Programmes at Cornell University The Architecture Summer Programmes at&nbs ..read more

Promotion: speakers from UNStudio, AMO, and the Venice Biennale share their insights on how architecture and design can be used to make transformative museum experiences during a Design Doha panel that can be streamed on Dezeen. Named Enchanted Vessel: Museum as a design showcase, the panel formed part of Design Doha's talks event, the Design Doha Forum, and was dedicated to exploring the relationship between design and museums. It brought together four leading practitioners from across exhibition design, curation and museum architecture: the director of architecture firm OMA's research studi ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design studio Interesting Times Gang has made a new version of its 3D-printed Kelp chair, made from seaweed instead of recycled plastic. Interesting Times Gang's original 2022 Kelp chair was made of recycled fishing nets and wood pulp, and was named after the undulating lines of its form, inspired by ocean vegetation. The Sugar Kelp chair is an update on the 2022 original Ever since its initial release, the studio has harboured the ambition to realise the chair made from its namesake macroalgae, which would make use of an organism that is proving important in the ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: aiming to demonstrate Italian brand Scavolini's distinctive use of clean lines, the Miko collection offers a flexible approach to bathroom cabinetry. The Miko range of bathroom units is designed by Scavolini's research and development lab Vuesse, and is characterised by technical innovation and aesthetic refinement. The Miko bathroom furniture collection features clean, contemporary lines The doors have an L-shaped profile, allowing for a clean finish on the fronts and a combination of functionality and geometric decoration, as the top of the door conceals the grip. The Miko ..read more