Mold Architects carves stepped retreat into rocky hillside overlooking the Aegean Sea

Greek studio Mold Architects has completed a hospitality retreat on the island of Serifos, using stone excavated from the rugged terrain to create five guest residences overlooking the Aegean Sea.

Named Perma, the project occupies a sloping coastal site facing the small island of Vous. Stone-clad accommodation units are arranged across a series of stepped terraces, with pools, planted roofs and water-filled courtyards woven between them.

Instead of removing the hillside and building on top of it, the architects used material extracted during construction to build much of the retreat itself.

Stone...

UNS completes Korean Football Association headquarters with two dedicated stadiums

Dutch firm UNS has completed the Korean Football Park, a sports venue and new home for the Korean Football Association in Cheonan, South Korea.

Designed to "serve athletes at the highest level while also giving football a broader civic presence", its facilities include two stadiums and 11 football fields alongside a sports museum and retail space.

UNS, formerly UNStudio, organised the 450-square-metre campus into distinct zones in collaboration with advisors from the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, creating a careful balance between private and publicly accessible spaces.

"The ordering of functions is very important in training...

Gustaf Westman creates colourful room settings for Selfridges pop-up store

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has designed specifically British homewares, including a tea strainer and a fish-and-chips holder, for his pop-up at department store Selfridges, where he created IKEA-style rooms for visitors to explore.

The pop-up shop marks the first time that Westman, who is known for his colourful, bulbous designs, has created specific home-like settings for his products. It marks an evolution from his recent projects that saw him place his designs inside real homes.

"I've done pop-ups in real people's apartments before, around Europe," Westman told Dezeen.

"This is a white box,...

Velo chair by Layer for Andreu World

Dezeen Showroom: British designer Benjamin Hubert and his studio Layer have created a task chair for flexible working named Velo, manufactured by Andreu World.

The Velo chair first task chair from the Spanish brand, and was designed to be responsive and ergonomic while also having a compact, minimal form that sits as comfortably in the home as it does at the office.

It features a weight-activated tilt mechanism that allows for easy movement throughout the day without the sitter having to make manual adjustments.

At the same time, depth adjustment for the seat and a range...

Sinaldaba organises Cecebre House in Spain around crescent-shaped courtyard

A crescent-shaped courtyard creates a "domestic refuge" at the heart of this minimalist house in Galicia, Spain, designed by local architecture studio Sinaldaba.

Named Cecebre House after the municipality in which it is located, the three-bedroom dwelling sits partially sunk into a sloping, rural site.

According to Sinaldaba, the design is an attempt to "recover the principles" of the region's typical rural architecture in a contemporary way, with its minimal gabled form a response to views and the prevailing wind.

"Rather than reproducing traditional forms, the focus is on recovering the principles that have historically responded to...

Richard Parr Associates crowns Suffolk boathouse with thatched roof

British studio Richard Parr Associates has created a timber boathouse for a family in Suffolk, England, topping its pitched roof with reed thatch.

Situated on the Alde-Ore Estuary, Richard Parr Associates drew upon waterfront structures and local agricultural buildings when designing the Alde Boathouse.

Supported on a foundation of 12 ground screws, the boathouse's structure and cladding are made from oak, which will gradually age to have a silvery tone.

Crafted by thatcher Dominic Meek, the roof slopes down over the rear end of the boathouse and was made from Norfolk reed thatch to complement...

Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide

Ai Weiwei: Button Up! and Summer Assembly: Earth Station are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this July.

Other events taking place during the month include New Designers, Architects of Liberation and Summer Assembly: Earth Station.

New Designers
1 to 4 July, UK

Annual graduate showcase New Designers returns to London's Business Design Centre for its 41st edition, spotlighting projects from over 200 universities.

The exhibition spans a range of design disciplines, such as fashion, furniture, product, interior, textile, graphic, jewellery, ceramics and gaming.

Alongside the display, the event hosts talks, workshops and awards programmes.

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Eight-room Tokyo hotel designed to feel like staying "at the home of a tasteful friend"

Designer Keiji Ashizawa has turned a former hostel in Shintomicho, Tokyo, into Tomi Ginza, a boutique hotel with a single suite on each of its floors that was designed to fulfil a need for group accommodation in the city.

The 860-square-metre hotel is located in a ten-floor building close to both the Tokyo and Ginza stations.

It was previously a hostel with multiple rooms on each of its eight floors, but Ashizawa's studio, Keiji Ashizawa Design, changed the layout so that each floor now has just one self-contained suite.

Natural wood and beige hues were used...

Cooper Tires

Cooper has spent more than a century perfecting the toughest tire around. The product was exceptional. But the brand no longer reflected it. The challenge was standing out in a crowded global market where the brand had started to blend in. Our solution nods the rich history of the brand while taking inspiration from the product itself. The wordmark and icon take structure and inspiration from the geometry of the tread. A technical typeface draws on the engineering detail of the tires themselves, paired with a bold extended headline typeface that nods to the Cooper Tires logo. A primary color that sets Cooper apart in...