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New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Completed in LA's Hancock Park neighbourhood in 2023, the 6,000-square foot (558-square metre) Inverse House combines domestic settings with a place for institutional programming and social gatherings. Located

Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Broberg & Ridderstråle opted for a "seemingly simple" look for the versatile Pause bench, which it has created for furniture brand Asplund. According to Asplund, Broberg & Ridderstråle created the bench as a "zen-like" seat aimed at encouraging users to sit and rest, inspiring the name Pause. Pause is made from

Local spruce wood is used throughout Markolfhalle Markelfingen, a multipurpose hall that architecture studio Steimle Architekten has added to the edge of a lake in Germany. Located on the northern shore of Lake Constance in the Radolfzell district, the timber building contains sports courts and a stage for events, unified by a cantilevered roof overhead.

As part of Dezeen's Social Housing Revival series, we look at how one county in Maryland is leading the way in the US after devising a novel public-development strategy to help combat its housing crisis. Montgomery is a growing county on the outskirts of the Washington DC metropolitan area that has come up with a method

Dezeen's top five houses of the month for March include a timber and concrete residence that is "designed to be overlooked" and a copper-clad home in Colorado that creates "semi-reflections" of the landscape. Also on the list is a converted pig shed, a low-lying white-and-black home informed by mid-century modernism and a dark-stained cedar dwelling that

Dezeen Showroom: designs by designers Ronan Bouroullec and Jos Klarenbeek feature among new rugs released for 2024 by Danish textile brand Kvadrat. Novelties rugs include Bouroullec's Corde collection, which Kvadrat describes as "artistic yet utilitarian" and "inspired by the allure of handwritten lines and the intricate art of rope construction". The rope is twisted from

Dezeen Showroom: designs by Ronan Bouroullec and Jos Klarenbeek feature among the new rugs released by Dutch textile brand Kvadrat for 2024, under the umbrella name Novelties. Novelties rugs include Bouroullec's Corde collection, which Kvadrat describes as "artistic yet utilitarian" and "inspired by the allure of handwritten lines and the intricate art of rope construction".

Interior designers Nate Berkus and Brigette Romanek, designers Neville Brody and Rio Kobayashi and architect Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen have been named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Read more

Architecture office Destudio has remodelled an apartment in Valencia for a couple of empty nesters, swapping the positions of the living and sleeping areas so they perform better for the owners' lifestyles. The clients, who recently worked with Destudio to design their pharmacy in the Spanish city, invited the studio to oversee the renovation of

Design festivals Milan design week and Boston Design Week are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this April. Other events taking place during the month include Bruges Triennial, Concéntrico 10, Latin American Design Festival and DesignMarch. Latin American Design Festival 11 to 12 April, Peru Lima, Peru, hosts the annual

Oozing mortar joints create a "crusty crown" for The Brick House, a family home in Perth, Australia that has recently been completed by local practice Studio Roam. Located in the suburb of Highgate, the home replaces an existing cottage on the site that had been occupied by the clients for several years. Tasked with creating