Urban living

An area of reclaimed land in Shenzhen, China, is to be transformed into an "urban living room" with a sky garden by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

The end of the year brings a chance to retreat, relax and reflect - and we embrace this state fully in our latest issue of est magazine. Issue 31 is a celebration of spaces to bring balance; from a home overhauled to bring more alignment with its natural surroundings to a family home turned weekend getaway, these are places of retreat. This time of year is also a space to be merry and to cherish those around us, so we’ve collected gift ideas from leading design influencers to inspire your…

Image 3 of 4 from gallery of MINI LIVING's First Permanent Building Will Transform a Paint Factory into a Co-living Hotspot in Shanghai. Rendering by Luxigon. Courtesy of MINI LIVING

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This is the future of semi-urban living. Danish studio EFFEKT has envisioned a self-sustaining, off-grid village of greenhouse properties that produces their own electricity.

Image 29 of 30 from gallery of IKEA Explores Future Urban Living for the Many. Street View. Image Made by EFFEKT Architects for SPACE10

Preserving regional customs, life-style and spirit, Vietnamese studio Nishizawa Architect designed an half-outdoor and contemporary residence in Chau Doc, Vietnam.

Discover chic and urban loft living room ideas in our latest post. Explore five stylish concepts, ranging from industrial to bohemian and minimalist aesthetics, to transform your loft into a space that's both comfortable and visually impressive.

Urbhang is an urban intervention aiming to activate a public space and transform it into a lively experience, by creating an outdoor public living room where people are invited to sit, read, rest, play, work, meet and interact. Urbhang is a series of hanging urban installations for hanging out.

Wild Concrete is a photographic series of Romain Jacquet-Lagreze that has been published as a photo book in May 2014. It is a series about the resilience of nature in an urban environment. Focusing solely on the phenomena of trees sprouting from residential buildings in the busy districts of Hong Kong, Wild Concrete compares the living conditions between plants and humans both growing in a harsh surroundings. In this series the trees share the same exceptional qualities as their human…