Woods + Dangaran updates 1960s California home by Craig Ellwood

Glazed walls, teak flooring and an original koi pond feature in a mid-century residence in Los Angeles that has received a sensitive refresh by local firm Woods + Dangaran.

Built in 1965, the Moore House was designed by architect Craig Ellwood, who was known for creating homes that fused modernism with California's breezy lifestyle. The 1,700-square-foot (158-square-metre) residence is situated on a hillside in LA's Los Feliz neighbourhood.

Wooden steps lead to the single-storey Moore House

The current owners are a married couple who wanted to update the house while preserving many of its original details. To oversee the renovation, they turned to local studio Woods + Dangaran, led by Brett Woods and Joseph Dangaran.

"The overall intent of the design was to respect the historic structure and integrity of the home, while restoring and updating the finishes and fixtures so they're tailored for the owner's modern lifestyle," the duo said.

The rectangular, single-storey home sits atop a tall, concrete block foundation and has glass walls set within a redwood frame. Wooden steps lead to glazed entry doors that slide open and closed.

A swimming pool was added during the renovation, while an original koi pond was retained

The exterior received a full update. New glazing was installed, and the existing wood structure and fascias were restored.

"Needing significant work, the shell of the home is upgraded to preserve the longevity of the structure and to meet contemporary performance standards," the architects said.

The main suite has teak finishes and large windows

Inside, the home has a fluid and straightforward layout. A main suite occupies one end, and a guest bedroom and an office are located at the other. The central portion is turned over to an open area for living, dining and cooking.

Woods + Dangaran updated finishes throughout, including textured plaster on the ceiling and honey-coloured teak flooring. Rooms are furnished with both vintage and contemporary pieces that work in concert with the home's mid-century aesthetic.

In the living room, the team placed an Arflex leather sofa by Umberto Asnago that is flanked by stone tables that the architects custom designed. Bulbous lamps by Foscarini help to enliven the space.

The room is further adorned with a B&B Italia coffee table by Paolo Piva and rounded armchairs by Philippe Malouin. A floor-to-ceiling shelving unit contains niches for books, cocktail supplies and the clients' record player.

The living room includes comfy furniture and custom-designed tables

The adjoining dining area is furnished with a white oak table by Rummler and wire chairs by Overgaard & Dyrman. A brass lighting fixture by Florian Schulz hangs overhead.

Like other areas of the home, the main bedroom suite features neutral colours and a restrained material palette. Teak was used for wall cladding, a floating console and a pair of bedside tables. A headboard is wrapped in tufted leather.

The adjoining dining area is furnished with a white oak table

In the main bathroom, a skylight illuminates a shower clad in metallic bronze tiles from Ann Sacks.

The guest bathroom features a dark Emperador marble countertop and a wall sheathed in Japanese porcelain tiles. Light is provided by a skylight and a pair of vintage, globe-shaped pendants by Frank Ligtelijn.

Outside of the home, the team added a new 60-foot (18-metre) lap pool and a concrete deck with a fire pit. An existing koi pond was kept intact.

Japanese porcelain tiles line the guest bathroom

Other restored mid-century homes in California include the Julius Shulman Home and Studio in Hollywood Hills, which was originally designed by Raphael Soriano and was updated by LOHA, and a plywood-clad Eichler home in Silicon Valley that was renovated by Klopf Architecture.

The photography is by Joe Fletcher.

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Project credits:

Interior design: Woods + Dangaran
Structural and civil engineer: Labib Funk and Associates
General contractor: GHBW
Landscape architect: Chris Sosa
Arborist: The Tree Resource
Soils engineer: Grover Hollingsworth and Associates
Surveying: Northlake Land Surveying
As built: AsBuilt Conditions
Casework: Woods + Dangaran, Silverstrand
Title 24: Solargy
Permit: Crest Real Estate

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Six designs to see at the 2021 Isola Design Festival

Lipstick made from algae and lampshades grown from bacteria feature at Isola Design Festival, a six-month event dedicated to emerging designers and independent studios that culminates during Milan design week.

Organised by Isola Design District, one of the districts that make up Milan design week each year, Isola Design Festival is a hybrid event that has been running since April as a digital festival. It will culminate with a physical show during Milan design week, which starts tomorrow.

The platform was developed by the founders of Isola Design District as a response to the coronavirus pandemic, which prevented physical events and exhibitions from taking place in 2020.

"We didn't give up," said Gabriele Cavallaro, co-founder and CEO of Isola Design Group. "We wanted to switch a critical situation into a new opportunity so we began a digitalization process that led us to launch our curated online platform."

"Our aim was to support the designers in our community through such a hard period. Twelve months later, we can say that we reached our goal."

In total 350 designer's profiles and almost 700 projects feature on Isola Design District's digital platform, a selection of which will be showcased at Isola Design Festival's physical event during Milan Design Week from 5-10 September.

The selected works explore experimental design processes "that can be related to the product itself or either its production process," according to Elif Resitoglu, co-founder and creative director of Isola Design Group.

Here we've picked six designers' work featured on the Isola Design District's online platform that will also be part of the physical event in Milan.

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Algalip by Eleonora Rombolà

Algalip is a lipstick made from algae by Eleonora Rombolà. According to Rombolà, many commercial lipsticks are made from harmful petroleum-based chemicals. As an alternative, Algalip is a collection of lipsticks where both its paste and packaging are made from algae.

"Microalgae can be a rich and sustainable source of diverse valuable compounds, which can be turned into oil, butter and a range of coloured pigments," said Rombolà.

Algalip will be on show at the Materialized exhibition, Pastrengo 7, Milan.

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Click by Zerocollective

Click by design collective Zerocollective is a series of sculptural furniture pieces made with pastel-coloured modular pieces. The systems are designed to reduce noise levels in the home.

"We are getting used to a new normal where our daily habits and privacy are increasingly conditioned by the rooms available and the number of people we live with," said Zerocollective.

"This novelty in the interior sector challenges the traditional design standards and paves the way for less conventional proposals to manage the micro-spaces of our homes."

Click can be viewed at the Playful, Young, Design exhibition, De Castillia 26, Milan.

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Marecreo – Autarky Furniture by Aurore Piette Studio

Marecreo is a furniture project by French designer Aurore Piette made up of raw materials found on the coastline. Piette uses driftwood covered in natural plant-based materials collected from a local nature reserve.

"Directly inspired by nature, Aurore Piette develops a neo craft by coworking with her close environment," said the Aurore Piette Studio.

"This unique collaboration between human and nature results in an atypical vision of interior design."

Marecreo – Autarky Furniture is available to see at Nature's Whispers exhibition, Copernico Isola building, Sassetti 32, Milan.

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Luna by Studio Lionne Van Deursen

Luna is a lampshade made from cellulose designed by Studio Lionne Van Deursen. The studio grew the material from microbes using bacteria and yeast via a fermentation process.

"After the growing process, we experimented with different natural plant dyes and dyes made from fruit waste," explained the studio.

"This material archive results in a collection of fabrics with different colours, translucency and textures."

Luna by Studio Lionne Van Deursen is on show at Materialized exhibition, Pastrengo 7, Milan.

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Chair Slurp by Jean-Baptiste Anotin

Chair Slurp by Jean-Baptiste Anotin's studio Waiting for Ideas looks like an oversized aluminium straw and is made from seven aluminium tubes welded together.

"The entire chair is polished multiple times to get its natural mirror effect," said Jean-Babiste Anotin. "In addition, the chair gets a chemical treatment, and finally, the purple colour is applied."

Chair Slurp is available to view at The Stage Four exhibition, Sassetti 31, Milan.

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Couch-19 by Tobia Zambotti

Couch-19 was made from discarded disposable masks and recyclable crystal PVC. It is described as "an iceberg-shaped modular pouffe made with single-use masks collected from the streets," by designer Tobia Zambotti.

Used masks were collected then disinfected with colourless gas called ozone before being used as the furniture stuffing. Its irregular shape ensures that the "icy" colours of the masks reference an iceberg, "one of the most iconic symbols of global warming", according to Zambotti.

"Italy, one of the European countries hit hardest by Covid-19, faces a big problem due to this kind of pollution," said the designer. "The project highlights this environmental issue in a creative way involving locals and asking them to pick up disposable masks from the streets or storing the ones they use daily."

Couch-19 is available to see at the Isola Design Gallery exhibition in Sassetti 31, Milan.

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The Isola Design Festival takes place 5-10 September 2021 in Milan. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Wutopia Lab wraps bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds

Architecture studio Wutopia Lab has used layers of perforated metal to transform two disused buildings on the banks of Taizhou's Yongning River into a bright and modern bookshop.

Rather than demolishing the existing buildings or attempting to perform "cosmetic surgery" on their cluttered, commercial facades, the studio decided to simply wrap the structures in white aluminium panels.

Duoyun Bookstore's Taizhou outpost (above) features a perforated aluminium facade (top image)

The resulting facade offers varying levels of translucency, revealing traces of the original buildings that now house Chinese retailer Duoyun Bookstore's first outpost outside Shanghai.

"By controlling the perforation rate, the facade creates a cloud of layers hiding the bookstore," explained Wutopia Lab founder and chief architect Yu Ting.

"The continuous white aluminium wall is used as an addition to create a serene and pleasant visual subtraction. A cloud rises over the riverside and the readers of the bookstore are in the cloud."

Undulating cutouts in the facade suggest the shape of clouds

The original plan of the site, which Ting describes as "scattered and unfocused", was reimagined to house a number of small gardens as well as a central courtyard to connect the buildings into a single complex.

In the process, Wutopia Lab had to work around two other, privately owned buildings on the site, using the fence between them to mark out a small front yard and entrance for the bookshop.

The internal courtyard is organised around a central tree

The site's original trees and plants are left intact in the courtyard, surrounded by white pebbles that reference the work of Ming dynasty artist Qiu Ying.

Places for rest are provided by two "cloud stools", one white and one blue, made from recycled marine plastic.

The floor outdoors is lined in white pebbles

Inside, the Duoyun Bookstore is split across two levels and five different colour-coded zones.

The first floor is home to a pink and purple exhibition space and a red stepped lecture theatre as well as a neutral-toned meeting room, all connected to each other via different terraces.

These accommodate a children's play platform, a discussion terrace with a fire pit and a labyrinthian terrace that serves as an outdoor cafe.

Here, the architects installed a blue glasshouse made from a special glass that was developed locally for use in the automotive industry. At the touch of a button, it becomes colourless to reveal views of the Yongning River beyond.

Circular orange booths feature in the cafe on the ground floor

On the ground floor, customers can find a section dedicated to lifestyle books, displayed on a triangular orange stand.

This pays homage to a 1967 installation by South African artist Roelof Louw, in which 6,000 oranges were stacked into a towering pyramid.

Books are displayed on pyramid-shaped stands

The same vibrant orange is also picked up in the children's play area upstairs and in the circular booths of the coffee pavilion, which sits further east near the water.

Following the path through the store on the ground floor, visitors are guided to a cultural and creative zone. This is identified by the petrol-blue colour palette applied to shelving and display fixtures, including a second pyramid-shaped display unit.

Corrugated aluminium panels the ceiling in Duoyun Bookstore's main retail area

This area also houses two different reading rooms as well as the shop's main retail area with a triangular, translucent acrylic cashier counter.

A luminous canopy of corrugated aluminium panels is installed on ceilings throughout this section to recall the surface of the river outside.

Reproductions of rare books are displayed in a wood-panelled stairwell

The first floor can be accessed from the cafe via an orange spiral staircase or a wood-panelled stairwell with an integrated display area for reproductions of rare books.

Wutopia Lab has designed a number of unusual bookstores in recent years, including one that maps out the human psyche and another with a triangular lightwell that pierces through six stories.

Photography is by CreatAR Images.

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Ten functional Shaker-style interiors with a focus on craftsmanship

For our latest lookbook, we've collected ten interiors that reference the style of the Shakers, a Christian sect that believed in simplicity and utility.

The Shakers, a mid-18th century religious sect, believed it was possible to "form a more perfect society on Earth". Followers practised communal living and shared all property.

Shaker-style interiors and furniture have since become known for their very simple, unadorned design, which lets the qualities of the materials – mainly wood – shine through. The style is still popular today, especially in kitchen settings.

Here, we have gathered ten examples of interiors that showcase the allure of this simple functional design.

This is the latest roundup in our Dezeen Lookbooks series that provide visual inspiration for designers and design enthusiasts. Previous lookbooks include home libraries, minimalist bedrooms and concrete living rooms.

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Círculo Mexicano, Mexico, by Ambrosi Etchegaray

The bedroom of this Mexico City hotel has a quiet, yet welcoming feel. Warm wood creates a striking contrast against plain, white walls, and is complemented by beige linen fabrics. A peg rail, commonly used by Shakers to hang hats, clothes and light pieces of furniture, decorates the wall.

"We imagined an architecture free of ornament, where the correct use of simple materials enhances the quality of the space," architect Ambrosi Etchegaray told Dezeen.

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Flourist bakery, Canada, by Ste Marie

This artisanal bakery in Vancouver, Canada, was designed by Ste Marie using Shaker-informed furniture to have a "mix of farmhouse sensibility and Scandinavian design principles".

Built-in wooden shelving holds cookbooks, cooking utensils and decorative ceramics. It has been left in its natural colour to underline the traditional, handmade feel of the space.

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That Is Best Which Works Best, Canada, by Mjölk

A display of original furniture made by the Shakers was combined with contemporary interpretations of the sect's designs in an exhibition at Toronto design store Mjölk.

Here, the juxtaposition of a classic dark-wood bench and contemporary ceramic vases creates a modern interior that still clearly nods to historic homes. Framed pressed flowers evoke the Shakers' way of life, in close connection to nature.

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Queens rowhouse, US, by White Arrow

New York design studio White Arrow added dark-blue cabinetry to the kitchen of this rowhouse in Queens, New York. Despite being more colourful than designs normally associated with Shaker-style interiors, the cabinets feature the clean lines and inset panels widely used by the sect.

The dark blue colour of the kitchen cabinets is especially striking against the room's white walls and copper lighting. A floating shelf holds crockery and glassware, while a marble backdrop adds to the quiet luxury of this kitchen design.

Find out more about Queens rowhouse ›

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Kitchen interior, UK, by Pinch

These wooden furniture pieces by London design studio Pinch were created to express a "restrained interpretation of luxury" and shown in a simple, yet elegant setting. The gleaming natural wood colours are contrasted with white detailing, and set against white walls and a white-tinted wooden floor.

The studio's circular Rodan dining table was designed to reference the round or oval bentwood boxes that were historically used by the Shakers to store kitchen ingredients.

Find out more about Pinch ›

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Clover Hill Residence, US, by Ravi Raj Architect

This black stove by Wittus is designed to look like traditional angular Shaker stoves. It warms the bedroom of Clover Hill Residence in upstate New York and nods to the history of the house, which began its life as an iron foundry in the 1890s.

Wooden furniture, a woven rug and a colour palette of just browns, whites and dark blues create a soothing, peaceful bedroom.

Find out more about Clover Hill Residence ›

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Furnishing Utopia, US, by various designers 

This wooden bench with a matching table was designed for the Furnishing Utopia exhibition, which showed Shaker-style interiors and design. Shown in a traditional setting, the bench is a modern take on the pared-down designs that gave the sect the moniker "the first minimalists".

The 11 designers taking part in the show visited preserved Shaker sites at Hancock Shaker Village and the Mount Lebanon Shaker Museum to find inspiration for the furniture.

Find out more about Furnishing Utopia ›

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Terracotta House, Australia, by Austin Maynard Architects

Austin Maynard Architects designed Terracotta House for a keen gardener. It was created as a communal-living family "compound' – akin to a village square – similar to the Shakers ' practice of communal living.

Wooden furniture was used for the interior of the house, a timber-clad Victorian workers' cottage that has been renovated and modernised.

Find out more about Terracotta House ›

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Historic Schoolhouse, US, by White Arrow

The classic Shaker-style kitchen in this US home was painted all-white, creating a light-filled, bright interior. Gold detailing on the handles, plug sockets and lighting create an elegant contrast to the cream-coloured cabinets.

A herringbone-patterned parquet floor adds a more rustic feel to the kitchen, which has floor-to-ceiling storage spaces and marble countertops.

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Kitchen, US, by Gabriel Tan

This sunlit kitchen features simple wooden furniture, including designer Gabriel Tan's Shaker-inspired stool. It can be hung on a peg on a wall – a traditional way for the Shakers to store their goods and furniture.

"The chair is really about two things I love the most about the Shakers," the designer said. "One, that they hung their furniture and stuff on the wall when they don't use it, and two – the unusual shape of the wood-fire Shaker stove."

Find out more about this design ›

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This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen's image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing home libraries, minimalist bedrooms and concrete living rooms.

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This week Bjarke Ingels designed a desert city in America

This week on Dezeen, BIG founder Bjarke Ingels revealed that he is master planning a "new city in America" for five million people.

The city, named Telosa, is being designed for US entrepreneur Marc Lore and set to be built on an unoccupied 150,000-acre site in the US desert "from scratch".

"Our vision is to create a new city in America that sets a global standard for urban living, expands human potential and becomes a blueprint for future generations," said a statement from Telosa.

Logan Architecture and ICON complete "first 3D-printed homes for sale in the US"

Also in the USA, Logan Architecture completed four 3D-printed homes in Austin, which developer ICON claims are the first 3D-printed houses available for sale in the country.

"They are the first 3D-printed homes for sale in the US and ready for move-in," ICON told Dezeen.

UAE wins Golden Lion for best pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

In other architecture news, United Arab Emirates' Wetland pavilion curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto has won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale.

The UAE pavilion, which investigates using salt as an alternative to Portland cement, was named the winner for its focus on the construction possibilities of waste materials.

Rebecca Weiss designs ultrasound-powered male contraceptive device

In design news, Technical University in Munich graduate Rebecca Weiss won a James Dyson Award for her design concept for a male contraceptive device.

The device would use ultrasound waves to temporarily halt sperm regeneration.

Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide

As September began we looked ahead to the biggest events taking place this month.

These include the 15th edition of Design Miami/Basel, the return of London Design Festival and a special version of Salone del Mobile. Check Dezeen Events Guide for more details.

Ten projects that showcase Kengo Kuma's "unexpected and innovative" approach

This week we took a look at the work of Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The author of Kuma Complete Works 1988-Today picked 10 key projects designed by the architect from the book.

We also interviewed architect Jane Hall, the author of Woman Made: Great Women Designers, an A to Z-style book charting the work of both iconic and unknown female product designers over the last century.

L'Abri and Construction Rocket complete Saltbox Passive House in Quebec

Popular projects this week included a Passive House in Quebec, Surf House in Santa Cruz by Feldman Architecture and the plant-covered Tsuruoka House in Tokyo.

Our lookbooks this week focused on home libraries and living rooms featuring wooden panelling.

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