KWK Promes fits a luxury house around a mature garden

Many residential projects begin with the architecture firm designing the house and then adding the garden. From the Garden House turns this process on its head and started with a fully developed landscaped garden, with the house then built to fit it.

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Pulsating bed could prevent brain damage in premature babies

When a baby is born premature, it's vitally important that the infant's still-developing brain receive enough oxygen. A new medical device could help, by mimicking the heartbeat and breathing of a parent.

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Vincent Callebaut’s futuristic Pollinator Park can be visited in VR

If you've seen Vincent Callebaut's futuristic designs and wondered what it would be like to visit one, you now can. He's created a "refugee camp for insects" to raise awareness of pollinating insect decline that's viewable in VR or a web browser.

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Canadian couple build tiny house that feels like a luxury home

Canadian couple Heather and Kevin Fritz are turning heads with their very first tiny home build. The home was specifically built for the harsh Canadian climate, which can hit -40 ºC (-40 ºF) during the winter months.

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MIT’s wooden water filter gets put to real-world use

It's a sad fact that many of the people who most need water filters are those who are least able to afford them. A newly demonstrated MIT technology could help, in that it uses locally sourced wood to inexpensively purify contaminated water.

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Tiny A-frame cabin can be permanently stowed or hit the road

The Bivvi Cabin is a simple A-frame micro-cabin that comes with lots of options, including solar power. It stands out from the crowd with the flexibility to be either installed on foundations or towed around on a trailer like a tiny house.

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DropTop home workstation folds up into a wall-mounted art piece

One of the many cultural shifts driven by the COVID-19 pandemic is the growing number of people working from home, and furniture-maker Pith & Stem is looking to tap into this trend with a workstation that you mightn't even know was there.

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AI monitoring system warns patients of improper inhaler usage

Even though at-home use of an inhaler or insulin pen can be extremely important, doctors have to pretty much just hope that patients are doing it right. A new system, however, could objectively assess patients' technique within their homes.

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Five people and a cat can squeeze into this compact tiny house

French firm Baluchon always manages to fit a lot of living space into its tiny houses, but its latest model can somehow sleep an impressive five people – plus a cat – in a home measuring just 6 m (19.6 ft) in length.

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Mile-long ship tunnel will offer safe passage through hazardous peninsula

Norway's remarkably ambitious Stad Ship Tunnel has finally been given the thumbs up. Slated to begin construction next year, the tunnel will cut through an entire peninsula, allowing ships to bypass Norway's most hazardous shipping route.

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