WEEK IN REVIEW this week, designboom continued to share creative emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. john craig freeman invites viewers worldwide to virtually visit the wet markets of wuhan, the place where the virus is believed to have originated; tonya ruiz created 'quarantine barbies', with the aim of creating a barbie doll everyone could relate to while at home; guy laramée intricately carved volcanoes from toilet paper rolls as a diary during lockdown; and designboom readers saguez & partners designed joyful posters as a declaration of love to life out of lockdown. those fed up with social distancing in the city and looking to reconnect with nature need look no further than two projects published on designboom this week. the 'seedpod' by nomadic resorts is low impact structure and soothing cocoon-like shape that offers travelers the opportunity to sleep in the great outdoors without compromising on comfort. meanwhile, LUMIPOD has installed circular cabins in a forest in the french alps. wrapped in a glazed façade, the dwellings invite guests to enjoy an immersive, unobstructed nature experience. in other news, 1+1>2 architects shared its design of a single-storey house in vietnam topped with a thatched roof that protects the building from the region’s varied weather conditions. 'mother’s house' forms part of ‘jackfruit village’, a community of new residences in a western suburb of hanoi. surrounded by natural trees and other vegetation, the property was designed to exist in harmony with the bucolic landscape, allowing residents to immerse themselves in nature. finally, an almost entirely intact roman mosaic floor has been unearthed on a northern italian vineyard near verona, after decades of searching. the discovery has already been declared an archaeological treasure, and reveals part of the flooring and foundations of a roman villa dating from the third century AD. |