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International Design Council Magazine

International Design Council Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Oliver Schütte
Residential Architecture
Thursday, 9 July 2026

No Footprint Wood House

The No Footprint Wood House is located along the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Its bioclimatic design integrates with the surrounding lush tropical forests and natural habitat. The project forms part of the multi-award winning No Footprint House series. Climate-responsive building variations are based on passive design strategies. Industrial building techniques and prefabricated components are combined with locally harvested and regenerative construction materials. The project promotes integral sustainability in terms of its social, economic, environmental and spatial performance.

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Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd
Smart Digital Packaging
Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Jackery Nexus

This design transforms packaging from a passive container into an active system. By integrating identification, interaction, and continuous information within its structure, it enables seamless connections across production, logistics, and use stages. The design emphasizes clarity, scalability, and practical implementation, allowing packaging to support ongoing services without altering existing manufacturing processes. It serves as a long term interface enhancing efficiency, transparency, and user understanding throughout the product lifecycle.

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Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co.,Ltd
Interactive Packaging
Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Playful Hut

This eco-friendly packaging combines practicality and creativity, ensuring product safety during transport while giving packaging new life through innovative design. Made from 100% biodegradable materials, it addresses the pain points of traditional packaging in handling and usage, offering a more efficient production process and a more convenient user experience. The design also supports reuse, reducing waste and providing DIY fun for families, making sustainability a part of everyday life.

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MUSEPoD
System
Monday, 6 July 2026

MX Dynamic

Tackling the limitations of traditional spaces, fixed layouts that are hard to renovate and inefficient construction that generates excessive waste, the product centers on reconstructing spatial logic through modularity and integrates a micro environment of sound, light, and electricity, and a digital platform to enhance operational efficiency. Its closed loop recycling design cuts renovation waste by 80 percent and adapts to multiple scenarios such as offices and commercial spaces. The system delivers an ondemand space that combines innovative design with social significance.

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hb+a Architects
Zero Energy Resilience Hub
Sunday, 5 July 2026

Box Factory

This Zero Energy, low carbon project has operational data that confirms its actual performance. It is an all electric building that relies on onsite solar to meet its energy needs, with heat pumps providing heating and cooling. Careful siting and form work as hard as the systems, with the building oriented to local wind patterns and sun angles. Box Factory integrates climate resilience, innovation, and community impact through thoughtful design. During the 2022 Electra Fire, which burned 4,500 acres in Amador County, the project proved itself resilient and climate ready.

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Oliver Schütte
Residential Architecture
Saturday, 4 July 2026

Floating House

The Floating House is located in the central valley of Costa Rica. The project is based on passive design strategies such as site specific positioning and the use of natural resources. Industrial building techniques are combined with locally harvested and regenerative construction materials. Ample roof overhangs protect the house from rainwater and solar impact. The interior rooms merge with their adjacent exterior spaces, creating a unified and harmonic relationship among nature and the built environment. Terraced gardens and balconies provide spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.

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