This week, Kengo Kuma unveiled a brick pyramid bath

This week on Dezeen, Japanese designer Kengo Kuma’s Kai Water Culture House, which features pyramid towers, was revealed nearing completion in Copenhagen.

The 58,000-square-foot aquatic center on the city’s harbor will feature 10 indoor and outdoor pools and will open next month. Kuma designed the project alongside Danish firms Cornelius Vöge, Søren Jensen and Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects.

In Sydney, the Powerhouse Parramatta Museum opens today. Designed by architecture studios Moreau Kusunoki and Genton, it is described as the largest cultural project in Australia since the Sydney Opera House.

Powerhouse Parramatta is located on the banks of the Parramatta River in western Sydney and enveloped by a steel mesh exoskeleton.

The annual Designart Tokyo design week is currently taking place at venues across the Japanese capital. Among the six notable projects presented by Dezeen at this year’s event were an exhibition that explores people’s perspectives on forests and a lamp that unfolds like an accordion.

Also on display in the city was emerging design exhibition Alter, which featured works such as an AI-powered tea ceremony and washi paper furniture.

Also this week, car brand Fiat launched its Multiplay concept car, which can transform from an SUV into a pickup truck, with movable seats and an interior designed to be flexible.

Automotive was also on the agenda in London, where British car brand Jaguar redesigned its flagship store in Knightsbridge. This is the only place in the world where people can see the recently revealed Type 01 electric car.

The French firm Lacaton & Vassal Architectes, led by architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, has been named winner of the 2027 Charlotte Perriand Prize.

The studio is known for its social housing designs and has been recognized by the Creators Design Association & Awards for its contribution to contemporary architecture through its work transforming and improving existing buildings.

Popular projects on Dezeen this week include a vaulted apartment block in London by Alison Brooks, a former workshop transformed into a Japanese house and a “quiet but present” garden studio.

Our podcast this week looked at architect salaries in the UK and explained why architects aren’t paid well.

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