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This week on Dezeen, rental website Airbnb unveiled its latest themed holiday home, a grass-and-mud-covered hut underneath a tree hosted by Donkey from the movie series Shrek.

Named Shrek’s Swamp, the small house, which is being hosted by Donkey while Shrek is away for Halloween, was described as “a stumpy, secluded haven fit for a solitude-seeking ogre”.

Paper Log House by Shigeru Ban and VAN — Shigeru Ban created a prototype house in Morocco

In architecture news, Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban created a prototype house that will be built in Morocco following a devastating earthquake earlier this month.

The latest iteration of Ban’s Paper Log House model, the structure has columns made from cardboard tubes with walls and a roof made from prefabricated wooden panels.

Recycled PET lego bricks — Lego abandoned its plans to make bricks from recycled plastic

In design news, Lego abandoned its plans to use recycled plastic bottles to make its bricks as an alternative to using virgin plastic.

The Danish toymaker dropped the plans after its pilot programme showed that adopting the recycled material at scale would ultimately increase the company’s carbon footprint due to the manufacturing process and equipment needed.

This week saw a mass-timber McDonald’s restaurant in São Paulo revealed. Designed by local architecture office Superlimão Studio, the building is supported by a tree-like timber structure.

The 2,150-square foot (220-square metre) building was built as part of the fast food chain’s “Recipe for the Future” initiative.

Mass timber interior — Mexico’s largest mass-timber structure was completed

In Mexico, the largest and tallest mass-timber structure in the country was completed. Designed by Dellekamp Schleich to “set an example for innovative construction methods”, the 940-square-metre office building was built in Mexico City.

Also this week, in other mass-timber news, the New York City Economic Development Corporation launched an assistance program to encourage the adoption of mass-timber in New York City.

Long Island social housing by studio Libeskind — Studio Libeskind unveiled a social housing block in New York

In other architecture news, a pair of social housing blocks were revealed. In New York, architecture firm Studio Libeskind unveiled a housing block with sculptural facades that contains 44 apartments for low-income senior citizens .

In Paris, Christ & Gantenbein created a 124-metre-long block containing 104 apartments, which was clad in steel.

Garden Tower House by Studio Bright — An extension wrapped in pink breeze blocks was one of the most popular stories this week

Popular projects this week included an extension in Australia wrapped in pale pink breeze blocks, a house under the ground in the Netherlands and a cliffside hotel on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.

Our latest lookbooks featured living rooms enhanced by decorative and striking art pieces and colourful bedrooms.

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Rental website Airbnb has designed Shrek’s Swamp, a grass-and-mud-covered hut underneath a tree in the Scottish Highlands.

The small house, which has a bare-earth floor, is described as “a stumpy, secluded haven fit for a solitude-seeking ogre”.

Exterior of Shrek's Swamp house — The holiday home is located underneath a tree trunk

It is being hosted by Donkey, Shrek’s best friend, who is swamp-sitting while Shrek himself is away for Halloween, according to an Airbnb description written as if by Donkey himself.

In it, he says: “I love everything about the swamp: the boulder out front, the modest interiors, the seclusion (ideal for singing karaoke late into the night), you get the picture”.

Shrek's Swamp Airbnb interior — It features rough-hewn wooden furniture

The holiday home, which sleeps up to three guests, has an open-plan design, with a sturdy wooden bed leaning against one wall.

A matching table and two wooden chairs sit in front of an open fire on the opposite side of the house, which is held up by large tree trunks.

Fish light in Shrek house — A fish-shaped lamp decorates the bedside table

Shrek’s Swamp Airbnb also features decorative touches, including a green “earwax candle” – a nod to a scene in which Shrek pulls out a stick of earwax from his ear and lights it.

It also has a bedside lamp that looks like a stuffed pufferfish.

Table in Shrek's home — The dining table sits in front of an open fire

Visitors can also make use of Shrek’s outhouse, a well-known location from multiple Shrek films, which is located about 20 metres away from the swamp itself.

Located in a forest in the Scottish Highlands, the hut is surrounded by signs reading “Stay out”, “Beware Ogre” and “Danger!” though these are “probably for decoration”, according to Donkey.

The home will be available to book from 13 October for a two-night stay between 27 and 29 October and comes with an on-site concierge who will arrange meals for the guests – including morning waffles and parfaits.

“This mud-laden, moss-covered, murky-watered oasis is a perfectly snug spot to escape from village life and embrace the beauty of nature,” Airbnb said.

Interior of Shrek's Swamp Airbnb — The home has a bare-earth floor

The company will make a one-time donation to the HopScotch Children’s Charity as part of the project.

Airbnb also recently helped Ken rent out Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse and listed a 1970s wood cabin located in the iconic Sea Ranch development in California.

The photography is courtesy of Alix McIntosh.

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