Architecture & Design Community
September 11, 2024
Madrid’s Chamberí district has just welcomed a new hotspot, but Gilda Haus isn’t your typical bar—it’s a masterclass in how to fuse vintage glamour with a cutting-edge vibe. Imagine stepping into a mid-century noir film, only to find the soundtrack replaced by an electric beat, the martini in your hand spiked with avant-garde flair. Gilda […]
September 2, 2024
Architecture studio Cairn, has shared photos of a house renovation and extension they completed for a home in London, England, that uses a new low-carbon concrete. The ‘House made by many hands’ is the first building structure in the UK to specify a low-carbon limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) concrete, a new material that generates […]
August 25, 2024
FCstudio has shared photos of an apartment renovation they completed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that transformed the space into a contemporary and open interior. The design plan included removing walls and creating integrated spaces, like in the living room, which was once a smaller living room and a separate home office/TV room. The larger and […]
August 22, 2024
Frederick Tang Architecture has designed the interior of an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for a couple and their three children. Inspired by their Indian heritage, the family wanted to incorporate stone into their home, and they were also drawn toward color and painterly strokes via an appreciation for a grandfather who […]
August 19, 2024
Interior design firm Melling Studio, has shared photos of a one-bedroom apartment they completed in Vancouver, Canada. The apartment has been designed as a serene, open-plan environment with a crisp, minimal finish palette, locally sourced furniture, and elevated fixtures. One key design element that stands out is the inclusion of a built-in banquette between the […]
August 12, 2024
Melling Studio has shared photos of an interior they designed for a duplex in Vancouver, turning it into a warm and effortlessly coastal home for a young, active family. The home was completed in January 2023 and truly embodies the considered yet breezy essence of Kitsilano beach. The transformation of the previously dysfunctional floorplan was […]
August 11, 2024
August 11, 2024 Architect Sonya Lee has shared photos of the new location of Meow Parlour, a cat cafe in New York that had outgrown its previous space. The storefront has a 10’ wall of white oak shelves that spell out M E O W, which also function as signage, a playspace for the cats […]
August 11, 2024
Earlier this year, yet another restaurant opened at the Desa Potato Head resort in the village of Seminyak in Bali. Aptly rechristened as Dome, the restaurant was designed by the Dutch studio OMA established in 1975 by Rem Koolhaas (1944 -) with his then-wife Madelon Vriesendorp and Elia and Zoe Zenghelis. OMA has worked with Potato Head for […]
August 3, 2024
Creative director, owner, operator, artist, hipster restaurateur, high-brow bohemian, impresario and all-around cool renaissance man Varun Kataria doesn’t want to be categorised. We will gladly obey as it is as difficult – and unnecessary – to categorise him as it is to label his Bushwick, Brooklyn venue creations that now number three. Kataria, who says […]
August 1, 2024
Chef Stefano Secchi has opened his second Italian restaurant, naming it Massara. It is located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, a short walk from his first Italian restaurant, Rezdôra. Massara is spread on two levels with the 600 square-foot (about 56 sq. m) expanse divided into distinctly different spaces by New York-based Sarah Carpenter Studio. The […]
July 24, 2024
Barcelona-based architecture firm External Reference, led by Italian architect Carmelo Zappulla, has shared photos of a retail store design they completed for fashion brand PINKO, which includes an interior lined with 3D printed design elements. Based on the history of the brand’s iconic swallows and inspired by the textile fibers, a 3D-printed skin was created […]
July 23, 2024
Cuaik | CDS has shared photos of an apartment interior they designed in Ciudad De México, Mexico, that uses hidden lighting to create a warm atmosphere. Working together with Grupo Cuarit, the designers infused the space with bespoke wood carpentry and thoughtful illumination. In the entrance hallway, visitors are immediately greeted by a sculpture by […]
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