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January 21, 2022
Truly sustainable buildings are achieved by informed decision making, constant re-evaluation, and a willingness to change direction as projects progress. Engineer Alex Lynes explains the thought processes behind four recent buildings and offers a checklist for optimising environmental performance from concept design to completion on site. 15 Clerkenwell Close by Groupwork. Photograph by Timothy Soar […]
January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022 Interior design firm Minus Workshop has shared their recently completed project, a restaurant in Hong Kong named “Takano Ramen”, whose design is inspired by Japanese mansion houses and layers of clay. Stepping inside, you can immediately see the layers of various clays on the walls that create a warm atmosphere and guide […]
January 21, 2022
We support the liberation of bread and all baked goods from all unsightly plastic bags and from humiliatingly poor ingredients. Bread is important, essential and incredibly good and good for you when taken seriously. This does not mean complicated or gimmicky. In fact, the best breads, cookies and pastries are the ancient basics, traditional recipes […]
January 17, 2022
Brett Woods and Joseph Dangaran, founding partners of the Los Angeles–based architecture firm Woods + Dangaran are infinitely familiar with the language of high-end Californian architecture. The projects we have covered of their portfolio include a masterful renovation of a mid-century modernist masterpiece by Craig Ellwood and a new-build for a client that can demand […]
January 13, 2022
January 13, 2022 Established in Beijing by Japanese architects Yoko Fujii and Shuhei Aoyama, B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio has recently completed % Arabica, a coffee shop in Chengdu, China. Located within a historical area, the coffee shop runs alongside Kuanzhai Alley, a renowned busy commercial and cultural area, and was designed to respect the traditional western-Sichuan […]
January 13, 2022
January 13, 2022 London based architecture and design practice Studio RHE has completed a collection of four houses that are situated on the island of Félicité in the Seychelles. Rising from their surroundings as linear geometric forms, the homes rest on weathered granitic outcrops that are eye-catching elements of the local landscape. The houses are […]
January 12, 2022
The team at London-based Alessandro Isola studio named their recent residential project Fluid House. The fluid in the name does not refer to wavy or watery shapes or lines in the design, it refers to the fluidity of use of the entire space. This fluidity of views and flexibility of use are close to the heart […]
January 1, 2022
Architecture and interior design firm Clayton Korte, has completed a private wine cave located at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country. Created within an existing 18’ tall x 70’ deep tunnel, the exterior opening of the cave is capped with board-formed concrete, helping it blend into its surroundings as it ages. A custom […]
January 1, 2022
Architect and interior design firm concrete has recently completed Oikoa, a massage boutique in Zwolle, Netherlands, that’s been designed as a serene space with curved wood walls where guests can focus on themselves. To achieve a sense of calm and comfort, the designers created a warm introspective space lined with multiple curved walls and finished […]
December 30, 2021
Architecture and interior design firm STUDIÉ has completed Bermuda Coffee and Eatery, a coffee shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, housed in a building with a sharp A-frame profile. An A-frame as architecture and brand The A-frame form was chosen not just for the building itself but also as part of the cafe’s brand identity. The structure […]
December 19, 2021
Ironwood Grove in Nashville, Tennessee, is a community of six tiny homes that operates as a small hotel. Each room is a separate house with its own design, and pathways and gardens link them around a central courtyard with a fire pit and chairs. Tiny living in East Nashville The idea was a place where […]
December 16, 2021
Architecture and interior design firm Neil Cownie Architect, has completed a modern home in Perth, Australia, for their clients that have a love of modernism and concrete. The clients wanted a family home that respected and drew on the modernist history of the area, and they had a passion for a house constructed from grey […]
13 November 2026
