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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023 Design firm Studio Materiality has shared photos of Macaroni, a pasta shop they completed that’s located in the heart of Athens, Greece. The designers drew inspiration from the 1970s, with a boldly colored design, complete with a font from that era to create the logo. The exterior wall has a striped design […]
May 10, 2023
Reflect Architecture has remodeled a duplex that had an additional two small basement units, and turned it into one unit on the second floor for income purposes, as well as combined the ground floor and lower-level into a single dwelling for a young family of five. One unexpected design element that’s also fun, is a […]
May 9, 2023
An ambitious regeneration project in Zottegem, Belgium, by Studio Farris Architects forms a strong connection to its site and the wider city context. Photos Martino Pietropoli Antwerp-based practice Studio Farris Architects has completed Collegium, a residential project in Zottegem, Belgium, that refurbishes and extends a dilapidated 19th-Century building located on a neglected urban ‘island’. The […]
May 9, 2023
SHED Architecture & Design has renovated a 1930s brick farmhouse in Washington State. The derelict house no longer suited the client’s needs or the visits of their large extended family, so the brief was twofold: renovate the old farmhouse for guests and design a new primary residence. The architects are at shedbuilt.com. Exterior kept, interior […]
May 8, 2023
LITTLEMORE INTERIOR DESIGN has shared photos of a small 380-square-foot (35 sqm) apartment in Hong Kong, that includes both a custom yoga wall and a coffee bar. The apartment, designed for a couple, needed to include dedicated spaces for each of their interests. This resulted in a yoga wall and a coffee bar standing side-by-side […]
May 7, 2023
Ben Callery Architects has completed a rear extension to an Edwardian home in Victoria, Australia. The addition is built around indoor-outdoor living, with a deck, bi-fold doors and bi-fold windows that join the rooms to the garden. The architects are at bencallery.com.au. A deck with a shaded lounge One end of the deck is shaded […]
May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023 Toronto-based interior design firm Level Studio has shared photos of a living room that they transformed to include a dedicated area for a home office. The long and narrow design of the living room enabled them to divide the space into two separate defined areas, the living room, and the home office. […]
May 4, 2023
LTB Architecture together with interior design firm State., has shared photos of an interior transformation they completed for an early 2000s home in Golden, Colorado. The renovation focused on the kitchen and dining room, as well as the living room. The original kitchen was a builders-grade kitchen with wood cabinets, making it quite dark. The […]
May 4, 2023
IF_DO’s highly accomplished barn conversion in Suffolk employs a series of delicate interventions that are mostly freestanding and demountable. Photos Jo Underhill IF_DO has transformed a 17th century, Suffolk-based agricultural building into a gallery for the display and storage of 20th century paintings and furniture. An earlier restoration of the grade II-listed structure in 2009 […]
May 2, 2023
ByOthers’ hand-made studio in Peckham, South London will help the new practice grow as it straddles architecture, contracting and development Photos Lorenzo Zandri Words Jason Sayer “When establishing the practice I wanted to embark on a project that would mark the intersection of our interests in design, material exploration and construction,” Richard Keys, director at […]
April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023 WILLIAM TOZER Associates has designed a small backyard office in London, England, that also includes a rock climbing gym. Full-height glazed doors slide open to connect the interior office space with the landscaped yard. Inside, desks and storage are integrated into the solid walls of the office space, while a kitchenette is […]
April 28, 2023
100 Architects has shared photos of one of their latest projects, a stimulating urban park in a newly built commercial and residential area in the port city of Ningbo, the second-most populous city in Zhejiang Province, China. The design of the park, named Magma Flow, was inspired by the flowing lava of a volcano, with […]
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