KP Hoppe, who shot and allowed us to use the amazing cover image of Peter Behrens’ 1924 Hoechst building in Frankfurt for our current Bricks issue, has worked as a photographer in the city since 1989. uncube’s Sara Faezypour spoke to him about capturing the moment and the pressing issues of copyright regulations now threatening the livelihoods of many of his profession a...
The headquarters presented by FORM has been relocated to a seemingly anonymous building partly occupied by the park administration. research into the history of the site has revealed an architectural environment, a building with many lives that has been marked by crucial events in moscow’s history. built at the end of the 19th century as a shipyard, the building has been...
Once a logistics warehouse shifting goods from trains to trucks in an industrial no-mans-land, the 600 metre long Entrepôt Macdonald has been renovated into a piece of city, helping bridge the gap between the infamously isolated banlieues of the Parisian periphery and the city centre. Mariabruna Fabrizi and Fosco Lucarelli look at the transformation of the longest buildi...
rising from the water, fjordenhus forges a connection between vejle fjord and the city centre of vejle — one of jutland peninsula’s thriving economic hubs. the project marks a shift of the studio’s architectural activities to a new international office for art and architecture called studio other spaces (SOS), founded by eliasson and long-time collaborator, architect seb...
located in round top, texas, flophouze presents guests with the opportunity to stay in one of six shipping containers as well as offering a turn key service in designing and building one of their own. each one consists of a living room, kitchen, bedroom and a bathroom with rates starting at $175 per night. guests also have access to fire pits, hammocks, and charging stat...
sitting within the dunes of the south coast of NSW, australia, sunrise house embraces the horizon of the pacific ocean. a robust yet finely articulated home arranged as a collection of positive and negative spaces opens up completely to its immediate landscape or shuts down as the coastal weather turns. a simple planning arrangement provides a large home with an efficien...
the ‘chavez headquarters’ designed by mexican based firm PLASTIK arquitectos is a tax lawyers agency which requires different areas for the development of its functions and customer service. therefore, the ground floor houses the reception and lobby at triple height, kitchenette, service area, dead file, meeting rooms and parking space. the first level consists of the ge...
onion’s ‘sala samui chaweng beach resort’ is located on thailand’s third largest island and has a panoramic view of the magnificent chaweng beach. ko samui lies in the gulf of thailand off the east coast of surat thani province. it is known for its palm-fringed beaches, coconut groves, crystal clear sea, mountainous rainforest, luxury resorts and spas. the region has a d...
Following 18-years-long construction works, a contemporary neighbourhood has risen from the former 27 hectares of railway lands in King’s Cross, spanning both sides of London’s Regent’s Canal. Several star-architects, both global (such as Bjarke Ingels) and local, were involved in the process. High-end condos, offices and Central Saint Martins School have occupied refurb...
The only part of the bed that rises up from the floor is the small top part of the mattress and the mirrored headboard, that’s home to two bedside lamps. Surrounding the bed is a line of light, that has been embedded into the floor. This lighting design element is also featured around the edges of the room where the walls meet the floor.
A large Living Room (or lobby) has been designed as an open space with exposed A-frame beams that line the ceiling. Deep and comfortable sofas and lounge chairs are mixed with blue plush pillows creating texture and warmth in the room. The bar is defined by a dark surround, and hidden lighting shows off the artwork. Next to the bar is the Pool Room (or games room) tha...
Clare Walton of Walton Architecture + Engineering designed the Lake Club using materials like ledgestone and cedar wood to evoke a warm and welcoming feeling, that when combined with steel and glass, they come together to create a contemporary appearance. The interior architecture and design of Lake Club was completed by Jennifer Loving of Walton Architecture + Engine...
Large doors welcome you inside where you are greeted by a couple of bars with seating, much like the early days of bar culture. Hidden lighting under the bar, as well as lights hanging from the ceiling create a luxurious feeling and a warmth to the space. There’s also window seats that allow people to have a drink and watch the activities outside. The ceiling insta...
The design of the office takes inspiration from their logo, and throughout the space there’s references to the color and the lightning bolt. Throughout the office, like in the reception area, there are icons placed on a stripe resembling a status bar that allows people to easily identify the function of each space. Just outside the reception area is a hallway that ...
The design of the hotel was a collaboration between Remo Masala (Group Creative Director of Thomas Cook), Michael Schickinger from design agency Lambs and Lions, Berlin-based Interior Designer Annabell Kutucu and the locally-based architecture firm ARC. The hotel has a variety of public areas like The Beach Club. It features a bar and restaurant with a thatched roof a...
The designer’s explain, “In the teeming city, Shanghai, people talk about a boy called Tim, who is coming from a small town. Everyday, Tim would goes to a wonderful magical world in his dream. All those shoes he wore are full of magic and stories. In one of his dream, Tim was involved into an adventure, he needed to find a fly pony.” Inside the store, eight colors hav...
The contemporary and open-concept office design is mostly white, but blocks of color have been used to define various areas throughout the interior. White walls, floors and ceilings have been broken up by blocks of saturated color that are reminiscent of the company’s logo. By using bold colors, the designers have created a strong visual impact and at the same time...
The cafe is located in an area near Nanjing University, making the neighborhood popular both local and international students studying. After climbing some stairs up to the cafe, there’s a covered wood porch, while the cafe is defined by a black entrance. The black and bamboo theme has been carried throughout the interior of the cafe, with a thick wood countertop a...
The white building, which dates back to the 1860s, was refurbished with the help of the local architectural firm m3kythira. At night, a simple wall sconce highlights the name of the cafe, while a window provides a glimpse of the activities inside. The interior has been set up with a service counter that leads from the front door to the back wall. A wood and whit...
The conversion of this space, which had been shut up for a number of years, is taking place at a time when the city is undergoing a marked urban regeneration process. Although the wave of investment in regeneration is beginning to be visible in the Sé area, the situation in terms of building conditions remains highly precarious. As tested on other sites, the project reus...
Farmacia+ is a project that wants to generate an icon-commercial image in the pre-existing pharmacy, which is located in Avenida Bayona 46 in Pamplona. We offer a new white plane in which it appears a large-trimmed cross. Every Pharmacy has a mark on its front. This is the icon of the guild. Its main function is to be identified from the distance. Bringing this icon to t...
Four floating wood shelves have been installed on each side of the bed, with the lowest shelf at the correct height for a bedside table, while the other three shelves have been used to display decorative items. Each shelf also has a simple strip of hidden lighting to highlight the shelves and act as bedside lamps.
The warehouse’s art deco exterior and the neighbourhood’s creative/industrial past provided rich inspiration for our design. Once a hub for manufacturing, Cremorne has seen an influx of young professionals, start-ups and creative industries in recent years, breathing new life into its mix of warehouses, factory shells and Victorian cottages. We retained the warehouse’...
The history from Doctor Manzana and Masquespacio started during the summer of 2013 when their founders Fran and Reyes commissioned the creative consultancy to redesign their brand and create their first point of sale. Being the brand specialized in reparations of mobile phones and smartphone cases, above other accessories for smartphones, the brand reinvention focused ma...
After studying the historical context of the location, Studio Modijefsky created an identity and interior for the new restaurant and coffee corner. Previous to the hotel which was built in the 80’s, the corner of the Nieuwendijk and the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal was occupied by the shop of a Dutch fabric firm, called ‘Firma Wyers’. This firm had their headquarters at this ...
Our hotel is located in one of the most famous buildings of Old Riga at 20 Kalku Street. Here in the middle of the 17th century a German physician and biologist Benjamin Fischer founded a pharmacy, which, thanks to the patronage of Fischer’s older brother, who held a high position at court, attained a Royal status. The image of a lion on the facade relief of the building...
The project was conceived by Food for Soul, a non-profit organisation founded by renowned chef Massimo Bottura that fights against food waste and in support of social inclusion and individual well-being. Supermarket surplus is sourced by The Felix Project.
mode:lina™ has a new office in Poznań’s Jeżyce! While mode:lina™’s previous mini-office with a mezzanine was a great hit, as the studio grew the time has come to bring in new members of the team and to increase our office space. We decided to have our new premises in a fully renovated townhouse situated in a trendy and fast developing Poznań neighborhood. The new s...
The concept for On Repeat was born from the ability of visual pattern and physical repetition to induce a state of mind known as ‘open awareness’; a form of attention achieved by the repetition of manual tasks which allow the mind to wander and creative thinking to flourish. The pavilion’s form physically manifests repetition in its architecture but also through a colla...
The alpine landscape, the fruit trees and the production plants are the background of the renovation project of the building which houses Dolomite Tiles' new showroom in Cermes, near Merano. A larch wooden-board volume has been added so as to redesign the façade with a contemporary language which communicates with the existing building that remained behind. The thr...
The project chosen among nine participating teams is located on the borders of Via Anhanguera, one kilometer from Marginal Tietê. Built next to the company's distribution center, it occupies a plot with dense vegetation of approximately 112,000 square meters. With an area of 29,700 m², its program includes corporate spaces for 1,600 employees, as well as support areas, s...
The project sits on the edge of Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, a state level economic and technological development zone covering an area of 14.5 km2 east of downtown Shanghai, and home to some 1200 domestic and overseas hi-tech companies. The project composing of three volumes split by two external landscaped terraces that contain shared meeting and support functio...
Located in the number 18 of Carolinas Street in Madrid, the new 450 square meters of space are designed to house the office of its creators, meeting rooms, photo sessions, exhibitions, presentations, fashion collections and deco and advertising campaigns. Nueva Carolina is a multidisciplinary space with natural light, cyclorama, dressing room, VIP room and kitchen. Th...
design : Ark4lab of architecture construction : Petros Bonos, Makis Gerasimidis team : Giorgos Tyrothoulakis Evdokia Voudouri location : Kassandrou str. Kavala year : 2017 state: completed graphic design : Kuki Design Studio photos by: Nikos Vavdinoudis-Christos Dimitriou / studiovd.gr In the center of Kavala , a city located in the northern G...
A contemporary space where art, history, architecture, and luxury travel collide. Completed in 1924, the grain silo building has played an integral part in the development of Cape Town and of South Africa. The building, once the tallest in Sub-Saharan Africa, standing proud at 57m, was used for nearly 80 years as a grain silo providing crucial infrastructure to the co...
An open office landscape where employees can meet with visitors and talk about precair financial subjects ask for many private areas in the design and superb acoustics, without loosing the transparency. A serie of acoustic meeting booths are made from soft beige fabrics and wood, with some strong colored surfaces as a contrasting element. Our challenge was to integrat...
