Designed as a "coffee culture space", the Maxcube facility sits in the cultural village of Heyri, which was set up by a group of writers, painters, actors, architects and musicians. The reinforced concrete structure houses a cafe, a gallery and workspace for members of the creative community. Local planning regulations require all buildings to be no more than three s...
Elevation Workshop was asked to design the new timber-clad lodgings for Why, a hotel to the north east of the Chinese capital. The team was also charged with renovating 20 existing cartoon-themed suites, and all 27 surround a small kidney-shaped pool. Rather than opting for one new block covered by a single roof, the studio decided to create seven individual cabins...
Woods hoped to take advantage of the inherent architecture, and uncovered the existing timber ceilings and original brick walls. These newly exposed elements were then painted white to reflect the natural light flooding in through large windows, framed with dark-coloured metal. "The softening of this masculine architecture is achieved through the white washing of t...
The two-level, 2,200-square-foot (204 square metres) shop is outfitted with luxurious materials like marble and bronze and is located on the south-west corner of the district's Palm Court. The rectangular ground floor is lined with striated wood paneling with illuminated niche display cases. A sculptural chandelier of circles and gears runs the length of the space ...
ETQ originally approached Jos van Dijk with the idea of creating a shoe store for their brand. However, during the design process the concept switched from a mono-brand sneaker retailer to a multi-brand fashion store. "ETQ saw the potential of the space and asked us to develop a constructive, conceptual and impressive design in order to make the shop more open and app...
The studio, founded by Pavlos Chatziangelidis in 2004, based the design for the C29 optometrist on the concept of a gallery space to showcase the store's range of glasses. "Similar to a gallery – where the clean design allows for the artwork to be emphasised – the aim was to create a space characterised by purity that would allow for the products of the store to be hi...
the all-natural korean cosmetics brand — with products ranging from makeup to skin care — has informed SOFTlab’s realization of a hanging garden for the site, drawing reference from greenhouse systems and styles. the installation, made of all-natural materials to highlight the use of organic ingredients in innisfree products, comprises a central structure of white oak wo...
Conceived as a multi-use space from the outset so that the owners could earn an income from rent, the complex is spread over four floors with offices in the basement and living quarters on the ground, first and second floors. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac, the building is unobtrusive from the street, with a subtle facade that's split into three rectangular slabs – one...
located in the centre of chalkida, greece, the space is airy and expands along the central market and the back courtyard / patio which is formed in the core of the building. the edifice itself is a composite construction with the ground floor being made of bearing masonry and the two floors of reinforced concrete and filling brickwork. the main design aspect was the ...
their previous presentation for the autumn and winter collection saw moureaux adopting the concept of weightlessness; illustrated by suspended circular mobiles. for this occasion, visitors are taken on a journey where they arrive through a dark reception and emerge into a ‘spring blooming world’ named ‘hanami’. intricately sliced pieces of colored paper have been dens...
Designed by Los Angeles-based studio Optimist Design – who are made up of architects, interior and spatial designers with digital experience – the new theatrical studio space is located inside a former 1920s power station. 'Red Bull's revitalisation of the power station is a perfect metaphor for the resurgence of Berlin as a capital of ideas,' says Michael Brown of Be...
Located in the Aarhus port and surrounded by canals and lakes on all four sides, this complex functions as a 22,000 sqm commercial office for 800 employees, as well as a 24,000 sq m goods reception, car park and plant. Reflecting Bestseller's scope and worldwide reach – eleven brands available in over 3,000 branded stores across 38 markets – the construction constitut...
Encompassing 5,000 square feet (465 square metres), the showroom is an extension of Versace's headquarters in New York, which overlooks Central Park. The showroom was designed for the display of the brand's multiple fashion lines and for its wholesale operations. It is also used as a venue for meetings and collaborative work sessions. "The space was envisioned as a...
The Shop, which opened 3 November at 243 Centre Street, encompasses 1,000 square feet (93 square metres) and is located at street level, just a few blocks from showrooms for Luceplan, Foscarini, Ingo Maurer and other leading design brands. The designer has run a New York office for five years, but this marks his first retail space in the city. "America has truly be...
Clad in mirrored glass, the Sogetsu Kaikan building was designed by influential 20th century Japanese architect Kenzo Tange in 1977, replacing a smaller arts centre he had built on the same site. The architect's own offices were housed on the 10th floor. "It is primarily characterized by its half-mirrored curtain wall exterior, reflecting the greenery from the Akasaka...
The cafe in Tehran's Mirdamad neighbourhood was designed by Sanaz Ghaemmaghami and Mojtaba Zaheri of local studio Modaam Architects for the Amir Chocolate coffee shop chain. "In a megalopolis like Tehran the public sphere gradually fades, affected by political and social factors," said the architects. "The Amir Chocolate + Urban Cafe is an attempt to create public spa...
Having outgrown its previous offices, temping agency Ago purchased a former telecoms building near central Kortrijk and invited local studio Steven Vandenborre Architects to oversee its refurbishment. Vandenborre designed a monumental bespoke black staircase as the main feature. Two flights of steps rise up to form an angular arch over the ground floor before splittin...
Snarkitecture created a series of custom installations for the shop on Flatbush Avenue, the firm's second store design for Kith, which specialises in street-style clothing. The main feature of the interior is a suspended installation of 700 white cast-replica trainers. The sneakers are identical copies of the Air Jordan II, the second shoe designed for basketballer Mi...
The shop is located on Bloor Street West, one of Toronto's main shopping streets and home to the Royal Ontario Museum, with an extension by architect Daniel Libeskind. To help the shop stand out from its neighbours, COS' team of in-house architects designed the storefront using an ancient Japanese technique called Shou Sugi Ban. This preserves cedar through charring, ...
designed by thai multidisciplinary design agency- hypothesis, the strategy they adopted led to the creation of a meaningful dialogue between the old and new elements within the warehouse setting. the character of the building has been kept intact, with majority of the interior left unchanged. using color, the old parts of the scheme were kept in their original white fini...
the installation seeks to transform the oval atrium of the IFC mall by developing a collection of large trees that wish to catch the attention of potential users. the site’s position is a pivotal transport intersection and its mixed-use program is a point of reference for many who pass through it on a daily basis. the trees’ kinetic motion, as it moves up and down, allow...
Having previously worked together to create an installation in Milan earlier this year, COS asked Snarkitecture to come up with a concept for a temporary store based on pieces from this year's Autumn Winter collection. "Snarkitecture really understand the COS brand," COS designers Karin Gustafsson and Martin Andersson told Dezeen. "We sent them a selection of piece...
the modern workplace was created with the intent of easy transformation, and features a minimal layout that can be changed with ease. a total-black ceiling with attached, slatted-wood panels give the office a strong sense of character, with supplementary elements including salvaged factory ceiling lamps. natural wood texture is repeated frequently and — with the lamps — ...
no one knows where the flower stall will appear next, following its recent roam through the streets of tokyo. makoto has modified a shopping cart-like structure with wheels to accommodate a wide variety of botanical species, some wildly blooming out of their confines, others are carefully contained within a transparent capsule. pushed through tokyo’s bustling outdoor mar...
located at 625 madison avenue, the 2,800 square feet store has been designed in collaboration with japanese interior design firm wonderwall, headed by masamichi katayama. in partnership with diesel artistic director nicola formichetti, wonderwall developed a simple yet unexpected concept: the idea of an apartment space to serve as the brand’s symbolic new house. upon ...
Brooklyn-based firm Architensions has created a minimal space with carefully placed views and plenty of natural light, designed to reduce potential distractions. The 50-square-foot (4.6 square metres) interior of the structure is made entirely of pine plywood, furnished with a folding desk, a chair, and a built-in sofa. An angled skylight brings sunshine inside, an...
The building is located at the Hemsö Fortress, one of the cornerstones of Sweden's coastal defence artillery during the Cold War, and the only surviving facility of its kind in the country. The fortress is now being opened up as a tourist attraction, so Uppsala-based Sweco Architects was tasked with designing a restaurant for visitors. The studio's aim was to creat...
The 278-metre glass-covered tower by the London firm will feature a free public viewing platform and London's highest bar and restaurant. It will be the second tallest building in London, usurping the Cesar Pelli-designed One Canada Square in Canary Wharf. The tallest is Renzo Piano's 309-metre-tall The Shard. The building's 120,000 square metres of office space is...
The new permanent premises for the International Criminal Court (ICC) is located on a former military barracks at the edge of the Meijendel Dunes to the north of the Dutch city. Schmidt Hammer Lassen was awarded the project in 2010 following a competition, and plans unveiled at the time by the Danish firm depicted a sequence of cubic structures intended to reference t...
Beijing-based Open Architecture developed the HEX-SYS system in response to the proliferation of temporary structures erected by property developers during the country's recent construction boom. Typically used as sales offices and showrooms, these buildings are often scrapped when no longer required. According to the firm – which previously designed a school in Be...
The new studio was created for designers working on the company's Clarks Originals line. It is located within a factory that was part of Clarks' first industrial site in Somerset, England, created in 1825 – something the team were keen to reflect in their design. "The modern factory within the office embodies our reinterpretation of the historical C&J Clarks surroundi...
Located approximately six miles from the coastline, near the city of Santiago do Cacém, the 23-hectare Herdade do Cebolal wine estate has been in operation for over 100 years. But the original property had become outdated, so architects Miguel and João Ribeiro de Carvalho were commissioned to replace it with a more modern facility. The architects used the "rudimen...
The building extends the existing headquarters of Caisse des Français de l'Etranger, which provides social security for French citizens abroad, and it is located in a suburb to the south of Paris. BVAU co-founders Jérôme Villemard and Eric Bartolo designed the bioclimatic skin to naturally light and ventilate the building, but also to give it a "welcoming and pleasant...
The Datacube was designed by local studio FFBK Architects for communications and entertainment firm Quickline and is situated in the Münchenstein district to the south of the Swiss city. The three-storey building houses servers and data storage devices for corporate IT and cloud computing applications. According to the architects, it is the "most advanced data storage...
Designed by local architect Jun Murata, the Diamant Glass Art Gallery accommodates all of the business operations of the client and also provides him with a small apartment. It replaces another premises he had elsewhere in the city. "He requested me to design some storage space wider than before, a little exhibition space, and a comfortable space for staying and worki...
Designed by local studio Lukstudio – which also recently completed a Chinese restaurant interior – the Aimé Pâtisserie sits among several popular coffee and doughnut franchises on the city's busy Huaihai Road. To help it to stand out, the team decided to "dress up" the building with a bright white facade that takes its design cues from the curved cardboard and translu...
