This summer, the ever-evolving cluster of high-end hospitality that is Costa Navarino in the Messinia region of the Peloponnese is celebrating the opening of its newest addition – W Costa Navarino, the hip New York-born hotel brand’s first-ever outpost in Greece. A little over ten years ago, you’d have been forgiven for being less than familiar with Messinia. This parti...
Situated in New York City’s vibrant SoHo district., the property was acquired by the current owners in 2017, and the hotel has changed ownership twice since its original construction in 2010. The client’s vision was to rebrand the hotel in a more contemporary style, breathing new life into the prominent structure and softening the rough material palette of its original d...
Positioned along a heavily traveled vehicular corridor, the project site is surrounded by industrial & automotive uses which inspires the exterior design strategy. Constrained within a compact footprint, the efficient building structure leverages common industrial materials composed & detailed to create a clean, modern architectural solution. Corrugated metal siding fe...
We have created a response to the context, architecture form and construction, the emotional expression of the facade, and sensation within the space by using simple methods such as building, hanging, blocking, and opening walls. Site. Standard one-story houses are lined up on the ground upon which the stone embankment is placed. The site is located at the front of the ...
The project is located in Pardis Technology Park, in the suburb of Tehran, which aims to provide a platform for people to research and innovate. Pardis Technology Park is made up of developments by architects from Iran, and this project continues this pattern of expressing the vision of Iranian architects through its design team. Turbosealtech is a medium-size project a...
Tokyo has an extraordinary ability to absorb incongruous influences, objects and images while comfortably maintaining its own identity – and perhaps thereby reinforcing that identity. The street facades are an architectural zoo of exotic styles, the commercial interiors freely incorporate multiple cultures and historical periods. Which is why The Upper (a bar and restaur...
Working from home during the COVID pandemic showed many of us to be more adaptable and resilient then we ever had imagined. The comfort, familiarity and convenience that our domestic environments provide have made many people realize how poorly designed and inhumane their workplaces were. However, the lack of socialization and never-ending domestic disruptions also have ...
Located in New York’s Hudson Valley and set to open Spring 2022, the individual wood-clad units are built offsite by modular fabricators and include two generously sized 120 sq ft. outdoor decks positioned on either end. Inside, the open floor plan includes soothing earth tones that have been paired with warm woods to create a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The flo...
The circular home concept includes four bedrooms arranged around an open-air combined living/dining room that includes an island kitchen and panoramic views of the ocean. Its green roof gives way to an internal courtyard that is defined by a 12-meter (40-foot) infinity pool and framed by a singular symbol tree. The construction will equal more than 3,000 tsubos, or about...
The Dream Las Vegas Hotel & Casino will sit along the Las Vegas Strip adjacent to the iconic “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign. The project is expected to be hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group’s new flagship property. The hotel will feature 531 guest rooms and suites. A tower sits atop three levels of gaming, dining, and nightlife venues. These stacked laye...
Stepping inside, you can immediately see the layers of various clays on the walls that create a warm atmosphere and guide people through the space. The warm clay colors are complemented by curved chairs adorning the wood tables and bars. The dining area has also been inspired by Japanese gardens, featuring ancient Japanese construction materials such as mudball pebble ...
Clients have already constructed a black steel frame structure on site, filled with glass, a double-slope roof covered by tent cloth with a max height of 6.3 meters, which stand on a rectangular concrete base. The architect is designated to renovate it into a restaurant operated by Zhenziwei seafood hotpot, which is selected in “2022 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide.” This i...
The design takes advantage of a pre-existing pillar in the middle of the space to generate a unique element inspired by a tree, where verticals and horizontals come together in a single stroke. The result is a relaxing space under its branches, and at the same time, the capital reveals some brushstrokes reminiscent of a butterfly. The rest of the ceiling is inspired by t...
The plot is located in the Jinzhou business district in Zhaomushan. Adjacent to Jinzhou Dadao and a metro station, the area boasts well-developed infrastructure as well as upscale commercial high-rises and residential estates in its proximity. The masterplan encompasses office, hotel, and retail within a limited plot with a hilly relief. Aedas Executive Director Yao Chu...
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 residential architecture. The one-entry courtyard house was originally the main room with a courtyard and surrounding rooms on the two sides. The transformation into a coffee shop kept ...
The glass house, which has bold black frames, acts as an entrance to the partly underground Michelin-starred restaurant. The interior of the restaurant has been furnished by the Japanese brand Karimoku, and is designed to create a stimulating interplay between architecture, food, wine, interiors, and art. A heavy glass door welcomes guests, while solid wood furnishings...
The A-frame-shaped coffee shop design, which is angled at 45 degrees from the road, was chosen not only for the architecture, but also for the cafe’s brand identity. The building has a wall of windows on one end, as well as sections on both sides. The roof is covered in shingles, while custom iron has been used for the window frames. Inside the light-filled coffee shop...
In the southeast corner of Tangshan mountain in Nanjing, China, MONOARCHI has assembled four ‘spring huts‘ taking cues from the geomorphic features of the landscape. Spanning 5,000sqm, the site is located on a hill, standing out from the woods as a solitude island. The design team opted for the most distinctive spots of the area to place the four cabins, from camouflagin...
On a lush plot within the peloponnese region of Greece, the ‘gods and dreams resort‘ proposal by 314 architecture studio emerges as an experimentative structure that highlights the great historicity and monumentality of the area. Shaped as a staggered arrangement of curved terraces blending into the local topography, the project seeks to explore and re-invent the greek l...
Tokyo-based studio I IN has recently completed the design of blue bottle coffee’s Umeda Chayamachi café in Osaka, Japan. The brand’s iconic blue logo vividly defines the space, giving customers the joy of discovering the coffee brand’s familiar color through various lighting features and materials. Historically, Chayamachi is also known for its unique japanese tea cultur...
In the area around the Südkreuz station, currently undergoing a major transformation process, the Berlin studio Tchoban Voss has designed an office complex - the new German headquarters of the energy supplier Vattenfall Germany - on a 10,100 m2 plot between Sachsendamm, Hedwig-Dohm-Strasse, Hildegard-Knef-Platz and Lotte-Laserstein-Strasse. The project comprises two seve...
Venice Lofts, a new, minimalist live/work space created by Part Office, in fact started life as a conventional residential building. Set directly on Venice Beach, California, the complex consists of two former condominium buildings, which have been artfully redesigned and restored into 12 live/work units. Created in collaboration with landscape studio Cactus Store, the p...
Little white houses, uncluttered views and heavenly sunsets are a staple of the Aegean Islands. The Greek archipelago’s latest architectural hospitality offering, Noūs Santorini hotel – opening its doors to the public this month – takes this to the next level, infusing those classic images with modern luxury and minimalist architecture, courtesy of a design team comprisi...
Both ‘Birch’ and ‘Betulla’ are translated into Russian as "a birch". But whereas ‘Birch’ is based on pan-European culinary traditions, ‘Betulla’ focuses on the Italian cuisine. The concept of osteria Betulla relies on simple Italian food in the original version with an emphasis on high quality of products. An important feature of all Arslan's projects is perfectionism an...
Located in the plaza of the community, the site is an addition attached to the north side of the original building of cinema, facing the main road and featuring a wide field of view. The philosophy of the brand derives from the natural beauty of mountains and seas. Because of the brand concept and the humanistic atmosphere of the community by the sea, we drew inspiration...
The building, which started out as a simple box, has been elevated with the inclusion of unique balcony shapes. The balconies, which protrude away from the building, each have their own unique design, adding interest to the facade. Each of the balconies is designed as parallelepipeds, a 3-D shape whose faces are all parallelograms.. The dark concrete highlights the an...
The Delaville restaurant is a historical pillar of Parisian life. Situated on the Grand Boulevard for more than 150 years, it has welcomed a mixt clientele to eat, converse, and celebrate. After a successful transformation in 2000, the owner decided to uplift the interiors by enlarging them and revamping the food and beverage menu to create a multi-experiential space fea...
Townhall Upon entering the sixth floor, visitors are welcomed in the Lipton Bar exhibiting a beautiful view of the city. From the Lipton Bar, all floors are accessible via internal stairs. Breakthroughs were made in the floors creating voids that connect the various departments and thus employees. Upon entering, the auditorium, the so called townhall, immediately stands...
The project recently won the international competition for the design of this riverside retail center and is set for construction in the near future. Because of its central location in Hangzhou Qianjiang Century City, the 90,000 square meters project is expected to become a retail hub in Hangzhou’s central business district. The project’s central location is easily acce...
Henning Larsen and Ramboll have unveiled their design for ‘marmormolen’, a large timber structure combining office, retail, and public program on the Nordhavn waterfront, in Copenhagen. Structured entirely by wood, the project integrates a welcoming green plaza, lush rooftop gardens, promenades, and a waterfront park, thus contributing to the neighbourhood’s transformati...
Situated in a residential area of Arak, Iran, ‘revolving bricks serai’ is an eye-catching office building completed by Farhad Mirzaie from A.P.P. architects & associates. Rippling across one of the façades is an undulating structure made of turquoise and azure bricks – a spellbinding volume designed to let natural light filter through while preventing onlookers from peer...
This development began in response to the fact that the face-to-face customer service was becoming increasingly difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and measures for indirect customer service were needed. The design was inspired by the image of a beehive. Until recently, it was important to always place the counter in front of the entrance to welcome people, but unfo...
The Facade Located on a shopping street, the facade stands out from the other stores by having a sculptural facade that’s accentuated by a large elephant. The “Peaceful Elephant”, a symbolic figure within Chinese and Asian culture represents “a peaceful world and mature grain in society. At night, a large metal art piece of Yue Minjun’s Signature laughing face is lit up...
In fact, the “kafenion”, the traditional Greek café, has been the social hub of towns and villages for centuries. Coffee making has of course evolved since the time it was simply brewed in metal pots as have coffee houses and the experience they offer as a steady stream of new ventures attests. This is also the case for “ESPRESSONIST The Edition”, a new concept by popula...
Underpinned by a minimalist design language that nevertheless feels imaginative and hand-crafted, the space defies modern office conventions, both in terms of configuration and aesthetics, espousing instead a non-hierarchical layout and unexpected colour scheme. Described by the architects as an “impulsive yet intentional” design, the space strikes a fine balance between...
Six units spread over two interconnected four-storey volumes can be combined in various configurations, from a single residence for a large family or group of friends, to two separate apartments, to six independent guest rooms sharing common sitting and dining areas. Designed with privacy, natural light and views in mind, PALMA took full advantage of the building’s tropi...
