Mandarin Oriental, Paris is a modern Palace housed inside an historic Art Deco building that comes alive with unique character. Everything about this elegant hotel says ‘Paris’, from its sense of style to the immediate sense of belonging, and of luxury to be enjoyed. Comfort meets modern in a hotel that is infused with a subtle air of exoticism and romance, making every ...
Inspired by the brand’s concept of a single material per edition, the interior is stripped back and paired up with blackend steel. A ribbon of metal folds and turns to create exhibition walls and a staircase balustrade. The original features such as a crane and double loading doors are reinstated to give nod to the honesty of the industrial design. Celebrating the ...
Here the House unveils a unique concept inspired by a theme so dear to Gabrielle Chanel: the masculine-feminine. In a beautiful building of traditional Roman architecture, two entrances in its facade enable a glimpse at the world of fashion on one side, and on the other the world of fragrance and beauty. Inside, the white floors and ceilings broken up with oak, ter...
The main aim was to create new space and atmosphere of interior, modern, stylish and fresh. This motto was realised in reception, meeting rooms, coffee points, lounge zones and other not-working spaces. Additional purpose was to do big meeting zone for different requirements. For this several meeting rooms are transforming into one big meeting space. Special meeting room...
The ARIDO Awards showcase excellence, innovation and originality in interior design. Since 1982, ARIDO has been recognizing the exceptional work of ARIDO members with this annual awards program that also serves to raise public awareness of the power and effect of interior design among the Ontario public. The 2015 ARIDO Awards were presented at a Gala on Wednesday, Septem...
Say the architects, mar.s architects, “This event [the flood] is reflected in the interior of the bistro, and thus the walls struck by the water were cleaned down to the bricks and kept that way, while the remaining parts of the bistro are plastered.” “However, the main motive of the bistro is the interconnection of the restaurant and the kitchen. They form a unified ...
Known for their creative use of metal and attention to detail, the studio has created a warm and comfortable space that generously opens out onto the square and the street using dark wood for the floors, furniture and bar counter, complemented with colourful ironwork and slabs of Belgian limestone and marble. A line-up of tubular lights hangs above the bar - in accor...
Since the mid-20th century, many Beijing hutongs have been demolished in order to make way for new constructions, while others have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve cultural history. Architect Han Wenqiang and his Arch Studio, worked on such an L-shaped neighborhood of a total of 450 sqm, in the Hutong region of the city’s millennium-old East ...
the branch based in tokyo, focuses on the bustling city’s interplay of opposites and boundaries. using light and shadow, combined with past and present, the store’s configuration captures the essence of the japanese city along with the simple aesthetics of the skin-care company. designed with the concept of ‘cosmos within chaos’, this has been expressed through the id...
the project was completed by argentinian architect alberto tonconogy, with a larger group of contributing professionals. the various phases, beyond the lodge, will include: bungalows, villas, vineyard, and winery. tonconogy began the complex project attempting to find ways to leave the environment as unchanged as possible. in order to do so, topography of the locatio...
the use of natural materials, attention to detail and taking the colors present in the garden. at the entrance you can find a bicycle available to all the clients for riding, ready to take a trip around the neighborhood. the project’s main feature is its large vegetable garden that runs along an irrigation channel on the sunniest side of the outdoor area, defining i...
all the previous interventions made to the location like mouldings and clasts were removed in order to appreciate the original raw textures, which were finished with lime mortar. the 250 square meter space was distributed into different areas that surround the main central courtyard. the patio’s ambiguous character that mingles between interior and exterior makes the...
erected as a shop-in-shop, antique furniture, stacked wooden pallets and plastic container boxes have been uses to display the array of products on sale, while underlining the slight industrial essence of the space. the play of different heights, depths and organization of the display elements have created a casual and interesting interior; encouraging customers to circu...
The building was designed by de Portzamparc for a corner plot in the luxury Gangnam shopping district, and also includes a gallery and cafe. It stands on the thoroughfare as the Leong Leong-designed 3.1 Phillip Lim store, and nearby the Paul Smith and Acne branches. The sculptural white fibreglass panels, each measuring 20 metres tall, gently undulate in an attempt to...
The spa resort is being built across a 3.5-hectare site on the coastline between the city of Da Nang and the historic town of Hoi An. Many facilties have already opened, including hotels, holiday villas, leisure facilities and spas. Vo Trong Nghia Architects designed the site's masterplan, as well the plant-covered hotel that opened during the summer. Other buildings ...
the space envelops the company’s forward-thinking ethos, while creating new ways to work in a 21st century office building. the spatial configuration displays flexible and modular spaces, using color, materials and furnishings to inform the employees. alternatives settings have been established due to the large use of laptops – giving the office a sense of mobility withi...
‘yakumo saryo restaurant‘ perches on top of a hill, providing visitors with a peaceful refuge to enjoy a distinctive dining experience. utilizing natural materials such as stone, wood and concrete, the restaurant instills the feeling of being inside a tradition japanese home. the choice of eating on tatami mats to a long dining table adds to the comfortable and famili...
The Yun House eco-resort is situated in a village in the Guangxi region of China, which is a popular destination for tourists looking to explore the dramatic scenery of the Li River valley. Architecture studio Ares Partners was asked to renovate and convert nine farmhouses into the resort's 23 guest rooms, while respecting the character of the existing village. A n...
To reflect the UK brand's greyscale aesthetic, Paul Crofts Studio opted for a minimal material palette with dark metal accents when designing the interior. "The concept was to use a reduced material palette which reflects the brands concept of a single material per addition," Paul Crofts told Dezeen. "The choice of blackened steel was partly inspired by the Isomi bran...
as part of this development, paris-based architecture studio jakob + macfarlane designed two distinctive buildings: the orange cube, which completed in 2011, and the green cube, a design that forms the headquarters of euronews. the scheme is conceived as a stretched cube, pierced by two conical atria — referred to as ‘eyes’ — that introduce daylight and air, while pro...
the team followed the ‘free range fried’ ethos developed by the founders, found in the food, identity and graphic design. intense colors, playful use of materials and glowing neon signs are juxtaposed against rough urban materials, emphasizing the concept. stripping back the old interiors exposed an unexpected delight that became the key to the overall design. michael...
The client, Japanese athletic footwear and sportswear brand Asics, desired “a contextual, New York City-specific environment while still maintaining the look and feel of the global brand,” explains Colin Brice, partner and cofounder of the store’s design firm Mapos. It’s only one — be it the most obvious — of many touches of localism that the project team implemented, ho...
So, when Eric Styer of DXU Architecture conceptualized a fashion boutique for Porsche Design in an upscale retail development of Oak Brook, Ill., he wanted to create a facade that would both embody the client’s design philosophy and make it stand out from the adjacent storefronts. “The design concept presented the corner storefront as a stone block with openings carved...
the design concept based itself on the idea that in today’s information era, traditional bookstores need to upgrade their business plan and offer clients something innovative that they cannot get online. the result was to mix the store with a coffee house to attract readers that are also interested in diversified experiences. the total construction area is of about 30...
To celebrate the event, Gisele Taranto Architecture has partnered with LZ studio to create what they have termed LAB LZ by GT. This space is a "design laboratory" meant to inspire the sharing of ideas so that anyone who steps inside wants to fully participate in the experience. While the lab is essentially a meeting and conference space - both for local attendees and tho...
The House of Smart is a retail outfit specialising in drugs and related paraphernalia. Drugs including cannabis in all forms and hallucinogenic magic mushrooms are legal for "personal use" in the Netherlands. "A smart shop is a shop like any other retail establishment selling stimulants," said House of Smart's owner. "No secrecy is necessary; rather, we should be more...
Marseille-based Menuet was tasked with renovating a dilapidated roadside structure in the village of Peynier, Aix-en-Provence, which looks out across the countryside towards the limestone ridge of Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Objekto is a French company that is a licensed distributor of furniture and products by renowned Brazilian designers including Paulo Mendes da Roch...
By far the furthest afield of these offerings - and definitely one of the most memorable - are the free trips to visit the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright-designed headquarters of SC Johnson in Racine, Wisconsin. The complex is about an hour and a half drive from Chicago. Long before Apple and Google hired Norman Foster and Bjarke Ingels to build sexy campuses in Silico...
named ‘pillar grove’ the dynamic and distinctive work space of the creative studio focused of creating a fresh environment to drive the company’s development, while encouraging a rich communication between the employees. externally, the façade is a simple three-storey building with the same sized windows organized around all four walls. meanwhile, the interior evokes ...
Each suite, designed by architect Daniel Mayo, measures 27 square meters (approx. 290 sq ft), and are found along lit pathways, with the superior suites including their own private spa and terrace.
The designer’s description The Rio Perdido is a boutique bungalow hotel that was recently added to an existing thermal water tourist resort that lacked the capacity to host visitors for more than daylight hours. The design goal while conceptualizing the project was a creation of spaces that embrace and invoke sophistication while complementing the landscape and act...
The architect’s description Sometime during the mid ‘80s, Blue Bay Hotel Ios** was built at the Port of Ios island, overlooking Sikinos, without being renovated or reconstructed for more than two decades. That is until the complete renovation of its premises was seen as a necessity, in order to improve the facilities and upgrade the services offered. A31 was then ass...
Combined with large glass-to-ceiling windows, the metal skin frames a user-friendly social space where the company employees can interact and socialize. Istanbul-based design firm Muum designed the building as a flexible space that blends the border between inside and outside, to give employees a dose of nature while relaxing. Through the use of an integrated design a...
located within a housing complex in downtown tokyo, the creation a ‘small economy’ using an open-plan arrangement consisting of five residential units, a small restaurant and a shared office space. along with their own rooftop terrace, the apartments are connected by a shared hallway and accessed through the multipurpose studio space. simultaneously the small restaurant ...
The designer’s description Located along the Var coast, opposite the fort Brégançon, the harbor master of La Londe-les-Maures enjoys an exceptional location. The project is organized in three trays, operating independently and replaces an existing aging and inappropriate building. The ground floor, serves business-like spaces (tickets, distributor), associations...
the construction is divided into two parts: the château-like visiting area located on the vineyard, and the winery that has been built into a hill resembling a work of land art, covering a surface area of 45,000sqm. traditional aspects on how wine should be made, aged and stored were taken into consideration when designing this contemporary space. located at the edge...
