Inside Festival 2014: architect Joyce Wang explains how she used styles from throughout Hong Kong's history to design the restaurant that was named World Interior of the Year 2014 in this exclusive video interview. "Hong Kong's past is a patchwork of imperial Chinese and colonial British influences," says Wang. "It was important for us that the restaurant had a very Hon...
Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has converted a seafront warehouse into a specialist cycling centre with a hotel that allows guests to check-in while still on their bikes (+ sideshow). Hotel Cycle forms part of Onomichi U2, a complex dedicated to cycling culture created by Suppose Design Office in a renovated warehouse in Onomichi – a coastal city in Hiroshima Pre...
As working in a green environment is the main concept of the campus the landscape literally continues in to the entrance hall of the conference building, so nature and architecture melt together in the heart of the campus. Standing in the tall entrance hall you can see the restaurant, and the 25 conference rooms located on different floors. The restaurant, seating 7...
Atelier JMCA, a Parisian architecture & design studio, have designed a creative solution for a restaurant in Paris. The designers were challenged by the restaurant’s confined space, and had to be meticulous and inventive. One of their solutions was a long cantilevered prism, that acts as a table and a counter/bar.
Conceived as a "box within a box", the Vertigo Pavilion was designed by German architect Tim Simon with Portuguese architect João Quintela, following the success of a previous collaboration for the Lisbon Architecture Triennale. The brief called for a flexible structure that could offer a variety of uses inside the Vertigo Climbing Center, which occupies an old warehous...
Flipboard Cafe, carved from a lost site in the city, is a tiny multi-level nook that serves fine space with a side of excellent coffee and healthy food. The cafe is nestled in the intersection of an emergency exit from Bennetts Lane Jazz Club below, the thoroughfare to Brolly Studios behind, and a two decade old unused shop-front window. The space had once been a tran...
the original corner store, built in 1929, is a monolithic brick addition to the corner of a 3-story house built around 1880. working with a tight budget, and to avoid the large amount of construction cost associated with climate control systems, the studio decided to make these systems an integral part of the space. during warm months, extra-large operable windows an...
the scheme’s materiality makes several allusions to traditional turkish design, and showcases the country’s artisan culture through particular craft techniques. a dominant feature of the interior is the vivid blue ceramic tiles that call to mind the veins found in marmara marble. traditional turkish iznik tiles are also incorporated across different surfaces, and simi...
Already housing a popular café, roaster, bakery and garden, there was a natural evolution to amalgamate the adjoining site; once the home of the James Byrnes linseed oil mills, established in 1918. The client saw an opportunity to capture the patron and further develop the character of The Grounds. The brief was to create a distinctive space to gather and celebrate t...
The restaurant focuses on Turkish cuisine and Babaji’s signature dish is ‘pide’ – Turkish pizza made with leavened dough that is flattened by hand to give a unique shape and texture that comes with a variety of toppings. Yau has applied his contemporary global perspective to traditional Turkish recipes to create an exciting new dining experience. Stepping into Babaji,...
Say hello to Munich Brauhaus, a 900-seater German beerhall in the heart of South Wharf. Perched on a raft slab open to the Yarra beneath Munich Brauhaus boasts all the trappings of a traditional Bavarian bierhaus with a clean modern edge. The venue has been split between 3 distinct zones separated by 2 mezzanine structures. Features include 3 separate bars, both a dining...
Since its founding in 1995, Intelligentsia has been a coffee roasting pioneer. Their dedication to quality and craft is evident in both their coffee products and their café designs. This attention to quality has garnered them a cult-like following. Each café and retail location is a reflection of the company’s values, context and community in which it is located. No two ...
Pagliacci Pizza’s newest restaurant is located on Main Street in Bellevue. The building, formerly a 1950’s medical office building, was transformed into a café and pizza production kitchen. The design preserves much of the brick façade, yet inserted a new storefront system to bring light into the interior and allow the building to glow at night. Built in planters, sun lo...
Design studio Manifiesto Futura created the naming, identity and interior design for Canalla, a Mexican taco restaurant in San Pedro, Mexico. From the designers Canalla is a Mexican taco joint where a walking ranger would stop by. It was an opportunity of working with our traditional and most famous fast food – the taco – and get rid of the Mexican cliché. The color ...
From the designers Client: Fast-food restaurant of a new generation. Kitchen is focused on simple and original food from local, seasonal ingredients. Challenge: The task was complex: in addition to the name, logo and corporate identity we had to develop an interior design. We focused on a close-knit team working with interior designer Anna Domovesova. We started at ...
The collaborative team of HAEAHN architecture and haenglim placed second in the contest, for a proposal which stacks four large building volumes atop one another while including cultural functions into the work environment. the endeavor replaces an existing power facility, and places a new one below the structure and green landscape. As the new below-grade power plant...
internally, dining areas are organized around two openings that present external views of the arboreal setting, while a small kitchen is found at the rear of the plan. furthering the strong connection the scheme shares with nature, vertical roof struts take the form of individual branches, allowing guests to feel as if they are able to take refuge underneath the protecti...
the space consists of three sectors – inside, gallery, and pool – simultaneously differentiated and integrated in the same language. the geometry consists of dominant, pure lines, which can be seen in straight frame construction, the interior finishes, and in the outdoor pergola with its sloping wooden hairs that move in the wind. the materials are organic, with a great ...
