In the case of the 1st store, just as whiskey develops different flavors and colors during aging in an oak barrel, the bricks also differ depending on the material of the soil and how they are baked. In the case of the 1st store, the focus was on finishing materials similar to whiskey, while the 2nd store focused on the background of the times. According to the locality...
Archisphere drew inspiration from the movement, freedom, and enjoyment associated with cycling. In addition to this, the spirit of the art collector Prince Eugen, whose influence can be found throughout the hotel, was also incorporated into the design. In the “Cyclist,” Prince Eugene swaps his horse for a bicycle, getting a coffee to go from the barista before taking a s...
Bangkok-based studio Looklen Architects designs a circular café on the riverside of Amphwa, Thailand, as part of The Pomelo Amphawa master plan composed of five buildings that are integrated into the crops and greenery on the site. Situated in the lychee garden, the café is oriented toward the Mekong River on the North, an ideal direction to protect the structure from th...
Axel Vansteenkiste Architecture, in collaboration with sbs Architects has undertaken the design for Ushimaru restaurant’s addition in the Chiba countryside, Japan. The restaurant is housed in a European-style building, surrounded by fields and agricultural land, which serves as a source for many of their ingredients. The client’s idea was to expand the dining area, and c...
The Tate Modern cafe has been given a makeover courtesy of London architecture studio Holland Harvey. The much loved gallery always had a hospitality space on its ground level, yet changing needs and several years in operation, meant the popular northwest corner interior was in need of a refresh. Enter the practice led by Richard Holland and Jonathan Harvey, and now the ...
It was the use of signature color. NONSCALED, who will use and operate this space in the future, will work with branding design within the space. He wanted to use a paint color that could represent Nonscaled, and through several meetings, the space design and I chose blue as the "Key Color" of the branding design. Before unraveling the design with the main color theme o...
After tasting the brand's high-quality Matcha, we decided to create a brand story that captures the moment, a moment that seems to have escaped from the chaos to be able to experience the taste and the unique scent of Matcha. This kind of experience will make us feel relaxed and reach true peace and balance at last. We started with the logo design and the brand's packagi...
Perched amidst Bali’s tranquil surroundings, The Octagon by Stilt Studios emerges as a nature-infused treehouse restaurant, complementing the family-run luxury boutique Grün Resort Uluwatu. Marking the studio’s most extensive project, the structure embraces an octagonal shape, paying homage to the inherent harmony seen in nature. Elevated on stilts, the design maximizes ...
The idea came from the location — the seaport, so the space is bright with the vast glass area, reminding of Mediterranean Cipriani restaurants. Balanced by textures, materials and space interiors here are to make customers feel comfortable, just like at home or on a yacht (two walls of the restaurant open onto parapet behind which the seashore begins): relaxed, feelin...
Located in Toronto’s York neighborhood, the pizza parlor was once two separate commercial units, that were transformed into a single space that now accommodates two busy pizza lines in the kitchen. The facade has been transformed and features light brick, wooden windows, and a curving blue ceramic tile. Upon entering, guests are greeted by a custom patterned mosaic ado...
Passionate meat lovers, they have just opened Il Ristoro di Cristiano Filippini, a modern trattoria across the town square from the historic butcher shop that playfully connects past and present courtesy of TIMOTHEE Studio’s unconventional interior design. Architectural designers Cosimo Bonciani, Andrea Mascagni and Niccoló Antonielli upended expectations by imbuing the ...
In addressing a conversion and extension project, gourmet chef Heinz Reitbauer and his wife Birgit wanted to show how innovative and sustainable a gastronomic business can be. The challenge was to blend a situation characterized by nature with a highly sophisticated, contemporary catering business to ensure a harmonious future. Through various interventions, the pre-exis...
Nestled between the Port Gallice and du Crouton, Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel is a unique location backed by one of the iconic addresses of the French Riviera. Before the region seduced the world, the restaurant La Maison des Pêcheurs was already an institution in the 1940s. Eddy Barclay, Brigitte Bardot, and Johnny Hallyday came to charge up their batteries there. And all ...
The Avant-bakery brand focuses on the essence of bread and reinterprets Korean dessert culture by keeping classical and contemporary in harmony. To reflect this brand's identity in the space, the material itself used the finished physical properties, and the traditional European architecture and modern elements were harmonized. To remind you of the square, the floor is ...
Whether it's the physical spaces or the products, they convey the founder's passion for and exploration of contemporary Oriental aesthetics. The essence of the brand lies in the acceptance of time. RUHAUS STUDIO has taken on the design of TEA WELL's fifth store, and synchronously reimagined and upgraded the space style to complement the updated product line. Creating spa...
Overlooking the colossal summits of Kashmir, the ‘Brava’ Italian restaurant at the Khyber Himalayan Resort reveals itself as a welcome surprise for the patrons to indulge in comfort and variety, which makes no bargain on the authenticity of the experience. Braving the extreme weather conditions of the valley, ‘Brava’ echoes the feeling of a cosy night-in, complete with a...
Boba Bear’s second and third floors are each operated as a café and a hookah bar. The polarity of the concepts of black and white was unfolded in consideration of the fascinating contrast held in its business model. The space was conceptualized to depict the patrons: embodying mild white swans, enjoying the leisure of a cup of coffee by day and becoming black swans cravi...
Initially, Olga Ri operated exclusively as a virtual delivery service, offering salads and healthy dishes. Now, Nitsche Arquitetos was invited to design the physical space that would convey the company's ideals through a new restaurant concept. The project aims to create an inviting and vibrant atmosphere, inspired by the brand's ideals. Through the use of striking colo...
The space of Pcmc is 99 sqm, and it has a rectangular shape. It is divided into group rooms, men's and women's toilets, a kitchen, and a hall, and the biggest feature is the bar table, which is shown as an open kitchen. This long bar table makes you feel like you're invited to our house when you're seated. You can feel the high quality of service by watching them make hi...
Not only does it occupy the imposing dining room of Le Perroquet where high society once rubbed noses with famous artists in the 1920s, it’s also named after the historic brasserie’s official godmother, flamboyant singer-dancer Mistinguett who was the most popular French entertainer of her time. We are pleased to report that Mistinguett lives up to its mythical glamour c...
A tea pavilion was commissioned by a private client on a 3,000 square meter plot of land on Watermoon Mountain above the city. The main requirement of the project was to construct a building adapted to the prevailing climatic conditions – rainy, hot and humid summers and windy winters – that does not require air conditioning. However, in order to achieve thermal comfort...
A new Somali café, Arbe, has been completed in Mogadishu. The space, created by locally based, Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan, was conceived as a key hub to support the neighbourhood's community in one of Somalia's most populous cities. Degan explains: 'Mogadishu is one of the most fragile cities in the world, but also one of the most resilient, and I think that t...
What is Nōema? Nōema is the Greek word for ‘meaning’ or ‘substance’. Distilling the culinary traditions and cultural heritage of the Cyclades to their essence, Nōema is a modern interpretation of this timeless, organic way of life. Gathering family and friends around a table to share nature’s gifts. Improvising a feast from the humblest ingredients. Honoring the seaso...
The design for Yūgen Dining by Architects EAT is the embodiment of its namesake ethos: yūgen means “a profound sense of beauty of the universe.” The two-storey interior has been designed to evoke Japanese symbolism of fire, water, earth and wind. These elements are expressed through materiality and finishes. Earth, for example, is captured through concrete walls, shotcr...
Designer Kunihiko Matsuba from Tyrant Inc. renovates a small 37-year-old steel-framed two-story house located in a residential area near Shirokane-Takanawa Station in Tokyo, Japan, converting it into a restaurant. A three-meter-high wall coated with mortar finish rises along the boundary of the plot with the road to help isolate the building from the surrounding area. Th...
We Are Humble director Kim Lai says the brief called for a place “people could come into and just feel comfortable,” which the studio approached with a nostalgic 1970s-inspired palette of warm colours and unfussy materials. Browns and oranges have been playfully applied floor-to-ceiling, with bright stripes overhead and earth-toned tiles underfoot. Timber-look laminates ...
Attached to a larger cafe, CHIRP is a small extension that allows for the sale of traditional Thai Roti desserts. The architecture was designed in a cube box shape with the shop facing the street to gain the attention of people passing by. The facade incorporates large windows in an arc shape that allow ample natural light to enter the space while providing the functio...
Working closely with the creative agency Atelier Ace, the architects of the hotel decided to cover the exterior of the hotel in brickwork with different patterns, including wrapping around the uniquely shaped design. Stepping inside the hotel, you are greeted by a lofty space with board-formed concrete elements and wood accents. Walls of windows at the entrance and on ...
We approached the project of Corso Pizza in a comprehensive manner, creating areas that enjoy diversity and privacy. The interior has plenty of personalized details and accents that emphasize its naturalness. We have used in the premises dozens of elements that give it personality, without being eccentric and all are aimed at offering comfortable atmosphere to the visito...
The building’s location in the open countryside naturally brought with it high demands for architectural and landscape integration. The architects addressed this in the form of a gentle curve – a wave in the landscape, a hill between hills. The extensive curved green roof is almost invisible in distant views and will be even more so once the vegetation has grown. The su...
Since it will be mainly seen, by cars this will be the first factor for the formation of the facade of this building, that the long and tall surface can attract the observers. According to the rules of construction in Iran, for the level of land occupation of such use and other restrictions on the site, we decided that the spot of this restaurant should be placed on the ...
Part of its popularity comes from its international menu showcasing modern Europeans and Latin America influences and all-day proposition which sees the compact venue transform from breakfast café in the morning, to bistro during the day, through to fine-dining restaurant and cocktail bar in the evening. Part of the buzz is due to its Instagrammable interiors, the work o...
The designers used around 6,000 pieces of discarded wooden barrels dismantled from the whiskey barrels of a distillery. Each dismantled barrel piece is different in the curvature of the wood piece, width, length, and grain. Through the various size details and textures of each piece, the designers classified them and applied them to different positions on the facade and...
The heritage-listed Elder House, built in 1937, is a prominent building in Adelaide’s city centre – featuring a large frontage that is faced with South Australian red granite. Sans Arc Studio intentionally positioned Umaii to sit off of the historical marble interior walls and delicately within the space, as if carefully dropped from above. “The intention with Umaii was...
Design practice sukchulmok constructs ‘parconido’ bakery cafe in northern Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, utilizing subtle contemporary materials and shaping simple rounded forms. The cafe presents a consistent space in which forms, furniture, and lighting are designed to create a unified atmosphere. The project draws from ‘European’ architectural elements applying red brick i...
The project locates in an old residential area, with only 500 metres close to Wat Mahathat, the most significant Royal Temple of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. In an architectural aspect, to design this project is not only to meet the owner’s commercial requirement, but also to observe and pay the respect to Ayutthaya’s architectural tradition and history. The project portrays s...
