Once Upon a Post Office: Newlab at Michigan Central by Civilian and Gensler.The Book Depository building in Detroit was designed by late industrial architect Albert Kahn in 1936 as a post office and mail-sorting facility. Some years later, it began being used as a public schools’ book depository. Ever since, the...
Polished, Grown-up & a Little Bit Wild: Birch Selsdon Hotel by A-nrd.Situated in the 200-acre historic Selsdon Park, just 30 minutes from Central London, Birch Selsdon is the sort of place where you can slip off your shoes and into the wilderness, with nowhere yet everywhere to go. Once a 19th-century...
Celebrating Structure & Permeability: Casa 1616 in Barcelona by H Arquitectes.H Arquitectes’ transformation of an existing single storey dwelling presents considered spatial relationships and a highly contemporary approach to house design in the Sant Gervasi neighbourhood in Barcelona, Spain. Casa 1616 stands...
Old School Bistro: PNY Burger in Nantes by Rudy Guénaire.French architect and designer Rudy Guénaire has conceptualised a nostalgic American style bistro in Nantes, France. The polished scheme takes inspiration from Italian vintage embellishments mixed with bohemian and American touches. Rudy...
A Spatial Folly: Ziinlife Beijing Showroom by Atelier Tao+c.Atelier tao+c’s ZIIN Beijing showroom champions humble materials of timber, steel and brick. Two scaffold like structures, interlocking and rotated inside the existing warehouse, allow for homogenous planning and display of furniture,...
Brazilian, Balinese & Mid-century References Converge in this Amsterdam Loft by DAB Studio.This inviting loft apartment in Amsterdam, designed by Dennis and Lotte Bruns of DAB Studio, took its inspiration from the client’s love of tropical destinations. The studio introduced elements of Brazilian architecture and design as a...
A Shared Vision: IDEAL Restaurant by Lorenzo Botero & Martin Mendoza.Lorenzo Botero and MartĂn Mendoza have collaborated on IDEAL, a warm and textural restaurant in Bogota. Inspired by the desert geography of the southern United States and from Baja California to the north of Mexico, Lorenzo and...
VOLA. For Life: A New Perspective on a Time-honoured Classic.The modern VOLA tap was created in 1968 for the National Bank of Denmark by legendary architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen. In keeping with Danish legacy brand’s ethos of timelessness, VOLA. for Life is a new perspective on a...
Landscape as Protagonist: Adelaide Villa by Mim Design.Mim Design has reimagined a grand Victorian Villa in Melbourne’s bayside suburb of Brighton with a thoughtful contemporary addition, drawing lush pockets of landscape— designed in collaboration with Kate Patterson Landscapes—into the...
