Unconventional and Abstract: Bananain Concept Store in Beijing by Some Thoughts.Spatial design and research office Some Thoughts continues their collaboration with apparel brand Bananain, designing their first concept store in Beiling. Incorporating several architectural elements, the retro futuristic and industrial...
Can Living with Less Result in More: Adam Haddow’s Home in Sydneyâs Surry Hills.Buried amongst the urban chaos of warehouses and terraces that once served Sydneyâs rag trade sits a unique home neatly packaged within a 29-square-metre site. Designed by SJB director Adam Haddow, for himself and his husband Michael and...
A Trip of the Senses: Melt Restaurant in Paris by Atelier HA.Memphis design and postmodernist inspired, Meltâs third outpost in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris takes us on a trip of the senses. Designed by Hugo & Adèle of break out design practice Atelier HA, the smoked meat restaurant was...
A Playground for Experimentation: Casa Ermete in Rome by Punto Zero.Giorgio Marchese, founding director of architecture and interior design practice Punto Zero has taken up the challenge of designing his own home. Located in in Romeâs Oppian Hill, in a building dating back to 1900âs, the design studio...
A World of Surprises: Barcelona Apartment by Raul Sanchez Architects.Raul Sanchez divides this spacious and colourful Barcelona apartment into public and private zones via a long and striking walnut timber âfaçadeâ. On one side of the timber panelârunning the entire 21 metre length of the...
A Material Haven: Terra Abu Dhabi by Bone Studio.Bone Studio has designed a second outpost for Terra at Al Qana, Abu Dhabi. The cafeâs new home seamlessly translates the brandâs distinct architecture while embracing the idiosyncrasies of the local community. Materials are layered...
A Sense of Community: Shanghai Advertising Agency Office by Yatofu Creatives.It's not often an employee's sense of happiness, freedom, and inspiration takes top billing in a workplace design project, but that was exactly the brief Shanghai advertising agency Inmedia shared with the Helsinki-based studio Yatofu...
Wabi-Sabi meets Mojave Desert: MĂĄs o Menos by Studio Plow.Venture along Route 62 on the way to Joshua Tree National Park, and youâll discover MĂĄs o Menos, a wine bar and cafĂŠ. Designed by Studio Plow with Grain Construction, the venue pays homage to desert architecture and its untamed beauty....
Czech Mate: An Apartment in Warsaw by Colombe.In Pilsen, Czech Republic, are four apartments, open to the public, that hold a mirror to celebrated late architect Adolf Loosâs storied modernist style. A fifth hides in Warsaw. But unlike the original four, this one isnât open to the...
