Highlighting Natural Materials: Restaurant Nómada in Lisbon by Spacegram.Otherworldly and experiential, Spacegram’s design for Restaurante Nómada captures the ethereal energy of travel and nomadic life, while highlighting natural materials in a surprising way. The studio has reinvigorated a barren and...
An Homage to Memphis: Ya Space! Art & Design Museum by Li Wenqiang.Elements representative of Memphis style, including geometric shapes, free compositions and bold colours, are frequently applied within Ya Space! by Li Wenqiang. This playful “art museum” and exhibition space in Hangzhou, China,...
Kew Residence by John Wardle Architects.Framed by overarching trees and three luscious elms is John and Susan Wardle’s Kew Residence. Originally designed by Horace Tribe in 1951, the house is now beyond recognition through undergoing three transformations. The latest...
MO-NO-HA Shop, Cafe & Gallery in Seoul by Creative Studio Unravel.The minimalist interior of MO-NO-HA Shop, Cafe & Gallery in Seoul by Creative Studio Unravel is wrapped in various textures, allowing materials with shifting scales and aesthetics to act the main character of the design. The rough outer...
From a Clothing Brand to a Boutique Hotel: Octavia Casa in Condesa, Mexico by PPAA.Octavia Casa arises as a translation of the Octavia clothing brand into a new kind of boutique hotel that feels a lot like home. Brand values such as “natural, simple, clear and honest” are decoded and manifested as an architectural...
Meunier Tech Beauty Concept Store in Shenzen by DOMANI.DOMANI’s scheme for Meunier Tech Beauty’s Concept Store in Shenzhen is designed around the feel of water, while combining two contradictions – extreme thickness and lightness, with extreme strength and softness. A series of...
No Natural Light, No Worries: Le Grand Marais by Ubalt Architects.Ubalt Architects have transformed a former data centre set within a 1970s mixed-use building in Le Marais, Paris, into an apartment with no outside view and very little natural light. Instead of fighting its obvious shortcomings, the...
ZAAZ Wellness & Beauty Spa Dubai by VSHD Design.ZAAZ Wellness & Beauty spa by VSHD Design references Moroccan and Berber heritage combined with minimalist contemporary design. Located in Dubai’s Jumeirah neighbourhood, a sought-after residential strip known for its sandy beaches and...
Note Design Studio’s Convention-busting Interior for Flexible London Workspace.The connection between our environments, our emotions and our productivity has become increasingly clear in recent years, and the awareness of this relationship has informed Note Design Studio’s concept for Douglas House flexible...
