Morningside Tavern in Auckland by Material Creative.An old curtain factory, the original building that houses Morningside Tavern in Auckland, consisted of a corrugated shed atop a concrete slab, so Material Creative set about transforming it into an approachable, locals-friendly hub wrapped...
Tsukimi Restaurant in New York by Studio Tack.Brooklyn-based design firm Studio Tack have completed Tsukimi Japanese restaurant in Manhattan’s East Village, reinterpreting Japanese design principles while avoiding indulgence in any clichés. In Japanese tradition, both...
Shelter from the Storm in North London by Holland Harvey Architects.Holland Harvey Architects are the brains behind this sensitive redevelopment, transforming a disused North London supermarket into a place the homeless could call home. Shelter From The Storm is a London based charity and shelter that...
The Village Cafe in Uttar Pradesh, India by Portal 92.Contemplating various village-like settlements and their inevitable change under the influence of globalization drove Delhi-based design firm Portal92 in conceptualizing The Village Café in Moradabad, India. Textures and volumes were...
Hatch Student Accommodation in Cork, Ireland by Kingston Lafferty Design.Student accommodation has never been terribly inspiring, bringing to mind visions of rows of dorm beds and dismal communal areas. That all changed the minute Kington Lafferty Design got stuck into Hatch, a new student accommodation brand...
LAX Bar in Vienna by Four Artists from Austria & Germany.Taking over the former record store Schallplatten Brigitte, one of the first in Vienna dating back to 1959, LAX Bar is an homage to Adolf Loos' famed 'American Bar' conceived by four Austrian and German artists. Beyond a preserved...
Krakani Lumi in Mount William, Tasmania by Taylor and Hinds Architects.Translating to 'place of rest', Krakani Lumi is a standing camp in Tasmania's North East National Park, designed by Taylor and Hinds Architects. Fringing the northern edge of the Bay of Fires, the camp serves as a two-night stopover for a...
In Conversation with Michael Karakolis from Fibonacci Stone.Michael Karakolis is founder & director of Fibonacci Stone, Australia's leading terrazzo supplier. An extremely passionate and dedicated human being, this guy is literally obsessed, and we mean freaking OBSESSED with terrazzo. We thought...
Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW by The Stella Collective.The Stella Collective was inspired by nostalgic reflections of Aussie summers in the late ‘60s and ‘70s for Blacksmith Provedore in Lake Mulwala, NSW, a destination known as a resort town away from the ‘big smoke’, synonymous with...
