OBO Office in Paris, France by Ciguë.Inspired by the meditative simplicity of a monastery, Ciguë chose humble, long-lasting materials including solid oak, baked earth and crude steel for the OBO office in Paris. Rather than disrupt the flow with solid walls, glass...
Moss Hotel by Circa Morris Nunn Architects & Studio Ongarato Opens in Hobart.For boutique hotel Moss, Circa Morris Nunn sought to transform Georgian sandstone warehouses into an inner-city sanctuary inspired by nature. A palette of deep moss and forest greens paired with Tasmanian timbers invokes a relaxed and...
Sister City Hotel Opens in New York.Atelier Ace, the in-house creative team behind the Ace Hotel chain, has added another outpost to their NYC repertoire with the Sister City Hotel on the Lower East Side of downtown Manhattan. The Sister City Hotel caters to contemporary...
Lyceum University Building in Stockholm Converted Into Apartments by Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter.Originally designed by Gustaf Dahl in 1896, the Lyceum building on the Old Stockholm university campus now contains 39 apartments with 4.3m ceilings, six of which are lofts contained within the previously undeveloped attic, recently...
Mackintosh’s Hill House Box by Carmody Groarke.London-based architects Carmody Groarke are undertaking an estimated 15-year restoration of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic Hill House. A pavilion-like structure made of stainless-steel chain-mail mesh protects the original building...
August in Antwerp by Vincent Van Duysen.Turning a place once filled with piety into one of shameless hedonism, Vincent Van Duysen-designed August in Antwerp encompasses a hotel, bar, restaurant, wellness spa and shop in a converted convent. The interiors of August are a...
Sucede Restaurant in Valencia, Spain by Francesc Rifé Studio.Barcelona-based studio Francesc Rifé has transformed a historical site in Valencia to house an experimental restaurant Sucede, pairing artifacts with contemporary design. In designing Sucede restaurant in Valencia, Francesc Rifé...
Old 42sqm Ballroom in a Grand House in Shanghai Converted into a Compact Apartment by Atelier Tao+C.When we think of a single room apartment, a dim lit cramped studio in an old walk-up building is a stereotype that unavoidably springs to mind. When the one room you’re starting with happens to be an ex-grand ballroom, however, things...
BURSA Hotel in Kiev, Ukraine by Balbek Bureau.Ukraine-based architects Balbek Bureau have completed BURSA, a Bauhaus-style concept hotel slash art gallery in Podil, the cultural centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The 1900 sqm site comprises two old buildings, 100 and 200 years old,...
