AMAA Architecture’s Own Office Set Within a Former Factory in Arzignano, Italy.AMAA Architecture have built their own delicate, contemporary two-storey office, which manages to at once distinguish itself from and blend seamlessly with the bones of its former factory surrounds in Arzignano, Italy. Taking the form...
L’Arlatan Hotel in Arles, France With Interiors by Artist Jorge Pardo.L’Arlatan is an eclectic hotel in the pretty, unassuming little town of Arles in the South of France, with design led by Mexico-based Cuban artist Jorge Pardo overseen by Swiss patron of the arts Maja Hoffmann. Jorge Pardo has...
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...