Nine Yards Café & Restaurant in Melbourne by Golden.Golden has reimagined a former stable in South Melbourne into a destination eatery with warmth and sophistication, referencing iconic colours and materiality that encourage a subliminal journey through Australia’s highlands, lowlands and...
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...
Interview: Jade Nottage and Cushla McFadden of Tom Mark Henry.Jade Nottage and Cushla McFadden met on the first day of their Interior Architecture degrees at uni, and in what must only feel like fate, went on to found one of Sydney’s most burgeoning interior design practises Tom Mark Henry. We...
Mr Robertson Cafe in Nunawading, Melbourne by Maria Danos.Mr Robertson café overlooks the striking, historic Roberston Chimney, which Melbourne-based architect Maria Danos drew on in developing the material palette, along with a strong consideration for sustainability credentials. Collaborations...
Omoken Park Event Space on Kyushu Island, Japan by Yabashi Architects.Yabashi Architects constructed a community-driven multi-purpose public space as a symbolic replacement for a building that was lost during severe earthquakes on the island of Kyushu, Japan in 2016. Sandwiched between two tall,...
Juun.J Fashion Flagship & Felt Coffee in Seoul by WGNB.WGNB fused a triangle, circle, and square to form one abstract, geometrical building for the Juun.J retail flagship and Felt Coffee cafe. The ambiguous shape and monochome black facades generate curiosity from passersby, intentionally...
BOWL Cafe in Kiev, Ukraine by AKZ Architectura.The dominant material at BOWL café in Kiev is a sturdy metal mesh, used by AKZ Architectura to form communal furniture that encourages a social dynamic amongst patrons. Ornate soviet wallpaper uncovered from the previous apartment adds a...
Humble Pizza in London’s Chelsea by Child Studio.Child Studio approached the Formica factory in North East England to recreate the discontinued ‘linen’ pattern popular in 60s London cafes, using the bespoke pink material to clad the walls, counters, and tabletops of Humble Pizza in...
The Animal Backbone Pet Store in Shanghai, China by I.F.S.E. SPACE CREATIVE LAB.A stainless steel form perforated with almost half a million holes rises up through The Animal Backbone sanctuary/pet store set within 1933 Shanghai building, designed by I.F.S.E Space Creative Lab as a tribute to the countless animals...
