Breaking Away from Display-orientated Retail: J1M5 Boutique by Various Associates.Various Associates have designed the J1M5 fashion boutique in Qingdao around the idea of the suitcase – the interior combines movable, flexible features of a suitcase manifesting as a multi-brand retail interior. Ultimately, the store...
La Sastreria Restaurant in Valencia by Masquespacio.It is as if a flowing wave has crashed right into Masquespacio-designed La SastrerĂa Restaurant in Valencia. Shimmering blue tiles glisten like fish scales, while seafoam green covered seating is reminiscent of the rhythm of the ocean....
Boonthavorn Material Library, Showroom & Shared Workspace in Bangkok by Onion.Onion's design for this material library, showroom and shared office resembles the layout of a Lego city. Modular towers rise up out of the ground, each extending to a different height. The resulting design acts like a bustling city,...
Folkform’s Public Art Installation for Indoor Swimming Pool in SpĂĄnga, Sweden.Stockholm-based design studio Folkform has completed a permanent installation for the public indoor swimming pool in SpĂĄnga, outside of Stockholm. The geometric mural features a decorative composition of ceramic tiles and old vintage...
Newlab Co-Working Space in New York by CIVILIAN.New York-based creative studio CIVILIVN was engaged by Newlab to transform the interiors of a 1930s manufacturing building in Brooklyn into a co-working space dubbed Newlab 77 Washington. The interior maintains the building's original...
GreenHouse in Porto, Portugal by OTTOTTO.There is a fascinating and ever-present tension between the old and the new, the commonplace and the avant-garde in OTTOTTO’s GreenHouse located in Portugal’s capital Porto. Existing stone walls lay encased beneath layers of metallic...
Self Service Laundry in Amarante, Portugal by Stu.dere.Stu.dere’s Lavandaria Morinha in Amarante, Portugal revives the social aspect of collective washing. This self-service laundry delivers a contemporary space that speaks to the tradition while also being responsive to the changing needs...
Brick Vault House in Valencia, Spain by Space Popular.Arched ceilings and vibrant green steel frames make up the Brick Vault House in the suburb of New Santa Barbara in Valencia, Spain. This is the first residential project by UK studio Space Popular and it is a quirky, geometric intervention...
All-Yellow Duplex in Sant Gervas by Arquitectura-G.If you’re up for a pop of yellow, this comprehensive renovation of a duplex in Barcelona will be just your cup of tea. The north-oriented, two-storey apartment in Sarrià -Sant Gervasi, is located on the upper side of town, in one of its...