Jolson Converts Red-brick Mechanics Workshop into the House of Bricks.Designed by Jolson Architecture and Interiors, House of Bricks is a warehouse transformed into a robustly styled industrial aesthetic. Integrated neatly into the streetscape like its companions, the interior unveils a sleek and generous...
1960s Industrial Sugar Mill in Guilin, China, Transformed into Yangshuo Sugar House Luxury Hotel by Vector Architects.Can we please take a moment to appreciate just how breathtaking this project is? I mean the sheer scale of it alone is extraordinary but paired with a dramatic landscape and historically thoughtful architecture, and we are in for a treat!...
Coordinates by Michael Anastassiades for Flos.A dramatic lighting collection originally designed by Michael Anastassiades for New York’s legendary Four Seasons restaurant, Coordinates features a series of interlocking linear LED luminaires that take their formal inspiration from the...
PSLab’s London HQ by JamesPlumb is a Brutalist Masterpiece.PSLab’s London Headquarters by JamesPlumb distils the work of both spatial and lighting design studio, each space unfolding as an exploration of light and shadow. The result is a beautifully refined scheme where materiality, both of the...
Hotel Kiro in Hiroshima, Japan by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects.Hotel Kiro by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects breathes new life into the shell of an old hospital in the centre of Hiroshima, creating a minimalist boutique hotel within its existing skeleton. Architects have approached the project with...
Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing by Cun Design.A hunk of textured stone sits at the base of a cascading canyon of suspended shapes. This is the first image one is confronted with upon entering Cun Design’s Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing. The entrance is theatrical,...
Buenos Aires Showroom & Office for a Textile Company by Ana Smud, Camila Jalife & Sasha Molczadzki.The façade of Ana Smud, Camila Jalife and Sasha Molczadski’s warehouse conversion in Buenos Aires asserts its contemporary identity while also aligning itself with the proportions of neighbouring buildings. The building simultaneously...
EWE Studio’s Design Showroom Inside 1950s Dance Hall in Mexico City.Mexico City-based EWE Studio’s first showroom is set within a former 1950s dance hall in the charming neighbourhood of Roma Norte, collaborating with Hector Esrawe’s eponymous design practice on the 600-square-metre interior. The...
Acid House Cultural Hub in Barcelona by Arquitectura-G.The two-part ex-factory building of Acid House Barcelona was painted out white by Arquitectura-G in order to unify the existing industrial shell. The flexible interior has a series of moveable furniture elements like mobile tables and...
