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...
Peppertree Villa in Bellevue Hill, Sydney by Luigi Rosselli Architects & Alwill Interiors.I am forever in awe of projects that manage to masterfully blend contemporary references with existing heritage elements, creating an aesthetic that effortlessly straddles both, yet ultimately feels neither one or the other. Enter...
Doko Bar in Shenzhen, China by Waterfrom Design Embraces the Concept Internet Celebrity.Spurred by Andy Warhol’s famous saying “In the future, everyone has a chance at 15 minutes of fame,” Waterfrom design embraced the concept of ‘internet celebrity’ for this futuristic dessert bar in Shenzen, China. Waterfrom...
Business Center 1905 & Co-Working Space in Baden, Switzerland by Oliver Christen.Inside this slick co-working space in Baden, Switzerland, local architect Oliver Christen has inserted a blue-green stained plywood and oak structure within the existing interior, distinguishing the space and forming a kitchen while...
Techne’s New Office in Melbourne’s Carlton.Architecture and interior design studio Techne took a ‘user experience’ approach to their new office in Carlton, with room length pinboards and a workshop-themed games room fostering a culture of collaboration and socialization. In...
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...
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...
Vipp Chimney House in Copenhagen by Studio David Thulstrup.In the latest installation of Vipp bringing their brand to life through immersive living spaces, Studio David Thulstrup has completed Chimney House, a transformation of a heritage-listed former water pumping station. Bold, contemporary...
Tem-Plate Concept Store in Lisbon by Gonzalez Haase.Tem-Plate concept store by Gonzalez Haase plays on contrasting matte and reflective elements, with untreated metal and mirrored panels used in tandem with lesser quality materials. With constantly rotating collections and merchandise, the...