Zhuyeqing Greentea Flagship Store in Chengdu, China by X+LIVING.X+LIVING designed the Zhuyeqing Greentea Flagship with a mind to diversify away from a traditional store based on products and services to one that offers unique elements and visual interaction. Set in Chengdu, China where the tea is...
Casa do Monte in Lisbon by Leopold Banchini Architects and Daniel Zamarbide.Simple, raw materials are prevalent throughout Casa do Monte house in Lisbon, with thick concrete facades, floors and built-in shelving left exposed. The dominant single material leaves details to a minimum, with Leopold Banchini...
ConsenSys Offices in London by Neiheiser Argyros.Neiheiser Argyros have fit out the five-storey London office of fast-growing blockchain software start-up ConsenSys. Acknowledging and celebrating the fact that different people work in different ways on a day-to-day basis, the designers...
U.LAB Atelier in Seoul by Design Studio U.LAB.U.Lab design studio transformed a 1931 former rice mill in Seoul into their own Atelier, driven by the concept that shady spaces, neither too dark nor too bright, amplify imagination and creativity. Lighting was the most important...
TEA Community Centre in Xiamen, China by Waterfrom Design.The Tea Community Center in Xiamen, China is set across two levels, one of which is below the ground and hidden beneath a pool of water. A spherical internal courtyard spans across both floors, with Waterfrom Design planting a tree at its...
Barn Conversion in Obstalden, Switzerland by Lilitt Bollinger.There are barn conversions and then there are barn conversions, if you catch our drift. This project by Lilitt Bollinger falls into the latter category. Ha! The former stable in Obstalden, Switzerland is set in an idyllic mountain...
Church of the Penitent Thief in Bologna by INOUTarchitettura, LADO Architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER.Young architects from Italian firms INOUTarchitettura, LADO Architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER take cues from the archetypal image of a church for the Church of the Pentinent Thief in Bologna, loyally reflecting its essence while seeking...
Theatre House in Turin, Italy by Bodà Architetti.Bodà Architetti renovated this early 20th-century apartment in Turin, for a couple who love reading and the arts, aptly named Theatre House. Beyond the cultural interests of the clients, the high ceilings and lowered beams that...
Coffey Architects’ London Apartment Refurbishment Covered in Thousands of Solid Timber Blocks.Lending the apartment its name, over 30,000 individually hand-cut and laid cross-section blocks made of European Oak cover most surfaces of ‘Apartment Block’ in central London. Coffey Architects employ the characteristic wood grain...
