Big Interior Energy: Ovolo Hotel South Yarra by Luchetti Krelle.At Ovolo South Yara, Woods Bagot-designed six-level concrete building with exposed services provides the foundation for Luchetti Krelle’s kaleidoscopic layers of colour and seventies references from floor to ceiling. Taking its design...
Bard College Student Housing in Berlin by Civilian.Imagine studying in the heart of Europe while living a rich social life, feeling connected to the environment and local history: This is what the newly opened buildings of Bard College Berlin offers. The designers reinvented...
Temple to Cheese: Formaje Madrid by Cobalto Studio.Conceived as a massive refrigerated pantry, Formaje is a temple to cheese. Named after a disused Spanish word referring to the mould of a cheese, Cobalto Studio looked to ‘wrap’ the interior in a minimalist envelope. Granite, wood and...
Spacial Coworking Office in Montreal by Ivy Studio.Fresh hues of mint, burgundy and psychedelic zinc passivity are splashed against a well-lit backdrop of glass brick walls and well-placed skylights in this new co-working office in Montreal designed by Ivy Studio. Two blue orb mirrors...
Baja Club Hotel in La Paz, Mexico by Max von Werz Architects & Jaune Interiors.Putting the chic back into colonial, this 32-room hotel, designed by Mexico City-based Max von Werz Architects and Paris-based Jaune Interiors, adds a contemporary expression to a classic Mexican Hacienda resulting in a dose of bohemian...
Sculptor Salon Kiev, Ukraine by AKZ Architectura.Like a deconstructed pavlova, this facial massage salon in Kiev by AKZ Architectura is visually layered. With a conscious effort to use materials sculptors work with, the warm tones of wood, gypsum and transparent linen intermingle with...
Original Feelings Yoga Studio Berlin by Some Place Studio.The concept of flow – a term used in yoga practice to describe a sense of fluid movement and meditation – is the driving force behind Original Feelings studio in Berlin. The interior manifests flow through extended, smooth transitions...
Meunier Tech Beauty Concept Store in Shenzen by DOMANI.DOMANI’s scheme for Meunier Tech Beauty’s Concept Store in Shenzhen is designed around the feel of water, while combining two contradictions – extreme thickness and lightness, with extreme strength and softness. A series of...
Prioritising Repurposed Materials: Bermonds Locke London by Holloway Li.Inspired by California’s Joshua Tree and the Navajo desert, Holloway Li have created Bermonds Locke, an electric, surreal and dreamlike urban retreat in the heart of South London that prioritises repurposed materials. From the...
