Neoclassicism Meets Contemporary Design at Nobis Hotel Copenhagen Refurbished by Wingårdhs.Designed by Wingårdhs, Nobis Hotel Copenhagen has moved into the magnificent building from 1903, once the home of Royal Danish Academy of...
VONNA Kitchen Showroom in Madrid, Spain by PYO arquitectos.Remaining detached from the existing structure Vonna Kitchen Showroom by PYO Arquitectos was designed with distance as its ethos; distance from the existing, distance between material, distance between spaces, distance between objects, and...
HARMAY Beauty Store in Shanghai, China by AIM Architecture.Peeling new-age shoppers away from the convenience of the online world and into a physical store can be a modern-day feat. This is precisely the motivation behind the arrival of Harmay, located in the Former French Concession in Shanghai,...
Radical Refurbishment of a Former Squat House in East London by Tsuruta Architects.While recently claiming the RIBA London regional award, this former squat house in East London portrays a radical transformation, which certainly did not come without its own challenges. Tsuruta Architects weaved their influences into...
Elgin St Residence in Melbourne by Sonelo Design Studio.As far as boxes go, it’s pretty bloody sexy. Black. Bold. And totally nothing like the antiquated Victorian original part of the house, located in a heritage precinct in Melbourne. Sonelo Design Studio have taken what was essentially...
Retail Store With an Indoor Garden in São Paulo, Brazil by Vão Arquitetura.Retail spaces for fashion are about negotiating existing visual references in the form of an aesthetic that celebrates the brand as well as its customers. In a world of competing pop-up stores and online shopping, the approach to retail is...
Caroline Place in Bayswater, London by Amin Taha Architects + GROUPWORK.London-based studio Amin Taha Architects have achieved a seamless balance between old and new in the renovation of a 1950s private residence in Bayswater, London. Amin Taha Architects have applied a self-made philosophy of 'Explore,...
Huik House and B&B in Antwerp, Belgium by Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu.Composed like a series of Tetris blocks, this transformation of an existing residence in Antwerp by the talented De Vylder Vinck Taillieu architects squeezes a relatively big program into a tiny city site. Renovating Huik House into a...
At Six Hotel in Stockholm by Universal Design Studio.Located in a brutalist former bank headquarters in Stockholm, Universal Design Studio’s latest project, the At Six hotel, is home to one of Europe’s most ambitious contemporary art collections within a hotel. The London-based...
