Beans CafeĢ & Roastery by Figureground Architecture // Melbourne.Amongst over 400 entrants Figureground Architecture has been awarded the 2014 Hospitality Design Award and the 2014 Best of State Commercial Design Award for transforming a concrete shell warehouse in Fitzroy into a busy cafeĢ and...
MSGM Fashion Headquarters by Fabio Ferrillo of OFFARCH // Milan, Italy.Italian architect Fabio Ferrillo has given new life to an abandoned early 20th-Century blacksmith's workshop in Milan, by transforming it into the new MSGM fashion headquarters. The original space was seriously run-down, but it's crude and...
Gallery Post // Bomastraat House by NU Architectuuratelier.NU Architectuuratelier's Bomastraat House is a single family home housed within the walls of an old industrial building, featuring a translucent...
Retrosuperfuture Store by Andrea Caputo // New York City.If you're a sucker for hipster retail spaces, no-nosense industrial aesthetic and New York City (who the hell isn't?) then boy do I have a treat for you today. Retrosuperfuture is an Italian sunglasses label with their first recently...
Camper Flagship Showroom by Neri & Hu // Shanghai, China.The Camper store is a reinterpreted two storey traditional house, sliced in half and opening itself up to the "laneway" within the warehouse which it sits. The slice is expressed with a bright red rubber, which is the same rubber used for...
Loft by Lissoni Associati // Monza, Italy.Converted warehouses are a dime a dozen these days, but how's this for a fascinating case of repurposing? Lissoni Associati have taken an old private theatre and transformed it into a home. Monumental and so strictly restrained, this loft...
Avigdor 22 Event Space by Pitsou Kedem Architects // Tel Aviv, Israel.Avigdor 22 is contemporary event space, designed by Pitsou Kedem in collaboration with Dan Troim Architecture. Unlike the unfortunate images conjured up in my mind at the thought of event venues, at Avigdor 22 there are no hints of...
Mercato Restaurant by Neri&Hu // Shanghai, China.Stripping back the layers of finishes that have built up after years of renovations, the design concept for Mercato Restaurant celebrates the beauty of the bare structural elements. Located within the first building in Shanghai built out...
Office Space & Temporary Housing Inside Former Textile Factory // Waarschoot, Belgium.This former textile factory from 1880s is occupied by a young Belgian architect Julie DāAubioul and her boyfriend. The 800mĀ² building floor plate is split in two parts - a vacant space which will eventually become a permanent house, and...
