Timeless Spirit: Moscow Apartment by Workshop Studio.“My key objective in this apartment was to create a timeless spirit, with modern and comfortable spaces that the clients (a couple with two children, one cat, and one dog) could adjust over the course of their lives,” says Alexandra...
Drunk on Materiality: Inns Whiskey Bar in Chengdu, China by Wooton Designers.Behind the sleek and mysterious entrance on an unassuming street in Chengdu, China an absorbing whiskey bar transports visitors to the inside of a copper still. Sinuous walls and curved arches in amber hues engulf patrons in the cavernous...
Democratising the Family Home: Rua Maria Apartment in Lisbon by BUREAU.The latest venture by Lisbon-based architecture firm BUREAU is a truly evolved dwelling that defies expectations. Dubbed Maria, the studio describes it as “just an apartment”, although it’s a bit more than that – this experimental...
Fox Hall Passive Home in NY’s Hudson Valley by BarlisWedlick.Located in Hudson Valley, New York, this multi-faceted farm getaway is tailor-made to the needs of its idiosyncratic owner. From the natural swimming pool to the tower with a swing and sauna, the property is imbued with casual luxury...
Heritage Hotel Transformed into an Opulent Lisbon Apartment by ESQVTA.“Any kind of intervention in this space should not interfere with the existing one,” says Vitor Almeida, principal architect at ESQVTA. “More than proposing, it was necessary to omit. More than designing, it was necessary to...
Technicolour Dreams: Tribeca Loft by Ryan Lawson.In this floor-through apartment located in an old Tribeca building, in New York City, interior designer Ryan Lawson and furniture dealer Sean Robins faced a big challenge: the lack of natural light. At night, the collection of modernist...
Sun Tan Noodle Restaurant in Lisbon by DC.AD + Mariana Peralta.Get ready to party in red while enjoy Asian inspired comfort food with DC.AD and Mariana Peralta-designed SUN TAN Noodle Restaurant. Located inside an art deco building in Lisbon, the interior is revitalised with outgoing patterns of red...
Pintor Pahissa Residential Entrance Lobby Refurbishment by Miel Arquitectos.We love a good "spatial underdog", like this previously daggy 70s residential lobby that didn't have much going for it in terms of volume or ceiling heights, but Miel Arquitectos still managed to create something fun and memorable without...
Breaking Away from Display-orientated Retail: J1M5 Boutique by Various Associates.Various Associates have designed the J1M5 fashion boutique in Qingdao around the idea of the suitcase – the interior combines movable, flexible features of a suitcase manifesting as a multi-brand retail interior. Ultimately, the store...
