Three Generations, One Nervy Brief: Hannes Peer Reimagines Merano’s Aurora Hotel.Aurora has anchored Merano's Passer Promenade for almost sixty years. Now the third generation of the Aukenthaler family has handed the 59-room hotel to Hannes Peer Architecture and Feld72, with a brief of unusual nerve: don't erase,...
One Bold Oval Does All the Work in This Precision-Tuned Apartment by Antwe.This 130-square-metre apartment is, frankly, immaculate—Patagonia quartzite, satin stainless steel, microcement underfoot, every sample sweated over to the point of five paint tests deep. Which raises the honest question this kind of...
Studio Doherty’s VRG GRL Bondi Store Balances Elevated Energy with Accessibility.Studio Doherty's design for VRG GRL Bondi Beach knows exactly when to whisper and when to shout. Mostly, it whispers — and then drops the carpet. Boom! Rather than a typical linear retail layout, the interior is designed as a sequence of...
Studio Karhard Takes Club Culture to the Swiss Alps with Play at Chalet African, Gstaad.Studio Karhard has taken its club DNA—honed across decades of nightlife design, including Berlin's legendary Berghain—and transported it to the Swiss Alps. Play at Chalet African is a nocturnal laboratory where architecture, light, and...
Design Hotels’ Berlin HQ by RHO Balances Community, Creativity and Sustainability.Design Hotels has moved to a striking new Berlin headquarters designed by local studio RHO. The top-floor space makes the most of five-metre ceilings and wraparound windows that flood the interior with light and city views. RHO split the...
This Riyadh Salon Shows Commercial Design Doesn’t Have to Compromise on Capturing a Feeling.Going beyond typical salon design, Ark4lab of Architecture's Stellar Beauty Salon creates an atmosphere that captures a feeling. Located in Riyadh, the space takes a quieter approach in a city known for bold architecture. Celestial themes...
Night Palm’s Tiffany Howell and Ellison Studios Unveil Sofa Collab Blending 70s Sensuality with 80s Decadence.Hot off the heels of their Sydney flagship opening, Ellison Studios unveils Poet—a statement sofa designed in collaboration with Night Palm's Tiffany Howell. This clever fusion of 80s decadence and 70s sensuality emerged from a creative...
Glass Act: A Crystalline Retail Experience in Seoul by Indiesalon.In Seoul's bustling Garosu-gil district, Indiesalon has created a crystalline retail environment for cosmetics brand Glow. The 36-square-metre showroom uses glass architecture and technical innovation to create a retail space that feels...
Break-through Basics: Unplanned Domestic Prototype in San Sebastián by Ismael Medina Manzano.Breaking free from the rigid frameworks of 1960s Spanish architecture, this San Sebastián apartment renovation features a sculptural green ceramic wall, locally-sourced materials, and mobile furnishings. The result is a bold prototype for...
