XYZ Lounge & Bar in Ghent, Belgium by Didier Fiúza Faustino.Fleshy pink stucco mouldings, slabs of sandy, silver-veined marble, and a militia of Delete Yourself chairs in sage green: this is Didier Fiúza Faustino’s first bar, lounge, and restaurant. In XYZ Lounge and Bar in Ghent,...
Carine Gilson Flagship Store in Brussels, Belgium by david/nicolas.With a deep affinity and curiosity for beautiful materials and craftsmanship, david/nicolas were a natural choice for the Belgian lingerie designer known for her haute couture-style kimonos, déshabillés, chemise sets, and...
Medly Pharmacy in Brooklyn by Sergio Mannino Studio.With ten other pharmacies under their belt, the owners of Medly have ample experience with what makes these often-clinical places feel warmer, more comfortable and more community-focused for customers and staff...
His House And Her House in China by Wutopia Lab.Shanghai based architecture firm Wutopia Lab, were invited to transform buildings within the urban slum of Shenzhen for the seventh Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. The result is a cobalt blue cube and the...
Institute of Advanced Study of the University of Amsterdam by HOH Architecten.The Dutch firm HOH Architecten have a delightful way of describing the two buildings they have recently restored for The Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Amsterdam. They refer to them as twins separated at birth. With...
Belmont House in Kew, VIC by Kennedy Nolan.Family homes are just that. Homes filled with families. And families start small and get bigger, often with alarming rapidity. Houses or apartments that once suited a couple no longer suit one with a baby. A house that once sufficed to...
Hi-Lo Hotel Lobby in Portland, Oregon by Jessica Helgerson.Back in 1999, Alex Calderwood opened the Ace Hotel in Seattle and forever changed our notion of what a luxury hotel could be. Another recent edition to the category is Hi-Lo Hotel in Portland, which promises a comparable sort of cool,...
110 Rooms: MAIO Architects’ Jaw-Dropping Apartment Building in Barcelona.Some projects just make you sit up straight in your chair, stop whatever else you were trying to do at the time, and pay close attention. This is exactly what happened when I first came across this residential building in Barcelona...
Sony Music Entertainment Amsterdam HQ by Space Encounters.Of course Sony Music’s Amsterdam HQ needs a vinyl boardroom table that doubles a DJ booth, and a stairway that is also a bar. It’s work made a bit more entertaining, and I for one, would not mind that meeting being added to my diary....
