Concept Loft Refugio in São Paulo by Consuelo Jorge.‘The Loft Refúgio’ by Consuelo Jorge combines natural materials with sleek technology integration and contemporary forms. Cool, smooth concrete walls contrast a sloping façade of bamboo timber. Primitive materials such as stone, clay...
Mini Brutalist Sculptures by David Umemoto.Despite the solidity and modernity of David Umemoto's chosen medium, concrete, his mini structures refer to the archaic and the ephemeral, evocative of temporary buildings or ancient monuments. The opposite of the organic, undulating...
Superette International Boutique in Auckland, New Zealand by DesignOffice.DesignOffice looked to create a layered and materially rich interior for the new Superette International store in Auckland, respecting the raw appeal and volume of the existing warehouse space while adding subtle depth through new,...
FanFood Pizza Restaurant in Moscow by MAST Architects.A series of tall white arches stretch up toward the 7m high ceiling at FanFood restaurant in Moscow by architecture studio Mast, regulating the scale of the room and delineating seating areas. Their tunnel-like procession drives home a...
Kiev Law Office with an Attitude by Iya Turabelidze.The interiors of law offices are usually is ultra-conservative, replete with mahogany, stiff upholstery and a sense of diligence and organization you’d hope your lawyer possesses. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s refreshing to see...
Juun.J Fashion Flagship & Felt Coffee in Seoul by WGNB.WGNB fused a triangle, circle, and square to form one abstract, geometrical building for the Juun.J retail flagship and Felt Coffee cafe. The ambiguous shape and monochome black facades generate curiosity from passersby, intentionally...
Pink Mama Restaurant in Moscow, Russia by Crosby Studios.Pink Mama restaurant is located in an ex-Soviet building in the historically symbolic heart of Stalinist Russia, in an area surrounded by government agencies and minutes from the Moscow White House. Aware that political references would...
AZL Architects Renovate An Old Kiln Building in the Chinese Forest With Concrete & Brick Arches.AZL Architecture revived a towering concrete building replete with grand arches to house the historic BingDing Wood Kiln in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China. The complex, double-curved brick arch masonry structure of the kiln...
Courtyard Villa in Tangshan, China by ARCHSTUDIO.Traditional Chinese courtyard dwellings ‘ Siheyuan’ inspired ARCHSTUDIO for Courtyard Villa, a suburban holiday home in Tangshan, China surrounded by verdant farmland, orchards and rivers. The gabled roof and wall to wall timber...