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...
A Performance-focused Workspaces with Wellness Facilities for Small Businesses in Cologne.After years of offices trying to replicate home comfort, Valentyns shifts focus back to performance. Located in a 1960s Cologne building overlooking the River Rhine, the workspace by architect Thomas van den Valentyn spans 2,100 square...
Waldo Works Transforms Historic Frankfurt Banking Hall into Bauhaus-Inspired Hotel.Waldo Works transforms Deutsche Bank headquarters into Kimpton Main Frankfurt hotel with Bauhaus-inspired interiors. The Anni brasserie pays homage to textile artist Anni Albers, while guest rooms feature indigo-dyed veneer headboards and...
Studio Karhard’s Nightclub-Inspired Berlin Apartment.Twenty years after designing Berghain, Studio Karhard brings nightclub vibes home in this Berlin apartment renovation. The project transforms a two-room Kreuzberg space into a three-room layout featuring their signature curved glass brick...
How German Homeowners Built Their Dream House with Architectural Manuals.When Erika and Willi purchased a barn in Germany's wine country, they faced a challenge: transforming it with limited skills and budget. Working from detailed architectural manuals by Piertzovanis Toews architects, they spent four years...
Prime Design with Primary Colours: Berlin Penthouse by Studio Bosko.When tasked with designing a Berlin penthouse for a colour-blind client who wanted "as little white as possible," Studio Bosko rose to the challenge. The result home embraces a bold exploration of colour, functionality, and personality. By...
A Corporate Cafeteria That Turns a Lunch Break into a Design Experience.Goodbye, boring corporate cafeteria, hello, Beef Club! Ester Bruzkus Architekten have unveiled their sizzling new design for Volkswagen's campus restaurant. Think open kitchens, brick fireplaces, and even salt as a building material. Who's...
Collaborative Experiment: Deglan Studios’ Own Home in Berlin.Back in 2019, Deglan Studios undertook their first collaborative experiment together, their own home in Berlin. The project became the creative studios very own “corona renovation” as Domenic Degner and Falko Landernberger worked on it...
A Neighbourhood Lobby: Denizen House in Berlin by Modiste Studio.Located in Berlin’s Kreuzberg, Denizen House is a 475-square-metre co-working space operated by the eponymous start-up. Modiste Studio’s design brief was to provide a flexible space that serves as the “lobby for the neighbourhood”...
