Once Upon a Post Office: Newlab at Michigan Central by Civilian and Gensler.The Book Depository building in Detroit was designed by late industrial architect Albert Kahn in 1936 as a post office and mail-sorting facility. Some years later, it began being used as a public schools’ book depository. Ever since, the...
A Spatial Folly: Ziinlife Beijing Showroom by Atelier Tao+c.Atelier tao+c’s ZIIN Beijing showroom champions humble materials of timber, steel and brick. Two scaffold like structures, interlocking and rotated inside the existing warehouse, allow for homogenous planning and display of furniture,...
Protecting Madrid’s Industrial Heritage: MRT Project by BURR Studio.Burr Studio has transformed this obsolete Madrid warehouse into a hybrid live/work space. The architects divided the tenant requirements into a programmatic grid, leading to a completely fragmented volume, totally opposed to the original...
The Perfume Club in Seongdong-gu, South Korea by T-FP.You’re invited to step inside Korean scent-creator Soohyang’s Perfume Club designed by T-FP. Think omakase meets wine tasting but replace the wine with scents—T-FP’s Perfume Club offers a bespoke experience for scent lovers and...
A Network of Micro-villages: OnLabs Global HQ in Zurich by Specific Generic & Spillmann Echsle Architekten.Designed by Spillmann Echsle, Specific Generic and On’s creative team, the new OnLabs headquarters in Zurich West, Switzerland, delivers a series of micro-villages within an existing high-rise building. While the headquarters operates as...
Uncovering & Layering: Melbourne Warehouse Apartment Renovation by SSdH.When approached to renovate this Melbourne warehouse apartment, SSdH were faced with an interior that had completely suppressed the history of the building. The strategy became one of stripping back to discover the shell, and being...
Cafe Grao in Bratislava by Alan Prekop.At Cafe Grao, all are welcome. The mini cafe, located in Bratislava, was designed by Slovakian architect Alan Prekop on a shoestring budget. Welcoming the city's alternative crowd through its doors, the concept was taken from the venue's...
House Now: Looknow Wuhan Flagship by Sò Studio.Sò Studio continues its collaboration with Chinese fashion retailer Looknow for their latest flagship in Wuhan. The interior pays tribute to the historical context of the building by balancing the old with the new through a series of...
The Red House in Barcelona by Aramé Studio.The Red House—designed by Andrea Arriola Fiol and Adrián Mellado Muñoz of Barcelona-based Aramé Studio—nods to the Mediterranean courtyard homes of yesteryear. The apartment, transformed from a once-upon-a-time factory, is located...
