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1090 Rochus \ Söhne & Partner Architekten

When planning this building the instructors made a great effort to include all different requirements in the project without, however, neglecting the idea of a unified architectural line. So when the general refurbishment on Bauernfeldplatz in 1090 Vienna started it was important to connect the different levels and to open up the restaurant towards the [...]

Fiesta Del Vino Wine Bar \ mode:lina

I don’t want winery, but a wine shop, where you can also have a glass with some tapas. That was new owner’s main goal. In Górczyn, Pozna?, on 120m2 designers from mode:lina placed a wine shop with bottles from many different parts of the world, accessories department and a tapas bar with tasting area. You [...]

PALAZZO DEL LAVORO (Palace of Labour) \ Alberto Apostoli

Italian Architect Alberto Apostoli signs the renovation of a building in which colors and details of the facade redefine the volume through a geometrical but refined language. The project starts from a building renovation from the 60’s that was partially wrecked by the terrible earthquake that seriously damaged the old town of L’Aquila (the heart [...]

Le Temps Machine \ Moussafir Architects

CONTEXT AND CONCEPT Built to replace a 1950s youth center in Joué-le-Tours, France, Le Temps Machine (the Time Machine) is a radical revision and, conversely, homage to the original facility. (An initiative of the country’s first Minister of Cultural Affairs, Gaullist and intellectual André Malraux, such youth centers were an important institution in France.)   [...]

Lemonade Stand \ STANDARD

Los Angeles-based architecture and design firm, Standard, www.standard-la.com, is proud to announce the opening of Pressed Juicery in Beverly Hills. Inspired by the archetypical lemonade stand, the modestly scaled storefront space inhabits a 350 square foot indoor-outdoor wood “kiosk” on busy Bedford Drive. The Beverly Hills location is Pressed Juicery’s seventh to open, and the [...]

BIG selected to design EuropaCity in France

BIG with additional team members Tess, Transsolar, Base, Transitec and Michel Forgue is chosen to design an 80 Hectare cultural and commercial destination, EuropaCity in France. The new urban center EuropaCity is located between Paris and Roissy in France’s most populated region Île-de-France. EuropaCity will offer a mixture of retail, culture and leisure on an [...]

Plywood stools \ Timothy Schreiber

London based designer Timothy Schreiber presented a series of colourful plywood stools in salone del mobile in Milan. Called Yori the stools were inspired by Japanese Torii gates and also described by Timothy as an homage to Sori Yanagi’s iconic butterfly stool from 1956. The stools are made from 4 pieces of plywood of similar [...]

Aurora Borealis Arctic Observatory – The wings of the dawn goddess \ Jensen Liu and Sally Hsu

Jensen Liu shared with us his work of Aurora Borealis Arctic Observatory. Siivet aurora, the Aurora Borealis Arctic Observatory is an architectural project situated in argument between the historic mystic of the northern lights and the urban landmark of Rovaniemi. The stories of the aurora phenomenon may now have a scientific explanation, this has not [...]

Ivy Foundation \ AQSO arquitectos office

  The head office of this agency is articulated through modular elements, glass partitions and integrated furniture. The facilities include offices, classrooms, workshops and a multipurpose hall. This foundation is located on the central business district of Beijing. The center, hosting administrative and cultural activities, has a simple character combining form with colorful elements. From [...]

House in Konan \ Coo Planning

Japanese architectural firm Coo Planning has designed a private house for a single family in Konan. The house is located in the quiet residential area of Kobe-city, Hyogo prefecture. It is small, but the basic required functional spaces has been efficiently planned and distributed in 3 floors and 1 mezzanine floor. We believe ‘Power of [...]