Mexican architectural firm manadaº has recently completed the Qi Urban Lobby, it was designed to archive a harmony and balance sense to new wellness centre in Mexico City. As Chinese philosophy teaches, “qi”, the circulating life energy, is inherent in all things. The balance of negative and positive is believed to be essential for good [...]
‘STREETLIGHTS‘ is a lighting installation of 220 vintage headlamps created by .PSLAB on DOSarchitects studio‘s external façade for Clerkenwell Design Week in London, United-Kingdom during 24th -26th May 2011. It will remain in place until June, 30th 2011. On the occasion of the 2011 Clerkenwell Design Week, multi-award-winning design company DOSarchitects and creative lighting firm [...]
When it comes to dressing your windows, you have all sorts of choices these days, have you ever thought about blinds? Blinds offer an attractive alternative to curtains, although aren’t always considered. They are economical, easy to care for, and offer superior privacy. Stylish blinds suited to both contemporary & traditional environments. They come in [...]
Designed by nemaworkshop, the newly renovated One Bond Street Loft in New York originally was 2 separate apartments. The concept was to create an environment which was luxurious in materials yet informal in layout. The main living space contains the kitchen, the dining area, the living space and the library. The areas are distinct but [...]
In residential projects, de-spec believes that architecture, interior design and decoration must reflect the client and their lifestyles. That the space should accommodate their story and not to be generated as a result of stylistic moves by its designer, where the brand of the designer supersedes those who live in it. In this regard personalizing [...]
Manfredi jewelry store is an international jewelry store originally from Italy with stores in Milan, Rome, Shanghai, and Tokyo. For the New York store, Manfredi was looking for a concept suitable for the new location on Park Avenue, NYC. De-spec identified the issues that would guide the design as the necessary change of speed that [...]
A young couple from Central America acquired an original flow-through unit in a prestigious modern building from the late 1970s. With surgical precision, carefully selected interventions transformed a compartmentalized old-fashioned apartment into a modern collage of spatial experiences. The composition of volumes, including furniture and built-in cabinets, fills the generous open spaces without an overwhelming [...]
American architectural office Den Architecture has completed the Salvade-Serenelli Residence Renovation in Pinecrest FL. The Kitchen: Located in a heavily vegetated residential neighborhood southwest of Miami, this kitchen remodel required a radical departure from the existing layout of the house. Formerly enclosed by full-height cabinets and walls, the proposed design expands the spatial relationship of [...]
Swedish designer Jangir Maddadi has recently launched the Compound Collection. The design challenges the endless possibilities that fit to any size of spaces. unlike any other. It is a huge offering to the world of contemporary furniture design, and I can’t wait to see the outcome of not only the foam coated pieces, but of [...]
The new Info point in park Tivoli in Ljubljana Slovenia, was opened this month. This sculpture is actually result of first Trimo Urban Crash competition in 2007 and was only a temporary installation in a different part of Tivoli park and demolished after two months. Its an open, clear and structurally dynamic form in a [...]
Gudmundur Jonsson Architects has completed the renovation of a studio apartment in Reykjavik, Iceland. The tiny house represents one of the elevations of the square on top of Reykjavik City center facing the famous church and the Sculpture Museum. This square is visited by each and every tourist that comes to Reykjavik. The apartment is [...]
This project works on every level, creating a haven for its occupants without forgetting to engage its communities. The team preserved embodied energy by artfully repurposing an existing building. Variety and articulation of different building and unit types are expressed both on the exterior facing the street, as well as the interiors facing the public [...]
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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 [...]
Private Colege in Oporto \ OVAL – Avelino Oliveira
Photographer João Morgado shared with us his recently photography of the Private Colege in Oporto designed by OVAL – Avelino Oliveira. A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based [...]
Sejong Art Center Winning Proposal / designcamp moonpark dmp
Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the [...]
