Like most urban schools, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) does not have a main campus. Instead, housed in several buildings in a three-block area of Chicago’s Loop, it has long lacked a central focus point for the school and its students. This 19,000-square-foot renovation provides a student center for the institute’s [...]
Foyer of one of the largest art house cinemas in Europe. New Horizons Cinema is a 9-screening rooms independent movie theatre, which connects all kinds of activities related to the film and its promotion – so not only the regular movie screenings, but also festivals, reviews, exhibitions and educational programs. Project included renovation and reorganization [...]
For our very first large-scale wayfinding project, we were tasked to revamp a cinema + shopping mall’s carpark. A total of 6 parking floors — out of which only 4 had direct access to the shopping mall — presented us with a unique set of problems. We solved this by carefully tweaking the language on [...]
In Brenzone, on the Venetian side of Lake Garda, the Consolini Group decided to give the Belfiore Park Hotel a decidedly ayurvedic dimension by opening a new wellness centre spread along an entire floor of the hotel and named the Dhara Wellness. The project aimed to create a balance between the classical elements of the [...]
The Hakkasan New York design reflects the brand’s global philosophy with subtle edits to the interior de-cor – which includes a new motif and deep blue color scheme with red and pink undertones, tailored to New York sensibilities. The restaurant is 11,000 square feet with seating for 200 guests with semi-private dining areas available for [...]
Hong Kong-based design studio Clifton Leung Design Workshop shared with us their recent completed Goelia Headquarter. + All images courtesy Clifton Leung Design Workshop
The “Fashion” under the sunrise is more poetic. Designers Four Lau and Sam Sum have always wanted to design a fashion art-themed boutique hotel-style apartment, they think fashion elements should not be limited to use as clothing only. The homeowners of this design project are in the fashion business, and they even possess higher requirements [...]
“Compatibility between men and women” When two or more opinions and ideas occur simultaneously without causing contradictions, we call this compatibility phenomenon, coexistence, mutual tolerance and ideology compatibility. UMix is a world famous brand in men and women underwear and casual wear led shop. Designers Four Lau and Sam Sum felt there are many different [...]
CONTRACT ANNOUNCES 34th ANNUAL INTERIORS AWARDS WINNERS Michael Graves, Joey Shimoda & 11 Firms Honored for Design Excellence The international design community gathered at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York to honor the winners of the 34th Annual Interiors Awards, presented by Contract magazine. Since 1980, the Interiors Awards has recognized visionary designers from both [...]
The Massey Tower by MOD Developments is a 60-storey, luxury condominium planned for Downtown Toronto. It takes its name and design inspiration from Massey Hall, completed in 1894 and cherished today as Toronto’s premier live-music venue. The project’s 5295 s.f. sales centre by Cecconi Simone is housed within the adjacent Canadian Bank of Commerce building [...]
Frederic Perers have selected steel as the vertical surface element in the area of washing machines and dryers, which disappear under it. The orange tone, everywhere, reflects in the steel and serves as a warm counter element to the coldness of the metal. The remaining areas are treated with neutral elements: shiny white tiles -commonly [...]
The Vodafone Flagshipstore in Cologne defines the core of the Vodafone Brand personality with service for all customer needs manifested in a holistic brand experience. A brand new approach for the customer journey offers a great experience from a welcoming gesture, interactive browsing, creative consultation, to leaving the store with an (inspirational or positive) lasting [...]
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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 [...]
