IT-Fornebu Portal building is a winning project in 2004 designed by Norway-based architectural firm A-Lab, the project is recently completed to house the business and incubation centre for information technology companies. The main concept was to strip and divide the program into independent architectonic elements, clearly defined by function, in order to gain maximal flexibility and [...]

Florida-based Evoke Design recently has completed the Tooth Tales – Pediatric Dental Office located in Miramar, Florida. The project begins to rethink the dental typology and creates a more playful and fresh environment that appeals to the imagination and the senses of both the parents and kids alike. Evoke Design – Daren Chen + Project Narrative courtesy of [...]

‘The Meeting Place’ by ASPECT Studios is a playful architectural installation in Little Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW Australia. The idea of the installation is to encourage the social interaction, while heightening the movement of people through the urban room. People have to negotiate their way through the laneway by communication and contact with other people like [...]

Paris-based Stephane Malka has designed the Alef Bet Culinary School located in Paris, France. The colors made sense instantly; White for the abstract space of the blank, the ante-genesis of the writing itself. Red for the flame letters, core of the alcoves and the floor. Stéphane Malka + Project description courtesy of Stephane Malka The Alef Bet genesis is [...]

Italian designer Massimo Iosa Ghini recently has completed the Ferrari Factory Store located in Serravalle Scrivia, Italy. The color, form, and graphical style has been carefully designed to transmit the architectural idea to identify the ‘Ferrari’ image. + Project description courtesy of Massimo Iosa Ghini Ferrari Factory Store of Serravalle Scrivia, entirely designed by Iosa Ghini Associates, [...]

Brazilian designer Fabiane Giestas has designed the playful male public toilet for Casa Cor Brazil, located in Vitoria,  Espirito Santo, Brazil. + Project description courtesy of Fabiane Giestas Public toilets demand a strong identity since, in general, they belong to places with an atmosphere very connected to design, as restaurants, shoppings and clubs. My objective was to [...]

The Netherlands-based GROUP A recently has completed the ‘Student Housing Tower Blok 1‘ in Presikhaaf, Arnhem, the Netherlands. The building is situated on an isolated location and surrounded by nature, it built to act as a landmark in Presikhaaf area. The facade will be covered in paneling with a slightly differing finish, creating a subtle pattern. [...]

Parisian architect Pascal Grasso and artist Laurent Grasso has designed and installed the Nomiya Temporary Restaurant on the roof of the « Palais de Tokyo » museum. The restaurant only allows twelve people to dine in with a panoramic view over the Seine and the Eiffel tower. + Project description courtesy of Pascal Grasso Nomiya : Temporary [...]

This project is a full-scale conversion & façade modification of Hotel V from a 30+ years old office block located in Wanchai, Hong Kong. It was designed by studio OFF with an idea of roughness as a metaphor. The wall finished with a special mosaic expression tile – Tri-tonal Tile® to give different visual expressions [...]

Peter Pran & Jonathan Ward of NBBJ recently has completed the Akerselva Atrium mixed-used building located along the Akerselva/Aker River in Oslo, Norway. The project composed of two distinct architectural forms split by the central lift core with a dramatic striking color glass atrium, where the entrance of the project is defined. One part of [...]

The Vivanta, designed by Singapore-based architecture firm Warner Wong Design | WOW Architects for Taj Group of Hotels. Taj Vivanta is located at the entrance to the International Tech Park in Bangalore, India, a contemporary 5-star hotel featuring touches of whimsy and contemporary technology. The hotel’s unique façade changes colour, texture and tone [...]

Seat Yellow Pages, is a recent interior project designed by Italian designer Massimo Iosa Ghini for a multimedia directory advertising company located in Turin, Italy. + Design statement courtesy of Massimo Iosa Ghini Spina 3, an area of more than 2 million square meters at the edge of Turin and nearly completely comprised of large historic factories [...]

This golden structure is a temporary pavilion designed by Germany practice architect modulorbeat, use of striking color for perforated skin has successfully drawn our attention, while creating a new street images to the city. + Project description below provided by architect, modulorbeat switch+, a golden pavilion for sculpture projects muenster 07 The switch+ information centre, a temporary structure [...]

The Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi is targeting an opening in this coming October, 2009, designed by New York-based practice architect Asymptote Architecture. This is really an beautiful iconic building located in the site of Formula 1 on Yas Island, comprised of two towers linked by a bridge spaned over the Formular 1 track. The [...]