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9 Yummy Yellow Kitchen Islands (9 photos)

March 3, 2019 Jennifer Ott Design 0

Summer is, sadly, still several months away, but did you know that you can use color to fake a sunshine vibe in your home? The kitchen is my favorite room to feature this energizing color, and because a little yellow can go a long way, I find limiting…

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CM House / Arquea Arquitetos

March 3, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

The CM house is located in a gated community, a very common typology in Curitiba. Clients wanted a home that had a direct connection to a simple, clear way of thinking and relating to family. They wanted their identity reflected in the architecture of the house. They worried about the privacy of their home considering the condominium and the insolation of the rooms.

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Why is Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’ an Important Part in the Collective Memory of Mexico City?

Colonia Roma, a neighborhood in Mexico City, is well known among locals for its art galleries, restaurants, bookstores and museums – it is a hotspot of contemporary art and culture. However, this cultural tradition actually dates back to the Porfirian Era in the early twentieth century. The area was a way to present Mexico City as a modern city by creating the first colony, along with Colonia Condesa, with all basic services available to the residents. Drawn with Parisian boulevards and tree-lined streets, Roma is an exemplar of art nouveau architecture, eclectic and French-ified – an attractive area that immediately led to the arrival of wealthy families.

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What Lies Beneath? A Tiki Bar Basement (17 photos)

March 3, 2019 Robert Burns 0

This old bungalow on a quiet street in southeast Portland, Oregon, has a secret. Upstairs it’s a neatly kept, renovated 1910 Craftsman. Downstairs, however, hides an explosion of midcentury pop culture in the form of a basement tiki bar. Think Trader …

Bernard Khoury gives Beirut’s B018 nightclub an even darker upgrade

March 3, 2019 India Block 0
B018 refurb by Bernard Khoury

Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury has refurbished Beirut’s underground bunker nightclub B018, adding spine-shaped lamps that double as dancing poles. Khoury gained notoriety for his war-infused designs when the nightclub first opened in 1998. Two decades later he’s returned to make it even darker, furnishing it with gothic elements that reference religious architecture and abattoirs. B018

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