Large Sculptural Lights Create A Warm Atmosphere In This Ramen Restaurant

June 26, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Fernando Guerra   JCFS Architects has designed Ajitama Ramen Bistro, a new restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal, that appears to glow from the inside.   Photography by Fernando Guerra Drawing inspiration from ‘Ajitama’, the Japanese name for soft-boiled eggs that are usually found in ramen, the designers created sculptural lighting that quickly becomes the […]

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Jungle house / CplusC Architectural Workshop

June 26, 2019 Martita Vial 0

Built within a rejuvenated heritage façade of rendered masonry, steel, timber and greenery, the Welcome to the Jungle House is situated in an inner-city heritage conservation area typified by late Victorian row terrace housing and post-industrial warehouse conversions. A two-storey shop top house in disrepair and close to collapse originally occupied the 90sqm triangular site. The original spackled rendered masonry façade had cultural and streetscape significance to the local heritage conservation area and its necessary reconstruction was managed under strict heritage controls.

Karim Rashid Has Created Seating That’s Designed To Facilitate Conversation

June 26, 2019 Erin 0

  In order to address the social alienation that contract design can impose on public spaces, Karim Rashid has designed ‘Heartbeat’.   The shape and direction of the alternating seating resembles a wave or a pulse, keeping guests from being seated back to back, and makes it effortless to spark interaction. The name ‘Heartbeat’ suggests […]

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Queen Photo Studio Refurbishment / NTYPE

June 26, 2019 舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang 0

Although located in the city center of Chengdu China, the site of the project had been an abandoned floor for a few years. The floor is comprised of 80% indoor space and 20% outdoor area, while the height of the indoor space is as low as 2.5m in general, no higher than 2.3m at certain locations, there was an extremely strong contrast between dark and bright on site.

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RIBA Announces UK’s Best New Buildings

June 26, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 54 winners of 2019 RIBA National Awards for architecture. Presented since 1966, the awards recognize the UK’s best new construction projects. From a small rammed-stone pavilion on the site where King John signed the Magna Carta, to the vast redevelopment of one of London’s busiest transport terminals, the award-winning buildings showcase the breadth of UK architecture today.

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Cape Villa House / ARRCC

June 26, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Overlooking the Atlantic Seaboard in Camps Bay, Cape Villa is set against the impressive backdrop of the picturesque Twelve Apostles mountain range and boasts the perfect balance between luxury and comfort. This glamorous home was completely transformed by ARRCC for an international family who enjoys spending time in Cape Town. Being familiar with ARRCC’s design style, the client brief was to execute ARRCC’s signature style in a new and exciting way to create a modern coastal home with an ethnic edge. Keeping the family’s two children in mind, ARRCC strived to create a space that was contemporary and sophisticated, yet playful and fun.

Seven key projects by Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal winning KoningEizenberg

June 26, 2019 Semi Han 0
Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg of KoningEizenberg

KoningEizenberg founders, Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg, have been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2019. We’ve rounded up seven of their key projects. Australian architects Koning and Eizenberg were recognised for their various civic, educational and affordable housing projects including the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pico Branch Library in Santa Monica.

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Seven key projects by Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal winning KoningEizenberg

June 26, 2019 Semi Han 0
Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg of KoningEizenberg

KoningEizenberg founders, Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg, have been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2019. We’ve rounded up seven of their key projects. Australian architects Koning and Eizenberg were recognised for their various civic, educational and affordable housing projects including the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pico Branch Library in Santa Monica.

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Foster + Partners reveals New York City boathouse featuring zig-zag roof

June 26, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Row New York by Foster and Partners

Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to build a timber boathouse on Manhattan’s Harlem River for a non-profit that teaches local teens to row. The British firm designed the boathouse for Row New York on a plot on the banks of the Harlem River, located in the uppermost tip of Manhattan. “This timber boathouse will fit

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Sunshine Beach House / PopovBass

June 26, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

An all-encompassing and protective roof is both an enduring theme and a practical component of Queensland architecture. This idea is particularly apt at the Sunshine Beach; where a site located on the dunes overlooking the rolling surf is both an inspiration and a challenge. White sand and bright sunlight are an integrally beautiful part of this site but need to be considered from both a practical and sensory viewpoint.