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Gabriela Hearst Store London / Foster + Partners

December 2, 2019 Paula Pintos 0

Located on the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street, the two-storey store occupies a prime site in the heart of London’s West End. To preserve the transparency and unencumbered views of the interior, the store windows do not display mannequins or products but frame the interiors as two distinct settings – a clothing section that contains bespoke racks and a relaxed lounge seating and another space featuring accessories and knitwear. The interior spaces are designed to flow seamlessly, creating a relaxed experience where the clothing and accessories are the primary protagonists.

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Chybik + Kristof stack wooden balconies inside Czech Republic’s House of Wine

December 2, 2019 Ali Morris 0
House of Wine by Chybik + Kristof

Curved wood-panelled volumes designed to recall traditional Moravian wine cellars are stacked up in this Czech wine bar to create intimate tasting rooms. Located in Znojmo, a walled town in the Czech Republic’s winemaking region of Moravia, House of Wine is a wine bar and tasting rooms designed by Czech architects Chybik + Kristof. The

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Dezeen’s top 10 churches and chapels of 2019

December 2, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Dezeen's top 10 churches and chapels of 2019

We’re kicking off our review of 2019 with Dezeen’s top 10 churches and chapels, including a skyscraper church in Hong Kong and a log cabin in Germany, as well as religious buildings in Norway, Lebanon, South Korea and Mexico. Seliger Pater Rupert Mayer, Germany, by Meck Architekten  Built in the town of Poing, near Munich, the asymmetric

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A Clean Home for the Holidays in 5 Days (14 photos)

December 2, 2019 Brenna Malmberg 0

Every day we’re getting closer and closer to holiday events, and if you’re hosting a gathering at your home this year, you’re likely starting to feel the pressure of throwing the perfect party. Undoubtedly, “clean the house” is on your checklist for t…

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SIMONSZ Residential Building / Ronald Janssen Architects

December 2, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

In a narrow street in Amsterdam’s Weteringbuurt, between former factories, schools, business premises and weavers’ houses, stands a new residential building containing 19 apartments: Simonzs, designed by Ronald Janssen Architecten. Large vertical concrete slabs give the building the solid, imposing look of a structure that has always been here and always will be.