Brooklyn-based Home Studios has filled an Italian restaurant close to Harvard University with plush booths and banquettes to introduce colour and texture to the space. Bar Enza is situated in a prime spot on Harvard Square next to the Ivy League college in Cambridge, Massachusetts – just across the Charles River from Boston. The project
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AN 867 is a vertical development located in the State of Mexico in a residential area to the west of Mexico City. The project seeks to adapt to the environment with the use of sober materials such as concrete and natural pine wood. The building is located on a 268m2 area of land and has 4 levels of apartments and two basements for parking. The building has an access patio that is at a lower level than the street, through which there is access to a lobby that connects with both parking levels. This is a sculptural space with vegetation that invites the user to access the building.
intricate lattice patterns adorn L-shaped vila and frame alicante’s coastal scenery.
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A dilapidated mill hull forms the basis for the unusual single-family dwelling of House Wind. The hull and the adjacent outbuildings were restored and expanded with a simple, uncomplicated volume. Introverted mill body meets extroverted extension. House Wind is, to a large extent, similar to a thorough restoration project, as the mill body was in very poor condition and had to be rebuilt with as many as possible of the existing parts preserved. Recuperation bricks were sought out that could be used for extra masonry. Everything was mortared with lime mortar, the two existing concrete slabs within the hull were reinforced, and the two new ones were carefully inserted into the existing volume.
Sustainability is a tough topic to avoid nowadays, and much more so in the world of interiors; thus, doing our part for the environment is critical.
an environmentally conscious approach inserts the concrete volume discreetly into the existing natural landscape.
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This project is the renovation of a 1960s ordinary house in Jardim das Bandeiras. With 460m² divided into three floors, the old house had already undergone another renovation a few years before, and the Nitsche team was the second to intervene in the property. The house is accommodated on a slope topography, and the access takes place in the middle floor. The leisure area stays at the lowest level, with a pool and garden, while the private areas are located at the top floor, with three bedrooms.
Outdoor rooms should ease the transition from the house out into the landscape. However, at these three homes, the existing outdoor spaces (including decks, patios, porches, pathways and gardens) seemed disconnected from the architecture of the houses…
Two cork-clad apartment blocks flank a renovated 18th-century building at the De Sijs co-housing project in Leuven, Belgium, designed by local studio Officeu Architects. Located on a street corner at the edge of Leuven’s historic town centre, the project combines 12 apartments and shared facilities around a central garden. The project, which is shortlisted in
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The Maison & Objet fair, held twice a year in Paris, has been a meeting place for professionals in lifestyle, interior decoration and design from around the world since 1995. The September 2022 show brought together more than 2,000 brands and near…
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