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Urata Look Out Cafe / CAUKIN Studio

February 5, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

The Urata community and Savusavu Rotary Club identified a unique opportunity to develop a community cafe that would serve both local and international tourists who journey between the two main towns on the island, Labasa and Savusavu.

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A-nrd brings “beachfront feel” to restaurant in London’s Soho

February 5, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

London design office A-nrd has used a palette of neutral and natural materials to give this restaurant in Soho a laidback atmosphere reminiscent of an Australian beach club. Milk Beach Soho is the brainchild of Sydney-born restaurateur Elliot Milne, who wanted to create an all-day eatery and night-time hotspot influenced by some of Australia’s casual

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Urban Oasis – Hotel Room / Natan Gil Arquitectura

February 5, 2023 Valeria Silva 0

An oasis is like a mirage. Life and nature manifest in the midst of the aridity of the desert. This was the inspiration, the concept that started everything. The reality of the great Middle East trade caravans is connected to the reality of contemporary life. If in that context people searched for water, food, and rest in the hostile desert, we seek relaxation, disconnection, and contact with nature in the midst of a hurried and fleeting daily life. That is how the Urban Oasis came to life, an environment presented at CASACOR Minas 2022.

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What to Do When Your Pipes Freeze (9 photos)

February 4, 2023 Becky Harris 0

When you go to turn on your faucets on a frigid day and nothing or only a trickle runs out, it’s the one time you hope you’ve forgotten to pay the water bill. But that’s wishful thinking and you know it, so panic sets in — your pipes are frozen, and i…

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Commercial Podium in East Alley of Shanghai Suhe MixC World / Kokaistudios

February 4, 2023 Collin Chen 0

Located in the northeast corner of multidimensional Suhe MixC World in Shanghai — an ‘urban valley’ comprising an underground commercial center set within a brand new green land for the city — this mixed-use Commercial Podium in East Alley (hereinafter referred to as “side building”) acts a gateway to physically and aesthetically connect its wider site, revealing the underground commercial valley to the urban public space. A destination in its own right, the side building also draws on various elements of its surroundings including the linear design language of a neighboring landmark tower and green space to blur boundaries between architecture and nature, inside and out, public and private.