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Henley Halebrown turns Victorian industrial terrace into creative studios in Hackney

August 29, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

London studio Henley Halebrown has completed a sensitive remodel of a 19th-century industrial terrace into a small campus of creative workspaces in Hackney, London. Located in the De Beauvoir Town conservation area, the adaptive reuse project has transformed an existing warren of rooms across two buildings into a coherent sequence with new staircases and rooftop

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Yinka Ilori imbues Courvoisier bar with natural beauty of Cognac region

August 29, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A wavy canopy emerges like a fountain from this pop-up cognac bar inside Selfridges in London, designed by local designer Yinka Ilori to mimic the glistening waters of the Charente river in France’s Cognac region. The bar belongs to cognac brand Courvoisier and was designed to capture its hometown of Jarnac and the surrounding region,

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Yinka Ilori imbues Courvoisier bar with natural beauty of Cognac region

August 29, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A wavy canopy emerges like a fountain from this pop-up cognac bar inside Selfridges in London, designed by local designer Yinka Ilori to mimic the glistening waters of the Charente river in France’s Cognac region. The bar belongs to cognac brand Courvoisier and was designed to capture its hometown of Jarnac and the surrounding region,

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Transparency “one of the biggest beasts that we battle” says Apple retail sustainability lead

August 29, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Apple is pushing for carbon transparency in the supply chain as it aims to reduce the impact of its stores, claims the tech company’s retail sustainability lead Rebecca Cully in this interview. Created as the latest “evolution of the Apple Store”, Apple’s recently opened location in Battersea includes several material innovations aimed at reducing the shop’s carbon

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Dimmick Drive Houses / FreelandBuck

August 29, 2023 Hadir Al Koshta 0

The Dimmick Drive Houses are a pair of single-family residences on an extremely steep lot in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles. At 2,000sf each, the pair are modest in size and have an unusual four-story configuration to minimize impact on the hillside.

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“Space that is exclusionary does not live up to its full potential”

August 29, 2023 Annie Jean-Baptiste 0

It’s time for equitable design to become a priority rather than an afterthought, writes Google’s Annie-Jean Baptiste. When you think about equitable design, what does it look like? In my mind, it means everyone being able to move seamlessly throughout spaces without having to think about how their identity might change their approach or reception.

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