Articles by Ali Morris

John Wardle Architects restores and extends Captain Kelly’s forgotten Tasmanian cottage

October 28, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Australian studio John Wardle Architects has painstakingly restored an original weatherboard cottage in a remote bay on Bruny Island in Tasmania. The 320-sqaure-metre cottage dates back to the 1840s when it was built by its namesake, Captain Kelly – a harbourmaster who was noted for his voyage around Tasmania in a whaleboat and for being the first Australian to

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Studio David Thulstrup designs minimalist boutique for Mark Kenly Domino Tan

October 26, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Studio David Thulstrup combines pale pink panels, glass bricks and birch veneer in this minimalist store in Copenhagen for fashion designer Mark Kenly Domino Tan. Opened in August 2018 on Copenhagen’s Strandstræde, the flagship boutique is the Danish fashion designer’s first ever retail store. Designed to mirror the minimalist style of Tan’s collections, the interior

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Golucci Interior Architects creates “simple and clean” fan shop in Beijing hutong

October 24, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A former house in Beijing’s old town is transformed into a specialist fan shop with a minimalist oak-lined interior, in this project by Golucci Interior Architects. Located at the end of a hutong – the tightly packed courtyard neighbourhoods that are typical in Beijing – the Jing Fan shop sits behind two mature locust trees. Raised slightly from

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Norm Architects merges Danish and Japanese influences at Sticks n Sushi restaurant in London

October 21, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Diners move from dark and cosy spaces to light spaces as they climb through the levels of this London sushi restaurant by Danish studio Norm Architects. Located on London’s King’s Road in Chelsea, Sticks n Sushi seats 220 guests over three floors making it the largest restaurant that Copenhagen-based firm Norm Architects has designed to date.

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Hangzhou bookstore blends postmodern and classical elements

October 11, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Giant geometric display stands intersect with imposing steel archways in this newly-opened book shop in Hangzhou, China designed by Alberto Caiola. Called Harbook, the 600-square-metre shop alongside the West Lake was designed by Alberto Caiola to appeal to the young urban consumer. Alongside books, Harbook incorporates other lifestyle elements such as a cafe, and a

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Hangzhou bookstore blends postmodern and classical elements

October 11, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Giant geometric display stands intersect with imposing steel archways in this newly-opened book shop in Hangzhou, China designed by Alberto Caiola. Called Harbook, the 600-square-metre shop alongside the West Lake was designed by Alberto Caiola to appeal to the young urban consumer. Alongside books, Harbook incorporates other lifestyle elements such as a cafe, and a

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Studio Puisto creates “neighbourhood sauna” in former industrial building

October 1, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Studio Puisto has designed a sauna complex in Tampere, Finland, to serve as a “communal living room” for the surrounding district. Located in a former industrial red brick neighbourhood, the 540 square metre Finnish pine sauna complex has been inserted in a former customs checkpoint, which later served as a warehouse building. The sauna building is run

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Ocean-themed restaurant by Alexander & Co and Tribe Studio opens on rooftop of Dubai Opera

September 30, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A carpet designed to look like the ocean and an octopus-inspired artwork feature inside Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera, a restaurant atop Dubai’s opera house, designed by Sydney studios Alexander & Co and Tribe Studio. The ocean-themed restaurant and bar is located on the rooftop of Dubai Opera – a glass-wrapped performing arts centre designed to resemble a local dhow boat with

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AAU Anastas adds stone vaulted gift shop to Crusaders monastery in Jerusalem

September 28, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Palestinian-based studio AAU Anastas has designed a flat stone-vaulted extension to a 12th century monastery built by the Crusaders in Jerusalem, to house a gift shop. AAU Anastas designed the gift shop to be a contemporary structure that respected the historical context of the St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey in Abu Ghosh – one of Jerusalem’s most significant examples

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EFFEKT transforms abandoned windmill factory into skatepark and youth centre

September 20, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A translucent polycarbonate skin wraps Streetmekka Viborg Build, a former windmill factory that Danish studio EFFEKT has transformed into a hub for street sports and youth culture. Located in the Danish city of Viborg, the 3,170-square-metre building offers a wide variety of facilities for self-organised sports, as well as social spaces for local youth. These include a huge skating bowl,

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