Articles by Ali Morris

Note Design Studio’s compact city apartments are designed for socialising

June 16, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Creating enough space for long dinners with friends was a top priorities for Note Design Studio when designing the interiors of this block of compact apartments in Stockholm. Called the Mono apartments and commissioned by construction company Glommen & Lindberg, the building was designed by local architects Koncept Stockholm, with Stockholm-based Note Design Studio creating the

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Blocks of grey terrazzo set the tone of muted pizza restaurant in Beijing

May 23, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Subtle stepped levels and intersecting volumes of grey terrazzo break up this Beijing pizza-restaurant interior, designed by Italian-German architectural practice MDDM Studio. Called Lievito Gourmet Pizza, the restaurant is located on the ground floor of a hotel building in the city’s Maizidan Residential district by the Landmark River. MDDM Studio designed the restaurant’s long and narrow interior that

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Family apartment in Kiev blends Japanese and Ukrainian design influences

May 21, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Sergey Makhno has overhauled his duplex apartment in Kiev with the intention of creating a “a bridge between Japanese minimalism and Ukrainian aesthetics.” The design of the 175-square-metre apartment is based on the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, a philosophy derived from Buddhist teachings that accepts transience and imperfection, and celebrates natural objects and processes. Designed by Kiev-based

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Asymmetrical walls divide up blue and white apartment in Moscow

May 13, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Russian studio Shkaf Architects inserted asymmetrical and diagonal walls to make the most of the space within this one-bedroom apartment in Moscow. Located in an apartment building in the north-eastern part of the city, the flat benefits from far-reaching views across Moscow. The clients, a young couple, wanted the apartment to feel spacious but also

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Asymmetrical walls divide up blue and white apartment in Moscow

May 13, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Russian studio Shkaf Architects inserted asymmetrical and diagonal walls to make the most of the space within this one-bedroom apartment in Moscow. Located in an apartment building in the north-eastern part of the city, the flat benefits from far-reaching views across Moscow. The clients, a young couple, wanted the apartment to feel spacious but also

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Studio Strato creates cosy reading den in renovated Rome apartment

May 8, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A reading room with a daybed and porthole window is built into the living room of Pointing House, a one-bedroom apartment in Rome designed by Studio Strato. Studio Strato, a Rome-based architecture firm founded in 2007 by Martino Fraschetti and Vincenzo Tattolo, designed the interior in collaboration with architect Maria Clara Ghia. Wrapped around a

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Adjaye and Toogood design affordable prefabricated houses for property start-up

May 7, 2018 Ali Morris 0

London developer Cube Haus has commissioned Adjaye Associates, Faye Toogood, Skene Catling de la Peña, and Carl Turner Architects to design affordable modular houses for awkward urban sites. The start-up was set up last year with the aim of delivering “high-design value homes at reasonable prices” that can be configured to fit small and awkward urban sites.

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Studiopepe celebrates 1970s glamour with secret “members’ club” in Milan

May 6, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Studiopepe opened a private venue during Milan design week called Club Unseen, featuring retro furniture, intimate music performances and cocktails made by disembodied bartenders. The Milan-based studio, led by designers Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, took over the ground floor of a late 19th-century warehouse in the city’s Piazza Tricolore neighbourhood to create the immersive installation. “The aim

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CLS Architetti and Arup use a portable robot to 3D print a house in Milan

April 20, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Engineering firm Arup and architecture studio CLS Architetti have used a portable robot to 3D print a concrete house, which is on show for Milan design week. Printed onsite on Milan’s Piazza Cesare Beccaria, the 100-square-metre house was formed over the course of a week. Made up of 35 modules, the house features curved walls, a living area, bedroom,

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