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Workplaces must include spaces for work and rest to foster innovation, finds Haworth

December 7, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Studies of how the brain works show that offices can only facilitate creative thinking if they offer spaces for both focused work and restorative activities, says furniture brand Haworth. According to Haworth’s research, two very different types of workplace behaviour are needed to foster innovation. One is the more concentrative mode of working, whether alone or

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Workplaces must include spaces for work and rest to foster innovation, finds Haworth

December 7, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Studies of how the brain works show that offices can only facilitate creative thinking if they offer spaces for both focused work and restorative activities, says furniture brand Haworth. According to Haworth’s research, two very different types of workplace behaviour are needed to foster innovation. One is the more concentrative mode of working, whether alone or

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Workplaces must include spaces for work and rest to foster innovation, finds Haworth

December 7, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Studies of how the brain works show that offices can only facilitate creative thinking if they offer spaces for both focused work and restorative activities, says furniture brand Haworth. According to Haworth’s research, two very different types of workplace behaviour are needed to foster innovation. One is the more concentrative mode of working, whether alone or

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Post Office Architectes adds vaulted roof extension to Paris apartment for a photographer

December 4, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Post Office Architectes has added a timber-lined barrel vaulted roof extension to an apartment in Paris, giving its owner an unobstructed view of the Eiffel Tower. The apartment building is located at the intersection of four Paris districts and was originally built in the 19th century as a two-storey department store. A third floor was added in

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Bouroullec brothers create Kvadrat showroom with “no colours, just materials”

December 2, 2017 Ali Morris 0

French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a predominantly white Copenhagen showroom for Danish textile brand Kvadrat, so that the fabrics can take centre stage. Located within a former cargo building in Copenhagen’s industrial Nordhavn neighbourhood, the light-filled showroom has large windows on three sides, which offer panoramic views of the city and harbour. The Bouroullec

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Bouroullec brothers create Kvadrat showroom with “no colours, just materials”

December 2, 2017 Ali Morris 0

French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a predominantly white Copenhagen showroom for Danish textile brand Kvadrat, so that the fabrics can take centre stage. Located within a former cargo building in Copenhagen’s industrial Nordhavn neighbourhood, the light-filled showroom has large windows on three sides, which offer panoramic views of the city and harbour. The Bouroullec

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Bouroullec brothers create Kvadrat showroom with “no colours, just materials”

December 2, 2017 Ali Morris 0

French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a predominantly white Copenhagen showroom for Danish textile brand Kvadrat, so that the fabrics can take centre stage. Located within a former cargo building in Copenhagen’s industrial Nordhavn neighbourhood, the light-filled showroom has large windows on three sides, which offer panoramic views of the city and harbour. The Bouroullec

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AvroKO creates art deco-inspired interiors for London members’ club

November 30, 2017 Ali Morris 0

AvroKO has renovated an art deco building in central London to create a luxurious members-only work and wellbeing destination that aims to combine the benefits and amenities of a members’ club with co-working offices. Called Mortimer House, the 2,900-square-metre members’ club is located in a seven-storey block on Mortimer Street in the Fitzrovia area, and

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Sybarite bases Japanese restaurant interior on bamboo forests

November 28, 2017 Ali Morris 0

The wood-lined interior of this high-end Japanese restaurant in London was designed by local practice Sybarite to evoke the feeling of a tranquil bamboo forest. Located on the city’s River Thames, close to Strand, the 450-square-metre restaurant is the second outpost of Yen – a 17-year-old soba restaurant in Paris owned by Japanese fashion company Onward

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Filipe Saraiva’s self-designed home is based on a child’s drawing

November 26, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Portuguese architect Filipe Saraiva chose black concrete panels for the walls of his family home, which is designed to look like a child’s interpretation of a house. Built on a rectangle of land that slopes southwards down to the street, the house is surrounded by farmland and overlooks the Castle of Ourém. The difference in height between

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