Articles by Bridget Cogley

Williamson Williamson places office above Pilot Coffee roasting warehouse in Toronto

January 29, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Pilot Coffee by Williamson Williamson

Canadian architecture firm Williamson Williamson has added administrative offices on top of a coffee roastery in Toronto, where structural elements are highlighted in bright yellow. Pilot Coffee Roasters is an independent company with a handful of cafes in the greater Toronto area. Its roasting facility was designed in 2014 inside a former warehouse by local

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Futura pairs pink and blue at Mexico City coffee shop Motín

January 26, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Motin coffee shop in Mexico City by Futura

Creative agency Futura has decorated a cafe in Mexico City using cobalt and pink surfaces, and designed playful branding to match. Motín is a brightly coloured cafe in the Mexican capital’s Colonia Roma – a trendy neighbourhood known for its culinary and art scenes. Local studio Futura designed the interiors, branding and packaging for Motín, plus

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Herzog & de Meuron swaps wood for glass in Vancouver Art Gallery proposal

January 25, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Vancouver Art Gallery by Herzog and de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron has updated its design for an arts building in Vancouver, which will be the Swiss firm’s first project in Canada if approved. Herzog & de Meuron released new images for a concrete-and-steel building, proposed as an extension to the Vancouver Art Gallery. The structure will retain its stacked shape that was

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Kalos Eidos refurbishes Extro-Intro townhouse in Brooklyn

January 24, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Extro-Intro Residence by Kalos Eidos

This townhouse in Brooklyn was renovated by New York studio Kalos Eidos to include designated floors for “extroverted” and “introverted” activities. Levels were overhauled into separated public and private portions at the Extro-Intro Residence – a two-storey home in the New York City borough’s Boerum Hill neighbourhood. Based in the city, Kalos Eidos redesigned the

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Kalos Eidos refurbishes Extro-Intro townhouse in Brooklyn

January 24, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Extro-Intro Residence by Kalos Eidos

This townhouse in Brooklyn was renovated by New York studio Kalos Eidos to include designated floors for “extroverted” and “introverted” activities. Levels were overhauled into separated public and private portions at the Extro-Intro Residence – a two-storey home in the New York City borough’s Boerum Hill neighbourhood. Based in the city, Kalos Eidos redesigned the

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Emilio López builds house with bow-tie shape in coastal Ecuador

January 23, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Don Juan House by Emilio Lopez

The glazed ends of this house in Ecuador, by local architect Emilio López, are larger than the building’s middle portion to make the most of ocean and forest views. Don Juan House is a two-storey residence perched atop a hill, which features a notable dip in its centre to give the impression of a bow-tie.

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WeWork opens New York retail space under new name The We Company

January 22, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Made by We

Co-working company WeWork, which recently rebranded as The We Company, has opened a store and public workspace in New York City and is exploring more real-estate ventures. The We Company’s Made by We retail space, cafe and workplace in the Flatiron neighbourhood, which can be used by anyone without the need for a membership. The

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Burdifilek evokes Canadian winters at Toronto outerwear store Moose Knuckles

January 21, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
Moose Knuckles by Burdifilek

A display rack for winter coats is covered in fur and suspended from leather straps inside this Toronto store, designed by local studio Burdifilek. The flagship for Canadian jacket brand Moose Knuckles features dimly lit interiors intended to evoke winter’s frigid darkness. Burdifilek selected black walls, hot-rolled steel and pale tile floors create a minimal

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Basic Projects and Christian Sottile include “creature comforts” at Savannah’s Windrose hotel

January 20, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
The Windrose hotel by Basic Projects

Charleston interiors firm Basic Projects has created cosy apartment-like suites inside a refurbished brick building, during its conversion into a hotel in nearby Savannah. The Windrose occupies a four-storey building overhauled by architect Christian Sottile of Sottile and Sottile in Savannah, Georgia. Sottile collaborated with design duo Kate and Ben Towill of Basic Projects to

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Foster, Calatrava and SOM on shortlist for new Chicago O’Hare airport terminal

January 18, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

Five teams of architects are in the running to redesign Chicago’s O’Hare international airport, with Foster + Partners and Santiago Calatrava among the list of firms participating in the competition. Chicago’s Department of Aviation has released images of the five designs for a proposed “global terminal” at the city’s largest airport – a $8.5 billion (£6.59 billion) project

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