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Jialun Xiong highlights “intricacies and textures” at Sichuanese restaurant in LA

January 14, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Subtle nods to traditional Chinese architecture can be found throughout this restaurant in California, designed by LA-based Jialun Xiong. Sichuan Impression’s third outpost, located in Alhambra, occupies a 2,000-square-foot (186-square-metre) space that “takes an elegantly pared-down approach to family-style dining”. Jialun Xiong took an equally relaxed approach to the interiors, combining warm and soft colours

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Ome Dezin restores 1960s California residence by A Quincy Jones

January 13, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

US studio Ome Dezin has renovated a large mid-century home in Brentwood, California, using a tonal colour palette and maximising the lush hillside views. The six-bedroom 12221 Benmore residence was designed and constructed in 1960 by notable local architects A Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmon. When Jesse Rudolph and Joelle Kutner of Ome Dezin came

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Ibiza Interiors turns dry-stone stables into flexible guesthouse Campo Atelier

January 9, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

A 200-year-old stable building in the mountains of Ibiza has been converted into a vacation home by local studio Ibiza Interiors. The Atelier is one of four dwellings that make up Campo – a group of rentable guesthouses set in a finca, or farmstead, in the island’s Morna Valley. Ibiza Interiors founder Jurjen Van Hulzen has renovated

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Yellow lighting illuminates Le Père store in New York by BoND

January 7, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

New York architecture studio BoND has used tubular lighting to create a bright yellow glow inside this men’s apparel store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The first flagship for cult fashion label Le Père occupies a 1,000-square-foot (93-square-metre) corner unit on Orchard Street. Utilising the store’s large exposure to the street, BoND opted to create

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Commoncraft draws on “beauty in imperfection” for New York cafe

January 6, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Distressed concrete, rowlock bricks and worn plasterwork create an intentionally unfinished appearance at this cafe in New York City’s East Village neighbourhood, designed by Brooklyn studio Commoncraft. For its expansion into Manhattan, New Jersey-based Kuppi Coffee Company secured a 350-square-foot space on bustling St Marks Place – its second location. The compact interior has just

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Puerto Rico guesthouse by Dreamers Welcome features retro-modern interiors

December 30, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Four vacation rental apartments within a green-painted building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, are each designed with a slightly different take on “minimalism meets retro-chic”. Verde contains four minimalist apartments: two studios and two one-bedroom apartments, all a 10-minute walk to Ocean Park Beach. The units were designed and are operated by LGBTQIA-owned hospitality group

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Restored Book Tower in Detroit features hospitality venues by Method Co

December 24, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Several restaurants and a hotel have opened within Detroit’s historic Book Tower as part of a years-long restoration project of the building undertaken by its developer and architecture studio ODA. The 1920s skyscraper has undergone extensive restoration work over the past seven years by local developer Bedrock, which has transformed the former office building into

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Civilian draws on “grandeur” of early cinemas for Sandbox Films offices

December 23, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

New York studio Civilian has designed the headquarters for a documentary production company in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, which includes an art deco-influenced screening room. The offices for award-winning Sandbox Films are located in a landmarked 1920s neo-gothic skyscraper, and provide the company with its first dedicated workspace. Spread across 4,200 square feet (390 square metres)

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Rockwell Group creates atmospheric interiors for Perelman Center in New York

December 17, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Ribbons of light guide patrons from the lobby to the restaurant inside the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, where the interiors are designed by New York-based Rockwell Group. The studio founded by designer David Rockwell recently completed the public spaces that include the Metropolis restaurant and adjoining lounge areas within the

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Pierre Yovanovitch opens design gallery in New York City penthouse

December 16, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

French designer Pierre Yovanovitch has opened his first US showroom and gallery in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood, displaying over 80 pieces from his own furniture brand. Recognisable designs including the iconic Bear Chair fill the 10,000 square feet (930 square metres) of gallery and office space on the penthouse level of 555 West 25th Street. This

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