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Gensler and Sterling Bay design Chicago laboratory to resemble a hotel

October 15, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Light-filled spaces, neutral-toned furniture and a sculptural spiral staircase bring a hospitality feeling to this life sciences building in Chicago, designed by architecture studio Gensler and developer Sterling Bay. The eight-storey 1229 W Concord Place building is located at the Lincoln Yards development, northwest of Downtown Chicago and beside the north branch of the Chicago

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Timothy Godbold turns his Hamptons home into a “villain’s hideout”

October 14, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Interior designer Timothy Godbold has overhauled his own home in the Hamptons, painting the exterior black and renovating the inside to resemble a lair from a James Bond movie. Timothy Godbold’s 1,700-square-foot (158-square-metre) Southampton home was built in 1973 by architect Eugene L Futterman, who designed many notable residences in the area during the mid-20th

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Renovated Ibizan finca retains rustic charm as Aguamadera hotel

October 10, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

A 19th-century farmhouse hidden away in the mountains of Ibiza has been converted into a hotel, where guests stay inside earthy, minimalist suites with interiors conceived by creative director Carlota Sarda Caralps. The remote Aguamadera resort opened earlier this year and was designed as “a secluded hideaway home” with a focus on nature, wellness and

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RootStudio transforms former Oaxaca convent into culinary centre

October 8, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture firm RootStudio has converted a historic convent building into a centre for celebrating the rich culinary legacy of Mexico’s Oaxaca region. The Centro Gastronómico de Oaxaca occupies the former convent of Carmen el Alto in the city of Oaxaca – the capital of the state of the same name. Dating back to the 16th

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RooMoo integrates local materials and traditions into Som Land Hostel near Shanghai

October 8, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Thatched roofs, recycled bricks and bundles of sticks were used to construct this hostel on Shanghai’s Chongming Island, which Chinese studio RooMoo has organised around two existing buildings. The site is surrounded by water and forests, creating a secluded rural environment on the island that’s located across the Yangtze River estuary from the vast metropolitan

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Neon lighting illuminates Strip Joint Chicken by Amanda Hamilton

October 7, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Canadian studio Amanda Hamilton Interior Design has used bold colour-blocking and neon lighting to give this Calgary chicken shop a “1990s meets Memphis” feel. Strip Joint Chicken in the city’s East Village neighbourhood is a fast-casual restaurant that serves “chicken fingers with a twist”. The brand is fun, playful and cheeky, so the interiors of

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Alp Bozkurt creates “calming” interior for Brooklyn tattoo parlour

October 1, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Arched niches provide stations for tattoo artists at Atelier Eva, located in a former Brooklyn hardware store transformed by designer Alp Bozkurt. The Atelier Eva Grand Street parlour is the second in Brooklyn run by tattoo artist Eva Karabuda, who is renowned for her detailed, micro-realism tattoos. “Created with an ambitious vision to reimagine tattoo

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Pascali Semerdjian creates Aurora Apartment to hold “two universes” in Brazil

September 30, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Gut-renovating this São Paulo apartment has allowed Brazilian studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos to incorporate the personalities of it occupants, particularly in the bedrooms of the family’s two children. The Aurora Apartment is home to a family of four, and sits on a private street in the Alto de Pinheiros neighbourhood to the west of the

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Cliffside hotel on Italy’s Amalfi Coast incorporates medieval stone defences

September 26, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

A 1960s Italian hotel and the historic coastal bulwarks below have been restored by architect Bonaventura Gambardella and interior designer Nikita Bettoni. The Borgo Santandrea hotel overlooks the historic fishing village of Conca dei Marini from its lofty position 90 metres above the sea on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. It sits above a series of medieval stone

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Casa Los Tigres is a minimalist residence in Mexico

September 24, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Rounded columns “simulate elements washed by the sea” at this beach house on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, designed by César Béjar Studio and Fernando Sánchez Zepeda. The 465-square-metre Casa Los Tigres is located in Nuevo Vallarta, in Mexico’s western Nayarit province, and was a collaborative effort between Mexican architects César Béjar and Fernando Sánchez Zepeda. On

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