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Studio Edwards arranges yellow steel beams to form modular work pods

June 19, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Sackville Studios by Studio Edwards

Studio Edwards has created a series of modular yellow-framed work pods to turn a vacant warehouse space in Melbourne into an office. The pods by Studio Edwards are designed to accommodate groups of up to four members of staff and are constructed from bright-yellow steel beams. These beams can be bolted together and taken apart

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Chubby Girl noodle bar in Beijing takes cues from the landscape of south-west China

June 18, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Chubby Girl noodle restaurant by Office AIO

The stepped terrazzo floor, strip lighting and foggy mirrored walls inside this Beijing noodle bar designed by Office AIO are meant to mimic the urban makeup of the city of Chongqing. Chubby Girl is situated in Beijing’s Xiang’Er hutong and, since 2015, has been locals’ go-to spot for Chongqing noodles – a spicy street food

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2LG Studio enlivens Louisville Road house in London with bright hues

June 17, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Louisville Road house designed by 2LG

In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry. Louisville Road house falls under the Heaver Estate conservation area – a series of period properties that were constructed between 1888 and 1910 in south London’s Balham and Tooting neighbourhoods. The

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Wooden Cave hotel suite in Greece is made from over 1,000 pieces of hand-cut spruce

June 16, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Wooden Cave by Tenon Architecture

Sinuous spruce-wood walls wind around this cosy cave-like suite that Tenon Architecture has created for a resort hotel in southern Greece. Wooden Cave is part of Hyades Mountain Resort in the village of Trikala Korinthias, which lies on the slopes of Mount Kyllini. The suite sits at an altitude of 1,100 metres and has impressive

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Studio Modijefsky overhauls 119-year-old restaurant Bonnie in Amsterdam

June 15, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Bonnie restaurant in Amsterdam designed by Studio Modijefsky

Timber, tilework and plummy hues helped Studio Modijefsky foster a “warmly familiar” atmosphere inside this long-standing Amsterdam restaurant. The restaurant, Bonnie, has been a landmark of Amsterdam’s Amstelveenseweg neighbourhood for the past 119 years – under the old name of Cafe Bos – so was in desperate need of an overhaul. “This revived bar strikes

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Air Architects lines Hangzhou’s Random Art Space in light-hued oakwood

June 14, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Random Art Space by Air Architects

Pale oak surfaces contrast with dark timber beams inside Random Art Space, a gallery and cafe that Air Architects created in Hangzhou, China. Random Art Space is tucked down a lane of Ming and Qing-dynasty buildings in Hangzhou’s Shangcheng District. The 150-square-metre unit was previously occupied by a furniture retailer, but Miami-based practice Air Architects

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Less exclusive buildings “are actually some of the most interesting” says Devs production designer

June 12, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Devs television series directed by Alex Garland

Production designer Mark Digby explains why he selected an inconspicuous 1960s university library as the location for sci-fi series Devs, which was created by Ex Machina and 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland, instead of ultra-futuristic buildings in Silicon Valley like the Apple Park. Devs explores the sinister goings-on at a fictional quantum computing company

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Kengo Kuma completes stilted Mikuni Izukogen restaurant with a criss-cross roof

June 11, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Mikuni Izukogen restaurant by Kengo Kuma

Interlocking cypress-wood planks form the roof of the Mikuni Izukogen restaurant that Kengo Kuma has perched on a rocky hillside in Honshū, Japan. Mikuni Izukogen is located on the Izu Peninsula, a resort area known for its rugged beaches, luscious greenery and abundance of hot springs. Kengo Kuma and Associates wanted the building to appear

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Holiday home in Tuscany decked out with Italian stone and marble

June 10, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Private home in Grosseto by Emanuela Frattini Magnusson and Pietro Todeschini

Alberese stones and Carrara marble are some of the Italian materials architects Emanuela Frattini Magnusson and Pietro Todeschini used for the interiors of this Tuscan holiday home. The one-storey house is situated in the small city of Grosseto, set on a hillside that overlooks rolling vineyards and olive groves. It belongs to a US-based couple

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C+ Architects mingles old and new inside Restaurant Ya in Beijing

June 9, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Restaurant Ya in Beijing by C+ Architects

A century-old tree soars up through the roof of this restaurant in Beijing, which C+ Architects has decked out with rammed-earth tiles, travertine and timber. Restaurant Ya is nestled amongst the houses, temples and office buildings of the Dafangjia Hutong in Beijing, serving up dishes inspired by the cuisine of China’s Yunnan region. It previously

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