Articles by Natasha Levy

Ritz & Ghougassian reference brickwork for red-toned interiors of Bentwood cafe in Melbourne

June 24, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Australian practice Ritz & Ghougassian used the worn red brick facade of this cafe in Melbourne as the reference point for the design of its interiors. The Bentwood cafe is set within the suburb of Fitzroy, an area of Melbourne well-known for its eclectic selection of eateries and bars. During the 20th century the building

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Ritz & Ghougassian reference brickwork for red-toned interiors of Bentwood cafe in Melbourne

June 24, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Australian practice Ritz & Ghougassian used the worn red brick facade of this cafe in Melbourne as the reference point for the design of its interiors. The Bentwood cafe is set within the suburb of Fitzroy, an area of Melbourne well-known for its eclectic selection of eateries and bars. During the 20th century the building

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Ritz & Ghougassian reference brickwork for red-toned interiors of Bentwood cafe in Melbourne

June 24, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Australian practice Ritz & Ghougassian used the worn red brick facade of this cafe in Melbourne as the reference point for the design of its interiors. The Bentwood cafe is set within the suburb of Fitzroy, an area of Melbourne well-known for its eclectic selection of eateries and bars. During the 20th century the building

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Ritz & Ghougassian reference brickwork for red-toned interiors of Bentwood cafe in Melbourne

June 24, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Australian practice Ritz & Ghougassian used the worn red brick facade of this cafe in Melbourne as the reference point for the design of its interiors. The Bentwood cafe is set within the suburb of Fitzroy, an area of Melbourne well-known for its eclectic selection of eateries and bars. During the 20th century the building

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Baking ingredients inform soft-hued interiors of Juana Limón cafe in Madrid

June 23, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Spanish architecture studio Lucas y Hernández-Gill used powdery walls and pastel-hued fixtures to reflect the sweet treats on offer in this cafe in Madrid. The Juana Limón coffee shop and bakery lies just outside of the capital’s centre, a short distance from El Retiro park. Formally a gift store, local practice Lucas y Hernández-Gill were approached

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Thomas Schütte creates log cabin on Vitra Campus

June 21, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

German artist Thomas Schütte has added a log cabin topped, with an asymmetric shingled roof, to the array of buildings on the Vitra Campus, in Weil am Rhein. The design of Schutte’s Blockhaus is based on one of 20 small-scale architectural models that the artist displayed in Düsseldorf’s Konrad Fischer gallery in 2016. The exhibition

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Transborder Studio’s Holocaust study centre extension will be embedded into hill

June 15, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Transborder Studio has unveiled plans to add a contemporary extension to a Holocaust research centre in western Oslo, Norway, composed of box-shaped volumes that will be built into a hill. Local architects Transborder Studio were charged with designing the extension to the Villa Grande on Oslo’s Bygdøy peninsula, following an invited competition that included practices Snøhetta,

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Manuel Herz Architects plans S-shaped extension to Senegalese hospital

June 13, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has unveiled plans to extend Tambacounda Hospital in Senegal, with a snaking building featuring perforated brick walls. The hospital is located 400 kilometres southeast of Tambacounda, capital of the west African country. It is the region’s only major medical centre, serving 20,000 residents as well as those who travel for treatment from the nearby Mali border, and

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Serpentine Pavilion architect Frida Escobedo’s key projects

June 11, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Dezeen has rounded up seven of the most significant projects by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo, the designer of 2018’s Serpentine Pavilion. Escobedo’s Serpentine Pavilion, which opens to the public on 15 June, features a pool of water shaded by dark latticed walls, with a mirrored canopy overhead. When the commission was revealed the gallery commended the

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Westminster Abbey extended with “steampunk gothic” tower by Ptolemy Dean Architects

June 8, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Ptolemy Dean Architects has added a star-shaped tower to London’s Westminster Abbey, the most significant addition to the building since 1745. Standing at seven stories tall, the £23 million Weston Tower is a modern take on gothic, which has been been described as “sci-fi gothic” by Guardian critic Olly Wainwright, and “steampunk gothic” by broadcaster and

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