Articles by Natasha Levy

Millimeter Arkitekter transforms Stockholm cinema into L’Avventura restaurant

March 16, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Ornately painted walls, velvet furnishings and a pair of olive trees create a decadent setting for this Italian restaurant within an early 20th-century cinema, in Sweden’s capital. Local practice Millimeter Arkitekter transformed the neglected cinema into an Italian eatery with a “grand and familiar character”, which honours the building’s historic quirks. Now L’Avventura restaurant, the cinema was designed by

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Zaha Hadid Architects to design Mumbai’s new international airport

March 15, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design a major new international airport for Mumbai, India. The London-based architecture firm are charged with creating a new airport terminal and air-traffic-control tower for the city, which is the largest in India. Proposed for the township of Navi Mumbai, the airport was commissioned because Mumbai’s existing Chhatrapati Shivaji

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Swiss housing complex by Stocker Lee takes cues from mountainous landscape with zig-zag roof

March 14, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Swiss practice Stocker Lee Architetti designed this family house and group of adjoining rental apartments in the canton of Ticino with an unevenly pitched roof that references the jagged outline of a nearby mountain range. Eiger Mönch Junfrau House is set within the small village of Rancate, taking its name from three summits that form part

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10 impressive architecture projects designed by women

March 9, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

In light of International Women’s Day, we’ve rounded up a series of architecture projects designed by women, from Odile Decq’s bright-red bubble house to Amanda Levete’s undulating MAAT museum. MAAT museum, Portugal, by Amanda Levete Covered in 15,000 white ceramic tiles, Amanda Levete’s MAAT museum in Lisbon features an undulating form inspired by the rippling waters of the

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Zaha Hadid Architects wins contest for water-inspired cultural hub in UAE

March 9, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for a vast cultural hub at the heart of a new masterplan in the United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah, which will comprise a series of droplet-shaped buildings set around a tapered observation tower. The project known as the Central Hub will cover a 17.5-hectare site at the centre of the new mixed-use

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David Adjaye unveils plans for National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra

March 7, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

British architect David Adjaye has revealed designs for a new cathedral in Ghanaian capital Accra, which will host a 5,000-seat auditorium beneath a dramatic concave roof. The cathedral will be Adjaye Associate’s first major project in Accra, where it has previously only worked on private residential projects. The practice is planning to open its own office

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Ferm Living combines Nordic and Asian references in new Copenhagen restaurant IBU

March 7, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Danish homeware brand Ferm Living used shades of red and grey to create a homely interior for this new Asian-fusion restaurant in Copenhagen. IBU recently opened in the city’s trendy Vesterbro neighbourhood and is headed by chef Henrik Jyrk. He approached Ferm Living to design its interior, outlining that he wanted a space that visually referenced both his Nordic

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Ferm Living combines Nordic and Asian references in new Copenhagen restaurant IBU

March 7, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Danish homeware brand Ferm Living used shades of red and grey to create a homely interior for this new Asian-fusion restaurant in Copenhagen. IBU recently opened in the city’s trendy Vesterbro neighbourhood and is headed by chef Henrik Jyrk. He approached Ferm Living to design its interior, outlining that he wanted a space that visually referenced both his Nordic

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Brass accents and contemporary cabinetry update 19th-century apartment in Vilnius

March 5, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Exposed fresco and original arched doorways are paired with brass accents and grey cabinetry at this apartment in Vilnius, which has been overhauled by interior designer Kristina Lastauskaitė-Pundė. Apartment Vilnius belongs to a family with two children, who approached local designer Kristina Lastauskaitė-Pundė to give the home a contemporary update that maintained its historic features. The

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Brass accents and contemporary cabinetry update 19th-century apartment in Vilnius

March 5, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Exposed fresco and original arched doorways are paired with brass accents and grey cabinetry at this apartment in Vilnius, which has been overhauled by interior designer Kristina Lastauskaitė-Pundė. Apartment Vilnius belongs to a family with two children, who approached local designer Kristina Lastauskaitė-Pundė to give the home a contemporary update that maintained its historic features. The

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