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Images revealed of David Chipperfield Architects “city palace” apartments in Munich

October 16, 2018 India Block 0

David Chipperfield Architects has revealed designs for a residential development in Munich, Germany, that recalls the local 19th century architecture. Set among the neoclassical buildings of the Kolbergerstrasse on the edge of Hertzog Park, the five-storey apartment block will include a two-storey penthouse, two three-storey apartments with their own gardens, and several one-storey apartments. Described

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Studio Morison wraps statue of Maximilian I in Munich plaza with origami-like pavilion

September 15, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Studio Morison has installed a multifaceted mesh-covered pavilion around a statue of Maximilian I in the centre of Munich, to raise awareness for the city’s homeless and impoverished.  Named “I Will Be With You, Whatever”, the installation was designed by British artists Heather and Ivan Morison of Studio Morison and engineered by Artura Design and Engineering. The sculpture, which

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Berlin’s Hermannstrasse station to trial anxiety-inducing music in bid to reduce crime

August 21, 2018 India Block 0

Germany’s national rail operator has announced plans to play atonal music in a Berlin station, in an attempt to deter criminal activity. According to local paper Tagesspiegel, Deutsche Bahn plans to experiment with playing music at different volumes in Hermannstrasse station, to judge its effectiveness at driving away loiterers without upsetting passengers. “Few people find it beautiful —

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Batek Architekten create gallery-like backdrop for Zalando beauty store in Berlin

August 17, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

German practice Batek Architekten combined pale surfaces with concrete and steel accents to draw customer’s attention to the products on offer in this beauty store in central Berlin. The shop is located close to the city’s busy Hackescher Markt square and is Zalando’s first bricks-and-mortar store – the brand previously sold high-street fashion, shoes and

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Berlin restaurant LA Poke takes its cues from Hockney painting A Bigger Splash

July 9, 2018 Natashah Hitti 0

The forms and colours of a David Hockney painting are referenced in this Berlin poke restaurant, designed by Ester Bruzkus Architekten to feel “as relaxed as a day at a California pool”. LA Poke, which serves Hawaiian-style Poke Bowls, is based on Hockney’s 1967 painting A Bigger Splash, which depicts a splash in the swimming pool beside

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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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Le Corbusier’s interior realised by Philipp Mohr at Unité d’Habitation in Berlin

June 18, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

The interior of an apartment in Berlin’s Unité d’Habitation has been refurbished by German-American architect Philipp Mohr to Le Corbusier’s original plans. Mohr, who had been a fan of the influential architect since he attended a retrospective exhibition as a teenager in the 1980s, purchased the apartment in 2016 with the intention of refurbishing and selling it. When

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Take A Look Inside The Newly Completed Hotel Neues Tor In Germany

June 15, 2018 Erin 0

  Design firm roomcode.GmbH have recently completed the interior design for Hotel Neues Tor, located in Bad Wimpfen, a historic spa town in Germany.   The lobby of the hotel draws inspiration from the historic town, with wood and black metal accents. Nature was the inspiration in the bar and lounge area, and it has been represented through a […]

Take A Look Inside The Newly Completed Hotel Neues Tor In Germany

June 15, 2018 Erin 0

  Design firm roomcode.GmbH have recently completed the interior design for Hotel Neues Tor, located in Bad Wimpfen, a historic spa town in Germany.   The lobby of the hotel draws inspiration from the historic town, with wood and black metal accents. Nature was the inspiration in the bar and lounge area, and it has been represented through a […]

Frank Gehry’s plans for Berlin’s tallest skyscraper put on hold

May 3, 2018 India Block 0

Plans for a 150-metre-tall skyscraper in Berlin designed by Frank Gehry have been put on hold due to safety issues with subway stations below the site. Gehry Partners won a competition in 2014 to design the Hines-Hochhaus tower for international real-estate firm Hines. It was expected to become the tallest building in the German city. But

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