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Michael Hsu fills Houston seafood restaurant with dark wood and green accents

November 5, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Texan studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture borrowed from mid-century modern design to create the Balboa Surf Club restaurant, which features lush plants, rich-toned wood and green upholstery. The upscale seafood restaurant is located in a shopping centre in Houston’s Uptown district. The eatery’s design was influenced by vintage California coastal culture, particularly its use

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London’s Cafe François is “reassuringly recognisable and intriguingly different”

November 5, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Wooden banquettes informed by New York City subway benches were paired with classic bentwood brasserie chairs at this French restaurant in London. Set within a brick-clad railway arch next to London’s Borough Market, Cafe François is the sister restaurant of Westminster’s Maison François. Designed by restaurateur François O’Neill and his team, the eatery serves a

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Toledano + Architects adds wavy mezzanine to compact Biarritz apartment

November 5, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

French firm Toledano + Architects has renovated an apartment in the seaside town of Biarritz, adding a raised sleeping area that looks out towards the nearby lighthouse through a large bay window. The apartment was originally the entrance hall of a typical 1930s villa designed in the Basque style, with a bay window facing the

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Giant ‘Woven’ Fabric Graces The Window Of This Flagship Store

November 4, 2024 Erin 0

Architecture firm LAAB has shared photos the Cozey flagship retail store they designed in Toronto, Canada, that includes an eye-catching window showcase. The design of the window showcase displays a giant fabric weave to draw pedestrians inside the space. The soft fabric design encases the window display, where chosen furniture pieces are displayed on individual […]

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Uchronia designs Cafe Shin to be “halfway between Paris and Seoul”

November 4, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

French studio Uchronia has completed the interiors for Cafe Shin in Paris, which features a central coffee counter topped with a washi-paper roof to emulate a traditional Korean house. Located on Rue des Petites-Écuries in the city’s 10th arrondissement, Cafe Shin was designed to pay tribute to Seoul’s thriving coffee culture. “The idea was to

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