Interiors

Amin Taha Architects reconfigures London home around lightwells and a spiral staircase

July 9, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

London studio Amin Taha Architects has updated a 1950s terraced house in the city’s Bayswater neighbourhood, adding a basement level topped with a rugged concrete soffit and a lightwell set into a courtyard garden. The property at Caroline Place is part of a brick terrace that originally featured a layout informed by typical Edwardian homes,

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Acne Studios opens pink-ceilinged flagship store in Milan’s Brera district

July 9, 2017 Alice Morby 0

Acne is the latest design brand to favour pink for interiors, using it to colour the ceiling in its new Milan store. The Swedish fashion brand has opened its first Milan flagship on Piazza del Carmine in the Brera district – an area of the city populated with designer shops and galleries. Acne was keen

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Dirty Bones restaurant in London’s Soho aims to recreate the glamour of Studio 54

July 8, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

London restaurant Dirty Bones took inspiration from 1970s Brooklyn for its new space in Soho, which features velvet seating, a wood-panelled bar and a toilet hidden behind a faux bookshelf. In-house designer Lotti Lorenzetti oversaw the fit-out of the restaurant, located on Denman Street. The aim was to combine the “the loft-style apartments of Brooklyn and the glamour

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Memphis Group’s Nathalie du Pasquier shows new works in London exhibition

July 8, 2017 Emma Tucker 0

French designer and Memphis Group member Nathalie du Pasquier has created more than 50 new pieces for her first solo show in the UK in 25 years. The From Time to Time exhibition, which is being hosted by Pace London until 29 July, features sculpture, paintings and drawings, all with the bold geometric forms and

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This Small Backyard Art Studio Has A Reading Nook And Hidden Powder Room

July 7, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Mariko Reed   Bach Architecture have recently completed the conversion of a freestanding carriage house/garage into a small backyard studio for a home in San Francisco, California. The designers also updated the backyard that separates the home from the studio. Solid bluestone pavers and board-formed concrete benches and planters were added to the […]

The Society Hotel offers affordable boutique accommodation in downtown Portland

July 7, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A former sailor’s lodge was overhauled to create this boutique hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, which includes hostel-style bunkbeds and compact rooms, aimed at design-conscious travellers on a budget. Located in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown, The Society Hotel occupies a cast-iron front building, built in 1881. It was previously used as a hotel for mariners, a hospital and then a Chinese

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This former “workers cottage” was transformed into an updated livable space

July 6, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Peter Bennetts   A for Architecture have recently completed the transformation of a inner-city weatherboard workers cottage in Melbourne, Australia, into a home for a growing young family.   At the front of the small cottage, two bedrooms were kept, however at the rear of the cottage, the space was extended and opened […]

This Modern Home In South Africa Reinvents The Beach House

July 5, 2017 Keely 0

Photography by Grant Pitcher   Metropole Architects together with Lee Moon Interiors, and Image Landscape Design, have designed House VZ in Umdloti, South Africa. The house was made with the intention of reinventing the ‘beach house’.   The house, which is three levels and faces the ocean, features a main level with an outdoor pool and the entertaining areas, while […]

The Stella Collective creates Sydney office that resembles luxury penthouse

July 5, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Melbourne interior design studio The Stella Collective has designed this Sydney office interior to resemble a luxury penthouse or boutique hotel rather than a corporate workspace. Designed for property investment firm Memocorp, the 1,000-square-metre office is located on the top floor of the the 42-storey 259 George St office tower in Sydney’s financial district. The interior

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This House Was Designed To Wrap Around A Large Swimming Pool

July 4, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Sebastian Zachariah   Atelier Design N Domain have completed this new contemporary home in Alibagh, a coastal town in India, as a place to get away from the busy urban life.   At the front of the home is a large curved stone wall that turns into a water feature at one end. Photography […]