RADISSON BLU AQUA HOTEL
GRAVEN IMAGES LTD
21 Dec 2011
The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago opened in November unveiling the first look at the design vision for the upper-upscale Radisson Blu brand in the United States. The flagship hotel is located on the first 18 floors of the 81-storey Aqua Tower, recently named "Skyscraper of the Year" by Emporis. MacArthur Genius design award honouree Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects designed
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ONE40WILLIAM
HASSELL
21 Dec 2011
One40william is one of Perth's most significant and influential projects. One40william is one of Perth's most significant and influential projects, setting a benchmark in environmentally sustainable design and bringing new life to the city's retail centre. The project revitalises a landmark CBD site, integrating 36,000 square metres of commercial office space and 6,000 square metres of retail,
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BUSABA
David Archer Architects Ltd
20 Dec 2011
Busaba is located in Bicester Retail Village in the Oxfordshire town of Bicester. The brief was unusual, introducing a highly individual, small branded restaurant into a concentrated retail environment outside London. These circumstances provided exceptional design opportunities. The single volume unit offers a 9m ceiling height; this was divided to include a mezzanine level housing the
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A1 TELEKOM GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER (CSC)
BEHF Ebner Hasenauer Ferenczy ZT GmbH
19 Dec 2011
New Call Center for A1 Telekom Group an extraordinary work environment by BEHF Architects The objective was to craft a new type of call center, one that takes the hitherto neglected task of design and transports it into a new dimension of vastly greater added value for building owner and user alike. The design draws its inspiration from the basic structures of urban planning. The division of
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THE MORNINGTON HOTEL
Dexter Moren Associates
19 Dec 2011
Victorian character in the heart of London: Dexter Moren Associates rejuvinate Grade II listed building into timeless boutique hotel. The Mornington Hotel is a Grade II listed building located in Lancaster Gate. Since 2009 the hotel has undergone a significant refurbishment designed to modernise the property into a timeless boutique hotel whilst retaining its period Victorian features. The
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MANAV GANGWANI, EMPORIO
Lotus Design Services
19 Dec 2011
Manav Gangwani's garments symbolize glamour, the silhouettes are dramatic yet timeless. To create a shell for the garments, the design response was to create a contemporary abstraction of a timeless form. The inspiration was the grottos- an intimate cave like space, which forms the foundation of many classical structures. The designers decided to work with a formal architectural expression
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KAINOOSH & KEYA
Lotus Design Services
19 Dec 2011
The brief was to create a chic and sophisticated Indian fine dining restaurant and bar. The layout was our biggest challenge as the restaurant, Kainoosh, shares a common kitchen with the bar, Keya. Kainoosh was developed as an amalgam of spaces-the linear entry corridor, the circular restaurant and the rectangular PDR. The design ideology takes inspiration from the spirit of craft and
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NADAMAN JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Stickman Design
19 Dec 2011
After much anticipation, Nadaman, Beijing opened its oversized timber doors to become the signature restaurant crowning the four-level retail and F&B podium adjoining to the newly opened Shangri-La Summit Hotel, Beijing. The 8th Nadaman restaurant for the 5* International Hotel chain, Shangri-La Group, Nadaman Beijing, bringing the total number of Nadaman restaurants to 33 venues
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HOUSE, LITTLE VENICE
Wells Mackereth Architects
19 Dec 2011
Curiouser and curiouser Victorian Romantic meets Martini Modern - a deliberate architectural schizophrenia links these two contrasting interior worlds Between the neat regimented rows of grand stucco Victorian mansions that define this elegant part of London sits a sleek matt black zinc and glass contemporary building attached to a modest former coach house.This new residential building
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BONDI BEACH HOUSE
Architects Johannsen + Associates
19 Dec 2011
Life is a beach! A coastal living environment for casual barefoot clients seeking 'postcard’ views to Bondi Beach With a spectacular aspect over Bondi Beach, this multiple split-level house optimizes enjoyment of the coastal environment and views in a spatially fluid house that creates different zones to suit family gatherings and entertaining during varying seasonal conditions. The
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CLAYTON UTZ
Bates Smart
19 Dec 2011
Australia’s first 6 Star Green Star high rise building at 1 Bligh Street, Sydney is now the Sydney home to one of Australia's largest legal practices, Clayton Utz. The base building qualities are well aligned with Clayton Utz's core values of transparency and integrity. Bates Smart’s fitout for leading law firm Clayton Utz spans 15 levels. This integrated fitout is the result of
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TONKON TORP LLP
MulvannyG2 Architecture
16 Dec 2011
Transforming Tonkon Torp: MulvannyG2 introduces a new paradigm of law office design. The situation: Tonkon Torp, LLP the second largest law firm in Portland, Oregon, was set to renew its lease for the first time in 20 years, and took the opportunity to improve its space – something that hadn’t been altered since 1989 – to reflect how the firm has evolved. Client goals: The
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MAISON THOUMIEUX
.PSLAB
16 Dec 2011
With hotelier Thierry Costes, .PSLAB has collaborated again with India Mahdavi to light the rooms and dining area of a newly renovated boutique hotel in Paris, France. The products, which were designed and manufactured exclusively for the hotel spaces and Jean-François Piège restaurant, respond to the physical constraints of the site and integrate with Mahdavi's strong design
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JOHNNIE WALKER HOUSE
Asylum
16 Dec 2011
Collaborating with creative agency LOVE from Manchester, the task was to design the interior of the Johnnie Walker House at the 3-storey Sinan Mansion in Shanghai. The brief from the client was to create an experiential establishment that exemplifies whisky culture while encapsulating the brand essence of Johnnie Walker and embracing its legacy. Based on the central design theme - "Whisky
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ENVISION ENERGY HEADQUARTERS
AECOM
16 Dec 2011
The "Green Energy" firmEnvision Energy is a leading Chinesewind turbine manufacturer whose core business includes research and development, manufacturing, sales and maintenance. The Envision Energy Headquarters is located a few hours from Shanghai near the Yangtze River, in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China. The new 3-story 3,000 SM headquarters is sited directly adjacent to the assembly
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THE ANNENBERG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
AECOM
16 Dec 2011
The new Annenberg Foundation Space for Photography is the first space of its kind presenting digital and print photography in a dynamic, unified venue. The design of the Space is based on celebrating and supporting the medium of photography, and the interior architecture is conceived of as a participant in the multi-sensory experience of the exhibitions. Philosophically, the design is based on
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SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION U.S. HEADQUARTERS
ikon.5 architects
15 Dec 2011
Light Lifts Swiss-based Schindler Elevator Corporation Transforms U.S. Headquarters The interior renovation of the Swiss-based Schindler Elevator Corporation transforms an existing mundane 1970’s office building into a distinctive U.S. Headquarters. Schindler’s objective was to create an interior environment that expressed the minimal and purist design aesthetics of its Swiss
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GODIVA BOUTIQUE
D-ASH Design
15 Dec 2011
New York based interior design firm d-ash design announces the completion of the new Godiva flagship boutique on New York's 5th Avenue, the first shop in the U.S. featuring Godiva's new global redesign. The opening of this flagship store marks the highly anticipated return of the chocolatier to 5th Avenue, as the first Godiva boutique in the U.S. opened on the same avenue in 1972. The 1,024
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Foster + Partners
15 Dec 2011
The fifty-three galleries in the new Art of the Americas Wing are arranged chronologically over four levels, rising from Native American and seventeenth-century works to modern art on the top floor. From the outset, the design of the gallery spaces allowed for flexibility: services could be moved to accommodate large objects; or a glazed panel in the facade aligned with the window of a period
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UNISON HQ
Squire and Partners
14 Dec 2011
Squire and Partners won a competition issued by UNISON to design a headquarters building which would provide an exemplary office to meet their diverse and unique requirements, and act as a landmark on the busy Euston Road. The site encompasses an entire city block, partly occupied by the disused Grade II listed buildings of the former Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Women's Hospital. The symbolic
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