BERCHTESGADEN YOUTH HOSTEL
LAVA
15 Nov 2011
LAVA has re-imagined a youth hostel near Munich, Germany. Gone are the daggy dormitory rooms and impersonal spaces of your typical hostel. It has individualised rooms, bold colours, local materials and craftsmanship, and multipurpose zones. The sustainable makeover includes a low energy facade, floor heating, and the installation of a bimass pellet heating system. And there's built‐in
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LAWYERS APARTMENT
13 Nov 2011
The apartment,designed for a lawyer, has an office and a meeting room. Two guest rooms are provided with a separated bathroom and a lavatory. There is a formal living space, a casual living space with a dining area and a bar, and a multi-use space next to the formal living space. The centre area of the apartment acts as a screen that divides the private space and the public space. The partition
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FRACTAL CAFE
Tony Owen Partners
13 Nov 2011
Tony Owen Partners has just completed the Fractal Café in Sydney. The café is located in the ground floor of the recently completed Boston University Student Housing building. The rear of BU is located on a narrow laneway in the city. It was a feature of the original design, that building was the cut back at ground level to widen the laneway and create a public square. The new
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CULLINAN SHOW FLAT
One Plus Partnership Limited
12 Nov 2011
Implying landscape in Chongqing, the show flat applies the trace of natural environment into the interior. The kitchen and dining room area is simulating a stony riverbank with foraminate travertine wall, granite and solid wooden block stools. The felt finished shelves refract like a series of knolls. Then there is the great grassy plain of green carpet on floor and wall, which spreads over the
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YOHO MIDTOWN RESIDENTIAL CLUBHOUSE
One Plus Partnership Limited
12 Nov 2011
Inspired by the idea of URBAN+PARK, residential clubhouse is a mixture of elements of cityscape and park landscape, which is expressed by clubhouse's colour scheme of grey and green. Extra long portal structures cover both the entrance lobby and the 24 hour lounge producing a pattern of organic movement. The pattern of a contour map is used on the music room's carpet which assembles mountainous
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ROCKENWAGNER SOUFFLE BAR
MINARC
12 Nov 2011
Rockenwagner Soufflé Bakery uses minimal space whilst having maximum impact. The space is maximised to accommodate the required services and equipment of the Rockenwagner Soufflé Bakery, without compromising valuable retail and public dining space. The spatial organisation of the Rockenwagner Soufflé Bakery creates a unique and natural customer flow that converges in one
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JENNER & BLOCK
Goettsch Partners
11 Nov 2011
The Chicago headquarters of an elite U.S. law firm occupies the top 14 floors of a new 45-story office tower in the city's River North neighbourhood. Comprising 417,000 rentable square feet, the space accommodates approximately 500 attorneys and 600 support staff in a highly collaborative work environment with a state-of-the-art information technology platform.Attorneys anchor the high-rise
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CONFIDENTIAL DESIGN STUDIO
Perkins+Will
11 Nov 2011
The new Washington, DC studio of this international design firm transforms and celebrates the way its designers work, positioning the practice for bold future achievements. After extensive visioning with the client, the project team was charged with creating a space that would demonstrate and promote excellence in design, especially collaboration and sustainability. The client's previous
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THE TREE OF LIFE CHAPEL
IMAGO - atelier de engenharia e arquitectura lda
11 Nov 2011
The firm are predisposed to loving all things that involve curving wood, natural light and minimalism, it is not surprising that they fell head over heels in love with this exquisite chapel. It is made with 20 tonnes of unadorned wood and not a single nail or metal fitting. It is called "The Tree of Life Chapel" at St. James Seminary in Braga, Portugal. Built inside the existing seminary, the
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ALEMANYS 5
Anna Noguera, arquitecta
11 Nov 2011
The Alemanys 5 house is situated in the oldest part of Girona's old district. Although it is difficult to determine the age of the building structures, the most important alteration dates from the sixteenth century. The reform has been approached as a search for the most intrinsic characteristics of the original construction, and the building has been freed of additions and recent reforms,
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KUBRICK BOOKSHOP AND MOMA MOVIE CENTRE
One Plus Partnership Limited
11 Nov 2011
The Kubrick Bookshop and MOMA Movie Centre connects people through eye-popping concept. The grey concrete space is filled with green joinery that works as bookshelves, cashier counters and storage which have been developed into randomly arranged cabinets on the ceiling. The colour choice is inspired by the “Five Elements” notion; the green hue represents wood, playing refernce to
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KUBRICK BOOKSHOP AND CAFE
One Plus Partnership Limited
11 Nov 2011
The grey concrete space is filled with green joinery that works as bookshelves, cashier counters and storage which have been developed into randomly arranged cabinets on the ceiling. The colour choice is inspired by the “Five Elements” notion; the green hue represents wood, playing refernce to the material of books - paper. The network of the green cords, and the
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IFC MALL PALACE CINEMA
One Plus Partnership Limited
11 Nov 2011
This cinema is inspired by 'sky and cloud'. Sky gives the impression of freedom, and represents nature. To interpret the concept of clouds in the cinema, white was selected as the main colour which also reflects the theme of light in the movie world. The large cloud shaped marble features in the lobby, corridor, box-office and concession and the custom made cloud shaped basins in the
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PIXEL BOX CINEMA
One Plus Partnership Limited
11 Nov 2011
Films are composed by images that are made up of tiny pixels in a continuous and moving manner. A pixel is square in shape and the basic element of images. The designer of this movie centre explores the relationship of movement and pixels to become the theme of this design. Thus, the audience can easily enjoy and immerse themselves into the world of movies complementing the magical elements of
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PIXEL BOX INSTALLATION
One Plus Partnership Limited
11 Nov 2011
Films are composed by images that are made up of tiny pixels in a continuous and moving manner. A pixel is square in shape, is the basic element of images. The designer of this movie centre explored the relationship of movement and pixels to become the theme of this design. Thus, the audience could easily enjoy and immerse themselves into the world of movies complementing the magical elements
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MELLON TOWN RESIDENTIAL LOBBY
One Plus Partnership Limited
11 Nov 2011
Chinese culture is the skeleton of this residential lobby in Shenzhen. Bamboo is a symbolic plant in Chinese culture therefore it was chosen to be the basic concept of this project. The “bamboo lobby” (tower 11) is inspired by the linear form of bamboo and has been elaborated by the striking green colour. Bamboo’s circular section has also been transformed into special
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DESIGN HOUSE
Woods Bagot Asia Limited
11 Nov 2011
The brief was to create a workplace that would sit as one of the key hubs in the company’s global studio and align the workplace with the company’s vision and key workplace trends. The environment embodies the key principles of activity based working and is tailored to match the unique diversity of tasks required in a multi-disciplined design practise. To enable the global agenda;
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THE HAMPTON II
Steve Leung Designers Ltd.
11 Nov 2011
The clients wanted a space which is perfect for work and relaxing. Upon understanding the request, the designer used white cream colour palette, paring with detailed furnishings to create a sophisticated and elegant multifunctional space. The spacious living room connected to the dining room features sunlit filled beige maple veneer walls reflecting warmly across marble floors of the same
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THE HAMPTON I
Steve Leung Designers Ltd.
11 Nov 2011
The designer adopted contemporary approach and warm palette to create a fashionable dream home for a family composed of a couple and two children. The centre area of the living room has been enhanced by a light grey Poliform sofa, white Foscarini floor lamp and black B&B Italia chair. Extending from the living to dining room, the floor-to-ceiling windows allow the warmth of the sunlight to
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ONE LA SALLE
Steve Leung Designers Ltd.
11 Nov 2011
A graceful home with Contemporary Chinese Flair for a traditional, tasteful and well-educated Chinese family. The designer created an unpretentious and airy home by using a rather monochrome palette of white, completed by carefully selected furniture and décor, enabling an elegant and sophisticated atmosphere for the three generations. Upon entering the living area on teak flooring, a
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