BOUTIQUE MICHEL BRISSON_
Saucier + Perrotte architectes
15 Apr 2011
Michel Brisson_ : a Montréal fashion destination To transform this seventies era, modern heritage building (formerly a bank) into a new space dedicated to contemporary fashion, the first step taken by the architects was to simplify the overall structure, which had been subjected over the years to a series of additions and renovations. The building's interior was thus stripped to its
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INTERIORS + DESIGN AWARDS
Editorial
14 Mar 2011
Welcome to the first WAN Interior and Design Awards, in recognition of the very best interior and design projects from around the world. The elite panel of judges, Claire German, Managing Director of Chelsea Harbour Design Centre; Richard Doone, Director of Paramount Architects and Design;Chrystina Schmidt, Creative Director of Skandium; Victoria Redshaw, Managing Director of trend forecasting
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VILLAGE HOUSE
L’autre fabrique
03 Mar 2011
After spending more than a year looking for a suitable plot on which to build a contemporary house, a young couple without children finally opted for the renovation of a village house, inherited from a grandmother and uninhabited for several years in the village of Saint-Hilairedu-Rosier, near Saint-Marcellin, Isère and instructed French architectural team L'Autre Fabrique to undertake the
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BOUTIQUE GOURMANDINES BY PATCHI
L’autre fabrique
02 Mar 2011
The historic souks of Beirut, located in the renovated area of Solidere in the city centre, were destroyed by civil war in Lebanon and completely rebuilt by the Spanish architect Rafael Moneo and reopened in 2009. It is in this new commercial and tourist complex that the Lebanese chocolate maker Patchi has opened a new shop designed by French architectural and interiors practice, L'Autre
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NARA RANGE
Editorial
02 Mar 2011
Fredericia Launches NARA Range at Skandium, London Earlier this month, Scandinavian product design shop Skandium proudly hosted the UK launch of Fredericia's NARA range. The collection of luxury furniture, designed by award-winning Japanese designer Shin Azumi, comprises a dining table, chairs and a tree-like coat stand in black lacquered ash or oak, with a series of bar stools to follow
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JOHN MAKEPEACE – ENRICHING THE LANGUAGE OF FURNITURE
Editorial
02 Mar 2011
In today's fast‐paced, ever‐changing world, there are not many people that can lay claim to a career that spans decades in a single industry. Particularly in the design field, where tastes change rapidly and styles come and go as quickly as the seasons change. But there are always a handful of people who manage to defy the fleeting nature of modern society, withstand
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HAINES HOUSE
Christopher Polly Architect
02 Mar 2011
Christopher Polly Architect's Haines House Haines House is located in the inner city Sydney suburb of Newtown, in an area that is steadily displaying evidence of gentrification in the general upgrade of the surrounding urban fabric. The immediate context is comprised of predominantly single storey attached and semi-detached residences with intermittent 2 storey dwellings and 3 to 4 storey
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FLAT FOR OLIVER STONE
Geoffrey Bradfield
02 Mar 2011
Oscar winning domicile How could one not be somewhat intimidated working for a larger-than-life Oscar-winning director? Anyone who could envision the entire city of ancient Babylon and achieve it on screen, as Oliver Stone did in his epic film Alexander, would have high expectations. Luckily, Geoffrey Bradfield is gifted with a cinematic eye and rose to the occasion for the
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CAFÉ EISENMANN
MorePlatz
02 Mar 2011
Moreplatz's cultural café The Bavarian National Forest is Germany's first National Park attractingmore than 700,000 visitors a year.To celebrate the park's 40th anniversary morePlatz were commissioned to refurbish and extend the visitors' centre in Neuschönau. The renovation includes a permanent exhibition space, and a new ‘tree top walk' with splendid views
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STUDIO SPEC
Facet Studio
09 Feb 2011
3 functions, 2 characters, 1 irregular office space This challenging project is mitigated by creating spaces within space using two opposite joinery boxes. Facet studio were requested to design a space, which would be accommodating for the co-existence of businesses with very different natures - graphic designer studio, beauty consultation room, and graphic design school. Although,
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SKYPE HQ LUXEMBOURG
WAM - WALKER AND MARTIN
08 Feb 2011
WAM create a dynamic Skype Office to inspire innovation. This is the new Corporate Headquarters for Skype is based in a new building that forms part of the regeneration works to an existing brewery located in Clausen, the old quarter of Luxembourg City. The challenge set to the Stuart Martin by Skype was to provide an interior that would inspire innovation in the daily workplace of 'Skypees'
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PLINTHOS PAVILION
mab architects
08 Feb 2011
A room that breathes Clay brick has always been a symbol for solidity and reliability, for human scale, and in many cases it has also been admired for its sensual qualities. With plinthos pavilion mab architects wanted to explore these same characteristics and add another quality – transparency, something that is normally not associated with clay brick. 21816 bricks are used to
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ONE SHELLEY STREET
Clive Wilkinson Architects
31 Jan 2011
One Shelley Street was a highly collaborative effort by Macquarie and its design team to reframe the requirements for a 21st century office, and implement a radical, large scale workplace that leveraged mobility, transparency, multiple tailor made worksettings, destination work plazas, follow-me technology, and carbon neutral systems to support an evolving vision for a financial services company.
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VICTORIA REDSHAW
Editorial
18 Jan 2011
Interior trends for 2011 and 2012 As a new year kicks off, those working with interiors are looking ahead trying to discern the direction that the interior design scene will be taking and which styles, materials and colours will be most appealing to consumers in the coming months. For most of us, predicting the next major design trend is no easy task and working out what exactly
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Saffire
CHADA
14 Jan 2011
Chada design a relaxed, luxurious resort The Saffire Suite was inspired by the purity of the environment and the base palette of stone and timber related to the landscape with colours, hues and textures which create as seamless a transition as possible between the inside and the outside. The colour palette is soft grey, taupe, green, blue with punches of varying shades of orange which pick up on
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Secrets Maroma Beach Resort
HKS, Inc.
13 Jan 2011
HKS create a Mexican oasis on Maroma Beach The romantic hideaway, Secrets Maroma Beach Resort, is located in a private haven of untouched beaches and stunning scenery. Designed in the time-honoured style of a quiet Mexican resort, the interior architecture speaks through gentle curves of smooth plaster, rustic wood elements and polished stone surfaces. Warm, neutral tones anchor a calm colour
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WINTONS TEAK SHOWROOM
Christopher Polly Architect
13 Jan 2011
Christopher Polly Architect completes Wintons Teak new flagship showroom The new flagship showroom provides a high quality spatial experience for the presentation of the Wintons Teak premium range of hand crafted solid teak outdoor furniture. A restrained monochromatic palette of materials has been employed with specific colours selected from the existing brand identity for the front-of-house
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The Waterhouse
neri&hu design
13 Jan 2011
Neri & Hu design beautiful new boutique hotel in Shanghai Located by the new Cool Docks development on the South Bund District of Shanghai, the Waterhouse is a four-story, 19-room boutique hotel built into an existing three-story Japanese Army headquarters building from the 1930's. The boutique hotel fronts the Huangpu River and looks across at the gleaming Pudong skyline. The architectural
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Sky City Marriot Hotel
GIL art & design consultants
13 Jan 2011
New SkyCity Marriott Hotel built in the Mega Hong Kong International Airport Development Upon entering the main lobby, apart from the panoramic sea-view that meets the eyes, the gentle sloping ‘pleats' in the ceiling which is split gracefully in the middle as if a pair of spread wing provides the intriguing silhouette for the vibrant lobby lounge down below. In the opening revealed in
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Yu Yuan Renaissance Hotel
GIL art & design consultants
12 Jan 2011
Yu Yuan Renaissance Hotel appeals to young travellers The interior design draws inspiration from the vibrant and fast-moving fashion and graphic industry, among other sources. The hotel presents a series of lively, brightly coloured spaces that would celebrate texture, tone, pattern and clever juxtaposition. The idea was to make a stay at the Yu Yuan Renaissance a bit of an adventure, something
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