Curve
KLID(Kris Lin Interior Design)
15 Mar 2013
The overall design concept is based on the curve as one of the main axis of the design. The design of the Curve is applied into the arc walls and the lighting belt in the ceilings, a three-dimensional effect is formed by the curves applied on the facades, a large U-type space is formed by the chairs and backrest in some part of the dining hall, which not only create a form, but also define the
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Penleigh and Essendon Senior School
McBride Charles Ryan
15 Mar 2013
The Infinity Centre is a new senior school for the Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School in Keilor East, Melbourne, Australia. PEGS approach to teaching and learning combines structured pedagogy with individual freedom, and fosters socialisation and interaction. The Infinity Centre reflects this approach through the key concepts underpinning its design: the dynamic between structure and
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W Paris Opera
Rockwell Group
14 Mar 2013
Rockwell Group Europe teamed up with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to design the W Paris-Opéra, W Hotels’ debut in France. The hotel occupies an elegant 1870s Haussmann-era building located across the street from the famous Opéra Garnier. Taking inspiration from New York’s energy, where the W brand began in 1998, and Paris, the “City of Light,”
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Move-In
Elenberg Fraser
14 Mar 2013
The design of the showroom comes from the idea of the brick and the medium of the wall, in particular the point where the wall fails and becomes the ‘unwall’. This material-based investigation was inspired by the work of James Wines, the founder of SITE Architecture who brought the literal into the most prosaic architectural forms. The ‘unwall’ is not only not a wall, but
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Luna
Elenberg Fraser
14 Mar 2013
It has inspired a dedicated fan web-site, generations of fancy-dress costumes and countless YouTube tribute videos, and now a building. That’s right, Luna, Elenberg Fraser’s new four storey residential project on Barkly Street, St Kilda, is based on Princess Leia’s infamous ‘dancing girl’ gold bikini, featured in Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. While
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33M Lobby
Elenberg Fraser
14 Mar 2013
Elenberg Fraser’s new residential project, perfectly positioned at the edge of Melbourne’s CBD, creates a vertical village that follows a story of ascendance and transcendance, inspired by the ancient myths of the angel Metatron (or Enoch, or Elijah) and Pandora’s Box. This project’s massing is crucial to its design. Broken into a series of six white, concrete towers of
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FAVOUR@CENTRAL
SAMUEL A. BUDIONO & ASSOCIATES
14 Mar 2013
FAVOUR@CENTRAL is a place of praise and worship for the young generation looking for spiritual fulfillment. Overlooking the greenery of Central Park surrounded by universities, malls and apartments, the design needed to resonate with the purpose to create a sense of physical and spiritual retreat from the urban fray. The concept was to create a modern, progressive, dynamic space which fits
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Ceviche
here design
14 Mar 2013
The brief was to design the brand identity for a new Peruvian restaurant, Ceviche, based in Soho. The owner and founder, Martin Morales, is Peruvian himself and wanted the identity to feel rich and authentic with a nod towards Lima, the country's capital. The project included design for restaurant signage, menus, printed ephemera, interior design features and website. We were simultaneously
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"Citadel Narikala"
Olivedesign
14 Mar 2013
The hotel Citadel Narikala is located in Georgia, on the slope of the old part of Tbilisi, beneath the city's ancient walls. The area is distinguished with particular colouring, small, typical Tbilisi houses, hanging like bird’s nests on the cliffs, with their wooden balconies and narrow stairs, paved streets and gentle slopes. With an objective to make the building volume blend and
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MYRIAD by Sana Hotels
NL - Decoracao Lda
13 Mar 2013
Interior design and decoration for the MYRIAD by Sana Hotels is a natural outcome of the hotel’s essence: conceived to be Lisbon’s iconic sailboat overviewing the city’s eastern waterfront, the building looks ready to sail, reminding us that Portugal has an everlasting historical relationship with the sea and welcomes and blends with new cultures. With its 70m tall inner
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Robert Welch Store, Bath, UK
Pentagram Design, San Francisco
13 Mar 2013
Best known for their classic modern silverware designs, Robert Welch have recently opened this new 52 sq m store in Bath, England, completed in November 2012. Located in Broad Street, in the heart of Medieval Bath, its interior design language builds on Pentagram Partner Lorenzo Apicella's previous design for Robert Welch's flagship studio store in Chipping Campden completed in 2009. That design
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Ro chair
Fritz Hansen
13 Mar 2013
Republic of Fritz Hansen ™ is renowned for its quality and collection of design icons through collaborations with some of the world's most influential architects and designers; including Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm. This tradition is brought forward to this day through partnerships with young established and innovative designers who celebrate the same attitude
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Nespresso Headquarters, Milan
MWAI
13 Mar 2013
London based architects MWAI has completed the refurbishment and fit out of Nespresso’s headquarters in Milan after winning an invited competition set up by the successful coffee company to find a practice that could design and deliver high-end office space in a 1940s mixed-use building in the heart of Milan. MWAI’s design includes offices, meeting rooms, a call centre and training
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Haiku Ceiling Fan
Big Ass Fans
12 Mar 2013
Ceiling fans have remained basically unchanged for a century. They needed more than a makeover: they needed a reinvention. Big Ass Fans started from scratch, utilizing high-quality, eco-friendly materials and inventing a revolutionary new motor. The result? Haiku, the quietest and most efficient ceiling fan in the world. A typical domestic ceiling fan consumes 90W or more of electrical input
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Yojisan Sushi
Dan Brunn Architecture
12 Mar 2013
Instead of pandering to existing Beverly Hills clichés, architect Dan Brunn steps through the looking glass with his newly designed Japanese restaurant Yojisan. The result is a simple yet substantial visual impact inspired by traditional Japanese materials, culture and lifestyle. Diners experience Yojisan through a narrative of allusion and light. This subtle surrealism begins with
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Autodesk new office in Milan
Goring & Straja Studio srl
12 Mar 2013
GaS Architects built on Autodesk’s brief to run a LEED Gold project. Sustainability was an important part of the design’s general approach: an LEED green building program gives points for a variety of different aspects. These include; energy efficiency, the type of material, the source of materials, their recyclability, their
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Avoca Holiday House
Architecture Saville Isaacs Pty Ltd
12 Mar 2013
This holiday home by Architecture Saville Isaacs Pty Ltd is flexible to accommodate extended family, robust for hoards of children, yet with an element of adult luxury. A casual home with strong relationships to outdoors, it takes advantage of orientation and bush setting with sunlight, privacy and diagonal views modulated by pivoting timber screens. Flexibility extends to opportunities for
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The High Line
L'Observatoire International
11 Mar 2013
New York City has many parks, but none can reach the physical and aesthetic heights of the High Line. As a visitor ascends the stairwell to the reclaimed public space, each step brings him closer to an extraordinary experience. The High Line drifts above the city, granting its visitors a never-before-seen tour. This bird’s eye voyage affords guests a bird’s eye view of lower Manhattan
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Niseko Look out Café
design spirits co., ltd.
11 Mar 2013
On the island of Hokkaido in Japan, near to the top of the mountain in Niseko is the Look Out Café; designed for skiers to stop for a short break or lunch. The restaurant opens only during the snow season, December through April daily. This restaurant is owned by a hotel management and railway company and was originally built of wood 28 years ago before this renovation. In Japan, autumn
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Mount Anvil’s The Loxfords
Mount Anvil (Suna Interior Design)
11 Mar 2013
Suna Interior Design is an award-winning boutique interior design consultancy, providing interior services for property developers and the hospitality industry. Suna Interior Design has worked on The Loxfords development in Highbury, for Mount Anvil, from the initial stages of the project; on the internal specification, concierge and common areas, to the finishing touches, designing and
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