Golden Moon, Hong Kong
LEAD - Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd.
30 Dec 2012
Hong Kong hosts an annual design competition to invent a "Lantern Wonderland" for its hugely popular Mid-Autumn Festival. The 2012 winning entry "Golden Moon", designed by Kristof Crolla & Adam Fingrut, was built and opened to the public for 6 days in the autumn of 2012 and visited by over 400,000 people. Golden Moon is a temporary architectural structure that explores how Hong Kong's unique
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TYI Karaoke, China
WIA Design Consultants
29 Dec 2012
TYI Karaoke is an entertainment venue in which guests may ease themselves and enjoy a marvellous time in a night world of fun and action. The design challenge was firstly to create a dynamic sense of effect. Secondly, to build a place for customers to relieve stress, and thirdly to arouse their interest in the venue and keep them in the right mood once they stepped inside the
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Selfridges Exchange Square, Manchester, UK
HMKM
27 Dec 2012
HMKM were tasked to design a new 20,000 square foot Beauty and Accessories Hall in the lower ground floor of its Manchester store, doubling the beauty brand space within a glamorous and serene environment. This was completed in October 2011. Beauty is a key floor for department store retailers in helping lure customers through the front door. This move from the ground to lower ground floor meant
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El Palacio de Hierro, Villahermosa, Mexico
TPG Architecture
26 Dec 2012
The warm, elegant and inviting design of El Palacio de Hierro’s new two-story 215,000 square foot flagship store in Villahermosa, Mexico, reflects the luxurious and service-oriented shopping experience expected from Mexico’s most prestigious retailer. The design includes all of the architectural features and display fixtures in all 32 retail departments, each with its own concept and
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Wilkes Bashford, San Francisco, USA
Gensler
26 Dec 2012
Talk of the Town (House). Wilkes Bashford, the iconic specialty store, has been re-imagined as a seven story “townhouse.” Wilkes Bashford, the iconic specialty store, has been re-imagined as a seven story “townhouse.” The design casts each floor as a different room in the townhouse, encouraging a sense of discovery as clients ascend the space, which culminates in a
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Popcorn@TKO, Hong Kong
AGC Design Ltd
24 Dec 2012
This two storey 20,000 sq. m. retail mall is redefining the town centre of Hong Kong. It enables a seamless transition to the adjoining metro station, civic squares, public transport interchange and the adjacent developments. It forms part of the podium of a comprehensive development with residential towers, hotels and office. The project was completed at April, 2012. The challenge of the retail
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Zio Gelato, Las Vegas, USA
JZA+D
21 Dec 2012
A Modern Gelato Experience, Packing Big Energy into a Small Space. As part of the renovations to the retail spaces in the Venetian Clocktower in Las Vegas, a 550-SF nook was carved out to serve as a boutique gelato store and créperie. The new venue offers an abundance of unique gelato flavors, sweet and savory crépes, and other homemade treats. Despite its small size, it was
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Joe Fresh NYC Flagship, New York, USA
Burdifilek
21 Dec 2012
Joe Fresh recently opened a 17,783 s.f. flagship store in New York’s historic “Crystal Lantern” bank branch by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill—a landmark and a modernist masterpiece. At the corner of 5th Avenue and 43rd Street, the building is wrapped with 27-foot high glass windows that showcase the interior and channel views upwards towards a floating, white terrazzo
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Restaurant Det Glade Vanvid, Denmark
Sofie Ladefoged
21 Dec 2012
Sofie Ladefoged was responsible for rebuilding and furnishing Det Glade Vanvid, a concept restaurant with seating for 90-100 guests, located the former fish auction on the old marina, overlooking the Aarhus harbour. Sofie Ladefoged transformed the restaurant into an elegant and complete concept restaurant. Much attention has been given to detail, materials
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Al Nassr Football Store, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Redesign
20 Dec 2012
The Al Nassr FC store is a contemporary, dynamic space with an asymmetric ceiling which makes reference to the lines of the football pitch and the path of the football. The vast ceiling is made up of a series of painted beams at different angles which create voids up to the ceiling above and make reference to the colours and geometry of a football. Illuminated yellow acrylic infill panels add
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Merle Norman Cosmetics and Day Spa, Calgary, Canada
Karo Group
20 Dec 2012
A balanced experience of service and style, beauty and function. Personal care is about maintaining a delicate balance between health and beauty. In the same way, the design of a new space for Merle Norman in Chinook Centre, Calgary, was about maintaining a similar balance – between beauty and functionality. Karo’s key mandate was to ensure maximum functionality within minimal
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Vision Express, Oxford Street, London
Child Graddon Lewis
20 Dec 2012
The brief from Vision Express was to create a new store that would form a new flagship for the brand whilst using the opportunity to evolve the concept that could then be rolled out across the chain. The design concept was to open the store as much as possible to allow clarity of vision and portray the professionalism and care that Vision Express provide for their customers. Visually linking
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THE LIGHT (ZIZZI'S) RESTAURANT, LEEDS, UK
D-raw
20 Dec 2012
Design Narrative d_raw's 2000sq.ft site-specific design for Italian restaurant chain Zizzi's newest site in Leeds, Northern England takes inspiration directly from the city's industrial heritage - embracing a handful of cultural connections to make an inspiring mark. Most prominent is a loom motif (during the industrial revolution the city was famous for its textile industry, particularly
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Hilton Surfers Paradise Hotel & Residences, Australia
The Buchan Group
19 Dec 2012
Hilton at forefront of Gold Coast regeneration, Buchan Group design evokes Surfers Paradise for first Hilton Hotel & Residences in Australia. The interior design scope for this project included the guestrooms, apartments, lift lobbies, public areas of the hotel lobbies, function suite, dayspa, gyms, indoor pool, outdoor bar, theatrette and retail areas. The two-tower development
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David Yurman Townhouse, New York, USA
Gabellini Sheppard Associates
18 Dec 2012
Set within a landmarked, six-level townhouse on Madison Avenue, the David Yurman flagship boutique in New York is conceived as the “home of David Yurman.” Reinterpreting the iconic American Modern architecture of the mid-1900s, the 6,000-sf Townhouse spatializes the artisanal tradition of David Yurman by creating an environment of graphically focused comfort and luxury. Like a
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Paris Department Store, Santiago, Chile
Dalziel and Pow Design Consultants Ltd
18 Dec 2012
Already one of Chile's leading department stores, Paris saw an opportunity to reposition themselves within their market as ‘The Destination Department Store', and be known for service, fashion and style. With Chile's continued economic growth, and its consumers' increased awareness of global brands such as Topshop, Zara and H&M, the need to elevate Paris' position was heightened. A
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La Cantine Made by Bruno Menard, Singapore
The Stripe Collective Pte Ltd
17 Dec 2012
The Challenge: La Cantine By Bruno Menard is the latest venture with the acclaimed 3 Star Michelin Chef, a French brasserie refreshed. It's classic French comfort food, playfully re-invented by a culinary maestro who's mastered the rules and isn't afraid to break them! The Solution: Our challenge was to create a space that exuded the warmth of a classic brasserie and stayed true to the
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Sabio Tapas Bar & Restaurant, Singapore
The Stripe Collective Pte Ltd
17 Dec 2012
Named after King Alfonso X of Spain - also know as El Sabio (the wise/learned one) who decreed that all alcoholic drinks be served with tapas (or covering) - this tapas bar offers a fresh, bold and fiercely authentic experience of Spain's 700-year-old tapas culture. Nestled inside a traditional Chineseshophouse in the heritage area of Duxton Hill, the bar's dynamic use of space fuses traditional
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&MADE By Bruno Menard, Singapore
The Stripe Collective Pte Ltd
17 Dec 2012
Designed by The Stripe Collective, "&MADE By Bruno Menard" was inspired by 3 Star Michelin Chef Bruno who, although rooted in the classic, has spent a lifetime absorbing popular culture and a wealth of international experience. This new space is a playful reinvention that reflects the adventurous spirit of Bruno and his food. It embraces an evolution that brings together French Classic, Punk,
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Bar 83, Club St, Singapore
The Stripe Collective Pte Ltd
17 Dec 2012
The cue for 83 was taken from Steam Punk; A sub-genre of science fiction typically based in the 19th Century which features steam-powered machinery and time travel. The Stripe Collective projected this aesthetics onto 83, and pushed it forward into the future, playing with multiple design references. As you enter the restaurant, huge paste-ups featuring gritty, raw and playful artworks (curated
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