Jane Englefield

Qali hair salon by Studio Roslyn is “the lovechild of art deco and Cyndi Lauper”

March 24, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Canadian interiors office Studio Roslyn has created a Vancouver hair salon designed to invoke the mood of 1980s Miami, complete with candy-coloured furniture and nostalgic art deco features. Named Qali, the salon and hair extensions studio is located in Vancouver ‘s Chinatown neighbourhood. The open-plan salon includes a reception area, lounge and communal work table,

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GRT Architects divides Brooklyn townhouse into live-work space for artist couple

March 22, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

GRT Architects have designed a live-work space

New York studio GRT Architects has transformed a turn-of-the-century Brooklyn townhouse into a home and studios for an artist couple, featuring a mix of functioning studios and eclectic interiors. The house was previously the location of the Seneca Club, a local Democratic institution. GRT Architects divided the townhouse to form both a house and working

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Hawaii house by Walker Warner Architects house hugged by volcanic rock

March 19, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Kua Bay Residence is flanked by lava rock

American firm Walker Warner Architects has perched a basalt and cedar-clad holiday home in Hawaii on a mountainside of lava rock with an infinity pool that looks towards the sea. Named Kua Bay Residence, the house overlooks its namesake on the coast of Kona. The rooms and spaces of Kua Bay Residence are designed to seamlessly

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Em-Estudio builds concrete holiday home on Oaxaca hillside

March 19, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Em-Estudio has built a holiday home on a steep hillside in Oaxaca, Mexico, from coloured concrete chosen to blend into the rocky mountainside. Named La Extraviada, the house overlooks Mermejita beach in Mazunte, a small seaside town on southern Mexico’s Pacific coast. Mexico City-based architecture firm Em-Estudio used polished cement mixed with brown pigments for La

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Diamond Schmitt covers Buddy Holly Hall in gleaming facade

March 18, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

The Buddy Holly Hall has a gleaming facade

Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects clad this Texas performing arts venue in reflective metal panels with horizontal stripes that recall rocky canyons. Called The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, the venue is dedicated to the late American musician Buddy Holly and is built in Holly’s hometown of Lubbock, Texas. Constructed on a

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ICON builds 3D-printed houses from disaster-proof concrete in Texas

March 16, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Developer 3Strands and construction technology company ICON have built four 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas, from concrete that’s designed to cope with extreme weather. Named East 17th Street Residences, the houses are made from ICON’s Portland cement-based material Lavacrete. Lavacrete is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and is also mould-resistant. “ICON’s proven 3D-printing technology

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Beach homes by Zozaya Arquitectos “mimic the fluidity of waves”

March 12, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

The sloping morphology of Mexican village Troncones is mirrored in the Punta Majahua, a set of curvy beachfront apartments created by Zozaya Arquitectos. The project comprises six stand-alone buildings each containing five to eight apartments, with 39 individual residences in the development in total. Each of the buildings has distinctive curved masonry walls, take their

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Hotel Magdalena is a homage to Texan lake houses

March 11, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Hotel Magdalena's main lobby with a Moroso green sofa

Bunkhouse Group and architecture office Lake Flato collaborated to create Hotel Magdalena, a hotel in Austin designed to emulate a Texas lake house filled with art and “hippie textiles.” Hotel Magdalena’s sloping architecture is designed to recall the gently inclined landscape of the nearby Barton Springs, a popular outdoor swimming spot. The four new buildings

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ACDF Architecture turns historic Montreal railway station into offices

March 7, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

A white corridor in Lightspeed's offices

Canadian studio ACDF Architecture has transformed the arches of Montreal’s Gare Viger into contemporary offices for software company Lightspeed. The local studio undertook the project as the third stage of a five-phase plan to turn the grand hotel and railway building, which was built in 1898, into offices. ACDF Architecture aimed to keep the character

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Rooftop pools crown holiday apartments in Tulum jungle by PPAA

March 4, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Architecture firm PPAA has designed BAI-HA, an 18-apartment holiday resort in Tulum built from wood, washed concrete and stucco made from Mexican chukum. BAI-HA spans three storeys and a rooftop with views of the jungle canopy and ocean. The resort is located in Aldea Zamá, southern Tulum, about 100 metres from the area’s main beachfront.

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