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GOA tops Metasequoia Grove Restaurant with cluster of tree-informed pyramids

August 15, 2022 Katie Last 0

Chinese studio Group of Architects has created a restaurant topped with a canopy made from a series of aluminium pyramidal forms in the village of Suzhou, China. The structure, which was informed by a grove of metasequoia trees, was designed by Group of Architects (GOA) for a waterside site in China’s Jiangnan region. “We want the design of Metasequoia Grove Restaurant to

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Studio McW transforms London warehouse into live-work space for Earthrise Studio

August 11, 2022 Katie Last 0

London-based architecture practice Studio McW has converted an east London warehouse into an office and living space for climate activists and filmmakers Jack Harries and Alice Aedy. The live-work space was renovated from a century-old shoe factory featuring steel windows, exposed concrete beams, and a double-height pitched roof. The studio took a minimalistic approach to

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Snøhetta unveils 36-storey “urban retreat” in Tokyo

August 5, 2022 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed the design for a skyscraper in Tokyo, named Shibuya Upper West Project, which is intended to be “a sanctuary of peace and relaxation in the bustle of the city”. The 164.8-metre-tall development, which will be the studio’s largest in Japan, will include shops, apartments, a luxury hotel, and facilities for art and cultural

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Cocktail bar “suspended between sea and sky” draws upon nearby Mediterranean

August 4, 2022 Katie Last 0

Architect Gae Avitabile has designed the interior of Civico 29, a sea-informed cocktail bar in the coastal town of Sperlonga, Italy. Located halfway between Rome and Naples on Italy’s western coast, the bar features colours and materials informed by the nearby seafront, with blue motifs and wave-like forms dominating the space. Avitabile transformed the oceanside building, which previously contained

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SOM unveils “cloud-like” headquarters for Alibaba in Shanghai

July 26, 2022 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has revealed its design for a headquarters for global technology company Alibaba in Shanghai’s Xuhui District. The 75,000 square-metre building will consist of a group of cuboid-shaped modules containing office space arranged in a form that Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) liken to a cloud. “Pushing and pulling the interior spaces

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Blee Halligan draws on Derbyshire landscape for Derwent Valley Villa

July 20, 2022 Katie Last 0

Blee Halligan's Derwent Valley Villa in Derbyshire

London-based architecture firm Blee Halligan has created Derwent Valley Villa, a family home in Derbyshire, UK, that was informed by the surrounding landscape. The studio aimed for its design to highlight the late client’s favourite views across the Derwent Valley countryside surrounding the home. “The building’s fabric is intrinsically tied to the passing away of

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3XN and Itten+Brechbühl design mass-timber campus for Swiss university

July 18, 2022 Katie Last 0

Danish architecture studio 3XN and Swiss studio Itten+Brechbühl have unveiled the design for Ecotope, an expansion to the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Set to be built one kilometre from the university’s Innovation Park in Ecublens, Switzerland, the campus will be made up of more than 10 buildings containing meeting spaces, offices and

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Frederick Tang Architecture turns Brooklyn building into restaurant celebrating owners’ Lebanese roots

July 11, 2022 Katie Last 0

Lebanese restaurant in Brooklyn by Frederick Tang Architecture

Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture has transformed a 19th-century building into a Lebanese restaurant in Brooklyn with “an abundance of textures”. Named Nabila’s, the restaurant opened in May 2022 and was designed in collaboration with restaurant co-owner Mike Farah. The renovation transformed a formerly dark, segmented space into a restaurant that aims

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Yuko Nagayama & Associates creates trapezoidal glasses shop and community hub

June 30, 2022 Katie Last 0

Tokyo studio Yuko Nagayama & Associates has completed a copper-clad eyewear store for brand JINS in Maebashi, Japan, which contains a cafe and rooftop terrace. Named JINS Park, the shop in Gunma Prefecture was designed to act as a space for the community to gather whether they are shopping in the store or not. “We proactively

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BIG and HOK to add timber terminal and control tower to Zurich Airport

June 30, 2022 Katie Last 0

Danish architecture studio BIG and US firm HOK have revealed the design for a mass-timber terminal and control tower named Dock A at Zurich’s airport. Expected to open in 2032, the building will be built largely from locally sourced timber and will become the airport’s largest terminal. Located adjacent to the existing Airside Centre and Terminal 1,

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