AD ARCHITECTURE-AD ARCHITECTURE OFFICE 에이디 아키텍츠 When it came to designing their new offices in Shenzhen, Chinese practice AD ARCHITECTURE saw an opportunity not just to create an efficient and pleasant workplace for their team to thrive in, but also to redefine the office of the future. Underpinned by a minimalist design language that nevertheless feels imaginative and hand-crafted, the space de..
A Work of Substance-the library 어 워크 오브 서브스탠스- 더 라이브러리 As a curated library of vast automotive treasures, it is designed with the intent of strengthening the thread that cultivates the avid spirit for driving. Fuelled with endless motion and the purest exhilaration, this place introduces an aura of stillness. Capturing moments of excitement within a split second and honouring it in all its glory..
Hejidesign-Chill bar 헤지디자인-칠 바 With red glossy lacquer panels as the wall panel and ceiling, the bar presents a splash of bright red under the light in the dark night. The wine racks and bottles reflected in the ceiling improve the overall sense of space under the impact of the visual repetition. Layers of overlapping frames form an architectural façade, which glows from inside. Like the street ..
A Cosy Café in Odessa Mixes European Elegance with Moroccan Vernacular Located in the historic centre of Odessa, Ukraine, very close to the city’s port, Daily 11 is a new café that evokes the laidback ambience of the Mediterranean. Architecture and interior design studio Sivak+Partners drew inspiration from Spain and Portugal’s medievalera taverns and Morocco’s vernacular décor, imbuing the spac..
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio-Zolaism Café 비엘유이 아키텍츠 스튜디오 The project is the new store of the new-Chinese-style dessert brand “Zolaism” in Aranya, Qinhuangdao, one of the most popular seaside resort communities sitting 3-4 hours drive from the central city of Beijing. Located in the plaza of the community, the site is an addition attached to the north side of the original building of cinema, faci..
DA bureau-Osteria Betulla 다 브뤼 Osteria ‘Betulla’ is the second project of a talented chéf Arslan Berdiev, the founder of the sensational restaurant Birch. Both ‘Birch’ and ‘Betulla’ are translated into Russian as "a birch". But whereas ‘Birch’ is based on pan-European culinary traditions, ‘Betulla’ focuses on the Italian cuisine. The concept of osteria Betulla relies on simple Italian food in t..
say architects-Reef Store 세이 아케텍츠 Reef is a coffee, salon, and barber store located on General Road in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou. Since the design concept was born, it has been put on the site and gradually grows, eventually organically entwined with the environment. 리프는 항저우, 상쳉지역에 위치한 커피, 살롱, 이발소 입니다. 디자인 컨셉이 결정된 후 현장에 설치된 공간은 주변환경과 조우하며 성장하고 변화하며 발전과정을 거치게 됩니다. A collection space that grow..
Paolo Cossu Architects-Phaidon Press Headquarters 파울로 코쉬 아키텍츠 Phaidon’s move to the new headquarters in the Sugar House Island development brought an interesting challenge in terms of spatial coordination and design. Despite the publisher’s continually growing storage requirement for books and other published material, the new space was smaller than the previous office in Kings Cross. This provi..
Ameller Dubois-Pau Republic Complex 아메러 두보이스 In the southwest of France, facing the Pyrenees Mountain, the “Complexe de la République” built-in 1975 in Pau, had been declining for several years due to the dilapidation of its covered market, flanked by a squat office building in very poor condition. After an international competition, the Ameller Dubois’s studio project was chosen by proposing a ..
Uncle Tan's Drinking House Brings a Whimsical Taste of Singapore to the Greek Port of Piraeus 엉클 탄스 드링킹 하우스 A designer’s creativity can be judged by the projects they complete but sometimes it can also be gauged from the stories they weave. Case in point, the recently opened Uncle Tan’s Drinking House at Marina Zeas, a yachting marina located next to the port of Piraeus, Greece, whose playful As..
