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WOHA combines aluminium extension and Singapore remittance house for 21 Carpenter hotel

October 8, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio WOHA has added a perforated-aluminium extension to a 1930s building to create a hotel that is “very mindful of the history” in Singapore. Named 21 Carpenter, the hotel is located on the edge of Singapore’s Chinatown area in a refurbished building that was built in 1936 as a place where Chinese labourers could

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Schemata Architects transforms 145-year-old townhouse into Le Labo flagship

September 23, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has combined Japanese and Western designs inside a traditional wooden townhouse in Kyoto to create a store for perfumery brand Le Labo. The building, otherwise known as a machiya, is located in the Kiyamachi area and has been revamped to incorporate Le Labo’s typical finishes while respecting its 145-year-old architecture. “How

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Eight Australian houses with sculptural shapes and angular facades

September 23, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Our latest roundup showcases innovative Australian homes, including a house with a fish-pond atrium and a residence with a faceted black-metal extension. Mostly located in Melbourne and Sydney, these eight homes are united by their sculptural designs. While some have unusually shaped floorplans, others use detailed facades, cantilevers, roof cutouts and geometrical aluminium awnings to

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This week we exclusively revealed the subterranean Apple Park Observatory

September 14, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

This week on Dezeen, we were the first to showcase Apple’s new events venue, built into a hillside at the technology company’s Apple Park campus. The building, which was designed “as a contemplative space” featuring natural stone, terrazzo and wood, is the most significant addition to the campus since the Steve Jobs Theater opened in

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Eight contemporary living rooms with sculptural coffee tables

September 7, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Block-shaped, curved and wavy tables are among the unusual designs in this lookbook, which features sculptural coffee tables from around the world. In these homes. from India to Sweden, interior designers have used coffee tables with sculptural shapes to add a fun detail to the living room. While the designs may feel a bit quirky,

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Wooden louvres create “subtle seclusion” at Tokyo house by Keiji Ashizawa Design

September 5, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa referenced louvres on townhouses in Kyoto when designing the concrete House in Aoyama, which is intended to foster a sense of privacy. Located in Tokyo’s central Aoyama area, the home is designed for a family with a child and two dogs. House in Aoyama’s location at a busy intersection led Keiji

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Laurence Bonnel creates tactile restaurant interior informed by Japanese archipelago

August 30, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Artworks are dotted throughout the interior of restaurant L’Abysse Monte Carlo in Monaco, for which its designers Laurence Bonnel and Rowin Atelier took cues from the Seto Inland Sea archipelago. Bonnel, who led the design and is the founder of Paris art gallery Scene Ouverte, also drew on the food served at the restaurant when

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Critical letter found hidden inside Sainsbury Wing false column

August 28, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

A letter has been found at the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing, in which donor John Sainsbury calls its false columns “a mistake” of architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. The letter, which was found last year as the wing was undergoing work for its controversial revamp by Selldorf Architects, was written by Sainsbury, one of the

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Eight elegant bathrooms where eye-catching bathtubs take centre stage

August 17, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected eight homes featuring bathrooms where statement bathtubs form stylish centrepieces and add a sculptural feel. Whether they’re made from concrete, terrazzo or marble, built into a wall or sunk into the floor, the bathtubs in these projects all enhance the design of the bathrooms they’re in. By using the

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Eight elegant bathrooms where eye-catching bathtubs take centre stage

August 17, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected eight homes featuring bathrooms where statement bathtubs form stylish centrepieces and add a sculptural feel. Whether they’re made from concrete, terrazzo or marble, built into a wall or sunk into the floor, the bathtubs in these projects all enhance the design of the bathrooms they’re in. By using the

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