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Morphosis unveils contrasting towers for Viper Room nightclub site in Los Angeles

January 30, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
8850 Sunset Blvd by Morphosis

Architecture firm Morphosis has designed a 15-storey mixed-use development in Los Angeles comprising an angular white structure cradling a plant-covered glass tower. The 8850 Sunset high-rise will host affordable housing units, condominiums, meeting rooms, a luxury hotel and retail spaces. As part of the project, Morphosis will also redesign the Viper Room, an iconic music

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OMA to renovate galleries in Gio Ponti’s Denver Art Museum

January 23, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Denver Art Museum Galleries by OMA

OMA New York, led by Shohei Shigematsu, has revealed plans to reconfigure and renovate the design galleries inside the Denver Art Museum designed by famed Italian architect Gio Ponti. The renovations are part of a series of phased reopenings of the Colorado museum’s Martin Building designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti in 1971. Other components of the

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Bright yellow Friedman Benda exhibition explores comfort in furniture

January 15, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Comfort by Omar Sosa at Friedman Benda

A chair made from loaves of bread and a toilet-cum-sink are among the objects on display in an exhibition at Friedman Benda that aims to find a “new form of pleasure” in furniture. Spanish-born creative director Omar Sosa curated the exhibition titled Comfort as part of the New York gallery’s annual presentation of a guest-curated

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Studio Drift exhibits interactive works based on birds and dandelions in San Francisco

January 13, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Drift Exhibition at Carpenters Workshop Gallery

San Francisco’s Carpenters Workshop Gallery is staging an exhibition of works by Studio Drift that aim to showcase the “intersection of nature and technology”. DRIFT: About Nature, Technology and Humankind features site-specific installations and video presentations of projects by the Dutch artistic collective. Suspended from the ceiling in Carpenters Workshop Gallery is the interactive piece

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Studio Drift exhibits interactive works based on birds and dandelions in San Francisco

January 13, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Drift Exhibition at Carpenters Workshop Gallery

San Francisco’s Carpenters Workshop Gallery is staging an exhibition of works by Studio Drift that aim to showcase the “intersection of nature and technology”. DRIFT: About Nature, Technology and Humankind features site-specific installations and video presentations of projects by the Dutch artistic collective. Suspended from the ceiling in Carpenters Workshop Gallery is the interactive piece

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BIG and WXY unveils “playful” transformation of Downtown Brooklyn

January 7, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm by BIG

Architecture firms BIG and WXY have unveiled a masterplan for Downtown Brooklyn that aims to improve the area’s pedestrian experience with playful furniture, expanded sidewalks and improved crossings. Non-profit organisation Downtown Brooklyn Partnership commissioned BIG and WXY Architects to redevelop the 370-acre (149-hectare) Downtown Brooklyn public realm, an area of the Brooklyn borough that has

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Cracked floors and weathered wood feature in minimal São Paulo shoe store

January 6, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Selo Shoe Store by MNMA

Brazilian firm MNMA has used render, wood panelling, and limestone to complete the minimal aesthetic of this shoe shop in São Paulo. The studio overhauled a concrete structure in the Brazilian city to create the retail space for local company Selo, which specialises in handmade shoes. The white cement exterior and pale tones of the

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Bernardo Richter arranges his brickwork house in Brazil around a courtyard

January 4, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Courtyard House​ by Bernardo Richter

Architect Bernardo Richter took cues from a holiday home by Alvar Aalto when designing this brick house in Curitiba, Brazil. Courtyard House is located in a residential condominium in the Brazilian city. Richter, the founder of Brazilian studio Arquea Arquitetos built the one storey, 250 square-metre residence for himself. Richter designed the property to reference

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Studio MK27 envelopes interior of a São Paulo apartment with wooden slats

December 27, 2019 Kristine Klein 0
Flat 12 by MK27

Basalt floors and wood panelled ceilings and walls cover this São Paulo apartment designed by local practice Studio MK27. Flat 12 was designed for a family with three kids that enjoys entertaining guests. Their previous residence was decorated differently to Studio MK27’s typical aesthetic, so they worked together to find a style that suited them

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