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Flooat and Fredericia design Tokyo showroom as “quiet, plain canvas”
Danish furniture brand Fredericia worked with local studio Flooat for the launch of its first showroom in Tokyo, which has a minimalist interior that nods to its location in an industrial concrete building. Fredericia and Flooat designed the showroom, which is located in Tokyo’s central Omotesando area, to combine the aesthetics of Denmark and Japan.
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Firms Anticipate Concerned Clients and Strategy Shifts in 2026 (2 photos)
The quarterly U.S. Houzz Renovation Barometer asks more than 1,000 construction and architecture and design firms on Houzz about their expected, current and recent business activity. The just-released Q4 2025 Barometer, fielded Sept. 18-Oct. 6, also…
Home Professionals Close 2025 With Varying Levels of Optimism (18 photos)
Construction professionals report renewed optimism in the final quarter of 2025 following a strong rebound in business activity in the third quarter, according to the Q4 2025 U.S. Houzz Renovation Barometer. Meanwhile, businesses in the…
Chilean rock library forms centrepiece of Mareida restaurant by DAW
Forty-eight rocks were handpicked from a Chilean mine to form the centrepiece of Mareida, a London restaurant designed by Macarena Aguilar Izquierdo of Santiago-based studio DAW. Mareida is the brainchild of owner Prenay Agarwal, who wanted to bring Chilean food, design and culture to London. The rock library is one of several custom pieces inside
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Spaced Agency treats expansion of Chinatown restaurant as “architectural archaeology”
US studio Spaced Agency has built out the street level of the nearly 90-year-old restaurant Wo Hop in New York City, using the building’s basement dining room and facade as references. Located off Mott Street in Chinatown, Wo Hop was opened in 1938, and has been serving dishes such as chow mein and egg foo
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Dezeen Awards 2025 Bentley Lighthouse Award shortlist announced
Dezeen has announced the Bentley Lighthouse Awards shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes EcoLogicStudio’s Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, and Morrama’s Jo Barnard. The Bentley Lighthouse Award recognises those who have had an overwhelmingly beneficial impact on social and environmental sustainability, inclusivity or community empowerment. The six individuals who are shortlisted for the
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Dezeen Awards 2025 Bentley Lighthouse Award shortlist announced
Dezeen has announced the Bentley Lighthouse Awards shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes EcoLogicStudio’s Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, and Morrama’s Jo Barnard. The Bentley Lighthouse Award recognises those who have had an overwhelmingly beneficial impact on social and environmental sustainability, inclusivity or community empowerment. The six individuals who are shortlisted for the
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GLO and Present Forms create “Swiss Army knife” community centre in Hudson
New York-based studios GLO and Present Forms transformed a former tobacco warehouse in Hudson into a community education and arts centre. The former industrial building in Upstate New York city, which had been converted to offices in the 1980s, was purchased in 2020 by a philanthropic couple wishing to create a hub for their new
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SML Studio Architecture creates cafe and bar inside Vancouver’s Waterfall Building
The angled glass facade of a modernist icon in Vancouver now covers a community cafe and bar designed by SML Studio Architecture. Ellipsis serves coffee and cocktails inside the Waterfall Building, one of the final works by late Canadian architect Arthur Erickson, which he designed in 1996 in collaboration with Nick Milkovich. Positioned within a
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