staircases

Sid Lee overhauls interiors of Montreal’s iconic Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel

September 15, 2017 James Brillon 0

Sid Lee Architecture has completed an extensive renovation for one of Montreal’s most prestigious hotels, opening its lobby and public spaces to serve a broader clientele than just hotel guests. Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel reopened to the public in June, a year-long renovation that sought to modernise the building’s interiors. It first opened in

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Mirrored staircase ascends through Kaleidoscope House by Paul Ruff Studio

August 29, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

The staircase at the centre of this Toronto house has mirrored balustrades that bounce light and reflections off one another to create a kaleidoscopic effect. Kaleidoscope House is located in Chaplin Estates, an affluent neighbourhood characterised by its detached homes that have private gardens and driveways. The focal point of the home is a reflective staircase, which Paul Raff

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Mirrored staircase ascends through Kaleidoscope House by Paul Raff Studio

August 29, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

The staircase at the centre of this Toronto house has mirrored balustrades that bounce light and reflections off one another to create a kaleidoscopic effect. Kaleidoscope House is located in Chaplin Estates, an affluent neighbourhood characterised by its detached homes that have private gardens and driveways. The focal point of the home is a reflective staircase, which Paul Raff

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Tsuruta Architects designs staircase in London house from thousands of plywood pieces

July 25, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Nearly 2000 pieces of plywood slot together like a puzzle in this staircase, which features in a London home that has been overhauled by local studio Tsuruta Architects. The architects were tasked with reconfiguring the layout of a seven-bedroom 20th-century house to create an open-plan living, kitchen and dining room; two bathrooms; and four bedrooms on the upper three

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Atelier XÜK adds wedge-shaped roof extension to Spanish-style villa in Shanghai

May 7, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Atelier XÜK has added a corrugated-metal attic room to this Spanish colonial-style house, which was designed in the 1920s by a Hungarian architect for a plot in Shanghai’s French quarter. The villa that local studio Atelier XÜK renovated and extended was originally designed by architect Ladislav Hudec. It is located in a part of the city known

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