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21-01-2022

GRNDCNTRL, a theatrical nightclub in Shanghai

Located in Shanghai's affluent Xintiandi district, the new GRNDCNTRL nightclub designed by the PIG DESIGN studio, led by architect Li Wenqiang, stands out from other Shanghai nightlife spots. Inspired by the metaphorical concept of a "theatre", the design elevates the hip-pop nightclub to the next level of evening entertainment.

20-01-2022

LIM Café in Suzhou Bay Sports Park, China, designed by Parallect Design

In Suzhou, China, in an area popular with tourists near Taihu Lake, the Parallect Design architecture studio has recently designed the LIM Café. A building that recalls the traditional hut-shaped wooden structures typical of local architecture – and the pre-existing structure on which the architects intervened – but which, at the same time, differs from these thanks to its mirror façades that reflect the local context, creating an important reference point for the park.

29-09-2021

MVRDV interior design for Casa Camper in Berlin

In Berlin, in the vibrant central Mitte district, Café Camaleon was recently completed. The project was designed by MVRDV and GRAS Arquitectos, with Berlin architect Laura V Rave, for Casa Camper Berlin, the second hotel of the well-known shoe brand Camper. The interior project combines three functions in the same place: the hotel lobby, a cafeteria-restaurant and the brand showroom. The use of a striking colour gradient, achieved by carefully selecting details and materials, creates an important visual appeal in the urban context.

10-09-2021

Vudafieri-Saverino Partners Interior Design for Terrazza Aperol in Venice

Venice has a contemporary, cosmopolitan new version of the traditional Venetian osteria, known as the “bacaro”, featuring interior design by Vudafieri-Saverino Partners. "Terrazza Aperol" is the Campari Group brand’s first flagship store, in which the interior design reinterprets details of the Venetian tradition and showcases the brand’s iconic orange colour.

06-08-2021

Neri & Hu: The Relic Shelter, teahouse in Fuzhou, China

A precious object, a system for sheltering it, an interface with the city: these are the many levels on which the new teahouse in Fuzhou, China designed by Neri & Hu may be interpreted, as a precious wooden structure dating back to the Qing dynasty becomes the core of a copper and concrete shell.

23-06-2021

The Garden Café designed by Steyn Studio for Bosjes, South Africa, in partnership with SquareOne, Meyers and Liam Mooney

London-based architecture firm Steyn Studio has recently completed an educational garden for the South African Bosjes Estate, which is in turn complemented by a café and gift shop. Over the course of the design and construction phases, Steyn Studio partnered with other professionals such as landscape architects SquareOne and designer Liam Mooney, long-time interior designer for the renowned estate on the Western Cape. The structure, made from dramatically curved oak beams, creates the impression of a woven fabric emerging from the ground, at once evoking the structures of both traditional Bushman homes and the Dutch colonial homes dating back to the end of the 17th century.

20-05-2021

Coffee and local history: Arquetipo’s Casa Zaragoza

Arquetipo Arquitectura Práctica built Casa Zaragoza, a café in the heart of the city of Veracruz, in the Mexican state of the same name: a convivial place where history meets the contemporary world, in a welcoming atmosphere where the architects expertly use traditional materials to create a spatial narration with a contemporary appeal.

20-04-2021

Black and green, the trendiest new colours in the kitchen, in SapienStone’s Black Diamond and Alpi Chiaro Venato

SapienStone high-tech ceramic surfaces stand out in the world of kitchen design for their unique technical properties, including resistance, versatility and easy cleaning. The vast SapienStone catalogue with its great variety of refined hues includes two of the most popular colours for kitchens in 2021: black, as in Black Diamond, and the deep green of Alpi Chiaro Venato, particularly appealing solutions adding character and elegance to kitchens in traditional or contemporary style

12-04-2021

ORA’s Winery Nešetřil in Znojmo

The architects of Czech studio ORA have built a winery in their home town, Znojmo, blending local history with contemporary conviviality, using carefully chosen construction materials in a prestigious landscape and urban setting.