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25-04-2022

Beautiful and pragmatic design by PAPOUSEK & SILHAN ARCHITECTS in Ostravice

The Czech PAPOUSEK & SILHAN ARCHITECTS studio has designed the maintenance complex for the Golf & Ski Resort in Ostravice. Three houses and a courtyard accommodate the necessary functions, without sacrificing beauty, all in full respect of the natural context in which the complex is set, in the Beskydy Mountains.

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.

01-10-2021

Gonzalez Haase AAS architecture firm designs Aera, a bakery in Berlin-Mitte, in Germany

The Berlin-based Gonzalez Haase AAS architecture firm has designed the second location of Aera, a bakery specialising in gluten-free products that also includes a café area. All in an intense lapis lazuli blue, overlooking the central Rosenthaler Platz square in Berlin.

22-09-2021

In Montreal, vacant shops become studios for emerging artists

Thanks to the Créer des Ponts ("Building Bridges") project, created through the alliance between the downtown commercial real estate community and representatives of the Canadian city’s vibrant visual arts ecosystem, 30 vacant retail spaces in 22 buildings in Montreal’s city centre have recently become art studios for 60 emerging artists.

09-09-2021

A long history: ORA Architects’ Kocanda Kravsko

Czech studio ORA Architects has completed the first stage in conversion of a former ceramic factory in Moravia into a venue for social events and farm holidays, with refurbishment of the Baroque building in the centre of the complex, which was originally built as a coach inn on the road between Prague and Vienna.

02-09-2021

Liquid Landscape by Studio Roosegaarde for Arte Sella

Since a few days, Italy can also boast an installation by the Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde. At the Arte Sella contemporary open-air museum in the Malga Costa area of Borgo Valsugana in Trentino-Alto Adige, Liquid Landscape is a work of art waiting to be experienced.

30-08-2021

A holiday in the local history, aoe architects

Beijing-based aoe architects designed the Guilin Lebei Homestay Hotel in Guilin, a popular tourist destination in Guangxi. The only materials used for the 13 flats in this diffuse hotel are those in harmony with the geographical and historical context.

19-08-2021

Rooms without a view. Strangers by Wutopia Lab in China

The project Strangers, by Chinese studio Wutopia Lab, investigates our relationship with holiday destinations and how we position ourselves in an unfamiliar environment. They asked themselves: should we really seek dialogue at all costs, or is it better to be a little more reserved? Strangers has 7-metre-high walls, with a monastic feel, but without denying the possibility of togetherness.

13-08-2021

Architecture books for the summer and beyond

For those on holiday or simply want to take an imaginary trip from the comfort of their own homes, we recommend four books from Phaidon, ranging from holidays in nature to the ocean and the mountains. These are books where you will find refuges, villas, and residences by well-known and lesser-known architects located in genuinely unique natural settings.