Tag Wood

13-11-2018

Wood-effect kitchen countertops: SapienStone’s new Rovere collection

All the warmth of wood and the strength of top-quality porcelain in a single product. SapienStone, the first Iris Ceramica Group brand focusing entirely on surfaces for the kitchen, now offers a new Rovere (oak) texture in the colours Baio (Bay) and Buckskin. A designer collection offering all the key benefits of porcelain: strength, non-absorbency and compactness

05-11-2018

BIG Bjarke Ingels Group designs a restaurant village

The new noma restaurant village, named the world’s best restaurant four times, was recently completed to plans by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.

01-11-2018

O&O Baukunst Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin

October 26 saw the inauguration of the new Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin named after actor Ernst Busch. The project by O&O Baukunst architects has made the building into an urban landmark that cannot go unnoticed and preserves the memory of the site.

22-10-2018

Henley Halebrown, De Beauvoir Block

RIBA London Award 2018 winner De Beauvoir Block in London is by UK architecture practice Henley Halebrown, who came up with new workspaces for creative businesses in this characteristic semi-industrial terrace, also adding a central external courtyard and rooftop studios.

17-10-2018

Olson Kundig: Jim Olson’s personal refuge in Longbranch

Jim Olson is an architect who grew up near Seattle, where his studio Olson Kundig is now based, who has a particular interest in the history of his family. The family’s cabin in Longbranch has been transformed over the years to offer a comfortable retreat far removed from the noise and bustle of the city