SR Ice Cream Miyakojima: A Local Ice Cream Experience
Spatial Experience and the Moment of TransitionDespite the project’s small footprint, the store was designed to offer visitors a calm…
Interior Design
Interior Design: Human-Centered Spaces and Sensory Architecture
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When Did the Toilet Enter the House?
The history of the bathroom is a non-linear evolution of waste management, bathing, and water access. While ancient civilizations integrated…
Nectar Oum: Shaping Spatial Identity Through Central Organization
Shaping Identity from the Remnants of Leftover SpaceAt the heart of a food court, the Nectar Oum project occupies a…
Green Sandwich House: A New Vision for Residential Renovation
Spatial Transition and Rediscovering Latent PotentialThe renovation of existing buildings places architects before the challenge of engaging with previous structural…
Blue Bottle Coffee Harajuku Redefines Urban Tranquility
Visual Contrast and Spatial SegmentationThe architectural response of the Blue Bottle Coffee Harajuku café by TEKI Design extends beyond simply…
Higienópolis Apartment Through Floor Plan Reorganization
Deconstructing Mass and Containing Spatial FlowThe transformation of this apartment, located in the Higienópolis district, is rooted in an architectural…
Marset Barcelona Balances History and Contemporary Design
Eclectic Composition and the Balance Between Past and PresentThe project’s architectural identity is founded on an eclectic design language that…
Mimado Restaurant: Materials and Double-Height Spaces
Spatial Transition and Scale Management at the EntranceThe spatial experience begins at the threshold between the exterior and interior, where…
The Room That Stopped Being a Room
Argentine football culture transforms ordinary locations into talismans believed to influence outcomes through ritual and association. By preserving specific rooms…
Moooi’s Adaptive Interiors: Human–Technology Interaction
Temporal and Spatial Interaction in Interior SpacesInterior spaces are typically characterized by stability once they have been fully furnished; however,…
La Ruche: Rethinking Vertical Living and Spatial Functionality
The Dialectic of Vertical Form and Spatial DynamismThe “La Ruche” residential unit goes beyond the conventional approach of small houses…
Wuxi MixC Mall Interior Design Inspired by Nature
Urban Vitality and the Extension of the Natural LandscapeThe interior design of Wuxi MixC Mall transcends the conventional concept of…
Design Reduction at Fuwa Fuwa Golden Square
Dialogue Between Mass and Light: Crafting a Sensory Experience Through Color and CurvatureThe spatial identity of the project is built…
Teppanyaki Restaurant: Kinetic Scenography of Mass and Space
Material Contrast and the Dialectic of the Scenographic SpaceThe walls of the interior void are founded on a raw material…
Architecture of Sleep: How Acoustic Spaces Shape Our Motor Skills During Daytime Naps
Targeted Memory Reactivation Opens New Horizons for the Design of Physical Therapy Rooms and Musical-Sports FacilitiesIn the relentless pursuit of…
When Color Becomes an Acoustic Decision: Dark Materials, Absorbent Surfaces, and What the Architect Sees but Doesn’t Hear
In modern cinema halls, the choice of dark materials is far more than an aesthetic decision — it is an acoustic contract. This article explores how sound absorption coefficients, reverberation times, and immersive audio formats like Dolby Atmos demand that architects and interior designers understand acoustic physics from the earliest material specification stages, not as an afterthought outsourced to engineers.
Matanzas Beach House: Topography and Functional Flexibility
Response to Natural TopographyThe house is located on a slope descending toward Matanzas Beach, and its design is based on…
House in Miyakonojo: Redefining Privacy and Openness
Returning Home as a Spatial ProcessReturning home is understood here as an intentional process rather than a mere spatial transition….
Byron Bay Tiny Home Interior Design and Space Organization
Internal Organization in Tiny HomesThe Byron Bay model is used as a case study to understand how spatial constraints are…
The Samuel Project: Redefining Non-Towable Tiny Houses
Reframing the Concept of Space in Tiny HousesMost tiny houses are built on the idea of sacrificing spatial comfort in…
Gourmega: Waste and Value in Interior Design
Waste as Part of the Interior Design ProcessMany interior design projects rely on achieving a perfect visual image, which sometimes…
