The Old War Office in Whitehall, London
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Memo Architectuur organises Belgian home renovation around concrete spiral staircase
This rehabilitation of a run-down row house in Mortsel, Belgium, created by local studio Memo Architectuur, features a spiral staircase…
Oskar Kohnen fills “well-curated” London office with mid-century modern furniture
A Mayfair office has been furnished by London studio Oskar Kohnen with mid-century modern and contemporary objects that “are so…
Parisian restaurant: Brazilian-informed murals bring character
The interiors of Parisian restaurant was designed by artist Florence Bamberger and architect Arnaud Behzadi, combining elements of Brazilian and…
Plantea Estudio plays with light and shadow for Acid cafe interior
The cafe and bakery inside an early 20th-century structure in Madrid was completed by the Spanish studio Plantea Estudio, which…
KPF releases images of 520 Fifth Avenue supertall skyscraper
The supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that is now under construction and has arched windows has been revealed in photos…
Populous designs “modular” Cricket World Cup stadium
Global design firm Populous has revealed plans for a makeshift Cricket World Cup stadium that will be built in New…
Hines Collective Creates an Artful Museum Tower Apartment
Developed in 1982 as part of a makeover of the Museum of Modern Art complex, César Pelli’s 52-story condo on…
Transform Spaces With Felt Right Eco-Tiles
Research suggests that settings with poor acoustics can exacerbate symptoms of exhaustion, agitation, and difficulty focusing. In actuality, noise damages…
Google’s Mountain View, California Campus is a Biophilic Haven
Google tasked BIG and Heatherwick Studio with designing the architecture for its first purpose-built campus, a 1.1 million-square-foot, three-building complex…
First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden
The wood technology business Modvion constructed a tower in Sweden that is home to the world’s first fully operational timber…
Lovers Unite revives interiors of mid-century Silver Lake home
The 1950s house with expansive views of the Los Angeles hills has been revitalized by the California design studio Lovers…
Manna hotel: Historic sanatorium in Greek mountain forest
Architectural firms K-Studio and Monogon from Greece transformed the shuttered Manna Sanatorium in southern Greece’s Arcadia region into an opulent…
PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms
Located on Kenya’s Manda Island, this vacation house created by the Italian architectural studio PAT features terraces and open-air bedrooms…
Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home
A Victorian terrace house in south London was expanded by the local firm Oliver Leech Architects, who added a four-meter-wide…
UNStudio reveals plans for world’s tallest Ferris wheel in Seoul
The Seoul Twin Eye spokeless Ferris wheel, which will be built as an intersecting double-ring tower above a cultural complex,…
Daniel Canda adds “suspended glass box” to 1980s residence
An Argentine country club home from the 1980s was restored by the local architectural firm Daniel Canda & Asociados, who…
This Law Firm Office is Hospitality Chic
This cutting-edge Clayton, Missouri Law Firm Office, Husch Blackwell, makes a name for itself as an industry leader right away….
A Must-See Country House in Muskoka, Canada
This two-story, 2,200-square-foot Country House in Lake Rosseau, Muskoka, is purposefully simple. A pitched roof above an upper-level great room…
Roar Designs a Showroom Bursting With Color for Jaipur Rugs
The hand-knotted carpets from Jaipur Rugs liven up not just the floors. But also the walls and several staircases of…
Studio NAAW uncovers Soviet-era details in restaurant interior
Retaining existing elements of the 1950s architecture, local firm NAAW Studio transformed a former Soviet railway workers’ housing block into…
