Architecture firm RG/A is continuing with its transformation of Beirut’s nightlife with the launch of AHM – a ground-breaking dance pantheon located in Beirut, Lebanon. Anchored on the upcoming Waterfront District, the new nightclub is situated on 1200-square-metres of reclaimed land and features a temple-like open top design that aims to reignite the imagination of… [Read More]
LOOP by Quentin de Coster
LOOP is a minimal candle holder whose design comes from merging diameters of tea light candles and ordinary candles. It provides just the right space for those candles, allowing you to combine them in one object. Crafted from cast iron LOOP has a durable rustic surface and is available in five different colours. Facts Design: Quentin… [Read More]
RG/A design fine jewellery & concept store located in Downtown Beirut
The interior architecture was designed in close collaboration with Indian-Lebanese siblings Maya, Meena and Zeenat Mukhi and Rabih Geha Architects (RG/A) were challenged with interpreting and reflecting the organic aesthetic of the sisters’ jewellery design whilst providing a modernist, luxurious showroom to act as the brands first flagship store. The Mukhi Sisters gave RG/A freedom… [Read More]
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall by LTL Architects
For this important lecture space in McKim, Mead and White’s historic Pulitzer Hall at Columbia University’s School of Journalism, the LTL Architects’ design was intentionally developed to have a dual personality. To accommodate the broad range of functions required, from lectures to classes to film screenings, the plan is open to multiple configurations via a… [Read More]
VICE Office by Martha Franco Architecture & Design
The Quebec head office for VICE, an edgy media outlet that was founded in Montreal, Canada, represents a return to roots for the company. The project is located in a former printing workshop full of history in Griffintown, an ex-industrial neighbourhood. Given this setting, Martha Franco Architecture & Design, partnering with Roker construction, aimed to… [Read More]
The Transformation of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, as Seen by its Designers
Working closely with owner Ivanhoé Cambridge and operator Fairmont Hotels, Sid Lee Architecture crafted a vision for the hotel’s repositioning, and developed architecture and interior design concepts to make it happen. The project was executed by the architectural consortium of Sid Lee Architecture | Architecture49, with general contractor Pomerleau. We designed the renewed hotel experience… [Read More]
White Monkey Pizza Lab & Bar by Ippolito Fleitz Group
Everybody knows it, everybody loves it: pizza. Think of a pizzeria and you’ll immediately have a familiar picture and set of emotions in mind. Memories, colours, smells are all conjured up in our mind’s eye. The concept of White Monkey Pizza Lab & Bar for Marché International by Ippolito Fleitz Group plays with these familiar elements,… [Read More]
Menu Space by Norm Architects
Menu Space is a newly finished showroom, office, and café, designed by Norm Architects, specifically for Danish design company MENU. With the goal of building a community around Menu as a design brand, Menu Space is a new creative initiative aimed at bringing likeminded creative thinkers closer to the brand and encouraging them to share their… [Read More]
Lemay + Toker Redefines Cultural Landmark with Hudson Block Design
Calgary-based Lemay + Toker, the product of a merger between architecture and interior design firm Toker + Associates and Montreal-based integrated services leader Lemay, has worked with community stakeholders and two valued clients to reinvent the historic Hudson Block in downtown Calgary as an inviting, community-oriented space showcasing local artists and the latest in retail… [Read More]
Four-Season Work and Play Areas at Ubisoft Quebec City
Ubisoft’s 400 video game creators located in Quebec City, Canada have been settling in to their new workspaces since last May. An ambitious relocation project, the design of this new studio was done in an integrated way under the direction of the firm Coarchitecture, mandated by Ubisoft Quebec for this architectural challenge. The lighting of… [Read More]