Here, the border between the kitchen and the table is abolished. Arvi is a restaurant where the cooks are also the waiters. This unique concept has been a pretty good challenge, as Quebec-based Parka’s team had to find a solution to integrate a central kitchen in a small space. Parka worked with food service consultants and… [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]
Aesop boutique designed by _naturehumaine
_naturehumaine’s design concept of the Aesop boutique is inspired by the geography and particular topography of Vancouver Bay and takes up the theme of contrast to propose an interior design where borders are opposed and materials respond by symmetry. Taking its name from its Amerindian origins, Kitsilano really took off in the 50s and 60s… [Read More]
adidas x CNCPTS – The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is the third collaboration between adidas and CNCPTS. Conceived and designed by the Sid Lee and Sid Lee Architecture team, The Sanctuary is discreetly nestled in the basement of one of Boston’s oldest commercial streets at 73 Newbury Street. More than a store. It’s a place of worship, where fans can gather, revere… [Read More]
Courcelette residence by _naturehumaine
The first step _naturehumaine took for this detached house from the late 1940s was to open the rear facade onto the garden with a 24-foot (7.4 m) sliding bay window. By taking away the intermediary support element, this intervention removes the barriers to the outdoor terrace. A metal trellis awning framing the wide opening filters… [Read More]
‘We Are The People’ concept store opens at Aïshti with design by RG/Architects
High-end clothing store Aïshti collaborative concept titled ‘We Are The People’ is set on the fourth level of their Beirut flagship store. Designed by contemporary architects RG/A and curated by fashion director Mouna Harati, We Are The People is a place to discover an exclusive selection of Aïshti’s specialty pieces and as the brand describes… [Read More]
Windowinthesky office by Ippolito Fleitz Group
In a business world characterized by a progressive digitalisation of work processes and increased staff mobility, locations and elements of emotion and identity become central to the concept of modern working environments. As technological advances break the traditional connection between work and workplace, increasingly mobile work opportunities arise. Consequently, today’s “Activity Based Design” needs to… [Read More]
Noma 2.0 by BIG
Since opening, noma has been at the forefront of gastronomy and creativity. The restaurant, recognized four times as best in the world by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, last year closed its doors to the 16th-century harborside warehouse that had been its home for fourteen years. After over three years of planning, noma’s new home… [Read More]
Wein&Co by BEHF Architects
Close to the St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, the popular Austrian bar and restaurant chain Wein & Co has opened a new branch. The reason for completely renovating the already existing catering area of a Gründerzeit building was the possibility to extend the company to three levels and to modernize them. On an area of… [Read More]
Modern Argentinian restaurant Bochinche by Viewport Studio
London and Singapore based design agency Viewport Studio have created the interior of modern Argentinian restaurant Bochinche, owned by the SPA ESPRIT GROUP, in a traditional shophouse in the Chinatown district of Singapore. Contemporary Surrealism Bochinche, the word for ‘gossip’ in Latin American Spanish, has been conceived as a casual, lively yet sophisticated space where… [Read More]
