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The exhibit pavilion for GB Gnudi Bruno works and researches on flexible and light temporary structures. It tries to represent products and technologies, involved to create extremely advanced and innovative packaging systems, that outline Bologna district worldwide known as the “packaging valley”. The module, with its infinite mash-up as structure, and the cardboard, with its layers and sides as material, are the generative, spatial, architectural and aesthetic elements of the project.
The bar is located in the heart of “G”shopping complex in Kfar Sava city, about 360 square meters that the customers requested to be adapted to the group's branding and design principles. The guiding principle behind the project was to create a feeling in which the interior would feel like the exterior, so two large olive trees were placed in the space with a common sitting around them. The main floor was paved with natural basalt stone of various sizes, which continues the appearance of the sidewalk from the outside to the interior. In the rear of the space, a wooden structure was erected in the appearance of a greenhouse to conceal the operational area of the site.
The city of Xi’an was once known as Chang’an the seat of several important dynasties in ancient China; today, it is home to the Xi’an Hi-tech Industries Development Zone, a leading center of technological development. This project involved the design of the YJY Maike Centre Flagship (Store), a bookstore and commercial complex occupying 4,500 m2 on the first and second floors of an elegant building in the Development Zone. The goal of the design was to create a place for encounters between people, cultures, and books from around the world by building on three remarkable features of the site: its location in an ancient city that boasts the extraordinary World Heritage Terracotta Army as well as the origin of the Silk Road; its luxurious surroundings, including a Grand Hyatt on the upper floors; and the elegant lines of the twin building.
Adjacent to Suzhou Canal which has inherited the cultural context of the South of the Yangtze River for thousands of years, the project features elegant and humanistic aesthetics, and fully shows people's imaginations and pursuit of an elegant lifestyle.
The smell of books, the coordinated combination of terrazzo and wood, and subtle detailing, together create a soft, elegant and harmonious atmosphere in the overall space, with fascinating texture.
In recent years the city of Haifa is undergoing a process of accelerated urban renewal. Opposite forces operate in an area that has been neglected and desolate for years, and seeking to instill in it seemingly contradictory values: Western influences vis-à-vis Oriental ones, local vis-à-vis foreign, Jewish vis-à-vis Arab, residential vis-à-vis commercial, innovation vis-à-vis traditionalism, and daily life vis-à-vis nightlife.
In the heart of this developing region, the Fattoush Bar & Gallery – a huge 650 square meter space dedicated entirely to culinary arts, arts and crafts – has recently been opened and is wisely using recycled design, furniture and décor that have been carefully collected from flea markets around the world. Thus the project puts itself at the forefront of the re-use trend, which now sets the tone for international architecture.
“When we started working on the project, we quickly realized that the real story here is the struggle itself, and the constant tension between the new and old elements that seek to determine the face of Haifa,” says Kfir Galatia-Azulay, an artist, architect and multidisciplinary designer and owner of the Tel Aviv office K.O.T Architects, who led the process along with entrepreneur Wadie Shahbarat.
Article source: TCA | Thier + Curran Architects Inc.
Located in Hamilton’s James Street North Arts District, this infill project includes a new restaurant complete with rear sunken patio. Though one storey in height, the building has been carefully crafted to fit into its taller surroundings with a dramatic, steeply pitched roof, giving the appearance of a multi-storey structure. This move affords soaring interior spaces with exposed wood trusses and skylights, all overlooking the street theatre of James Street North with oversized windows. The entry doors have been recessed from the street and surrounded by bold tile to create a strong sense of arrival.
The Regent Restaurant in Plotnikov lane is located in the building of the Arbat Hotel built during the Brezhnev era. In Soviet times, there was a wine bar located in a room with large stained-glass windows and an inner green garden, and the 2000s saw a sushi bar, where everything was decorated and modified beyond recognition. The ceiling was covered with three layers of suspended ceilings, the walls were partially covered with dark wood decorative panels and mirror sections. Original materials and features of the interior were discovered after thoroughly taking down the latest decor, and seemed possible to preserve and reconstruct.
The former governor of Abidjan’s residence was remodelled by architect Paola Bagna as 4* boutique hotel.
The design takes its cue from the Ivory Coast villa’s mid century style and tropical surroundings to charm guests with understated yet luxurious materials and forms.
Nestled between palm trees and tropical plants, this Le Corbusier inspired diamond in the rough had retained it’s appeal despite waterproofing and conservation problems. Over three years, Paola Bagna directed a renovation of the home, transforming it into a boutique hotel of 17 rooms including reception area, restaurant, meeting rooms / event space, bar, wellness area, indoor and outdoor lounges and a swimming pool.
The SPOJOVNA brewery is located on the border of three Prague districts – Chodov, Kunratice and Šeberov.
This area is unique for its composition of residents.
It is a blend of different worlds (which are also a beer names): študák, being represented by a student hostel, kravaťák – a business one in the nearby office park, and fešák – the common life of the housing estate inhabitants.
The Fakultat is a new bar in Odessa, which during the day works as a cafe. The premises of the former pharmacy, which is located in the educational district of Odessa, were reequipped for a new space, which could be transformed into various cultural events. The cafe is divided into 3 zones: a bar with a high landing, a low landing area with a terrace podium, as well as a shop area for records and books. In the evening, the cafe turns into a bar with the possibility of holding parties with DJs. The color spectrum of the project is made in bright colors, the flooring remains from previous owners of the premises.
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