The new Chicago Flagship celebrates the pure simplicity and enduring authenticity of McDonalds, welcoming both residents and visitors to a playful and informal gathering place in the heart of the city.
The site is a full city block, just steps off Michigan Avenue, occupied since 1983 by the iconic “Rock ‘n Roll” McDonalds that emphasized drive through services. The new design re-balances car-pedestrian traffic creating a city oasis where people can eat, drink and meet. Green space is expanded over 400%, producing a new park-like amenity for a dense area of the city.
A generous solar pergola visually unites the restaurant into a single volume. Beneath this “big roof”, indoor dining areas, contained in a pure glass box, are seamlessly connected to outdoor spaces. The new kitchen reuses the footprint and structure of the previous store and comprises a second concrete clad box.
Wine Happens is a new project by the team behind Moscow’s popular Beer Happens bar Timur Abuzyarov and Roman Vorotnikov. The new establishment is located near Patriarch’s Ponds, in an upscale neighbourhood full of bars and restaurants.
V12 Architects was commissioned to radically alter the existing space under tight time constraints – design and construction had to be completed within two months – and to transform it into a new restaurant with a signature menu and a wine list. The goal was to create an intimate atmosphere for a relaxing dinner accompanied by a glass of wine.
Ted Ostiense is the result of a well established partnership with the entrepreneur Stefano Aprile. Following the first Ted which is located in Prati neighborhood in Rome, the new space in Ostiense area is more oriented to the nightlife. The interior has a different spacial layout and new custom design but keeps a sense of continuity between the first restaurant.
The main theme is the layering of different materials and constructive systems which all tie in harmoniously. The purpose was to enhance the historicity of the site avoiding a vintage effect.
Arvi is a restaurant where the cooks are also the waiters. This unique concept has been a pretty good challenge, as our team had to find a solution to integrate a central kitchen in a small space.Parka worked with food service consultants and kitchen equipment specialists to precisely define the circulations of the staff and the work’s logistics.
Bringing modernity to the five-star hotel culture: new architecture comes to life in Rome combining history and creativity with auteur design. This was the goal of Studio Marco Piva when designing The Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel, which has recently opened to the public following 11 months of works.
The new hotel is part of Unica Collection, which chose to collaborate with the “The Autograph Collection” brand – the Marriott group’s exclusive portfolio of upscale hotels – to put this facility on international circuits, after bringing the building back to its original function. In fact, initially it was the hotel Bologna in via Santa Chiara, before becoming seat of the Senate of the Republic offices.
Meow Restaurant is a cat-themed cafe that explores the fun of space. The café is transformed from a red-wall warehouse built in the 1990s. With the location of Butterfield & Swire’s Godowns & Wharf, which is popular among the citizens, the café is not only a place for fifty lovely cats, but also for cat lovers to have parties, enjoy meals and hold pet salon.
With the concept of a sharing space for both people and cats, the challenge of this project is to keep balance between the spaces for the two users.
All the scales and designs of the project are related to cats. In response to the “forest” as the client referred to, by using an abstract design method, E Studio uses blocks and platform devices to connect different spaces instead of illustrating a real forest.
Concrete is proud to announce the opening of Hotel Norge in Bergen; a new home for travellers with a curious mind. Hotel Norge embraces Bergen’s history and combines it with an international and contemporary lifestyle. The design is highlighted by the eternal sunshine of the giant sun in the lobby, a surprising feature hidden in the heart of the building.
The area of intelligent medical islands is 34 hectares. Once constructed, the project will be the demonstration base of Shanghai intelligent medical innovation, creating more than 500,000 sqm working area for intelligent medicine subdivisions such as intelligent apparatus, precision medicine, testing and R&D, Stem Cell and Regenerative Research, etc.
Article source: Q&A – Quarta & Armando Architecture Design Research
With a history of 3500 years, Wuhan is not only one of the most ancient and populated metropolitan cities in China, but also the thriving heart of Central China’s economic and cultural development. As the city rapidly changes so does the taste of its inhabitants, and while local food retains its almost legendary fame, customers are increasingly eager for innovative culinary experiences.
Narnia is an imaginary land created by a space of fantasy.
As vivid stories overlap with actual places, the epic scenery of Narnia’s program box makes one remember the space that appears in reality, as a fantasy. Like Jean Baudrillard said, perhaps hyper-reality is being used as a strategy to conceal reality in the real world. Just as Disneyland exists, imitating children, to turn adults’ childishness into fantasy, we dream of unfamiliar routines in an imaginary world created by hyperreality, which feels more real than reality.
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