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  • C+ Architects mingles old and new inside Restaurant Ya in Beijing

    A century-old tree soars up through the roof of this restaurant in Beijing, which C+ Architects has decked out with rammed-earth tiles, travertine and timber. Restaurant Ya is nestled amongst the houses, temples and office buildings of the Dafangjia Hutong in Beijing, serving up dishes inspired by the cuisine of China’s Yunnan region. It previously […] More

  • Jürgen Vandewalle arranges Ghent penthouse around three blocks of furniture

    A “bed-cabinet”, kitchen island and boxed-in bathroom help organise the floor plan of the Spinmolenplein penthouse in Ghent designed by Jürgen Vandewalle. The 60-square-metre Spinmolenplein apartment is located on the top floor of the tallest residential building in the Ghent, which rises up 25 storeys. It was erected in the 1970s in an area that […] More

  • AHEAD Americas hospitality awards winners to be announced at VDF ceremony tomorrow

    The winners of the AHEAD Americas awards will be announced tomorrow in a virtual ceremony broadcast on Dezeen as part of Virtual Design Festival. The ceremony will take place from 9:00am LA time/12:00pm New York time/5:00pm UK time and will be broadcast on Dezeen’s YouTube channel as well as on the Virtual Design Festival homepage. […] More

  • Athena Calderone revitalises her Long Island home with plaster walls and vintage finds

    New York designer Athena Calderone has renovated her mid-century home in the Long Island town of Amagansett with plaster walls, linen fabric, marble and second-hand finds. Calderone originally redesigned the house when she purchased it in 2009 with the help of her neighbour, Paul Masi, the founder of local firm Bates Masi Architects. Ten years […] More

  • Azab carries out colourful update of Inner Home apartment in Bilbao

    A bubblegum-pink corridor and a forest green kitchen feature inside this Bilbao apartment, which architecture studio Azab has brightened up with bold hues. The flat is set inside a 1970s residential block and belongs to a young woman who, after living abroad for a few years, wanted to settle back in her home city of […] More

  • Studio Bright extends Ruckers Hill House to make room for rest and play

    The two-floor extension that Studio Bright has added to this Edwardian family home in Melbourne includes fun features like a theatre-style sitting room and a pool that resembles a Roman bath. The Edwardian-era home is perched on the peak of Ruckers Hill in Melbourne’s Northcote suburb, looking out over the city. Inside it had a […] More

  • Note Design Studio inserts colour-block rooms into The Mantelpiece Loft in Stockholm

    The colourful bedrooms that Note Design Studio has slotted beneath the roof of this Stockholm loft apartment are meant to resemble “life-sized building blocks”. The Mantelpiece Loft had been purchased by a couple with two children, who were both keen to have separate bedrooms in their new home – but this proved impossible with the […] More

  • “The office will continue to be a vital part of most of our lives” says Helen Berresford

    The coronavirus pandemic will not kill the office, but we will see some striking changes when we return to work, says Helen Berresford, head of Sheppard Robson’s interiors studio. Post-pandemic offices will be reduced to 20 per cent occupancy, shared spaces will have to be rethought and a “pandemic mode” may be introduced to some workspaces, […] More