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    Impress dental clinic in Barcelona features smile-shaped timber partitions

    Pine-wood partition walls that curve upwards like smiles carve up the interior of this dental clinic in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Raúl Sanchez Architects. Impress is spread across the ground and basement level of a historical building at the heart of Barcelona. The clinic differentiates itself from other dentists by offering online treatments that reduce […] More

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    Culdesac designs coherent interiors for Consum supermarket in Benicàssim

    Creative consultancy Culdesac has designed a store for supermarket chain Consum in Benicàssim, Spain, with simple, stripped-back interiors to make the shop’s arrangement understandable. Valencia-based Culdesac designed the arrangement, signage and furniture of the store, which will serve as a model for Consum’s future shops, to be clearer and easier to understand than traditional supermarkets. “Stores should be designed […] More

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    Arched terracotta volume tops Delfino Lozano's Guadalajara apartment complex

    Mexican architect Delfino Lozano has turned a family home in Guadalajara into four apartments detailed with blue-painted beams and arched doorways. Lozano created four one-bedroom residences in a two-storey property located in the Santa Teresita neighbourhood of the Mexican city. The architect said he designed the complex, called House B836, to follow as much of […] More

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    Studio Goss uses concrete and plaster for Armadillo & Co showroom in Sydney

    Concrete, plaster and tiled surfaces offer a “quiet” backdrop to the pieces on display in this pared-back rug showroom in Sydney, Australia, designed by Studio Goss. Armadillo & Co is situated in the trendy neighbourhood of Surry Hills and is the third showroom that the Los Angeles-based luxury rug brand has opened in Australia. As […] More

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    10 miniature clay homes created in self-isolation

    Instagram users have shared the tiny clay versions of their ideal homes they created to keep busy while in isolation. The clay sets were created for a competition that Brooklyn designer Eny Lee Parker launched on Instagram, just as New York began to tighten measures amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I started three weeks ago when […] More

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    Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten refreshes Antwerp attic with pops of yellow

    Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten has converted a dark and dusty attic in Antwerp into a living space that features arched portals, curvy furniture and yellow decor accents. The attic – which was previously just used for storage – is set within a young family’s home in Kasterlee, a municipality that’s 45 minutes drive from central […] More

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    Daytrip digs beneath east London townhouse to create contemporary living spaces

    White-washed walls, Douglas fir joinery and creamy furnishings appear inside this east London home, which design studio Daytrip has renovated and expanded by excavating its basement. The five-storey Powerscroft Road townhouse is situated in the neighbourhood of Clapton and had previously been host to several “unloved” living spaces. A majority of the rooms were plastered […] More

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    Urban Cabin is a micro apartment in Italy with custom seating and storage

    Architect Francesca Perani has transformed the porch of an Italian villa into a 25-square-metre micro-apartment suitable for self-isolation with plenty of hidden storage. Designed for a local couple, Urban Cabin replaces the porch of a house in Albino, a small town in the Italian province of Bergamo. Perani’s renovation, completed with the help of interior designer […] More