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      Ten kitchens with polished granite surfaces

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      The durable, stain-resistant qualities of granite make it a choice material for kitchens. Our latest lookbook showcases 10 kitchens on Dezeen that celebrate the light-coloured stone.

      Waterproof and scratch-resistant, the igneous rock granite has been used in construction and interior design for centuries.
      Today, the versatile material is often used as an alternative to marble to top kitchen counters and work surfaces, as well as in bathrooms or on floors.
      From a large grey granite kitchen island in a Mexican apartment to a chevron-patterned granite floor in a London house, the examples below showcase the many ways in which the stone can be used to furnish kitchens.
      This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks homes with characterful floating staircases that appear to defy gravity, atriums that brighten and expand residential spaces and calm green bedrooms that showcase the power of natural colours.

      Photo is by Federica Carlet403 Greenwich, US, by Stefano Pasqualetti
      A mix of materials including steel, marble, granite and wood were peppered throughout this New York residence, which Italian architect Stefano Pasqualetti aimed to make feel “soothing and timeless”.
      In the open-plan kitchen, which offers views onto Tribeca’s West Historic District neighbourhood, walnut cabinets are fitted with granite worktops while a standout blackened metal staircase runs through the property’s core.
      Find out more about 403 Greenwich ›
      Photo is by Ståle EriksenGrove Park, UK, by O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects 
      Designed for a client with a keen interest in the outdoors, Grove Park is a terraced house that offers expansive views of the greenery and wild woodland outside.
      London-based studio O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects paired the ash-lined kitchen interior with creamy Shivakashi granite countertops and splashback and polished concrete flooring, which was cast in situ.
      Find out more about Grove Park ›
      Photo is by Denilson MachadoDN Apartment, Brasil, by BC Arquitetos
      Located in a 1970s building in the Jardins neighbourhood of São Paulo, this 230-square-metre apartment was designed for a landscape architect by local studio BC Arquitetos.
      The apartment comprises a primarily warm natural walnut interior that is complemented with harder materials, such as concrete columns, stone flooring and granite countertops. A collection of mid-20th century art adds the finishing touch.
      Find out more about DN Apartment ›
      Photo is by Joana França308 S, Brazil, by Bloco Arquiteos
      Brazilian architecture studio Bloco Arquitetos transformed 308 S, an apartment in Brasília, by removing several walls and reconfiguring the challenging layout to make it more open plan.
      To add to the stripped-back look, the architects opted for a neutral colour palette, while pale granite was used for the kitchen and bathroom countertops and flooring.
      Find out more about 308 S›
      Photo is by José HeviaVillarroel Apartment, Spain, by Raúl Sánchez Architects
      The three main areas inside this apartment in Barcelona are distinguished by contrasting materials rather than traditional walls, making it appear more spacious and flexible.
      Wooden floors and white-washed walls define the living area while functional spaces such as the kitchen – where a granite breakfast island takes centre stage – are completed in shades of grey.
      Find out more about Villarroel Apartment ›
      Photo is by Onnis LuqueCasa Nicté-Ha, Mexico, by Di Frenna Arquitectos
      A large granite kitchen island with an adjoining wooden counter is positioned in the middle of the double-height kitchen and dining area inside Casa Nicté-Ha, a home designed by Di Frenna Arquitectos in Colima City, Mexico.
      Elsewhere in the three-bedroom house, the studio mixed dark and light decor including white-painted walls, warm wood and concrete floors and exposed steel beams.
      Find out more about Casa Nicté-Ha ›
      Photo is by Serena EllerDiplomat Apartment, Italy, by 02A
      Antique and mid-century furnishings join sleek, contemporary cabinetry to create this one-bedroom flat in Rome by local architecture and interiors studio 02A.
      The stateless diplomat who owns and lives in the dwelling wanted to make his home a sanctuary filled with items he collected during his trips abroad.
      Find out more about Diplomat Apartment ›
      Photo is by NosheArt-Apart, Germany, by Raum404
      Swiss-based studio Raum404 chose to keep the interiors as minimal, white and spacious as possible in its renovation of Art-Apart, a 19th-century apartment-cum-gallery in Berlin.
      The artist owner tasked the studio with creating a space that could be opened up to the public for exhibitions, which resulted in furniture that could be folded up and plenty of white cupboards that could conceal personal belongings.
      Find out more about Art-Apart ›

      Hackney House, UK, by Applied Studio
      Black timber decor and plenty of windows were installed in architecture and interior design studio Applied Studio’s overhaul of this house in east London’s Hackney.
      Afterward, the studio fitted the glass extension that houses the kitchen and dining table with chevron-patterned granite flooring.
      Find out more about Hackney House ›
      Photo is by French + TyeGolden Lane, UK, by Archmongers
      Quirky modernist elements such as pops of primary colours and glossy furnishings were reinstated by Archmongers in its renovation of this 1950s flat in an inner city London estate.
      In the peninsula kitchen, which is separated from the dining area by chunky white door frames, white cabinets are topped with steel, while grey terrazzo with granite chips highlights the counter end and splashback.
      Find out more about Golden Lane ›
      This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing residential interiors bolstered by exposed wooden beams, living spaces with glossy surfaces that create depth and dimension and gardens with swimming pools that are made for summer.

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      Balenciaga opens tinted-glass couture store beneath historic Paris atelier

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      Fashion house Balenciaga has opened a couture store with smoked-glass-panelled walls in the same building as its original couture salon in Paris.

      The store is located beneath Balenciaga’s historic atelier at 10 Avenue George V, which was recently renovated to exactly replicate the interior of the original couture salon that was first opened in 1937.
      The interior of the store was clad in tinted glass”The newly renovated space at 10 Avenue George V is dedicated to preserving Balenciaga’s heritage in its original couture location, first opened in 1937, as well as creating a couture for today,” said the brand.
      The design of the store beneath the couture salon was created by long-time Balenciaga collaborator Sub, a Berlin-based architecture studio that was founded by Niklas Bildstein Zaar and Andrea Faraguna.
      The store is located in the same building as Balenciaga’s original couture salonThe boutique’s exterior is marked by oversized serif Balenciaga signage, a nod to Balenciaga’s 20th-century branding that also forms a distinction from the narrow, sans serif typeface that currently identifies the brand.

      Beneath the signage, four arched openings frame swooping curtains that are given a golden hue by the brown-tinted glazing.
      Grey curtains zone spaces throughout the storeThe interior of the couture store echoes Balenciaga’s raw architecture concept, which was applied internationally across the interior of its stores, but this edition has been clad in panels of tinted glass instead of concrete.
      Between the unfinished but glass-clad walls, ash-hued curtains conceal carpeted areas while wrinkled-leather ottomans were placed throughout the two-storey store.

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      Wrought iron balustrades and a curving marble staircase, with glass panelling slotted around it, hint at the building’s history and the former decor and interior scheme of the atelier above.
      “The concept of the couture store is a gateway to couture, which remains a very closed universe, especially for new generations,” said Balenciaga CEO Cédric Charbit.
      Remnants of the store’s history were incorporated into the design”In this new store, products, made-to-measure services and retail excellence are a reinvention of the Balenciaga client experience,” said Charbit.
      “It is exciting to be able to present this level of craft, creativity and made-in-France savoir-faire in our historical address.”
      Balenciaga’s couture atelier is located above the storeMetal shelving was decorated with couture items, ranging from artisanal to technological, from the brand’s most recent Autumn Winter 2022 couture show.
      Items on display include its speaker bag, which was created in collaboration with Danish audio brand, Bang & Olufsen.
      Earlier in 2022, Balenciaga wrapped its Mount Street store in London in a bright pink faux fur to celebrate its Le Cagole bag.
      Photography is courtesy of Balenciaga.

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      Andrea Leung conceals “secret spaces” within renovated Tribeca Loft

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      A dividing wall that’s part transparent, part mirrored separates the public and private spaces of this loft apartment in Manhattan, which architect Andrea Leung has renovated for herself.

      New York-based Leung discovered the 1,600-square-foot (150-square-metre) Tribeca Loft within a historic building, and gut-renovated its interiors to suit her needs and tastes.
      The Tribeca Loft is divided by a partition that runs the full length of the space”One look at the raw space, and I knew exactly the sort of refuge I wanted to create,” said Leung. “One that unfolds and reveals itself slowly, that wows you initially with its grandeur and then capitalises on your curiosity.”
      The architect used the hidden spaces of her grandmother’s Vancouver apartment as a precedent for the project, which she completed during the Covid-19 pandemic while living in the space throughout.
      The building’s original cast-iron columns contrast white walls and oak floors”Secret spaces fascinate me,” she said. “My grandmother’s penthouse pied-à-terre was full of them. Push on the correct mirror, and it opened into a hidden tatami room. Lean on the right bookcase, and a dimly lit hallway led you to her own personal oasis of calm.”

      Work to update the tall, sun-drenched corner unit involved removing a mezzanine level to relieve areas squashed below.
      Leung custom designed several pieces of brass and walnut furniture for her apartmentIn its place, the private rooms were grouped and neatly organised along one side, leaving the public space for entertaining completely open.
      An entrance hall, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a closet and a bedroom are now enclosed behind a partition that stretches the full width of the apartment, and can be accessed through swinging and folding panels.
      The bedroom is visible from the living area through transparent panels, while the primary bathroom is only revealed when mirrored doors are folded backWhile the bedroom remains visible through floor-to-ceiling, transparent glass panes, the other smaller rooms are concealed by mirrors and reduced in height to help with spatial proportions.
      “The wall of mirrored doors allows the main living space to transcend its physical limitations and appear to double in size, while the generous windows with their original wavy glass are also reflected, bathing the walls with soft refracted light,” Leung said.
      A freestanding oval tub is surrounded by pale grey stoneThe building’s original cast-iron Corinthian columns remain exposed and stand out against the minimalist colour scheme of white walls and wide-plank oak floors.
      In the living area, the furniture includes several brass and walnut pieces that Leung custom designed, including the dining table, credenza and console.

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      Brass accents are continued in Lee Broom’s Eclipse Chandelier and a custom coffee table designed by Leung while an associate at Steven Harris Architects for the now-shuttered Barneys Chelsea Flagship.
      The kitchen is lined with marble and patinated brass millwork, while the primary bathroom features a freestanding oval tub framed by surfaces of softly-veined grey stone.
      The kitchen features marbled walls and patinated brass millworkDecor in the bedroom is also restrained by a greyscale palette, whereas the second bathroom accessed from the entryway is enveloped in veined marble with bright metallic accents.
      Tribeca, a Lower Manhattan neighbourhood defined by and named after the triangle below Canal Street, has an abundance of loft spaces in formerly industrial and warehouse buildings.
      Bright metallic accents enliven the otherwise minimal second bathroomA large number of these have been converted into residences and later renovated, with examples including an apartment where walnut cabinetry and sliding doors replace walls, and a duplex connected by a hanging, blackened steel spiral staircase.
      Leung’s Tribeca Loft is shortlisted in the Apartment Interior category for the 2022 Dezeen Awards – see the full Interiors shortlist here.
      The photography is by Sarah Elliott.

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      Ten eclectic eateries that showcase the potential of terrazzo

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      From a pink-hued Ottolenghi restaurant in London to a muted pizzeria in Beijing, our latest lookbook rounds up 10 eateries from around the world that feature terrazzo elements.

      Terrazzo is a flooring material that consists of uneven pieces of marble or granite set in concrete, which is then polished to give it a smooth finish.
      Architects and interior designers often use the sturdy material in their projects to create practical floors, but also to give walls or other surfaces a speckled and decorative appearance.
      We have collected 10 eateries that use terrazzo, such as on the tabletops of a fish and chip shop in Australia and to make up the floors of a Chinese teahouse.
      This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing steely kitchens, green bedrooms and gardens with swimming pools.

      Photo is by Niveditaa GuptaRosie and Tillie, India, by Renesa
      Local architecture studio Renesa set terracotta tiles against smooth terrazzo surfaces at Rosie and Tillie, an all-day cafe in New Delhi.
      Squat curved booths create sculptural seating throughout the eatery, which is located within a former Indian restaurant at a shopping mall in the Indian capital’s Saket neighbourhood.
      Find out more about Rosie and Tillie ›
      Photo is by David SieversSmallfry Seafood, Australia, by Sans-Arc Studio
      Smallfry Seafood is a chip shop in Adelaide, Australia, that takes cues from the aesthetics of Japanese seafood markets.
      Sans-Arc Studio created a communal bar and curved tables from narrow slabs of light blue terrazzo. For the rest of the interiors, the studio chose mottled grey travertine and stained wood accents that are illuminated by globular pendant lights.
      Find out more about Smallfry Seafood ›
      Photo is by Oculis ProjectDrop Coffee, UAE, by Roar Studio
      A decorative terrazzo floor mirrors a mural created from broken ceramic tiles at this Dubai cafe that was designed by Roar Studio at the city’s Dar Al Wasl Mall.
      Drop Coffee has a colour palette of greys and whites, chosen to maintain focus on the cafe’s mix of industrial materials such as stainless steel and concrete.
      “We aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel by using broken tiles – our idea was to form a counterpoint to the terrazzo effect porcelain flooring as though the chips of the broken tiles were used in the flooring,” Roar Studio founder Pallavi Dean told Dezeen.
      Find out more about Drop Coffee ›
      Photo is by Jovian LimOdette, Singapore, by Universal Design Studio 
      Mosaic-like terrazzo floors formed from pale pink and white take centre stage at Odette, a restaurant in Singapore created by British practice Universal Design Studio.
      A range of soft and smooth materials make up the interiors, from plush grey velvet benches and chairs to sleek nickel fixtures and statement planters.
      Find out more about Odette ›
      Photo is courtesy of Alex MeitlisOttolenghi Chelsea, UK, by Alex Meitlis
      London deli and restaurant chain Ottolenghi has opened a branch in Chelsea that features interior styling by designer Alex Meitlis, who created exposed plaster walls interspersed with pink terrazzo tiles.
      The eatery includes slinky banquettes in red upholstery and low-slung rattan chairs, which are arranged around sculptural white tables.
      Find out more about Ottolenghi Chelsea ›
      Photo is by Tom BlachfordPenta, Australia, by Ritz&Ghougassian 
      Terrazzo was used to create subtle geometric seating at Penta, a minimal cafe in Melbourne designed by local architecture studio Ritz&Ghougassian.
      Jet black cushions and chairs contrast the grey speckled benches, while delicate native ferns add a touch of greenery to the otherwise monochrome interiors.
      Find out more about Penta ›
      Photo is by Jonathan LeijonhufvudLievito Gourmet Pizza, China, by MDDM Studio
      Another eatery with a muted atmosphere, Lievito Gourmet Pizza by MDDM Studio features blocky custom-made tables and a central bar formed from powdery grey terrazzo.
      The Beijing restaurant was designed with this layout in order to incorporate both open and more intimate dining spaces, which are arranged across three subtle levels.
      Find out more about Lievito Gourmet Pizza ›
      Photo is by Dirk WeiblenTingtai Teahouse, China, by Linehouse
      Situated inside an old factory space in Shanghai, Tingtai Teahouse is characterised by its intimate seating areas contained in elevated boxes positioned above a multi-level landscape of green terrazzo.
      “We paired smoked oak and brushed darkened stainless steel with the green terrazzo to bring warmth into the space,” explained Linehouse founder Alex Mok.
      Find out more about Tingtai Teahouse ›
      Photo is by Samara ViseB-Natural Kitchen, USA, by Atelier Cho Thompson 
      A rounded bar and service counter with a multi-coloured terrazzo top and tamboured wood siding features in B-Natural Kitchen, a pastel-hued restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut.
      Atelier Cho Thompson juxtaposed soft and bold finishes for the interiors, which include plant-themed graphic wallpaper that nods to the eatery’s menu of fresh ingredients.
      Find out more about project B-Natural Kitchen ›
      Photo is by Tom BlachfordMiddle South East, Australia, by Biasol
      Design studio Biasol took cues from Middle Eastern architecture for this Melbourne restaurant that juxtaposes deep blue and terracotta tones.
      A tiled water station with terrazzo shelving features in the centre of the room, while clusters of dining tables and a bar are topped with the same speckled material.
      Find out more about Middle South East ›
      This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing white bathrooms, light-filled extensions and homes with statement windows.

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      Form Us With Love designs perforated steel furniture for its Stockholm studio

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      As part of Stockholm Design Week, Swedish design firm Form Us With Love has opened the doors to its new studio space featuring modular furniture informed by pegboard walls.

      Perforated steel units are dotted throughout Form Us With Love’s (FUWL) Stockholm studio, which is housed in a former travel agency.
      Form Us With Love’s Stockholm studio has furniture made from perforated steel”We’ve been dealing with this space for a good year and a half, and thinking about it for a good ten years,” FUWL co-founder John Löfgren told Dezeen.
      “It’s definitely a place that is a catalyst for what we’re doing – and we’re doing quite a lot of different things, so we need a really flexible space and we need a mobile space,” he added. “We tried to be smart about how you store things and logistics in general, really being economical with each square metre.”
      Large hangar doors can be used to divide the interiorThe 200-square metre studio space, which was created in collaboration with architecture studio Förstberg Ling and branding studio Figur, was designed to suit the needs of the FUWL team.

      Large floor-to-ceiling hangar doors hide an office area, workshop and kitchen while allowing the front of the studio to be sectioned off from the remainder of the space.
      The studio is showcasing material experiments on wheeled cabinetsThis allows the area to be used as an exhibition space, where FUWL is displaying some of its ongoing projects during Stockholm Design Week.
      Among these is a project that explores how toxic glass – a waste material from the glass industry – can be treated to separate the toxins from the glass.
      Five low, wheeled cabinets made from perforated steel were used to display the projects.
      FUWL has created multiple different storage unitsThese are just some of the storage units and room dividers that FUWL has made for the studio, drawing on materials found in its own workshop.
      “We have these boxes that were derived from the workshop, like ones you would have in the garage,” Löfgren said.
      “We started wondering what would happen if we move these things out in the open,” he added. “It started off as dividers and walls, but add some wheels and all of a sudden we are in the open space.”

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      The studio is currently using the modular units as a material library, a tool wall and storage for personal and studio use, as well as experimenting with new functionalities.
      Produced by Tunnplåt – a company that normally supplies lockers to schools, gyms and other public-sector interiors – the containers have a pattern of symmetrical holes.
      A material library is housed in their drawersThis was designed to make the reference to pegboard walls immediately recognisable.
      “We definitely experimented with patterns,” Löfgren said. “We still wanted people to have a smile on their face like: I can see where it derives from.”
      The pegboard-style furniture was informed by tool wallsRealising that the perforated steel units could be used to create a flexible interior was just a coincidence, Löfgren said.
      “I think it’s definitely a tool that incorporates how we want to work in the interior,” he said. “And I think that’s just been a coincidence.”
      “We were always looking for something that would help us have this kind of full flexibility, and still be able to do something both fun and functional,” he added.
      The studio was designed to be both practical and flexibleIn the future, the studio said it might also create the units in other colours. For its own office, soft grey tones were chosen to aid concentration.
      “We worked with tones of grey as a backdrop throughout the space to put focus on the creative processes taking place within,” architecture studio Förstberg Ling said.
      Form Us With Love has previously launched products such as Forgo, a soap designed to minimise carbon emissions and an IKEA chair made from recycled wood.
      The photography is by Jonas Lindström Studio.
      Form Us With Love’s studio is open to the public between 5 September and 9 September 2022 as part of  Stockholm Design Week. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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      Bernard Dubois incorporates nightclub references into Courrèges' Paris store

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      Thick carpets, mirrored panels and fabric-covered walls populate this clothing store in Paris designed by Belgian architect Bernard Dubois.

      The 232-square-metre boutique is located near the Champs-Élysées and belongs to Courrèges – a Parisian label that was launched by fashion designer André Courrèges in 1961.
      Courrèges’ second store in Paris was designed by Bernard DuboisOptimistic and full of energy, the late designer’s creations placed emphasis on structured lines and featured a predominantly white colour palette.
      For the brand’s flagship store, Courrèges’ artistic director Nicolas Di Felice asked Dubois to create an interior that blends this distinctive visual language with subtle references to nightclubs.
      Its interior is lined in fabric and thick carpetThe result is a monochrome space with fabric-lined walls and ceilings, thick carpets and rows of mirrors that are set at an angle in a nod to the perspective-bending decor often found in nightlife venues.

      “White has always been part of the Courrèges universe,” Dubois told Dezeen. “We decided to embrace this and make it our own, by making it warm, intimate, silent, plush.”
      Other references to the brand’s history include shelves and cabinets that were part of a store interior designed by Courrèges in 1967 before being redesigned to match the proportions of the new store.
      Upside-down arches frame the way to the changing roomsCurved U-shaped elements resembling upside-down arches feature alongside the mirrors towards the back of the store in a homage to classical architecture and space travel.
      “I always like to play with classical elements of architecture in my projects, sometimes placing them in different contexts, at different scales than their usual size or context,” Dubois said.

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      “In this case, placing them upside-down is also a reference to spaceships, where the absence of gravity naturally places things upside down and creates different structural constraints,” he added.
      In some areas of the Courrèges store, Dubois deliberately exposed the raw concrete walls, creating a contrast with the softness of the fabric and the carpet.
      The interior is rendered almost entirely in beigeThe mirrored panels were added to provide perspective and direct the eye to the dressing rooms at the back of the store.
      “I always like to structure spaces,” Dubois explained, “give them some depth, play with perspectives, create relationships between different shapes of spaces, giving the impression that the visitor enters into a coherent world.”
      Only clothing displays provide a colourful contrastThe store is the larger of two Courrèges outposts in Paris. The other store in the Marais neighbourhood was also designed by Dubois.
      Bernard Dubois set up his eponymous firm in 2014 after graduating as an architect from La Cambre in Brussels in 2009. Other projects from the studio include a store for Aesop featuring distinctive yellow bricks and a narrow “runway-like” sneaker store for APL.
      The photography is by Romain Laprade.

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      Nameless Architecture creates “artificial valley” at base of Gyeryongsan Mountain

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      Architecture studio Nameless Architecture has completed the Café Teri bakery in Daejeon, South Korea, in a pair of buildings that flow into a central courtyard.

      Located at the foot of the Gyeryongsan Mountain in Daejeon, Nameless Architecture designed the two buildings to frame the entrance to a hiking trail that continues up the mountain.
      The cafe’s courtyard leads onto a hiking trailThe two rectangular buildings were angled, creating an outdoor space that narrows towards the mountain path. The three-storey building contains a cafe and the two-storey building opposite is a bakery.
      “The artificial valley, where the distinction between the wall and the floor is blurred, creates a flow towards the forest and becomes the yard to the cafe and a path for walkers,” Nameless Architecture co-principal Unchung Na told Dezeen.
      “We intended the building to become a path and courtyard that guides the flow of nature and visitors rather than blocking the promenade.”

      Concrete brick walls slope down into the floor of the courtyard at Café TeriThe 900-square-metre project was finished in concrete bricks, creating a rough texture on the exterior walls.
      “The concrete bricks used to construct the architectural topography emphasise the continuity of the flowing space,” said Na.
      “On the other hand, the facade wall made of rough broken bricks creates a difference of boundaries through the change of light, shadow, and time.”
      Nameless Architecture used concrete brick for the interior of the cafe as well as the exteriorThe flowing exterior walls of the project are replicated inside the ground floor of a cafe, where the back wall of a double-height space curves down into stepped seating.
      The floor, curved wall and stepped seating inside the cafe were finished in concrete bricks, and the remaining walls were finished in polished concrete.

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      “The fluid wall is continuous not only in the yard but also in the interior space, connecting the inside and outside scenery through a stepped space,” Na explained.
      A backyard area features uplifted terrain that mimics the curved concrete brick walls of the cafe and bakery, which Nameless Architecture designed to provide a spatially interesting place for people to enjoy food outside.
      Nameless Architecture used curved walls to create a distinct “architectural topography”The architecture practice designed the curved elements that appear to emerge from the ground with the aim of blurring the lines between what is wall and floor.
      “The basic elements of architecture can be reinterpreted to induce various experiences and actions of people,” said Na.
      “In particular, the two elements, wall and floor, are defined as fundamentally different architectural elements, but we tried to reconsider this strict relationship.”
      The project aims to reinterpret how walls and floors are used as architectural elements”The mutual relationship in which the wall becomes the floor, and the inside becomes the outside can be interpreted in various ways through the experience of the place,” Na continued.
      Other projects recently completed in South Korea include a department store in Seoul with an indoor waterfall and skyscrapers with red-painted steel columns designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
      The photography is by Kyung Roh.
      Project credits:
      Architect: Nameless ArchitecturePrincipals-in-charge: Unchung Na and Sorae YooProject team: Taekgyu Kang, Changsoo Lee and Jungho Lee

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      Dezeen reveals the world's 57 most striking interiors shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022

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      Dezeen has announced the interiors shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes interiors by Kelly Wearstler, Cox Architecture and Studio MK27.

      The 57 shortlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in 11 different interiors project categories, are located in 24 different countries including Ukraine, Japan, Canada, South Korea, and Sweden.
      The top three represented countries are UK with 12 shortlisted entries followed by China with seven and both USA and Australia with four.
      Five projects are shortlisted in each interiors category except the small workspace interior and apartment interior categories, which have six, including a multi-storey skatepark in a seaside town in Kent and a refurbished cinema with pistachio-green arches in the heart of Berlin.
      The shortlist also includes a renovated hotel in a Beijing hutong, a micro-apartment in Belsize Park wrapped in translucent panels and a restaurant with a granite gravel floor in São Paulo.

      All shortlists announced this week
      The shortlists were scored by our interiors jury which includes London-based interior designer and creative director Charlotte Taylor, French architect India Mahdavi and Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto of Milan-based Studiopepe.
      The architecture shortlist was announced yesterday, the design shortlist will be revealed tomorrow, the sustainability and media shortlists on Thursday and the studio shortlist on Friday.
      Above: The Hideaway Home by ACOS has been shortlisted. Top: The Hoxton Poblenou by Ennismore was also shortlistedAll shortlisted architecture projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website, where you can find an image and more information about the project. All shortlisted projects will also feature in their own dedicated Dezeen post.
      The winner of each project category will be announced online in November. All 11 winners will then go on to compete for the title of interiors project of the year.
      Vote for your favourite project next week
      For the third year running, Dezeen Awards is holding a public vote after the shortlist announcements, meaning readers will be able to choose their favourite projects from 12 September onwards.
      Projects with the highest number of votes in their category will win a public vote award. Winners will be announced in mid-October, ahead of the Dezeen Awards event in November.
      Continue reading for the full interiors shortlist:
      West Bend House by Brave New EcoHouse interior
      › Barwon Heads House, Melbourne, Australia, by Adam Kane Architects› West Bend House, Melbourne, Australia, by Brave New Eco› House in Marutamachi, Kyoto City, Japan, by Td-Atelier› Twentieth, Los Angeles, USA, by Woods + Dangaran› Clear Oak, Los Angeles, USA, by Woods + Dangaran
      Browse all projects on the house interior shortlist page.
      Flat 6 in São Paulo by Studio MK27Apartment interior
      › The Hideaway Home, Gdańsk, Poland, by ACOS› Tribeca Loft, New York City, USA, by Andrea Leung› Iceberg, Tel-Aviv, Israel, by Laila Architecture› Shoji Apartment, London, United Kingdom, Proctor and Shaw› Earthrise Studio, London, United Kingdom, by Studio McW› Flat 6, São Paulo, Brazil, by Studio MK27
      Browse all projects on the apartment interior shortlist page.
      Koffee Mameya Kakeru by Fourteen Stone DesignRestaurant and bar interior
      › Koffee Mameya Kakeru, Tokyo, Japan, by Fourteen Stone Design› Spice & Barley, Bangkok, Thailand, by Enter Projects Asia› Dois Tropicos, São Paulo, Brazil, by MNMA Studio› Connie-Connie at the Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Tableau and Ari Prasetya› Terra, Vynnyky, Ukraine, by YOD Group
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      Schwan Locke by LockeHotel and short-stay interior
      › The Hoxton Poblenou, Barcelona, Spain, by Ennismore› Well Well Well Hotel Renovation, Beijing, China, Fon Studio› Inhabit Queen’s Gardens, United Kingdom, by Holland Harvey› Schwan Locke, Munich, Germany, by Locke› Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel, Los Angeles, USA, by Kelly Wearstler Studio
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      Design District Bureau Club by Roz Barr ArchitectsLarge workspace interior
      › Midtown Workplace, Brisbane, Australia, by Cox Architecture› Victoria Greencoat Place, London, United Kingdom, by Fora› Dyson Global HQ St James Power Station, Singapore, by M Moser Associates› Design District Bureau Club, London, United Kingdom, by Roz Barr Architects› Generator Building, Bristol, United Kingdom, by MoreySmith
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      Samsen Atelier by Note Design StudioSmall workspace interior
      › Alexander House, Sydney, Australia, by Alexander & Co.› The F.Forest Office, Linbian, Taiwan, by Atelier Boter› Asket Studio, Stockholm, Sweden, by Atelier Paul Vaugoyeau› HNS Studio, Nanjing, China, Muhhe Studio Institute of Architecture› Samsen Atelier, Stockholm, Sweden, by Note Design Studio› OTK Ottolenghi, London, United Kingdom, by Studiomama
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      XC273 by Dongqi DesignLarge retail interior
      › Proud Gallery Gotanda, Gotanda, Japan, by Domino Architects› XC273, Shanghai, China, by Dongqi Design› Kolon Sport Sotsot Rebirth, Cheju Island, South Korea, by Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects› Deja Vu Recycle Store, Shanghai, China, by Offhand Practice› An Interactive Spatial Design and Scenography for Jacquemus at Selfridges, London, United Kingdom, by Random Studio
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      Aesop Yorkville by OdamiSmall retail interior
      › Haight Clothing Store, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Aia Estudio› The Market Building, London, United Kingdom, by Holloway Li› Durat Showroom, Helsinki, Finland, by Linda Bergroth› Monc, London, United Kingdom, by Nina+Co› Aesop Yorkville, Toronto, Canada, by Odami
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      Wan Fat Jinyi Cinema by One Plus PartnershipLeisure and wellness interior
      › Barlo MS Centre, Toronto, Canada, by Hariri Pontarini Architects› Wan Fat Jinyi Cinema, Shenzhen, China, by One Plus Partnership› Patina Maldives Spa, Fari Islands, Maldives, by Studio MK27› Self Revealing, Taipei City, Taiwan, by Studio X4› Bath & Barley, Brussels, Belgium, by WeWantMore
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      F51 Skate Park by Hollaway StudioCivic and cultural interior
      › Yorck Kino Passage, Berlin, Germany, by Batek Architekten› Stanbridge Mill Library, Dorset, United Kingdom, by Crawshaw Architects› Designing Ecole Camondo Méditerranée’s Interior, Toulon, France, by Émilieu Studio› F51 Skate Park, Folkestone, United Kingdom, by Hollaway Studio› The Groote Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Merk X
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      A Private Reading Room by Atelier Tao+CSmall interior
      › OHL Cultural Space for the Arts, Lisbon, Portugal, by AB+AC Architects› A Private Reading Room, Shanghai, China, by Atelier Tao+C› Fatface Coffee Pop Up Shop, Shenyang, China, by Baicai Design› Sik Mul Sung, South Korea, by Unseenbird› Relaxing Geometry with Pops of Yellow, Antwerp, Belgium, by Van Staeyan Interior Architects
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