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Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has stripped back an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s and added in translucent glass to reveal the existing concrete block facade. 308 S apartment is located in Brasília’s model superquadra, which is one of the first completed apartment blocks of the urban design plan conceived by architect Lucio Costa […] More
As a result of social distancing rules many restaurants will have to reduce their indoor capacities when they reopen. Architect Ben Masterton-Smith believes that creating enjoyable alfresco dining areas may be key to restaurants’ survival. Masterton-Smith, who is the founder of Transit Studio, has created Social Soho – a proposal to temporarily pedestrianise pockets of London’s […] More
Ilse Crawford and her eponymous studio worked with Finnish furniture brand Artek to carry out a sensitive revamp of notable Helsinki restaurant Savoy. Married architects Aino and Alvar Aalto completed the original interiors of Savoy back in 1937, designing the space to reflect their penchant for natural materials and comfy furnishings. However, after more than […] More
From converted caves to underground pools, here are seven hotels and houses on the Greek island of Santorini designed by local studio Kapsimalis Architects. Saint Hotel, Odi Stepping down towards the sea from the cliffs of the village of Odi, Saint Hotel features terraced patios with bright blue pools and white walls. In total the hotel […] More
Offices after coronavirus should be designed for meetings and socialising while focused work should take place at home, says Perkins and Will interior design director Meena Krenek, who has developed proposals to rethink the purpose of the workplace. Krenek, who is based in the architecture firm’s Los Angeles office, led a team to create the […] More
Interior design graduates from Falmouth University present projects that aim to create safe spaces for refugees, young mothers and recovering addicts in this VDF school show. The conceptual designs were created as part of the students’ three-year undergraduate degree, which encourages students to “reimagine the future of interior design”. Elsewhere at the Virtual Design Festival, […] More
A home for an artist, ceramic furniture and a masterplan that condenses all human activity within a city are among the broad range of student projects Aalto University is exhibiting in this VDF school show. The 11 featured projects were completed by students across the different studios of the BA and MA Architecture and MA Interior […] More
Eight interior architecture and design students from Canterbury School of Architecture present their visions of fictional embassies in dystopian futures in this VDF school show. The futuristic proposals were conjured up by students in their final year of studies on the BA Interior Architecture and Design course at the school, which forms part of the […] More
