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Atelier Rua has arranged living spaces in this pared-back Portuguese holiday home around an enormous living room, which has three different vistas of its verdant surroundings. Situated south of Lisbon in the small village of Aldeia do Meco, the one-storey concrete house is shared by a retired Dutch couple. The pair were keen to work […] More
A subway car-style corridor, worn concrete walls and metal railings feature inside this Shanghai clothing shop, which Sò Studio has designed to emulate New York. Canal St offers a selection of high-end streetwear and was designed by locally-based Sò Studio to “bring the downtown New York lifestyle to Shanghai”. The studio believes the two major […] More
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
Concrete surfaces and just a smattering of furnishings provide a “silent stage” for members using this Berlin co-working space, designed by Annabell Kutucu. The co-working space – which interior designer Kutucu named Brutalist Silence – is set inside Marina Marina, a creative hub that sits beside the waters of Berlin’s Spree River. When tasked with developing […] More
David Adjaye has used pink-tinted concrete to form a “tough and gentle” store in Los Angeles for fashion retailer The Webster, which marks the British-Ghanaian architect’s first project in California. Adjaye Associates was enlisted to create the 11,000-square-foot (1,022-square-metre) flagship store for the luxury retailer at the base of the Beverly Center. Photograph by Laurian […] More
Heavy concrete walls anchor this family home in Queensland, Australia, to its beachside setting, while hiding it from a busy road nearby. Mermaid Beach Residence is situated in Queensland’s Gold Coast region and has been designed to reflect “a desire to stay and age”. Its owners – a couple with two young children – had, […] More
