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Plantea Estudio designs intentionally unfinished Veja store “to look like we didn’t do anything”

July 26, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Raw finishes and brutalist interventions feature in footwear brand Veja’s first dedicated shop in Madrid, complete with an in-house shoe repair workshop and interiors designed by local firm Plantea Estudio. The retail space is housed in a building in the centre of Madrid, which has functioned as a shop, a restaurant and a bank office

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Whittaker Parsons crowns North London mews house with “bolthole” extension

July 25, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Using a combination of copper, larch and structural insulated panels, architecture firm Whittaker Parsons has added an additional storey to a contemporary mews house in Stoke Newington to house a bedroom suite. Originally built in 2005, the property belongs to a couple with two older children, who have lived here for the last decade. The family

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Chipboard and recycled denim define spaces inside Microloft in Melbourne

July 24, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Australian architecture practice Studio Edwards has completed an exercise in contemporary small-space living with this 24-square-metre micro apartment in Melbourne’s Fitzroy district. The clients, a young couple, approached Studio Edwards to remodel the tiny studio apartment on the top floor of a 1980s apartment block. “They asked for a home that felt unified and clutter-free,

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Blobby sculpture functions as cash desk inside Rains’ Aarhus boutique

July 23, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Rainwear brand Rains has juxtaposed minimalist restraint with free-form contemporary artworks inside its revamped flagship store in Aarhus, Denmark. The brand’s first-ever store, originally opened in 2016, was updated with the introduction of industrial touches such as graffiti and stainless steel hardware alongside custom works by local artists. “We want to tickle the customers’ curiosity,”

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2LG Studio brings colour and personality into London family home

July 20, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Ornately corniced ceilings were preserved and painted pastel inside this detached Edwardian house in southeast London, which local firm 2LG Studio has renovated for a returning client. Set in the leafy residential area of Forest Hill, the house on Sunderland Road belongs to a couple who needed space for their three young children to grow

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Bindloss Dawes maximises light and space in London mews house

July 12, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Architecture firm Bindloss Dawes has reorganised a mews house in Chelsea, adding a full-height lightwell with a dramatic oak-and-steel staircase to forge “a sense of volume and theatre”. The client initially commissioned Bindloss Dawes to simply create a more spacious kitchen and living area on the lower ground floor of this typical London property and

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Fred Rigby Studio creates dried flower meadow inside Lestrange’s Coal Drops Yard store

July 4, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Forest sounds and furnishings made from storm-stricken trees bring elements of nature into this menswear boutique in London’s King’s Cross, designed by local practice Fred Rigby Studio. The store is the fourth outpost from men’s fashion brand Lestrange and was conceived based on blueprints by biophilic design expert Oliver Heath, combining greenery with reclaimed and

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Benedetti Architects uncovers forgotten Victorian skylights inside BAFTA headquarters

June 29, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

The Grade II-listed BAFTA headquarters in London’s Picadilly have received an overhaul from local studio Benedetti Architects, who raised the roof to squeeze in a new top floor while unifying its disparate interiors. Constructed in 1883, the building originally served as the Royal Institute of Painting in Watercolours and was adapted ad hoc over the

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EBBA Architects designs sculptural pop-up shop for Rotaro at Liberty

June 28, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

London-based studio EBBA Architects has channelled the environmental ethos of fashion rental platform Rotaro for its pop-up boutique at department store Liberty. The project aimed to show that beautiful and interesting spaces can be created for temporary use, while still considering the environmental impacts of materials and construction. “We are very aware of our environmental

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