Articles by Lizzie Fison

India Mahdavi references Bauhaus geometry with patterned interior for Berlin’s KaDaWe

April 27, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

French architect India Mahdavi has used different shades of quartz to create bold, geometric floor patterns in the womenswear section of historic Berlin department store KaDaWe. Mahdavi wanted to celebrate the cultural history of the German city with her design for KaDaWe, short for Kaufhaus des Westens, which has been open in Berlin since 1907. She chose to borrow from the geometric style of the Bauhaus

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Perforated steel and pavement lights let the sun pierce London townhouse by Andy Martin Architecture

April 26, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Andy Martin Architecture gutted this five-storey Georgian townhouse in Belgravia, adding glass pavement lights to the ground floor to allow natural light to filter down to the basement. Andy Martin’s locally based firm was tasked with bringing extra light into the residence of their clients, who wanted to introduce elements of their Sardinian heritage into the central London

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Perforated steel and pavement lights let the sun pierce London townhouse by Andy Martin Architecture

April 26, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

Andy Martin Architecture gutted this five-storey Georgian townhouse in Belgravia, adding glass pavement lights to the ground floor to allow natural light to filter down to the basement. Andy Martin’s locally based firm was tasked with bringing extra light into the residence of their clients, who wanted to introduce elements of their Sardinian heritage into the central London

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