December 2011
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Fat Cow Restaurant by Brewin Concepts
A sprawling grid of timber cubes covers the ceiling of a restaurant in Singapore by designers Brewin Concepts.
The Fat Cow Restaurant is split into three equal sections, which comprise a bar and lounge, a dining counter and a set of five private dining rooms.
Diners enter the restaurant through a thick copper-covered door and approach each of the rooms through a curved corridor lined with...
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The 25hours Hotel Hafencity by Stephen Williams...
Architects Stephen Williams Associates have completed a hotel that looks like a shipping warehouse beside the harbour in Hamburg.
Named the 25hours Hafencity, the hotel features a ground-floor lounge with gridded markings on the floor and a conference room inside a freight container.
Visitors check in at a desk of plywood boxes and can pile up their luggage on industrial trolleys.
Each...
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Villa Plus by Waldemarson Berglund
This idyllic pine house by the sea outside Stockholm has a glass-fronted lookout loft on its roof.
This idyllic pine house by the sea outside Stockholm has a glass-fronted lookout loft on its roof.
Only one room occupies the rectangular first-floor loft, while bedrooms are on the ground floor alongside bathrooms and a large open-plan living room.
A separate bedroom is located at the...
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Catalog by Nendo
The window frame of this Beijing boutique by Japanese studio Nendo is repeated into the depths of the store.
Nendo designed the repetitive display system to recreated the experience of flicking through images on the pages of a catalogue.
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Aesop at I.T Hysan One by Cheungvogl
Translucent boxes propped up on a forest of steel rods display products by skincare brand Aesop at a Hong Kong fashion store.
Designed by architects Cheungvogl, the monochrome display at I.T Hysan One was inspired by a black and white photograph of floating lanterns.
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Vista by Apollo Architects and Associates
The top floor of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Apollo appears to be caving in.
Located on a hillside, the three-storey residence has a large roof terrace and oversized windows that overlook the city.
The angled second floor walls slope around a children’s bedroom, whilst a lightweight metal staircase winds down to a living room and balcony on the floor below.
A master bedroom...
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Ubon by Rashed Alfoudari
Charred timber lines this Thai bistro in Kuwait City by architect Rashed Alfoudari.
Pendant lamps with copper insides hang from the ceiling of the Ubon restaurant above rows of black and white furniture.
A kitchen at the rear of the restaurant is concealed behind a mirrored wall.
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Forest Bath by Kyoko Ikuta and Katsuyuki Ozeki
A triangular courtyard slices through the centre of this woodland retreat in Nagano, Japan.
Architects Kyoko Ikuta and Katsuyuki Ozeki designed the house, which is named Forest Bath.
The triangular void separates the house into three sections, comprising a living room at the centre, a bedroom in the west wing and a bathroom in the east.
A wall of glazing separates the living room from...