La Madeleine Architecture Festival, Montpellier

La Madeleine Architecture Festival

A colourful project using 2500 plastic bricks designed by Atelier Microméga wins 2017 Festival des Architectures Vives of Montpellier jury’s special mention. The French architectural festival’s theme was ‘Emotion’. This playful structure is just three metres cubed in size.

Jingshan Boutique Hotel Hangzhou, Building

Jingshan Boutique Hotel in Hangzhou

A restrained building, beautifully reflected in an expansive pool. An old pine tree has been saved by architects Continuation Studio to command the courtyard, The project opens up through expansive glazing to the surrounding dense woodland and hills.

Elephant-Parade Office in Beijing

Elephant Parade Office

An office interior brought to life by an unusual curving stair clad in bamboo. The design by architects Cun-Design eschews “reinforced concrete and the string light mirror glass”. Instead bamboo elements bring nature into the space, offsetting the standard metal office furniture.

Prada Store Tokyo, Japan Shop Building

Prada Store Tokyo, Japan, building

Prada Store Tokyo retail development in Japan, building design by Herzog and de Meuron, Architects, Switzerland, featuring a pillowed facade ‘crystal’ pattern – diagonal fenestration module

Flowing Bubbles: Lonshry Jewelry Art Store

Flowing Bubbles Lonshry Jewelry Art Store

Design: AD ARCHITECTURE: it’s really a project which requires brainstorming. As both the designers and owner hope to make it different with traditional jewelry stores, and we intended to design a jewelry store with sensory experience

Casa SFA Torreón, Residence

Casa SFA

The SFA house is a refurbishment project. Architects Arqmov Workshop initially advised a new project, given previous unfortunate refurbishment work on the home, which was 30 years old. The property was stripped its original structure.

KEXP Headquarters in Seattle, Washington HQ

KEXP Headquarters

Located in a 1962 World’s Fair exhibition hall, the landmarked building has transformed into a global music hub with music library, live performance spaces, DJ booths and offices. The design by SkB Architects features amenities tailored to road-weary musicians. The green room has a lounge, shower and laundry.

White Studio in Shenzhen, Guangdong

White Studio In Shenzhen

“White” is a space full of the color white, on the floor, walls, glass partitions, tables, chairs, linen curtains, all designed to make people feel relaxed and calm. This Shenzhen interior however is warmed up by the retro red brick wall, and the informal and unpolished architectural style.

Milan Architecture: Milanese Buildings

Milan Architecture - CityLife Milano Office Tower

Milan architecture, Italy – best contemporary Milan buildings + architects – Milanese buildings, news: Lombardy architecture designs & images

1 New Burlington Place Offices, London W1

1 New Burlington Place London building interior

A pair of grade II listed Georgian townhouses – one transformed into a retail unit, the other returned to a family home. The project includes 79,000 sqft of office space over 6 floors, 33,000 sqft of retail space over 3 floors, as well as an enhanced public realm and an internal courtyard.

Hampshire Passivhaus, self-build home England

Hampshire Passivhaus, Self-Build Home | www.e-architect.com

Bespoke joinery using European oak forms interior design elements such as the staircase, handrails and worktops. The simple rectilinear building forms are clad in Siberian larch rainscreen cladding. A bright red door and simple yellow L-shaped hood over a feature window add focus.

SC Johnson Headquarters Racine, Wisconsin

SC Johnson Headquarters Building by FLW in Racine | www.e-architect.com

Free tours of iconic Frank Lloyd Wright architecture at global headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, during the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial. SC Johnson’s Administration Building is the only FLW–designed functional office space in the world.