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Bamboo Spa and Hammam by MOLOS; Albania
The bamboo plant’s long life has made it a symbol of uprightness. On the other hand, spas and hammams are associated with health and well-being, pureness and cleanness. We have combined these essential pillars with the name of the Tirana-based Spa and Hammam, in order to create a purely minimalistic interior space, which gives a sense of relaxation and hygiene during treatment. The melting of smooth
Fusion Restobar by UDV architects; Albania
Before we started thinking about the design of this area, all we had was a name. A name that investors had for this Restobar that was “Fusion”. So we thought: How do we start? Everything you have to do before creating an idea is to understand the concept. The concept of this restobar was to bring the identity of its name itself – Fusion – that means mixture, by
Istoria, a member of Design Hotels™ by Interior Design Laboratorium; Greece
The ISTORIA design is an unconventional combination of Mediterranean features and different architectural and design elements, which embrace the distinctive traditional architecture of Santorini Island. Having a pure boutique approach as an architectural outline, every suite is distinctive while emitting a sense of refined simplicity. The design study encountered architectural idiosyncrasies in the existing building body that called for a particular approach since the former residence had to be
BroadCom Inc. HQ, Prague by Kaplan Architekti & Horalík Ateliér; Czech Republic
The design of the offices deliberately disrupts the standard core - corridor - office layout. The core has been dynamically reshaped and equipped with interactive features (graffited walls, seating niches, and green walls). The remaining spaces are opened into free-flow areas, interspersed with blocks of various raw materials - wood, brick, metal and concrete. The individual blocks are made up of several closed rooms and a semi-open workspace. Thanks
MIRAMONTI by Boxx Creative; Italy
Miramonti is a luxury boutique hotel, in Brescia, Northern Italy, located two hours away from Milan and surrounded by stunning natural beauty. This family-run hotel was originally built in 1958, has a well-established reputation for leading the way, due to its state-of-the-art construction for the time. Its management has now passed onto to the third generation of the family, who wish to continue this legacy through Miramonti’s modernisation and
Dallale Bistrot by ES-arch enricoscaramelliniarchitetto; Italy
The project involves the renovation of an existing bar, small in size and organized on two levels. The existing structure consists of two spaces with different height connected by a small staircase. This means that the two volumes become different parallelepipeds: high and narrow in the volume in the entrance, low and deep in the volume of the small room. The two counters are also part of the bar.
IMARIKA by Andrea Marcante & Adelaide Testa; Italy
Restoration and enlargment of boutique in Milan Andrea Marcante and Adelaide Testa have designed a renovation and extension for Imarika, one of the most well known womenswear multibrand stores in Milan’s Porta Venezia neighbourhood. The project studies the space carefully, enhancing it with architectural elements that have a clear and precise formal and functional identity. The shop is divided by an angular wooden screen that has been plastered in
AER Fashion Boutique by Pure designing spaces; Cyprus
ἀήρ Fashion Boutique ἀήρ – Ancient Greek work for air/wind air /e:/ The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth. The design of the project was inspired by the name of the fashion boutique. We wanted to provide the sensation of ‘lightness and airiness’ so for that reason the concept was based on clean minimal lines, using natural materials in earthy colours, such as wood and stone. The store is
Hotel Rogla Renovation, Rogla
The Hotel Rogla is a typical hotel built in the 1980s. Since then, guest standards and expectations have changed dramatically, so the hotel was in need of renovation. When renovating, we were facing two important challenges. The first was how to optically enlarge a room that is only 17m2, often occupying more than two people. The solution was found in an open bathroom, integrated in the room, which visually
Stars Group Office Space by Cache atelier; Bulgaria
The new office space of Stars Group in Sofia, occupies a whole 7 floor building and our major focus was how to design a functional space with a concept flowing through the 7 floors and at the same time make them different and deviate from the boring repeatability of the big corporate office buildings. The functionality of the space was divided into 5 floors with open plan workstations areas
ECONT Office Space by Cache atelier; Bulgaria
The new head office of ECONT - one of the leading speditor companies in Bulgaria consists of an entrance foyer on the street level and open space workstations area with meeting rooms on the second level. The task for Cache atelier when assigned to develop the design for the space was to create an environment that reflects the philosophy of the company of transparency. The architects defined the space
A16 by ARCHIN; Bulgaria
The interior of apartment A 16 reflects our vision for a home, which combines modern lifestyle, design and functionality. The apartment is located in a residential building in Sofia, Bulgaria. Its owner is a young man, who has both a modern way of thinking and a sense of detail. An additional bedroom was one of the main objectives of the apartment’s project. Limited space doesn’t always mean that style