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Lume
Variations in colour and patterning create interplays of light which add vibrancy to spaces. Lume introduces a new size, 6x24 cm, with a decidedly contemporary appeal and ultra-glossy, flawed surfaces in six shades - White, Black, Green, Blue, Musk and Greige - are now joined by new, even more intense and bright Off White, Beige, Pink, Turquoise, Forest and China shades.
Lume, manufactured with a state-of-the-art production technology and drawing on in-depth research into glazes and colour, offers a stoneware evocation of the beauty of ultra-glossy hand-made majolica tiles, with their dense glaze and minor flaws: smears, irregularities, pitting and variations in shades and patterns make every piece, and the relative wall compositio... More
Project • By Kennerly Architecture & Planning • Restaurants
Bill Sorro Community
This 9-story, mixed-use building re-animates the abandoned corner of Sixth and Howard streets with 67 affordable family apartments, including 14 units for developmentally disabled adults. The housing units sit over restaurant/retail and community space at the ground floor.To resonate with the rhythms of the surrounding historic district, the design begins with a double-height commercial space above which the building breaks into two brick-clad volumes, the taller marks the intersection as a tower; the other steps down with a roof terrace. Residential amenities include private balconies, two common roof gardens, day-lit corridors, and flexible spaces for community gathering, offices, and child play.The building required a storm water retenti... More