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Copycat

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Project • By Articolo Studios • Bars

Copycat Bar and Restaurant

Copycat blends the best that Melbourne has to offer. Stunning interiors, beautiful food, and a sophisticated drinks list to match. When the Polish bar and eatery closed last year, they found it only fitting to snag the spot and open a new restaurant, Copycat. “The stars aligned when this one came up,” Nick tells Broadsheet. “I knew it’d be a fantastic position being next to the cinema.” Caption On one side is the dining room, with a curvaceous concrete wall. On the other, a more casual area that’s perfect for pre-cinema cocktails and snacks. At the back is a cosy lounge with plush carpet, hand-blown pendant lights and a theatre-style velvet curtain along the wall. Caption “I wanted that... More

Project • By Patricia Urquiola • Hotels

Il Sereno

Il Sereno has been built on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como on an existing Darsena, a historical pre-existance of state-owned inalienable.  Inspired by the color of the lake and its glistening water, the nature of the dramatic mountains, and the adjacent village of Torno. A 30-suite hotel surrounded by the Italian Alps, reinterprets the rationalism of the Casa del Fascio by Giuseppe Terragni, with a contemporary accent. The materials are all natural and mainly local: like Pietra di Fossena for the pavement and Ceppo Lombardo for the facade and some interiors. Patricia Parinejad Patricia Parinejad Patricia Parinejad Patricia Parinejad Patricia Parinejad Patricia Parinejad Patricia Parinejad Pa... More