Earth-tones
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News • News • 17 Nov 2022
Moroso unveils its new flagship store at Madison Avenue, New York
Italian furniture label Moroso in collaboration with Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola revamp the company's three-storey flagship store at Madison Avenue in New York, marking its 70th Anniversary. The store comprises a series of galleries and rooms that will house various collections, offering a diverse product range for everyone, from casual visitors to those looking for a complete office makeover.
Alex Kroke Photography
On entering, a double-height open space welcomes the users at the ground level, lined with various living room arrangements, all furnished with Moroso collections. Enveloped in an earthy palette of terracotta and wood, the design instils a sense of warmth and style.
Alex Kroke Photography
Throughout t... More
News • News • 7 Nov 2022
Buena Vida by Core architecture+design offers a verdant dining experience
Street Guys Hospitality collaborated with locally based CORE Architecture+Design, to renovate the Buena Vida restaurant in Arlington, Virginia. The three-story gastro-pub renders the client’s ideology of recreating an authentic Mexican experience based on organic ingredients.
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A warm, earthy palette of materials and textures, from velvet and tie-dyed pillows to millwork screens with textured wood, wrapped with lush botanicals, instilling the atmosphere of a Mexican jungle.
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Tactile graphic finishes encourage diners to meander through the space, while interior lighting mimics nature by penetrating naturally through surfaces to build organic patterns. Additionally, tropical wallpapers and ratt... More
News • News • 31 Oct 2022
Pugets Artisanal Bakery is an ode to raw materiality and craftsmanship
An organic bakery crafted for the father and son duo by Bancaù Architectes, L’Artisan des Pains Oubliés is a reflection of the owners’ and designers’ ethos of organic authenticity, whether it is in food or architecture.
Lorenzo Zandri
Located in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, the interiors highlight local craftsmanship and materiality. Displaying a muted and dusky palette of terracotta, wood and raw earth plaster, the neutral colours instil a feeling of lightness and raw sensuality.
Lorenzo Zandri
A contemporary take on traditional crafts and techniques, the design seeks to reintroduce forgotten arts and skills in an effective medium. The bakery comprises retail and dining space aga... More
News • News • 10 Sep 2021
Sydney’s Henley Clays renovation fuses natural and built landscapes
Sydney, Australia-based architecture practice Benn & Penna recently renovated Henley Clays, a freestanding brick cottage on Sydney's lower North Shore. The renovation involved two intertwined goals - adding additional rooms whilst simultaneously opening the interior up and letting the exterior in to integrate and fuse natural and built landscapes. Benn & Penna thus conceptualized the project as an intermediary between house and garden, blending the two forms and maximizing lifestyle elements in order to allow the occupants to utilize the full breadth of the site.
Tom Ferguson
The home is located in a heritage conservation area and thus subject to very strict planning bylaws which can be challenging to innovat... More
Project • By Benn + Penna Architecture • Private Houses
Henley Clays
Conceptually the project is an intermediary between house and garden; binding qualities of both whilst creating a rich variety of domestic experiences that utilise the entire site.
Tom Ferguson
The design introduces a series of gently rising brick platforms to the rear of an existing brick bungalow. Varying spatial proportions and atmospheres emerge from the platforms; the horizontal living room, vertical stair tower and elevated master bedroom. Each of these spaces are robustly enclosed by brick walls and together form a compact cluster of earth like volumes that interlock inside and out.
Tom Ferguson
The living room forms the widest of spaces and is delicately framed by structure that surrounds the stair tower. From the garden... More