Rococo

Featuring subtle hints of Rococo style in its charming modern interpretation, this French Chocolate Store Design in Sakaka, Saudi Arabia, is both quaint and contemporary. Its mint green exterior with large windows immediately takes you away to the fancy sidewalks of Paris. The white and wood interior with lush chocolatey displays is just as welcoming. This shop is a delicacy in space form. The whimsy of the pastel theme and the fantasy of the unique light fixtures gorgeously cap off the whole store’s ambiance. More

Home is a place where residents can release themselves and announce all the personality and living habits. In addition to devoted work, we need cinematic fragments of transition, enjoying stay-alone or raising glasses with close friends. The dwelling model has started evolution to become more and more individuality, not just a difference of word, rather than the update of the relationship between humans and houses.   French Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said in The Physiology of Taste, “Tell me what you eat: I will tell you what you are. “ You are what you eat, explains that one’s habits and personality can be acquainted by the clue of objects. As far as designers are concerned, this word could be unfolded and used... More

Loft interior design for an urban and cosmopolitan life in the center of Madrid   An open-plan space, for a contemporary and urban lifestyle. That's the designing and decorating purpose design by architect and interior designer Nayra Iglesias to this loft located in the center of Madrid. "From the beginning, the idea ", explains Iglesias, "has been created a current design apartment that would be as functional, cozy and sophisticated as possible, and achieve an aesthetic full of different textures and contrasts". This is how they opted for material as brick, stoneware, brass, wood, and vinyl flooring, in this almost 120ms loft with"U-shape" plan. We get, instead of out of tune, a harmony and a balance of materials, in a vibrant and... More

The Museum Garage is located in the Miami Design District, a neighborhood dedicated to innovative art, design and architecture. Featuring the work of five designers, the seven-story mixed-use structure will feature ground-floor retail spaces and capacity for 800 vehicles.For the project, in 2015, Design District developer Craig Robins, commissioned architect and curator Terence Riley to develop the concept for Museum Garage. WORKac, J. Mayer H., Clavel Arquitectos, Nicolas Buffe were selected to create the garage’s facades, along with Riley’s own architectural firm K/R (Keenen/Riley), with TimHaahs serving as the architect-of-the-record.Bringing together these designers from around the world, Riley drew inspiration from the surrealist parlo... More

Restoration and renovation in 2016 The Koetshuis has now been given a suitable purpose after a period of different uses, as it now houses the West Brabant Archive. The ground floor has been given a public function as a reading room and visitor centre for the archive service. The intermediate floor was thoroughly rebuilt and has now been furnished as office space for the archive staff. The cellar has a multifunctional purpose and can be used independently both during the day and in the evening. Exterior Some limited changes have been implemented to the exterior. For instance, the inward opening doors have been replaced by new ones, which invitingly open outwards and have been given a fresh blue-grey tone. The paintwork on the door frame... More

The idea to use Desktop for information boards came from graphic designer Rasmus Koch, Rasmus Koch Studio. The boards were used at the Design Museum Denmark's Hans J. Wegner furniture exhibition “Just One Good Chair”. “The wood must be seen in its most beautiful form. In the interaction, the Desktop is completely non reflective and has a beautiful colour repertoire.”/Rasmus Koch, Rasmus Koch Studio More

The Castle District of Sopron is a 40-60 meter wide boulevard, which was formed on the outer skirt of the ditch running along the city walls that encircled the former historical core of the town, on the so called glacis slope. Consequently, from direction of the castle walls the row of houses, mostly of Rococo and Louis XVI style built in the 18th-19th century, appears with alternating building height, developed typically on narrow plots. The only exception is one spot where the facade is interrupted by war damages and part of the castle wall reveals as a visual element. The outer row of houses consists of earlier, partly medieval buildings with wider lot divisions, resulting in patio houses that are connected to Castle District with passag... More

Palazzo Widmann (1630) is an early work of Baldassarre Longhena, a leading exponent of seventeenth century Venice. The building has a clear Baroque-Rococo imprint and still retains its original splendor. The Palace is appreciated for its interior decoration, furniture and artworks: it is essential to mention the renowned picture gallery with its collection of paintings and frescoes from the most important artists of that period. The splendor of the many rooms that are decorated with stucco and the presence of many refined examples of antique furniture, maintained in excellent condition, is proof of the Palace’s magnificence. In this context, the restoration of Palazzo Widmann has a deep meaning: not just a simple moke up of the building,... More

The presented building is located in the centre of Orlowo, which is one of the districts in the port city Gdynia. The historical building had been converted several times and finally in the 18th century it was changed into baroque and rococo palace belonging to multiple owners. In the post-war period it housed a state high-school. At that time the building underwent a slow destruction and devastation until being purchased by the present owner who not only revitalized the building, but also the beautiful park surrounding the palace. The investor decided to create a boutique hotel and the architect was entrusted with the palace’s interior design as well as the interior design of the new outbuilding erected in place of the old utility... More