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The space designed for the 2019 edition of CASACOR SC, can be defined as a “living bedroom”, the 40m² are a invitation to rest and coziness The name comes from the expression "to be on cloud nine" which is a state of contentment and fulfillment, Cloud Nine is the materialization of this state, translated into a contemporary setting, elementary.   The Cloud Bed was created by architect Gabriel Bordin for mattresses brand Reveev. Center of space, the piece differs from the national standards, purposely developed lower, as an accessible invitation to relaxation, in addition, creates a less massive volume in the composition, also works as a seat for the ‘living’ sector. The partnership also resulted in the un... More

Located in an old cast iron silk warehouse built in 1872, a long open loft was gutted and renovated to remove the clutter while preserving what makes a classic Soho loft a loft.   To that end, rather than the expected pushing of bedrooms against one of the windowed walls at either end, which invariably results in subsequent efforts to retrieve some of the natural light back into the interior, the solution, instead, was the insertion of a narrow mezzanine along one long side with a sleeping area above and laundry, storage and mechanical below, that undulates around a bathtub, preserving the open plan from end to end, and celebrating the 13’+ ceiling height while recalling the flowing silk fabric hung here long ago. A long flexib... More

ND & P RESIDENCESandown residence was a typical Nico van der Meulen Architects addition & alteration project – converting a dark and dated townhouse into a contemporary building consisting of steel and glass.  The eastern façade opens towards a natural stream flowing through the property, with a timber deck inviting one to walk to the edge and overlook the stream. A boma area with a firepit and rim-flow pool are next to the deck, with the lanai connected directly to the pool. The interior was kept minimal and features crisp floating ceilings, and light oak flooring. Custom internal doors were designed with recessed steel handles and mono-coated timber. The bespoke TV unit features a floating steel fireplace ledge... More

On a very small plot of land on 57th Street, Bernard Arnault wanted to build a fl agship building, the prestigious headquarters of the LVMH group in the United States. The building had to have a strong presence. Two projects follow one another: one is a stack of boxes on the ground; the second project was born when Bernard Arnault was able to buy the gallery that adjoined the site and thus widened the site by six metres. There, given the width, a vertical unit was possible instead of stacked boxes. But two diffi culties arose.The constraints of New York’s urban planning rules forced the construction of a staircase building that became the twin of the adjacent Chanel building of the same width. Then, the site is located just in front of the... More

Penthouse floor of the Christadora Apartment building in the East Village above Tompkins Square Park.   His apartment is that of a collector. There is, of course, the collection that one would expect, the paintings, particular paintings by a small number of artists that he knew well or just a little. And there is the collection of early modern furniture without a dining table or dining chair. And the objects: the ceramics, the books, the photographs, the tools. It is a collection both happenstance and unyielding.   Each piece is a representative, with an identical self-conscious disregard for the memory for which it is, in fact, a prop. A theatrical performance without an audience. All things present seem to be "only" as they appear, part o... More

The international telecommunications company, Global Crossing, took several floors of office space as their new headquarters at 88 Pine Street, an award-winning office building designed in the 1970’s by IM Pei. The vision of their dynamic CEO was to project an extremely forward-looking identity which would embody the baseline tenets of the company: connectivity, speed, security, and cutting-edge technology. The design solution was to strip all extraneous information from the space - partitions, hung ceilings, standard lighting, floor coverings, and to add back only what was needed to provide the appropriate workspace for the spirit and function of Global Crossing. The result is an overlay and a pronounced juxtaposition: a twenty-first... More

The purpose of the Design Hub is to provide accommodation in one building for a diverse range of design research and post graduate education. RMIT is a world leader in design research however post graduates are currently dissipated across various campuses and facilities. The Hub provides a collegial research base where post graduates in fields such as fabric and fashion design will work alongside those involved in architecture, aeronautical engineering, industrial design, landscape architecture, urban design and so on.Research groups have the ability to locate and fine tune their accommodation within ‘warehouses’ - open plan spaces where research teams can set up and tailor their work environment to suit their particular needs. Teams may st... More

Sited to the north of Fawkner Street in South Yarra on a block just over 500 m2, this project is a renovation of the existing double fronted Victorian house and a reworking of the early nineties double storey extension. The new works are contained within the shell of the existing house with subtle changes to its front and a complete re-configuration of its rear.This project is designed around the delicate control of circulation, both horizontal and vertical to create an ever changing unfolding of view. This entices the occupant from one space to the next whilst leaving the residual destination spaces calm and anchored as spatial eddy pools within the plan. This project is one of several recent projects within the office that have engaged wi... More