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VOLUME 95 NUMBER 12

ON THE COVER In Nanjing, China, Dayi Design recontextualized an ancient ½-acre site into Big Red Crawfish, a seafood restaurant and commercial space, unified by a new painted steel staircase snaking around a quartet of millennia-old structures, winning the Interior Design Best of Year Award in the shining moment category. Photography: Cong Lin.

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57 FINE DINING

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28 INSTALLATION

60 CASUAL DINING & BAR/LOUNGE

30 INSTITUTIONAL 32 BUDGET 33 BUILDING FACADE 34 LIBRARY 35 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 36 MUSEUM 38 EXHIBITION 40 DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION 41 INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 42 SOCIAL IMPACT 44 HEALTHCARE 45 HEALTH/WELLNESS 46 ENTERTAINMENT 48 OUTDOOR 50 SMALL EARLY EDUCATION 51 LARGE EARLY EDUCATION SEAN LIU/M MOSER ASSOCIATES

52 SMALL HIGHER EDUCATION 53 LARGE HIGHER EDUCATION 54 COMMERCIAL CAFÉ 56 COFFEE/TEA

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61 BAR/LOUNGE ARCHITECTURE 62 HOTEL DINING 64 RESORT 66 CHAIN HOTEL 67 COUNTRY GETAWAY 68 BOUTIQUE HOTEL 70 SMALL HOTEL TRANSFORMATION 71 LARGE HOTEL TRANSFORMATION 72 SMALL CORPORATE OFFICE 73 MEDIUM CORPORATE OFFICE 74 LARGE CORPORATE OFFICE 76 EXTRA-LARGE CORPORATE OFFICE 78 SMALL CREATIVE OFFICE 79 LARGE CREATIVE OFFICE 80 SMALL FINANCIAL OFFICE 82 LARGE FINANCIAL OFFICE 82

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84 FIRM’S OWN OFFICE 85 COWORKING OFFICE 86 LAW OFFICE

88 BIOTECH OFFICE 89 SMALL TECH OFFICE 90 MEDIUM TECH OFFICE 91 LARGE TECH OFFICE 92 OFFICE TRANSFORMATION

94 SMALL COMMERCIAL LOBBY/AMENITY SPACE 95 MEDIUM COMMERCIAL LOBBY/AMENITY SPACE

113 LARGE RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION 114 PUBLIC RESTROOM 115 KITCHEN/BATH 116 AFFORDABLE HOUSING 117 DOMESTIC MULTIUNIT HOUSING 118 INTERNATIONAL MULTIUNIT HOUSING 120 RETAIL 121 FASHION RETAIL 122 MALL

96 LARGE COMMERCIAL LOBBY/AMENITY SPACE

124 ACCESSORIES RETAIL

97 RESIDENTIAL LOBBY/ AMENITY SPACE

198 ENVIRONMENTAL BRANDING & COLLATERAL BRANDING

98 SMALL COUNTRY HOUSE 100 MEDIUM COUNTRY HOUSE 101 LARGE COUNTRY HOUSE 102 BEACH HOUSE 104 RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE 105 APARTMENT 106 DOMESTIC SMALL CITY HOUSE 107 INTERNATIONAL SMALL CITY HOUSE 108 MEDIUM CITY HOUSE 110 LARGE CITY HOUSE 112 SMALL RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION

126 SHINING MOMENT

199 SALES CENTER 200 SHOWROOM 202 PRODUCT EXHIBITION 204 SENIOR LIVING 205 AI INTEGRATION 206 ON THE BOARDS MULTIUNIT RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL 207 ON THE BOARDS SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 211 COMMERCIAL STAIRCASE

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esrawe studio; cadena concepts Xinú, Mexico City For the Mexican perfumery’s latest boutique, the company tapped this pair of local firms and frequent collaborators for a store that doubles as a sanctuary in the middle of the busy metropolis —with Esrawe in charge of construction and architectural details, Cadena developing storytelling and displays. Translating to nose from the Otomi language, Xinú is inspired by the aromatic botany of the Americas. The store, in turn, immerses customers in a multisensory journey literally wrapped in nature. The 2,500-square-foot pavilion is made of laminated tornillo wood sourced from FSC–certified Peruvian forests, supporting Xinú’s commitment to sustainability. Vertical louvres, which open entirely to the elements, support shelving and vitrines, while the shop’s round configuration allows visitors to meander, connecting with the garden and the products, blurring the line between public space and retail experience. —Stephen Treffinger

PROJECT TEAM: HÉCTOR ESRAWE; HEISEI CARMONA; NURIA MARTIN; LAURA VELA; ÁNGEL DURÁN; RAÚL ARAIZA; RODRIGO ROMERO; PABLO ÁVILA; YAIR UGARTE;

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rockwell group; colberg architecture Bathhouse, New York Jason Goodman and Travis Talmadge founded Bathhouse to fill a gap in the city’s wellness scene. Somewhere between a luxury spa and a spartan Russian banya, the concept combines the social aspects of global bathing culture with modern amenities and restorative treatments. For its second location, the 35,000-squarefoot, three-story urban oasis is mostly underground: Guests enter on the ground level, but the pools, saunas, treatment rooms, and café are all below. For the design teams, the subterranean location evoked a backstory based on the Hero’s Journey, creating a series of portals that lead visitors down to the baths. On the ground floor, a black-granite wall with a vertical strip of light marks the staircase entry, while in a corridor, walls of layered travertine allude to rock strata, as if descending through the earth. On the lowest level, pools are illuminated in tones corresponding to temperature, under inverted metallic-painted pyramids. It’s like discovering a mythic civilization under West 22nd Street. —Rebecca Dalzell PROJECT TEAM: DAVID ROCKWELL; SHAWN SULLIVAN; MICHAEL FISCHER; AVIVA NOVICK; MARIEL LEVINE; JAMIE HA; LILLY KEL (ROCKWELL GROUP); EUGENE COLBERG; KELLY COLLINI (COLBERG ARCHITECTURE).

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deve build Grand Round House at Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, China This temporary showpiece was inspired by round earthen houses, called tulou, found in villages of the Hakka people throughout the southwestern region of Fujian province. The firm abstracted the basic structure—while maintaining the essence—of this ancient Chinese typology as a means to both explore the concept of innovation and lament the loss of local culture and emotional connections. The 4,300square-foot creation is crafted entirely of woven-bamboo curtains (reusable at installation’s end), their fluid forms mimicking calligraphy; transcending the material’s typical use elevates it to contemporary-art status. The experience of walking through is meant to feel warm and comfortable, reflecting the very nature of the round house and celebrating the resonance of traditional architecture—providing a welcome sense of humanism and grounding in this era of artificial intelligence. —Stephen Treffinger PROJECT TEAM: YU FENG.

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Australian culture does not easily translate into a government building. For one, the people are friendly, unlike many of today’s fortresslike embassies. Yet Melbourne-headquartered Bates Smart, along with the architect of record, DC’s KCCT, managed to create a secure, 260,000-square-foot facility that feels welcoming and nature-influenced, embodying the country’s spirit. The hues on the exterior change throughout the day, thanks to treated copper panels, slender and vertically oriented. The rhythm of the facade continues in the central atrium, which connects ground and sky and serves as an organizing space. All around, sunlight dapples through the glass ceiling and vertical eucalyptus-veneer paneling that evokes native forests. Natural illumination also fills the staff area, where the feature stair links breakout spaces and encourages easy movement between and interaction among departments. Furnishings showcase Australian craft; custom rugs in key rooms, for example, are based on First Nations artworks. The result is at once warm, engaging, and, having earned LEED Gold certification, sustainable. —Rebecca Dalzell

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bhdm design It was a vintage Aperol spritz ad that sparked the direction of the five-year renovation of this 1960’s hotel’s public areas—F&B, conference zone, corridors—16,500 square feet total, at under $500 per. Among the inherited assets was the double-height lobby, but an overall sense of cohesion and connection was missing. To instate clarity, walls that separated reception, lobby, and dining functions were razed. Checking in, guests now perceive a singular, joyous space with unobstructed sight lines all the way to the pool. Interiors are populated with a plethora of circles in a riot of cheerful colors: sunny yellows, clear-sky blues, rosy pinks. An acrylic-disc mobile takes center stage in the lobby, while a painted-wood artwork by Tilde Grynnerup backdrops the reception desk, itself sculptural with ombré vinyl insets. Fresh cabana stripes on furniture and wallcovering toast the indoor-outdoor setting. —Edie Cohen PROJECT TEAM: DAN MAZZARINI; SHEILA CAHILL; MATTIE OVERMYER.

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The interplay of light, shadow, and geometry is driven by sacred meaning in this project, with the architectural details referencing Bible verses. Cascading precast-concrete pleats enveloping the 5,400-square-foot congregation hall recall the “curtain” of Exodus 26:33, symbolizing the separation and the connection between the spiritual and the mortal. A dichroic Covenant Cross refracts sunlight into a spectrum of colors, embodying Genesis 9:16’s “rainbow.” By night, the illuminated cross trans forms the structure into a radiant beacon, echoing the “light of the world” in Matthew 5:14-15. At this intersection of divine faith and worldly design is a place for worship that’s no less beautiful to more secular passersby. —Wilson Barlow

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PROJECT TEAM: AMATA LUPHAIBOON; TWITEE VAJRABHAYA TEPARKUM; WARAPHAN WATANAKAROON; PONGPAT POLSORN.

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in+out architects The firm was tasked with designing an 8,600-square-foot library, highlighting the theme of exploration, in White Swan Park, a location with prime lakefront views. The plan orients the action toward the water, allowing direct access to it from the park plaza courtesy of a semiporous ground level. At one end of the building, an impressively large staircase doubles as sheltered bleacher seating, encouraging visitors to engage with the lake. Woven through the minimalist interior, touches of greenery and timber elements drawn from the natural surroundings are meant to stimulate the mind and create a boundaryless place for reading and active exploration. Movable island cabinets enhance spatial adaptability, while curved ceiling lights abet wayfinding, guiding visitors toward various experiences. Among them are a librarywithin-a-library hidden behind translucent orange walls, a place for children to nurture their imaginations. —Stephen Treffinger PROJECT TEAM: LIU HUIMIN; YIN CHANG.

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Fuyou Library of Poetry and Books, Funing, China

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Organic design inspired by ecology defines the 50,000-square-foot addition for an institution committed to ocean conservation. Expansive glazing—including an iconic oculus—bathes interior spaces in natural light, illuminating marine exhibits like the 500,000-gallon reef housing 120 species. Green materials, from carpet made of recycled fishing nets to recycled-paper Richlite paneling, reflect a commitment to environmental stewardship, while every detail, from the dichroic acrylic accents and exposed mechanicals to working with Indigenous consultants, speaks to transparency, inclusion, and interconnectedness. Behind the scenes, sustainable practices include all-electric operation systems and optimizing seawater usage. —Wilson Barlow PROJECT TEAM: MARK REDDINGTON; OSAMA QUOTAH; SCOTT CRAWFORD; HANNA KATO; TODD SCHWISOW; MARY ANNE SMITH; VANESSA ABIN-FUENTES; ALEX WOODHOUSE; MASAKO WADA; AYAKO SAKURAI.

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sanjay puri architects Aatma Manthan Museum, Nathdwara, India Nearly 300 feet tall, the Statue of Belief is one of the world’s tallest monuments to the Hindu god Shiva. Opened in 2022, it has become a major tourist attraction in Rajasthan, drawing visitors who climb to the top or bungee jump beside it. The 18,000-square-foot museum at its base brings pilgrims down to earth. Dedicated to self-reflection, Aatma Manthan derives its name from the Sanskrit words for soul, mind, and body, and is filled not with texts and artworks but immersive AV experiences. The meditative journey begins in a cavelike foyer, a fluid volume with mushroom columns, sloping walls, and undulating benches coated in gray foam concrete, its sound-absorbing properties ensuring tranquility. The 18 thematic rooms that follow feel more high-tech: Visitors walk past zigzagging mirrors and colorful projections of earth, water, and fire. Overcoming the challenges of an irregular floor plan and an unconventional site, the archi tecture tells a story that invites introspection. PROJECT TEAM: SANJAY PURI; MADHAVI BELSARE; PAYAL RAUT; SUBODH AMIN.

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büro koray duman “Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom,” MOCA Geffen, Los Angeles

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Sports, celebrity, and roaring crowds hold focus for Paul Pfeiffer, who works in video, photography, and sculpture. Tapped to conceive the artist’s first U.S. retrospective, New York studio Büro Koray Duman divided the 22,000-squarefoot museum space into a series of rooms, starting with a trio of small-scale galleries for early works and opening to a cavernous area articulated with plywood-enclosed structures reminiscent of Hollywood sound stages. The pièce de resistance is Vitruvian Figure, inspired by the 2000 Sydney Olympics stadium. Whereas its real-life counterpart accommodated 100,000 spectators, the 10-foot-high facsimile, made of cast resin, aluminum, and acrylic, “seats” 1 million and was designed to be viewed from above, via a platform accessed by a woodframe ADA accessibility ramp that served as one of the work’s defining features. —Edie Cohen PROJECT TEAM: KORAY DUMAN; CAITLIN DIPPO; HYUNJOO PARK; SOEUN PARK.

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This terminal’s first expansion in 30 years is a wing-shape extension that modernizes one of the country’s busiest airports in style. The project was initially conceived as a straightforward but uninspired linear addition to the existing concourse. Instead, HOK proposed bending the design into a boomerang shape that optimizes the surrounding airfield space, with a curved roof that rises gracefully to peak at the terminal’s elbow, forming a town square of sorts bathed in daylight from clerestory windows. The boomerang is in-filled with lounges, gates, and shops but, like an art museum, the architectural attitude is all about serenity. That’s aided by a neuro-inclusive focus that reduces sensory overload through circadian lighting and ultraquiet mechanical systems, helping soothe the nerves of anxious flyers. —Georgina McWhirter PROJECT TEAM: PETER RUGGIERO; BRENDA KARHOFF; AL LYONS.

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Known as “the garden city,” this state capital gets an appropriately verdant airport terminal, its lush 2.7 million square feet master-planned by SOM and a wonderfully biophilic antidote to jet lag. Within the structure, which SOM designed with an intricate cross-laid ceiling of engineered

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bamboo punctuated by skylights and hanging planters, Enter Projects created five sculptural rattan pavilions dedicated to retail. Circulation through and past them takes inspiration from the 20th-century garden city movement, upon which Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) is planned, introducing a meandering informality that’s more like a stroll in a park than a direct point A to point B passenger traversal. —Athena Waligore PROJECT TEAM: ROGER DUFFY; COLIN KOOP; LAURA ETTELMAN; PETER LEFKOVITS; DEREK A.R. MOORE; JASON ANDERSON; JORDAN PIERCE; SEOK YOON; WILLIAM EMENECKER; NICK WINTER; ECE CALGUNER ERZAN; LAUREN KOSSON; SEPIDEH KHAZAEI; CHRISTOPH TIMM; ELIZABETH SENNOTT; TAMICKA MARCY; XIALU (LULU) XU; BLAKE ALTSHULER; PREETAM BISWAS; CHARLES BESJAK; GEORGI PETROV; ALEXANDER JORDAN; STANLEY KING (SOM); GRANT ASSOCIATES; AJSK; ARUP; PATRICK KEANE (ENTER PROJECTS ASIA).

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c&c design co. Reef, Beihai, China The call of the sea guided the renovation of this 3,000-square-foot beachfront structure, its main purpose to support the needs of visitors to a reef in Guantouling, a tourism zone in southwest China known for its mountain, beaches along the Gulf of Tonkin, and Buddhist temple. The project entailed transforming serviceable facilities into cinematic spaces, with glass dividers that can be lit ocean blue or sunset gold, colors found in nature. Additionally, there are lockers, men’s and women’s toilets and showers, a handwashing station with a faceted mirror that looms overhead like a stalactite, and a coffee bar, all ingeniously built into existing, eroded rock. Breathtaking views of the gulf and Pacific Ocean beyond command the most attention. The result instills visitors with the understanding that humanity is part of the natural world, reminding that we save ourselves when we protect it. —Athena Waligore PROJECT TEAM: PENG ZHENG; XIE ZEKUN; XIA SHENGYUE.

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nbbj Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, Monterey, California Named after the Hawaiian word for family, the youth mental-health campus centers on caring—both for patients and their support networks. To assist, NBBJ drafted the power and beauty of nature, abundant in the coastal location. “We took the traditional institutional box that defines today’s behavioral-health facilities and bent it around the surrounding oak trees, symbolic of healing the site,” says lead designer Jonathan Ward of the 55,600-square-foot project’s curved volumes. Filled with hospitality-style furniture and art, the spaces support emotional processing and self-empowerment. Floor-to-ceiling views connect the 16-bed residential program and outpatient clinic to the landscape, where winding paths scented by the Pacific Ocean lead to a fitness center. —Stephen Treffinger PROJECT TEAM: JONATHAN WARD; DAPHNE CORONA; JOO OH; BRITTA MOLINE-AYARS; LAURIE CHAMBERS; RICH DALLAM; EDWIN BELTRAN; HARRY BAIRAMIAN; TAMI CHEN; ALVIN CHEUNG; BILL GLAUCH; STACEY HOOPER; SAY KHOV; JONAS KUO; MARGARET MONTGOMERY; TERI OLERICH; ALISE ROBLES; ANDREA RUFE; JANET SUSI; HAOYUAN TAN; TARLAN VAHIDI.

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jcpcdr architecture Paris Dental Studios, Lyon, France This dental practice launched in its namesake city in 2021, offering an elevated oral-examination experience through a design-forward, wellness-centered space conceived by the local firm, and has since expanded to other French locales. The concept for this 2,500-square-foot clinic is based on inserting modern “micro-architectures” within the building’s 19th-century shell, which had an atypical plan and a high ceiling. Four 215-square-foot pods, each containing an exam room and finished with textured white lime plaster and fluted glass on the exterior, sleek aluminum and pink Corian inside, are reminiscent of astronomical observatories. That pink, a serene color that’s akin to that of healthy gums, first appears by reception, another similarly domed form, in Faye Toogood’s Roly Poly chairs for waiting patients. Sammode’s Elgar sconces are installed as straight as Invisalign-ed teeth behind them; poured in place concrete flooring runs underneath. Lush plantings spill over the pods adding a biophilic element. —Lauren Gallow PROJECT TEAM: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE PETILLAULT; ROUBA DAHAM.

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DAVID FOESSEL

DEC.24

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“The flashiness and noise typical of entertainment spaces are eschewed in favor of a museumlike atmosphere, achieved through tactile materials and archetypal forms”

neri&hu design and research office New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center, Shanghai

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entertainment

PROJECT TEAM: LYNDON NERI; ROSSANA HU; ZIYI CAO; FONG WIN HUANG; ALEXANDER GOH; ATH SUPORNCHAI; BECKY ZHANG; CHERI LEE; CHAOFU YEH; CHRISTINE CHANG; DANYAN JIN; DAVIS BUTNER; ELIS HUANG; ELAN TAO; GUANLIN LEE; GREG WU; JINGYI BI; JINLONG LI; KANY LIU; KATE HWANG; KATHY HU; LUNA HONG; NICOLAS FARDET; SELA LIM; SHIQI ZHANG; SIYU CHEN, VANESSA WU; ZHIKANG WANG.

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DEC.24

PEDRO PEGENAUTE

Set amid skyscrapers in an emerging riverside business district, the 189,000-square-foot cultural facility offers a contemporary take on a classical archetype: the arena. Arched forms proliferate throughout the interior, creating a particularly dramatic effect when stacked to the full height of the five-story atrium lobby. That’s a prelude to the 2,500-seat grand theater, a soaring volume of curving shapes and horseshoe balconies entirely clad in oak, which introduces a warm tonality, both visually and acoustically. Additional striking material choices include paneling the multipurpose performance and exhibition space with blackened stainless steel, turning it into a literal “black box,” and the glass-block construction in the adjacent escalator area, which yields a contrasting “light box” that arriving patrons experience as a crystalline tunnel. —Peter Webster

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DEC.24

INTERIOR DESIGN

one plus partnership Nanyang Wanyue City Square & Sculptures, China This city in central China is the fertile ground from which the millennia-old Chu-Han culture grew. While these days the bustling metropolis is home to more urban forms of life, farmland still surrounds it. Paying tribute to that agricultural heritage is a striking structure that’s part artwork and part city planning. Erected upon a 3 ½-acre plot of land, the Jenga-esque sculpture is welded of approximately 1,600 steel-plate squared rods, coated in either taupe or emerald automative paint, and rises some 60 feet like an abstracted skyscraper; at night, the bars are illuminated by hidden wall washers and in-ground LED spots. The gridlike geometry reappears below as steel flower ponds overflowing with Buxus sinica, a native plant, and incorporating bench seating. Paving the surrounding plaza, varying tones of granite tile suggests thousands of miles of fertile field as viewed from the air. —Jesse Dorris PROJECT TEAM: AJAX LING KIT LAW; VIRGINIA LUNG.

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appareil architecture; agence spatiale; bgla architecture

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École de l’Étincelle, Saguenay, Canada

MAXIME BROUILLET

Impersonal-looking buildings, cookie-cutter classrooms, long corridors, fluorescent fixtures—these were the hallmarks of elementary schools built in the province of Quebec. So, Lab-École, a nonprofit research firm, was formed to move educational environments in less institutional, more welcoming directions. One result: the 37,000-square-foot École de l’Étincelle, or Spark School, which takes cues from the natural world and homey cottage architecture. The complex, its interconnected structures clustered around a schoolyard, is made almost entirely of wood, from the facades and pitched roofs to the cubby areas where the young students stow their coats and mittens. Large windows let in natural light. A central open area fitted with multipurpose bleachers encourages interaction and keeps sight lines clear, helping make spaces easy to navigate. There’s even a farm-to-table aspect to the progressive curriculum: Children grow vegetables in community gardens, then turn their harvest into healthy food in the school’s culinary lab equipped with a restaurant-scale kitchen.

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DEC.24

c&c design co. Times China TIC Kindergarten, Foshan, China

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Color and shapes are among the first things that children learn. After a facade redo that brought pizzazz to a drab concrete building, a school might well help students learn those fundamental concepts. The original building was rather forbidding with its hard lines and uniform gray. To make it livelier and more welcoming, while also modulating sunlight and heat gain, the firm sheathed portions of the 17,200-square-foot project in perforated aluminum sheets, some of which were painted happy, nature-related colors and given rounded cutouts. The mesh panel enclosing an outdoor staircase, for instance, is vibrant green, with diagonal elliptical openings so that the pint-size attendees can see out while going up and down over the course of the school day. That same green peps up enclosures that expand outward around some windows, while blue was applied to others. The entry, meanwhile, is bright yellow. —Jane Sarney PROJECT TEAM: PENG ZHENG; ZENG QINGHAO.

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INTERIOR DESIGN

National Academy for Childhood Development, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Dubai-based firm transformed 54,000 square feet on two floors of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure Tower into a space supporting the NACD’s mission: providing practitioners and caregivers the expertise to educate children and support their social-emotional growth—all while preserving the Arabic language and the local heritage. The design was inspired by the moment a droplet (or a pearl, in a nod to an Emirati tradition) hits the surface of water; circular structures and curvilinear shapes akin to radiating ripples represent the impact and reach of early childhood development. The reception area is welcoming and open, rather than institutional, with modular seating and flexible spaces ideal for adapting to changing needs. Carefully selected materials, finishes, and textures recall the earthy hues of the U.A.E.’s landscape, from warm sands to rich desert browns. —Stephen Treffinger PROJECT TEAM: PALLAVI DEAN.

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DEC.24

YASSER IBRAHIM

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roar

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dialog; smoke architecture Centennial College A-Building, Scarborough, Canada A mass-timber, zero-carbon structure, the 133,000-square-foot, six-story addition to the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science comprises flexible classrooms, collaborative spaces, administrative offices, a café, and a courtyard that’s also an outdoor classroom. The project integrates Indigenous principles and cultural markers with a contemporary aesthetic, an ethos reflected in such elements as the Wisdom Hall, a central atrium with bleacher seating enriched by artwork on wooden ceiling baffles evoking traditional Ojibwa canoe paddles; the Indigenous Commons, a domed, circular space for gathering and ceremony, embodying the principles of Anishinabe roundhouse design; and an exterior cladding of aluminum “fish scales” that suggests animal skin and gives the sense that the building itself is alive. —Peter Webster PROJECT TEAM: CHEN COHEN; CRAIG APPLEGATH; JUAN CARLOS PORTUESE; JASON D’ALTROY; FARAH AL AMIN; CAMILLE GANUELAS; KELLY DEMINGS; MEL FAIFMAN; MAYA JARRAH (DIALOG); ELADIA SMOKE; LARISSA ROQUE; CHELSEA JACOBS; JULIE BÉDARD (SMOKE ARCHITECTURE).

JAMES BRITTAIN

DEC.24

INTERIOR DESIGN

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one plus partnership Haikou Gaoxingli Cinema Coffee Bar, Hainan, China

Inspired by the island location, the team devised an oceanic scheme for this movie theater café, albeit without the typical blue focus. Instead, the 11,400-square-foot space is defined by red-clay masonry, with undulating, precisely layered waves of brickwork evoking sand dunes on the shoreline— a conceit that’s dramatic in its monochromaticity. Brick courses laid in stack bond rise from the floor, cresting into concave benches and bowed countertops. Other forms hang like stalactites from the ceiling. Despite the rugged materiality, the scene is still cozy, with twinkling LEDs tucked into the pre existing core holes of the bricks and plump custom chairs with rustic-colored upholstery scattered throughout. —Lisa Di Venuta JONATHAN LEIJONHUFVUD

PROJECT TEAM: AJAX LAW; VIRGINIA LUNG.

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DEC.24

Expormim —— (212) 204-8572 usa@expormim.com www.expormim.com

Cask Outdoor. Armchair. Norm Architects —— Photographer: Meritxell Arjalaguer ©

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jones haydu The concept for the 1,200-square-foot coffee shop is informed by the Italian ritual of drinking an espresso at a communal bar. At the center is an island where all activity happens. On two sides, its standing-height construction is made of white oak slabs from a single tree that fell in nearby Sonoma County in 2008. One hosts a low-slung pastry display, the other, stools to enjoy meeting with a friend. Behind, baristas work at countertops topped in hand-polished copper. To further emphasize this hub, a crown of concave timber slats floats overhead alongside linear pendant fixtures by Dals Lighting. A second curved wood series lines the walls to meet it at this clerestory level, creating a domelike visual pattern that appears either open or closed when viewed from various angles on the ground. Along the perimeter, a Calacatta marble ledge offers another luxurious option to pause with a caffeinated beverage. PROJECT TEAM: HULETT JONES.

INTERIOR DESIGN

DEC.24

MATTHEW MILLMAN

The Caffè by Mr. Espresso, Oakland, California

rockwell group Coqodaq, New York Settled into expansive hunter green leather-and-walnut booths under illuminated cast glass-and-bronze arches, consuming fried chicken becomes an elevated, theatrical experience at this restaurant named after an onomatopoeia for cock-a-doodle-doo in Korean. The cathedral-like space for restauranteur Simon Kim’s high-end twist (caviar and champagne are also on the menu) on the beloved Korean pub food measures 4,300 square feet and offers an almost ritual approach to dining. Upon entry, guests first encounter a moody handwashing station, constructed of green soapstone, with edge-lit, black-tinted oval mirrors—their shape, like the logo, egg-inspired—then move either to a bar area with communal wood-and-concrete and high-top tables or the main space, where the walls are clad in panels of crackle-painted paster and additional tinted mirrors that yield an infinity effect. Amidst a palette of deep colors, lighting becomes a primary design element—from the dining room’s dazzling arches and marquee-lit bar to the theater lights that lead visitors through the circulatory catwalk to custom tables set with turntable trays. —Elizabeth Fazzare PROJECT TEAM: DAVID ROCKWELL; BRAD ZUGER; HARAM KIM; LAUREN TUDOR.

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JASON VARNEY/ROCKWELL GROUP

DEC.24

INTERIOR DESIGN

unc studio Tsuruyachosei Sanneizaka, Kyoto, Japan

PROJECT TEAM: KEIJI KADOTA; YUKARI OSAWA.

TAKUMI OTA

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On the way to visit the nearby Kiyomizu-dera Temple, tourists can stop into this sweets shop for a taste of traditional confectionery in a modern setting. The concept is inspired by the tea ceremony, an integral part of Ja panese culture that is generally unfamiliar to foreigners and in danger of being forgotten by a younger generation of locals. The 1,300-square-foot space incorporates shoji sliding doors and Kaishi paper motifs, fostering a serene yet interactive environment, one that’s bathed in a soft blush-pink. Guests can come in for a treat and leave more connected with centuries of heritage, and maybe even their own Kaishi paper crane, folded by following the instructions on the shop card. —Wilson Barlow

INTERIOR DESIGN

DEC.24

A collaboration with MomentumTextilesandWalls.com

schaum architects

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Memorial Park Running Complex Café, Houston The city’s largest green space is currently undergoing a series of restorations and renovations as part of a 10-year master plan. Integrated into the new running complex, adjacent to a 400-meter track and nature trails, is a 3,000-square-foot café serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus all-day coffee service, with proceeds benefiting the park’s conservancy. The indoor/outdoor venue has a patio with a 30-foot cantilevered roof referencing the military buildings that occupied the site more than a century ago, separated from the interior by way of an operable glass wall that frames the surrounding native plants and trees. It’s the perfect place to carbo-load before a long run. PROJECT TEAM: TROY SCHAUM; ANDREA BRENNAN; LULU CROUZET; EKIN ERAR; EMMA SCOTT; MICHELLE SCHNEIDER.

yabu pushelberg The Pinky Ring, Las Vegas

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DEC.24

FROM TOP: LEONID FURMANSKY (2); SEAN DAVIDSON (2)

The Rat Pack meets modern glam at Bruno Mars’s penthouse-inspired nightclub inside the Bellagio. The experience is one of being in a pop star’s private home, with guests entering through a mirrored hallway displaying the singer’s Grammy Award collection. They then emerge into the main lounge area, featuring a sunken conversation pit with banquette seating that gives the space a distinctly mid-century vibe. Farther in, the monolithic stone bar has a backlit mirror that reflects the glittering chandelier hovering above it all. Though the 5,000square-foot lounge is prime for a social media moment, no photos are allowed. After all, you know what they say about what happens in Vegas.

chen+suchart studio Los Milics Vineyards, Elgin, Arizona It’s a little bit Stonehenge, a little bit 2001: A Space Odyssey. Whatever it makes you think of, the weathered-steel panels surrounding this tasting room harmonize rather than compete with the surrounding landscape. The 3,400-square-foot glass box within, nestled at the foot of the Mustang Mountains, has a minimalist material palette of concrete softened by dark-walnut detailing. Its curtain walls frame the grounds of the 20-acre working winery, located nearly a mile above sea level in a terroir that’s quickly becoming a hotspot for wine enthusiasts. —Wilson Barlow PROJECT TEAM: THAMARIT SUCHART; PATRICIA SZU-PING CHEN SUCHART; MATT O’BRIGHT; SHERWOOD WANG.

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DAN RYAN

DEC.24

INTERIOR DESIGN

atelier gulla jonsdottir Marelle, Santa Monica, California

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An amalgamation of beaches across the globe, from Crete and Santorini in Greece to Positano and Capri, Italy, influenced this 3,700-square-foot restaurant, part of a broader revamp of the Sandbourne hotel, located mere steps from the Pacific shoreline. Hand-plastered walls, in a dusky terra-cotta hue that conjures the Mediterranean, backdrop the main room, where undulating plaster columns cordon off a more intimate dining alcove. Similarly sculptural are the custom pendant fixtures, handcrafted of ceramic in Oaxaca, Mexico, that form a shapely constellation above. Welcome cocktails are served at a grand bar, built of oak with a weathered-look concrete top and backed by sunny gold-tone wallcovering. This being SoCal, the restaurant naturally flows outside, where a lighthouselike triple-height dining pavilion is enclosed by cream-colored drapery panels—allowing for cozy privacy or full-fledged access to million-dollar views. —Edie Cohen PROJECT TEAM: GULLA JONSDOTTIR; ALINA IGARASHI; SASHA BELYAVSKAYA.

CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT: ROBIN BENSON (2); STAN LEE

PROJECT TEAM: AVITAL SHENHAV-SHANI.

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DEC.24

H A N J I WA L L C O V E R I N G

Auteur & Éditeur.

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“Open, airy spaces flow seamlessly from indoors to out, offering guests stunning views and a thrilling sense of immersion in nature”

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kengo kuma & associates; kristina zanic consultants St. Regis Red Sea Resort, Ummahat Island, Saudi Arabia The Interior Design Hall of Fame member and architect has crafted an eco-conscious island retreat comprising 47 beach and 43 overwater villas, five dining venues, and extensive wellness facilities. To minimize the use of concrete, the structures employ prefabricated timber construction with roofs clad in natural cedar shingles and walls finished with clay plaster. The organic curves of the buildings blend seamlessly with the landscape or appear to spiral gracefully from the sea. All villas incorporate private sundecks and pools, while designer Kristina Zanic’s characterful interiors feature a desert-inspired palette accented with coral and teal hues. Details include turtle shell–patterned floor tile, coral-shaped handles, hand-embellished art, and accessories crafted from natural materials. —Peter Webster PROJECT TEAM: KENGO KUMA; NICOLA MANIERO; DERIN KINACIGIL; JUAN FRANCO; HANNAH APPELGREN; TANIA UTOMO; LUDOVICA CIRILLO; ARIS KAFANTARIS; PAOLO DANESI; TRAN HUY VU NGUYEN; CARMEN KONG; SATOSHI ADACHI; RITA TOPA; PAVEL SIPKIN; AIGERIM SZYZDYKOVA; JANET CHOY (KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES); KRISTINA ZANIC; SEJAL PATEL (KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS).

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DEC.24

COURTESY OF MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL AND KRISTINA ZANIC CONSULTANTS

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DEC.24

rottet studio Crescent Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas With the Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Amon Carter Museum of Art, this city has become a cultural destination, and this 200key, 216,000-square-foot luxury property reflects that. The lobby forges the strongest connection with its artful neighbors. Gallery-esque white walls are ample enough to accommodate large-scale canvases— by Madeline Peckenpaugh, Carolyn Salas, and Mònica Subidé, from the hotel’s impressive contemporary collection—which provide much of the color. Envelope materials include limestone, faceted plaster, Calacatta Vision marble, and white oak. F&B spaces are critical, too, as the Crescent is centered around private functions; among the standouts is the Circle Bar and the Blue Room. In guest rooms, the size of closets and built-in storage was maximized, all of it and headboards faced in sophisticated Koto veneer. —Jen Renzi PROJECT TEAM: LAUREN ROTTET; ANJA MAJKIC; TAYLOR MOCK;

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INTERIOR DESIGN

DEC.24

ERIC LAIGNEL

HANNAH RAE.

workshop/apd; metafor Moxy Banff, Canada

The global hotel chain, a Marriott Bonvoy brand, is perhaps more commonly known for its urban locales—New York, London, Tokyo, Dubai. But this 109-key outpost, a former motor lodge dating to 1964, is nestled amid the Canadian Rockies. Its transformation combines Moxy’s cheeky personality and the outdoorsy spirit of Banff with the building’s mid-century roots. Take the expansive lobby lounge, where the pill-shaped bar doubles as a check-in desk and the project’s retro palette of reds, yellows, browns, and oranges is introduced. Instead of having liquor bottles on tiered shelves, bottle racks that resemble ski gondolas hang from the ceiling. Nearby, a 1966 Kombi Volkswagen bus has been repurposed as a food truck. In guest rooms, oversize tartan wallcovering suggests flannel shirts one might wear hiking. Updating the exterior of the 58,000-square-foot building involved replacing windows, swapping out painted-wood railings for ones made of clearstained Douglas fir, and repointing the original Rundle stone walls. —Jane Margolies PROJECT TEAM: MATT BERMAN; ANDREW KLINE; FRAN FANG; JOEL EDMONDSON (WORKSHOP/APD); CHRIS SPARROW; CLAUDIA SCHAAF; ILONA CIUN-KIEWICZ; STEVE TURCOTT; JAMES LINDSAY; DIANE SAWA; LISA PANASOVA; CHRIS MCLAUGHLIN (METAFOR).

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YOUNES BOUNHAR/DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY

DEC.24

INTERIOR DESIGN

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atelier pond Working with Left Lane hospitality and LS3P architecture, Atelier Pond embraced the city’s quirky charm in this chic renovation of a 19th-century Southern Gothic structure on Forsyth Park. Elements bring together old and new in a riotous mix of styles, creating a feeling that the 149-key, 115,000-square-foot property was built over time. The turreted red-brick exterior conceals a palm-lined interior courtyard with a lap pool, cabanas, and bar that evoke an Italian lido. Other spaces are moodier, like the clubby lobby bar and Victorian main restaurant, its wood paneling and opulent chandeliers feeling straight out of the original mansion’s drawing rooms. Though transporting, Hotel Bardo is still rooted in the community. Furnishings incorporate such vernacular elements as fiber caning, oak construction, and brass details, and rooms highlight work by local artists, including the regional flora stenciled by muralist Vanessa Platacis on the peach walls of the private members’ club. —Rebecca Dalzell PROJECT TEAM: PHILIP POND.

INTERIOR DESIGN

DEC.24

ANDREW FRAZIER

Hotel Bardo Savannah, Georgia

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marco m. valle + arquitectos; meyer davis; ana elena mallet; raúl cabra La Casa Dragones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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INTERIOR DESIGN

DEC.24

DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN

Collaborating architects Will Meyer and Marco Valle have transformed what was once a 17th-century cavalry stable into a beguiling four-bedroom property. Enchantments include a bougainvillea-draped courtyard and an intimate in-house bar—its counter faced in glistening obsidian tile— which can be reserved for tequila tastings and private events. Behind its carefully restored cyan facade, the 2,500-square-foot interior is a serene haven of vintage and contemporary handcrafted Mexican design. Curated by Ana Elena Mallet and Raúl Cabra, the furnishings range from pieces in what they term “mid-century Bajio” style—a region-specific blend of modernism and local craft aesthetics—to newly minted offerings from the country’s freshest artisanal talents.

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lissoni casal ribeiro Dorothea Hotel, Budapest, Hungary Spanning three adjacent buildings of varying dates and styles—1873 Neo-Renaissance, 1913 Art Nouveau, and 1937 Modernist—the 216-key project restored the historic facades and also created a unified 355,000-square-foot interior that harmoniously blends heritage and modern elements, including a new glass-enclosed penthouse floor. The public spaces in the oldest building exemplify the firm’s approach, preserving the grandeur of the volumes while imbuing them with a distinctly 21st-century and, at times, ironic ambience. This is achieved through witty touches like juxtaposing the entry’s monumental Doric columns with a series of contemporary photographic portraits by Zoltán Tombor that playfully reinterpret traditional styles and customs. —Peter Webster PROJECT TEAM: PIERO LISSONI; MIGUEL CASAL RIBEIRO; MATTIA SUSANI; RICARDO HERNANDEZ; FRANCESCO DE MATTEIS; FRANCESCO SCHIAVARIELLO; TANIA ZANEBONI; RODRIGO TELLEZ ACOSTA; ROBERTO BERTICELLI; GRETA ANDREONI; ALEJANDRA CORREDOR; RICCARDO ACCETTA; ILIA D’EMILIO; MARCO GOTTARDI; DAVID POULIOT; ALESSANDRO MASSI MAURI; ALBERTO MASSI MAURI; ALESSANDRO GRASSO; MATTEO CANDIANI; LORENZO VOLPATO. TOMMASO SARTORI

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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mckinley studios Serein Properties, Vancouver, Canada

PROJECT TEAM: JENN MEHRER; MIKE ROGERS.

INTERIOR DESIGN

DEC.24

EMA PETER

“Human Spaces. Everyday Extraordinary.” That is the mantra of this real estate developer, which aims to be artist-led, ambitious, and collaborative, creating properties that inspire and nurture. Its 2,400-square-foot headquarters encapsulates these principles. For example, Rain from a Cloudless Sky, a large light-responsive sculpture of frosted polycarbonate, handetched acrylic rods, and knitted polyethylene bale wrap by Shirley Wiebe, hangs in the heart of the office, encouraging employees to think outside the box. At the entry, a tinted mirror–encased door imparts a sense of drama as it leads to a swirling blackmarble kitchen with more mirrored surfaces and views over downtown. Beyond, a curved form is another intriguing focal point of the L-shape plan: Half is a glass-walled meeting room and half a wood pod that hosts AV displays of Serein projects. Together these luxe, unique elements yield a memorable and immersive visitor experience, a key goal for the client, while also expressing the company’s ethos. —Rebecca Dalzell

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one house design Shanghai Transaction Succeed

Work and play, analog and digital, real and illusory—all coexist in this futuristic fantasia of a workplace for a financial services company. The 21,500-square-foot project, which feels plucked straight from the metaverse, or perhaps Star Wars, of which the client is enamored, is a mix of private meeting rooms and offices alongside open-plan desks and break-out areas. Throughout, a repeated language of curved walls, reflective surfaces, and monochromatic colors makes the space feel like a sci-fi portal. The primary material used to form the curvilinear aspects is resin-based artificial stone that, when heated, can be curved and shaped, then polished to create a seamless connection between floor, wall, and ceiling, particularly evident in the large area surrounding the glass-enclosed gallery. Equally eye-catching is the music room, which features a Darth Vader motif emerging from behind mirrored glass and is wrapped in LED strip–embedded aluminum panels. —Lauren Gallow QINGYAN ZHU

PROJECT TEAM: LEI FANG; LI HUANG; WANG JIARUI; ZHAO BINJIE; WENDY LI; PASS PAN; CHEN YING.

DEC.24

INTERIOR DESIGN

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henn; ippolito fleitz group Continental, Hanover, Germany

The corporate headquarters for the automotive-components giant accommodates 2,400 employees in two clusters of interlinked, steel-and-glass buildings connected by a road-spanning bridge by architecture studio Henn. Work areas, cafeterias, and a restaurant—162,000 square feet in all—were assigned to Ippolito Fleitz, which developed a proprietary modular, room-in-room system that responds flexibly to the requirements of the individual departments and facilities. These “boxes” come in a variety of sizes, configurations, and specifications, from telephone booths to large conference rooms, as well as alcoves, seating niches, arenas, and lounges. Each area’s modules, workstations, and furnishings are arranged as a unique landscape tailored to the needs and preferences of its occupants, whether for work or downtime. —Peter Webster PROJECT TEAM: CHRISTIAN BECHTLE; WOLFRAM SCHNEIDER (HENN); ARSEN ALIVERDIIEV; MICHAEL BERTRAM; KERSTIN EL-KHAWAD; GUNTER FLEITZ; LISA HOLLER; LETICIA HUTCHINGS; PETER IPPOLITO; CHRISTIANE KLINNER; SUSANN KREPLIN; FRANK LAKMANN; TIM LESSMANN; ELEONORA MANNISI; THOMAS MURA; MARIA CRISTINA ORIZZONTE;

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EVA PEREZ; JANA STUMPE; BRADLEY WHEELER; ELISABED ZAUTASHVILI (IPPOLITO FLEITZ GROUP).

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DEC.24

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matrix design This world-class scientific center and corporate campus integrates workplace and an R&D institute; inhabitants of the 5.4 million-square-foot complex push the boundaries of fields such as quantum computing. Though the facility embodies cutting-edge technology, the firm avoided a purely futuristic aesthetic, instead designing the public areas with a humanistic sensibility inspired by the idyllic setting— framed by mountains and a lake—and the communal spatial logic of ancient Chinese architecture and traditional settlements. Interior volumes expand and extend somewhat organically, like a tree’s branches—a configuration intended to stimulate creativity and promote development. Looping stairways, undulating ceilings, and other curvaceous elements reference the nearby water and celebrate the building’s relationship to its surroundings, while space age-y glowing planes are supplemented by abundant natural light. —Stephen Treffinger

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DEC.24

PROJECT TEAM: WANG GUAN; LIU JIANHUI; WANG ZHAOBAO.

SHI XIANG WAN HE

Alibaba DAMO Nanhu Industry Park, Hangzhou, China

“Sited among mountains and water,this industrial park is shaped by both its beautiful scenery and scientific functions”

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DEC.24

INTERIOR DESIGN

standard architecture | design Nadel, Los Angeles

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—Elizabeth Fazzare PROJECT TEAM: SILVIA KUHL; JEFFREY ALLSBROOK; TRACY BREMER; HELENA MELGAR.

MIKE KELLEY

small creative office

To become a suitabl e headquarters for a brand-merchandising and -experience company that counts Google and Mac Cosmetics among its clients, the parking lot–surrounded, 1979 concrete tilt-up needed a total makeover. Once disjointed, aging, and suffering from minimal natural light, the 18,500-square-foot interiors are now defined by statementmaking, double-height spaces wrapped in warm, engineered-wood slats, flexible furnishings in open and closed office areas, and soft illumination via new skylights and strategic fenestration. The elliptical employee lounge is a standout: With its built-in ash bench, Hlynur Atlason swivel chairs, custom pendant fixtures, and 15-foot-tall slatted walls, it shares sight lines with the mezzanine above. Douglas-fir plywood and laminated veneer paneling, natural fiber carpet, salvaged lumber, and reuse of the existing concrete flooring help with lower carbon emissions. Along the street-facing elevation are four new patios surrounded by perforated, painted metal screens, existing palm trees, and droughttolerant landscaping, resulting in places for community-building in the sunshine.

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gensler Neiman Marcus, Dallas The luxury retailer’s 80,000-square-foot, three-story headquarters was strategically conceived as a remote-hybrid model allowing employees to work wherever they want—when they want. Autonomy and choice rule. Staffers can sit at workstations, in collaboration rooms, or in lounges designed to reflect a particular flagship store: Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, or New York. Anchoring the HQ is a triple-height atrium, replete with 300 suspended butterflies (a nod to the brand identity) and mobile furniture that can be rearranged or removed for conversion into a grand events space. Tech innovations abound: Telecom, video, and virtual whiteboards enable a 70/30 ratio of collaboration-oriented areas to individual workspaces and support staffers as they connect remotely with colleagues across corporate locations, distribution centers, and retail sites. —Edie Cohen PROJECT TEAM: PAUL MANNO; KELLY MOORE; NICHOLE BABIAK; AMANDA KENDALL; LOREN BROUILLETTE; KEVIN TURNER; KELCIE HOLCOMB; MARIA RAMIREZ; KHOI HOANG; MELISSA WALLIS; ELLIOTT BEACH; JENI MARTIN-SANTOYO; HANNAH MONROE.

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gensler Confidential investment firm, New York For new digs at 45 Rockefeller Plaza, the client sought a workplace that would balance gravitas with employee comfort. In response, Gensler strategically excised portions of a floor slab to create grand double-height spaces. The intervention also accommodates a glass-box mezzanine library carpeted in plush rust-colored silk-wool broadloom. On the floor below is the reception lounge, where a Nakashima Edition rug pairs with nesting Guilherme Torres tables and Minotti sofas, a setting that’s residential in feel. Throughout, metal accents such as Stickbulb’s nickel chandeliers in the 20-foot boardroom honor the landmarked 1933 building’s art deco heritage. Elsewhere, pockets of greenery provide the benefits of biophilia. —Lisa Di Venuta

PROJECT TEAM: LAURENT LISIMACHIO; JULIETTE POUSSOT; JOE HYNN YANG; ALESSANDRA SHORTEN; NAOMI NOTTINGHAM; FANCH TSENG; ASKLY CHIRAYIL; KATHRYN MORSE; AUDREY STROM; TYLER DENNISON.

ERIC LAIGNEL

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m moser associates ChangJiang Securities Company, Shanghai A massive, twist of spray-painted, 3-D printed acrylic weaves through the seven-story, 102,300-square-foot workplace. It begins on the lowest level, where an atrium contains reception, and rises, entwined with a staircase that connects the upper floors. The ribbon continues even when the staircase is interrupted by the building’s structure; it simply takes a slenderer form and pirouettes in the middle of a circular seating area before traversing the slab and continuing upward, along a second staircase, to an atrium on the highest level. The installation’s color—vibrant red, which signifies happiness, prosperity, and celebration in Chinese culture—also appears elsewhere. The same hue enlivens an honor display wall where ChangJiang can show off industry awards, the seating and carpet in the aforementioned circular lounge, and even the lone desk chair appointing a meeting room equipped with modular furniture. —Jane Sarney PROJECT TEAM: JOSEPH WANG; CAI JIA; JESSIE ZHENG; MICHAEL HSIAO; KEN ZENG; JOEY YU;

SEAN LIU/M MOSER ASSOCIATES

CORA DENG; HELLEN GAO; ZOE WEI; KEVIN CHEN; LEO LEI.

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“The vivid red installation represents the Chinese concept of ‘the dragon soars over the Yangtze,’ a symbol of strength, growth, and prosperity”

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julie hillman design New York Rather than relocate from the Madison Avenue address it’s inhabited for 12 years, the firm opted for renovation and reconfiguration to accommodate growth. Prioritizing enhanced functionality, light, and flow, the 2,500-square-foot space was opened up by razing the wall separating an accounting office and the sample room, creating a front-to-back railroad effect. At rear is the design studio, daylit by windows on three sides, with additional illumination coming from a giant Isamu Noguchi lantern; it’s installed above timber work tables and Jean Prouvé chairs. The sample room, now at center, doubles as conference and breakout space. Reception was reinvented as a sitting room with Verner Panton chairs, a cowhide rug, and a vintage sofa. For her own office, Hillman installed a 1950’s glass-and-brass Georges Addor desk she’d long coveted, along with Swedish monk chairs. Equally as curated as the furnishings is pervasive art—French, Italian, American—in various mediums. It’s no accident the atelier resembles the firm’s tony residential projects.—Edie Cohen

MONOLO YLLERA

PROJECT TEAM: JULIE HILLMAN.

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DEC.24

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roísín lafferty The Malin South Gulch, Nashville, Tennessee For its second location in Music City, the high-end workspace network created a vibrant hub that reflects the neighborhood’s buzzy energy. Like all The Malin’s venues, this one is amenities-driven, quiet, and design-forward. Marking Dublin-based Roísín Lafferty’s debut U.S. project— and the brand’s first time partnering with an outside firm—the 12,000-square-foot club boasts 58 dedicated desks, plus private offices, meeting rooms, phone booths, a library, and a kitchen. Ample natural light accentuates the custom oak and gloss-lacquered millwork, while strategically placed pendant and tabletop fixtures set off shapely furniture and sleek marble and limestone finishes. Concrete flooring, exposed ductwork, and reclaimed elements highlight the industrial heritage of the historic building, while area rugs and cozy seating make it feel decidedly more home than office. —Stephen Treffinger PROJECT TEAM: PHOEBE WEN; SHIHHWA HUNG; TING-JU CHEN; YI-XIAN DUNG.

ALPHA SMOOT

DEC.24

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WilmerHale, Washington A relocated headquarters for this international law firm not only unites staffers but also showcases transparency, blue-chip art, and repurposing. The site is a ground-up, 11-story building by Pelli Clarke & Partners in which WilmerHale is the lead tenant; LSM, when embarking on the project, had its pick of space, which is 225,000 square feet across eight floors. The workplace begins with its own private street lobby, which has been scaled down to double-height and enveloped in Calacatta Sponda marble from top to bottom, including the LED-lit spiral stair that connects to the mezzanine. At one end of the lobby, Bosco Sodi’s 10-by-13-foot painting commissioned by LSM adds a potent blast of pulsating red and inky black. The most bespoke change negotiated for the client was creating a second-floor conference center; now, an expansive thoroughfare houses all the law firm’s public functions— meeting rooms, dining room, and coffee bar. For the four practice floors plus the penthouse, LSM reused WilmerHale’s existing conference tabletops, which happened to be an older version of Calacatta Sponda. —Laura Fisher Kaiser PROJECT TEAM: DEBRA LEHMAN SMITH; JAMES BLACK MC LEISH; REBECCA MONTESI; RICK BILSKI; MARK ALAN ANDRE; CIARA BUCCI; DHVANI DOSHI; STEVEN SCHARRER; DONNIE MORPHY;

ERIC LAIGNEL

MARIO DEGISI.

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The Lithic Collection / Reinterpret + Reimagine. Take cues from nature’s beauty and resilience. Inspired by the earth’s enduring artistry, Lithic is a soft and hard surface collection that reﬂects the classic aesthetic and artful characteristics of stone. A foundation of stone visuals and unexpected elements for a playful juxtaposition of traditional and modern form – it’s a synchronized ﬂooring system of pattern, texture and vibrant accents for cohesive design across a space. © 2024 Shaw, a Berkshire Hathaway Company

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perkins&will West End Labs, New York When Elevate Research Properties bought an eight-story, over 400,000square-foot building that had most recently held offices for Disney and ABC, but was originally constructed a century ago as a maintenance/assembly facility for Chrysler Motors, it hired Perkins&Will to retrofit it into a state-ofthe-art multitenant life-sciences hub. The result nods to the symmetry between the innovations of the early auto industry and those of biotech start-ups today and accommodates research, a host of lab-related activities and systems infrastructure, collaboration, and connection. In the lobby, curving walnut benches add a sense of movement, wood-veneered paneling evokes neural networks, and a grid of ceiling light fixtures references cells. In the helix, a breakout space found on each floor, oak partitions encircle the concrete ramp once used for vehicles. The below-grade conference center takes inspiration from the TV studios that once occupied the adjacent site; its café features a wall of burgundy porcelain tile that alludes to the color of yesteryear movie theater curtains. —Rebecca Dalzell PROJECT TEAM: WILLIAM HARRIS; ROBERT GOODWIN; BRENT CAPRON; SUSAN HEERSEMA; JEANETTE KIM; ROBERT CLEMENS; JULIO COLON; MICHAEL WOODS; GERMAN ORTIZ; HUGO SANTIBANEZ; GREGORY LEVY; ESTEFANIA HAMELINCK; MARKO GOODWIN; DANIEL KIM; MICHELLE MÜHLBAUER; PABLO SEPULVEDA; STEVE STOBBE; MARGARITA MILEVA; SARITA MANN; EMILY BILLHEIMER; WENQI ZHANG; MONICA KUMAR (PERKINS&WILL);

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ERIC LAIGNEL

MATTHEW MALONE (TACONIC PARTNERS/ELEVATE RESEARCH PROPERTIES).

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ono TinkerTendo, San Francisco Behind the unassuming corrugated metal facade of a 1970’s warehouse is an office interior for the maker/tech company with built-in surprises. Housed in a single volume comprising 2,000 square feet across two levels, which are connected by a coral-hued external stair that also allows access to the larger 10,750square-foot industrial building, this highly flexible concept encourages both productivity and relaxation. Its ground floor is dedicated to open-plan office and maker space; however, hidden behind a decorated plywood wall is a 145-square-foot isolation room. In it, a light-changing oculus illuminates a room-sized, sculptural Dune sofa by Pierre Paulin, and a surround-sound system, minibar, and projector screen offer the opportunity for meditation or more social happenings. Upstairs, the lounge and kitchen feature neutral wood and stone, while brightly colored, moveable seating by Malte Grieb and Faye Toogood encourage casual conversations during and after work hours. Both levels have views directly onto the warehouse floor, where events and parties are hosted when not in active use. —Elizabeth Fazzare PROJECT TEAM: MAX OBATA; TYLER NOBLIN; SARAH WAGNER; ANDREW BERTICS; GEOFFREY HAZARD.

BRUCE DAMONTE

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Midway through permitting this new build—a 178,600-square-foot, four-story structure with a conjoined cafeteria/town-hall pavilion on the financial-software company’s 44-acre campus—COVID happened. Although construction had begun, “Intuit flagged us to pivot and rethink the workplace of the future,” Interior Design Hall of Famer Clive Wilkinson reports. The initial plans were tweaked to offer more communal environments, and daring choices in color and furnishings were made. A two-days-in policy sparked a need for flexibility and options: Out went benching and dedicated desks; instead, the 1,000 employees are grouped into neighborhoods with unassigned workstations adjoined by stylish lounge areas for collaboration. The scheme’s major design move? A three-story, 40-foothigh atrium overlooked by cantilevered glass-fronted meeting rooms and a bold Intuit-blue perforated-steel stairway connecting all floors. —Edie Cohen PROJECT TEAM: CLIVE WILKINSON; CAROLINE MORRIS; SASHA SHUMYATSKY; BEN KALENIK; PERKIN MAK; SARA NELSON; JUAN FEBRES-CORDERO; BEN HOWELL; JUAN GUARDADO (CLIVE WILKINSON ARCHITECTS); BRYAN SHILES; SAM NUNES; PAULINE SOUZA; MOSES VAUGHAN; RODNEY LEACH; BRIAN MULDER; ASHISH KULKARNI; ERIN BUTLER; GEORGE RUIZ; MEGHAN LUSCOMBE; ROSS FERRARI; DARYL TOY; SIVAN HECHT; NATHAN HYMAN (WRNS STUDIO).

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cookfox architects; gensler Google @ St. John’s Terminal, New York

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MARK WICKENS

The 1.3 million-square-foot North American headquarters for the tech giant’s Global Business Organization comprises a three-story, 1930’s brick building—a former railroad terminus—topped with nine new overbuild levels. Pairing sensory-rich physical spaces with on-demand programming, the new and historic portions work together to create an energized workplace for 3,000 employees and their visitors, featuring flexible work areas, biophilia, and hospitality-infused common spaces. Google’s research shows that innovation thrives in small, tight-knit teams working towars common goals, thus workspaces follow a shared neighborhood seating model providing each group with an assigned area as its home base. These zones aren’t uniform but include a variety of desks, meeting rooms, phone booths, and communal tables to support different types of work, helping foster greater levels of social connection and team cohesion. —Peter Webster DEC.24

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studios architecture This multiyear redevelopment project has seen some 670,000 square feet of rigid office space in a former bank headquarters completely transformed into a flexible, dynamic, and accessible headquarters for the tech company’s EMEA operations. The facility is anchored by a soaring atrium that connects its two constituent buildings. Balconies on the five upper floors provide visual and physical openness to the volume, which is surrounded by ground-floor social and dining spaces that enliven the plaza. That vibrancy is further enhanced by bridges linking the structures at different heights as well as a dramatic canary-yellow open staircase serving all levels. —Peter Webster PROJECT TEAM: ERIK SUEBERKROP; DAVID BABB; EMILY AYERS; JANET SHUY; JOSE CAYRAMPOMA; ANTOINETTE ESCOBAR; CARA ELLIS; DANIEL SÁNCHEZ; RUI QI.

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Meta, Dublin

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otj architects 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington A narrow, liminal perimeter area inside a spectacular mixed-use Pelli Clarke & Partners building situated steps from the White House might have sat vacant but for OTJ. Now, it’s a studied sequence of amenity spaces that serves as catnip to prospective workplace tenants. There’s a touchdown counter for hot-desking, communal banquette seating, a custom bar for events, tech-equipped conference rooms, and breakout lounges. Inspired by the building’s striking curved glass facade, the interior blends curvilinear forms, supersize lighting fixtures, and a soft-neutral palette emphasizing blue-gray and cognac. Organic gestures are expressed through rounded soffits, the eased corners of glass-fronted confab rooms, and, most notably, in the flooring, where a wave of poured terrazzo intersects pale wood planks in echo of the curtainwall. —Georgina McWhirter BENITEZ; GELSIE ISGRO.

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DEC.24

TRENT BELL

PROJECT TEAM: ANIA LEESON; MARGARET WALSH; JOSE “CHEFE”

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architecture + information 360 Park Avenue South, New York

Just a block from Madison Square Park, A+I brought the irrepressible energy of Manhattan into a redesign of a commercial building’s shared amenities. In partnership with Boston Properties, the firm reconfigured 60,800 square feet, including two lobbies, conference facilities, and a rooftop terrace. New flexible space was carved out by lowering the street-level masonry facade and adding inviting belowgrade zones. The sequence begins at the entry, where a curvacious reception desk wrapped in millwork is illuminated by a custom rectilinear chandelier. From here, steps lead down to a wide, multilevel social stair featuring upholstered bleacher seating bookended by lounge vignettes. Above the stair, the ceiling is mirrored. It’s an elegant move that reflects the buzz of activity on the avenue outside, including passing cyclists and pedestrians. —Athena Waligore

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elkus manfredi architects TMC³ Collaborative Building, Houston

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At TMC Helix Park, a 37-acre trailblazing life-sciences campus that will eventually include multiple laboratory and research buildings, a convention center, hotel, apartment tower, and retail, this is the first completed structure, 250,000 square feet across four floors. Its mission is to bring healthcare researchers and privatesector partners under one roof, to streamline the laboratory to market journey, a concept called translational science. For the design, that translated to a building that’s almost square in plan, out of which is hollowed an atrium that serves as the town square for the whole campus: 12,000 square feet of limestone-clad floor space topped by a large fritted-glass skylight some 74 feet above. Fronted by deep balcony corridors, three encircling tiers of glass-walled laboratories and administrative offices overlook the huge volume, which is crisscrossed with bridges and staircases linking the floors. Bleacher seating and a podium backed by a 22-by-35-foot LED screen accommodate events; oak slats covering walls and balcony undersides bring warmth and texture. —Michael Lassell PROJECT TEAM: DAVID P. MANFREDI; ELIZABETH LOWREY; MARK SARDEGNA; JOE PRYSE; SUSANNE ACKERMANN; LAWRENCE KO; PEARL PYO; KATE BORES; MARY FERRILL; MICHAEL STRAHM; JEFF SALOCKS; ROGER ORLANDO; JEFF JACOBY; DESMOND MC AULEY; CYNTHIA FINLEY;

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PABLO MALAN; MARK ROBITZ; TOM JIN; SCOTT TUCKER; BRYAN PREMONT; GREGORY BUCKINGHAM; JUNAID ABBASI; MARCO ANCIANO.

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yabu pushelberg Aman Residences, Tokyo. Occupying the top 11 floors of Pelli Clarke & Partners’s 65-story Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, the tallest residential building in Japan, a quiet luxury pervades the project’s public spaces and spa, achieved via this firm’s signature employ of exquisite materials, blue-chip art, and sumptuous self-designed furnishings. Witness the lobby’s travertine envelope and Dennis Lin sculpture, and the 20-foot oak ceiling, slender Tatsuya Tokura plasterwork, and softly rounded Lombard Street sofas in the La Maison living room. Also curvaceous is the waterproof-plaster orb protruding over the 82-foot heated pool, part of the 15,000-square-foot Aman Spa, like the belly of a whale, and flanked by locally made indigo ceramic screens. —Annie Block

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DEC.24

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ghislaine viñas; s2 architects Aspen, Colorado

From the garage’s ski lockers to the hand-painted Tyrolean chairs in the dining area, crimson is a recurring theme in this renovated 6,000square-foot, three-level house. Architectural interventions included replacing a low-pitched hipped roof with a gabled one that extends beyond the great room’s new all-glazed end wall over a cantilevered balcony with a glass balustrade. Scandinavian simplicity inspired the interior’s limited palette—pale white oak is used throughout for floors, millwork, and many ceilings—an ideal backdrop for the homeowner’s contemporary art collection. Furnishings range from the living area’s sprawling leather-and-wool sectional and vintage chairs with sheepskin throws to a guest bedroom’s glossy banana-yellow bed, its headboard decorated by artist Mark Mulroney, who also painted a mural for the stairwell. Talk about personality! —Stephen Wallis PROJECT TEAM: GHISLAINE VIÑAS; JENNA PINO; NATALIE KEAN; ZOE HSIEH;

GARRETT ROWLAND

LAUREN MERCURI; JOSEPH SPEARS.

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Bloom, winner of the Hip Awards, The Best of NeoCon 2024 and winner of the May's FRAME Awards competition, is a sound absorbing panel making a step forward towards anthropization, by integrating bio-based solutions within the architectural project. Inspired by the fascinating world of herbariums, Bloom is a blend of regenerated plastic materials, linen and ﬂower petals selected from speciﬁc biological corridors, put to rest according to traditional cultivation practices, free of chemical additives and supportive of biodiversity.

travis walton architecture; simone haag Sorrento, Australia

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SHARYN CAIRNS

Set on a grassy knoll with distant views over Bass Strait, this 8,100-square-foot, two-level beach house uses board-formed concrete with a virtuosic ease that the masters of European and Brazilian brutalism might envy. Partially embedded in the hillock, the podium base contains guest accommodations, recreational spaces, and a cast-concrete staircase that spirals upward like a pleated ribbon to the main living quarters above. Upstairs, architect Travis Walton broadens the material palette: stained-oak paneling in some rooms; a blackenedsteel media wall in the living area; and patinatedbrass cabinetry, a black marble backsplash, and a dark-green stone island in the kitchen. Designer Simone Haag has furnished the light-filled interiors with a treasure trove of contemporary production and craft pieces, including Patricia Urquiola chairs surrounding a marble-topped dining table designed by the homeowner. —Peter Webster

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o’neill rose architects Big Sky, Montana The extreme weather conditions of a site 8,400 feet above sea level informed nearly every aspect of this 9,000-square-foot home. O’Neill Rose positioned it in a cut in Lone Mountain to block harsh northwest winds, then built a tall stone base that withstands 12-foot-tall snowbanks and extends to support a cantilevered volume with views of the Spanish Peaks. The main inspiration came from timber snow fences, which are used across the American West to protect cattle from drifting snow. The design team translated the concept into a shou sugi ban–treated wood screen that wraps the upper level; it artfully captures snow in the facade and shelters outdoor areas like the hot tub terrace. Inside, a geothermal heating system, highperformance insulation, and triple-glazed windows form an energy-efficient cocoon. Fluted ash millwork references the mountain’s pole pines, and sculptural plaster ceilings recall snow drifts, creating serene spaces in constant dialogue with nature. —Rebecca Dalzell

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Raised atop piloti on a steeply sloping site, the 8,450-square-foot rectilinear home is nestled strategically within the Atlantic Forest canopy, high enough to afford Atlantic Ocean vistas, enveloping its residents in nature. Access between the ground-floor sleeping wing—sunlit and ventilated through a perforated cobogó, a type of concrete Brazilian screen, that spans the eastern facade—and upper living spaces is provided only by an exterior spiral staircase that juts out into the surrounding jungle. Seemingly floating among the trees, the upper platform hosts a pavilion containing the kitchen, dining room, and living room with sliding glass doors that can be opened to the furnished pool deck for a seamless indoor-outdoor experience. Contrasting the concrete structure, accessories and furniture by such Brazilian makers as José Bezerra, Israel Piaçava, Pedro Petry, and Sergio Rodrigues rendered in straw, leather, and wood craft warm interiors that celebrate national design and the residence’s immediate context. —Elizabeth Fazzare

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FERNANDO GUERRA

Guarujá, Brazil

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laguardia design group Sagaponack, New York Just a mile or so from the Atlantic Ocean and sited in a low-lying flood zone adjacent to a picturesque farm field, this just over 1-acre property is part sponge, part residence of the future. FEMA necessitated the house stand some 10 feet above-grade; terraced steps and decking (complete with a built-in fire table) bring it down to earth. As for that earth, it’s nourished by flowering rain gardens that slow stormwater, capture site runoff, and attract pollinators with year-round plantings, while cutting gardens in raised steel boxes attract the eye. The design of the infinity-edge pool ensures it won’t flood; all the greenery helps to ensure the land won’t, either. PROJECT TEAM: CHRISTOPHER L AGUARDIA; DANIEL THORP; SARAH DEGRAY.

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ANTHONY CRISAFULLI

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in him’s interior design Hong Kong

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Samual Lam Chun Him founded his interiors firm in 2010 and has since gone on to complete dozens of residential projects in Japan and Hong Kong. A duplex apartment in the latter region is a recent highlight: A sober symphony of taupe, gray, and mousy brown, its impact is garnered from both the tonal color palette and the expressive architectural interventions. A standout spiral staircase in ivory-white connects the living and kitchen areas with the upper-level bedrooms. (A cream-hued chandelier over the dining table echoes the color and form of the stair.) In the children’s play area, organically shaped built-ins pair with a mustard daybed for a spike of warm spice. Throughout, there is a play of light and shadow, with gently lit spaces for hunkering down transforming into sun-drenched lounges as sunlight is attenuated through delicate blinds and sheers. —Georgina McWhirter PROJECT TEAM: SAMUAL LAM CHUN HIM; CONY MAN.

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brent buck architects Brooklyn, New York Behind its meticulously restored, historic facade, the 3,500-square-foot town house has been transformed, with generously proportioned interiors connected by a sculptural, polished-plaster staircase that ascends to a rooftop sunroom offering panoramic Williamsburg views. Heart-pine beams reclaimed from a neighborhing 19th-century building are central to the residence’s feel and function. With nail holes, discoloration, and checking left intact, the joists were reused as structural members or milled into flooring, decking, and window components that appear throughout, adding character and a sense of the past to the contemporary spaces. Other defining materials include domestic marble in the kitchen and bathrooms and, most strikingly, brass, which forms a custom freestanding tub that’s the centerpiece in the main bedroom.

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DEC.24

CHRISTOPHER STURMAN

PROJECT TEAM: BRENT BUCK; WILLIAM GREGORY; MOLLY ALLFATHER; DOUG BACON.

pitsou kedem architects Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel Overlooking the old Mediterranean port, this 2,700-square-foot, three-story town house responds to its setting by wrapping the upper floors in terra-cotta masonry, a material sympathetic to the historic neighborhood’s architectural fabric. Comprising 14,000 custom-made bricks, the shell appears as a solid wall on some facades and a perforated screen on others— the latter a contemporary interpretation of traditional mashrabiya latticework, a ubiquitous element in Islamic architecture. One screen separates a patio from the street, providing passersby with a glimpse into the cool, planted courtyard it encloses, while the top-floor living room is bordered by a stainless-steel swimming pool that appears to merge with the sea spread out before it. —Peter Webster PROJECT TEAM: HILA WEISS-SELA.

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AMIT GERON

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park + associates Singapore

The first 3-D printed house in Singapore pays homage to the planet’s first energy source, the sun, via a conical central form rising multiple stories and terminating with an oculus above the ground-floor dining area. Vents at the base allow hot air to rise through the cone, where it’s disbursed by a passive turbo extractor fan on the roof. A heat pump for water, meanwhile, generates waste cool air that passively chills the circular staircase as it leads to the mezzanine, second story, and attic, each with their own bedrooms and bathrooms. The aesthetic of the 6,000-square-foot residence is appropriately retro-futuristic. And while the prototype might be the first of its kind, with results like this, it certainly won’t be the last. —Jesse Dorris PROJECT TEAM: LIM KOON PARK; CHRISTINA THEAN; JUTHATHONG RUTCHATANUNTAKIT;

DEREK SWALWELL

ESTHER WONG.

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Caribbean

Residences located in tropical areas must strike the right balance between maximizing and mitigating the ample resources of sun, breeze, and rain. Such was the case for this house, designed around natural ventilation. The 16,400square-foot structure takes the form of a trio of travertine-clad concrete platforms—each set at a slightly different level to follow the topography—anchoring a grid of steel columns that in turn support vaulted brick roofs. Walls are alternately sliding glass, fully open, or composed of wooden louvers; on the property’s street-facing side, a screen wall built of local stone hushes traffic noise. Sustainability is baked in: Solar panels harness sunlight, large cisterns collect rainwater used to feed the numerous ponds and pools that cool the interior, and tanks beneath the main slab purify blackwater for household use. —Jesse Dorris PROJECT TEAM: BELÉN MONEO; JEFFREY BROCK; FEDERICO PÉREZ; JAVIER DEL POZO; FRANCISCO BLAZQUEZ; PEDRO ARNANZ; ISMAEL SANZ; YAIZA CAMACHO.

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MICHAEL MORAN

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britto charette Indianapolis The issues with the 1980’s house began with the rinky-dink foyer. Between it and the living room was a powder room, which left something to be desired in terms of privacy. The foyer also had, on one side, steps up to a narrow corridor leading to the library. To bring grandeur to this entry sequence, the firm had the powder room demolished, which allowed the foyer to be expanded and opened up to the living room as well as the corridor to the library to be widened. Then, slabs of diamond-matched Calacatta Green marble that reach the ceiling were installed around the living room’s fireplace, adding a sense of monumentality. An addition at the rear of the house was also transformative. It yielded a windowed alcove in the library and, directly above the alcove, on the second floor, a seating area in the main bedroom suite that overlooks the property’s verdant grounds.

MIKE SCHWARZ

PROJECT TEAM: JAY BRITTO; DAVID CHARETTE; VANIA GARCIA.

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studio arthur casas Angra dos Reis, Brazil The modernist house on a rocky hillside overlooking Ilha Grande Bay had been designed in the 1980’s by Fernando Peixoto, a Brazilian architect whose buildings were known for bright, primary colors. A recent renovation for a couple with two children enlarged the house on five split levels and took it in a more naturalistic direction, emphasizing the connection between inside and out. Expanding the building without enlarging the residence’s footprint required excavating below-grade for spaces like a screening room. The main social areas are on the upper floors, where removing interior walls created an open flow. In the living room, natural materials and neutral colors predominate. The ceiling was reinvented with diagonal beams and woven straw, and a large opening frames rainforest plants in an indoor garden. Elsewhere, skylights and folding latticework screens filter light while welcoming sea breezes. —Jane Sarney PROJECT TEAM: ARTHUR CASAS; NARA TELLES; FABÍOLA ANDRADE; LIGIA DAMIN.

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min design China Basin Park Restroom, San Francisco When the San Francisco Giants baseball team and Tishman Speyer created the mixed-use development Mission Rock that includes the Oracle Park ball field, a large public space by Scape landscape architecture was carved out along the bay waterfront. There, tucked under a raised grassy lawn, is a 1,200-square-foot all-gender restroom by Min Design, which addressed issues of equity, safety, and convenience in what’s typically a neglected aspect of public parks. Exterior vertical wood slats create a high-visibility entrance, guiding parkgoers into the facilities. Inside, bright yet warm artificial light spills from a rounded ceiling soffit and leafy-green Fireclay tile clads walls. The restroom is steps from a statue of legendary baseman Willie McCovey and opposite a T-ball diamond, all of which totals 5 acres, roughly the size of a baseball field. By the way, the park is named for the area’s 19th-century docks used by China Clippers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Line. —Athena Waligore

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spacedge designs Singapore Once dark and inward-facing, this 3,500-square-foot, 27-year-old town house now sees the sunlight—and uses nature-borne hues to embrace it. An open-plan layout and a minimalist concept transform the three-story interiors, creating color-coded suites built of microcement and chalky lime plaster. On the ground level, sliding doors provide privacy as desired or otherwise illuminate the interconnected sunken living area, show and prep kitchens, and guest bedroom and bath, all painted a stony gray. Up the original teak staircase, the additional four bedrooms have similarly geometric en suite bathrooms. Each sports a distinct palette and is separated only by strategic built-ins. In the rosy-colored main bath, a vertical partition both defines the bathing suite and acts as a headboard. Other bathrooms feature flowing interior architecture in robin’segg blue or moody slate. In all, creative configurations allow natural light from front and back windows to reach every space in the home. —Elizabeth Fazzare PROJECT TEAM: WILLIAM CHAN; HSU SHU TING.

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patrick tighe architecture Pacific Landing Affordable Housing, Santa Monica, California Replacing a corner-lot gas station, the four-story, 42,000-square-foot mixed-use project was developed by a local nonprofit to provide 37 residences for people with disabilities and families in need. The structure’s mass is broken down into several smaller volumes separated by voids, each incorporating green space. All units are accessed via a central landscaped courtyard, which serves as a shared respite for residents as well as a play area for children. A café joins social-services offices and other amenities on the ground floor, while common spaces are distributed throughout the building, which is topped with a roof terrace offering distant mountain and ocean vistas. By utilizing both passive and active sustainable strategies, the all-electric development has earned LEED Platinum certification and achieves Net Zero energy performance —and not a gas pump in sight. —Peter Webster PROJECT TEAM: PATRICK TIGHE; KERVIN LAU.

CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM: CHUEN WU (2); TONY TANG (2)

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inc architecture & design Anagram, New York Beside the glossy supertalls of Billionaires’ Row, this stately, 27-story building on Columbus Circle is a welcome throwback. Inspired by the triangular sites along Broadway, the firm conceived it as a contemporary uptown Flatiron, adopting a similarly heroic form with rounded corners. An attention to detail and old-world craft ground the 140,000-squarefoot structure in its location. The charcoal facade of Norman brick and weathered mortar joints cuts a dramatic profile worthy of the iconic public square below; the base of handlaid bricks in algorithmic rotation recalls the stonework of historic residential towers nearby. In the lobby, a reception desk of hand-carved ash and site-specific artwork continue the considered approach. Soft curves, warm lighting, and tactile materials define the inviting interior, which incorporates cerused white oak, raw linen, pewter finishes, and low-luster concrete floors. —Rebecca Dalzell PROJECT TEAM: ADAM ROLSTON; GABRIEL BENROTH; DREW STUART; NEIL SHAH; LOUISA REVITTE; MARISSA ZANE; KAI CHAN; JAY SHETH.

IVANE KATAMASHVILI

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studio arthur casas Praça Henrique Monteiro, São Paulo The 40-story tower is part of a mixed-use complex that includes an adjacent hotel. Sensitive to the neighborhood, the 332,000-square-foot development has a cohesive visual identity that is distinct without disrupting the skyline. Its two volumes share a precast-concrete base and an elevated private garden, and both have metal brise-soleils on their facades. Wraparound terraces with glass guardrails distinguish the 68 apartments, which feel larger than their 2,500 square feet thanks to open layouts and 80 linear feet of floor-to-ceiling windows. A lower corridor connects residents to the hotel and a partially suspended, glass-enclosed mezzanine with the pool, spa, and gym; stone flooring and wooden ceilings unify the common areas. The project also enlivens the street outside with a widened, tree-lined sidewalk and public furniture, while glass walls invite pedestrians into the hotel’s restaurant and bakery. —Rebecca Dalzell PROJECT TEAM: ARTHUR CASAS; GABRIEL RANIERI; NARA TELLES; CADU VILLELA; FABIOLA ANDRADE; PAULA REAL; ADRIANO BERGEMANN; REGINALDO MACHADO; GABRIELA GODINHO; BEATRIZ MENDES; ROBERTO CABARITI; LUCIANO SESSA; RAFAELA FRANCO DE BARCELOS; ANA PAULA MENDES; RAIMUNDO BORGES; ALESSANDRA MATTAR; MITI SAMESHIMA; MARCELLA FRANÇA; JOÃO

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LISBOA; VICTORIA CHAVES; NATÁLIA LORENZONI; AUGUSTO MATTOS; VALENTINA LINDNER; AMANDA TAMBURUS; ANA MARIA PEDRESCHI; MARCELO BICALHO.

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various associates The flagship location of the foremost producer of camera drones and stabilizers obviously had to incorporate a test-flight park. The landscaped grounds of this 43,000-square-foot renovated store now has a spectacular one dubbed the DJI Oasis, with ramps traversing soft lawns that also sprout artful drone-control towers. For the new interior, a metal-slat skin traces the building’s irregular pyramidal form, simultaneously emphasizing the dynamic structure and providing solar shading. The four floors offer sci-fi-esque zones for sales, product experiences, customer support, and training, while a grand staircase twists and turns on its way to an alfresco viewing platform on the second floor—a prime spot for watching drones at play. —Jesse Dorris PROJECT TEAM: QIANYI LIN; DONGZI YANG; HANQUN CAI; YUWEN DENG; ZEBING LI; BENZHEN PAN; CHAO LUO; JUNRUI ZHANG; QIAN XIE; YUE ZHANG.

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sugarhouse Cult Gaia, Miami Jasmin Larian Hekmat’s cultish (ahem) clothing and accessories brand is a visual feast—think metallic plissé corsets and gowns festooned with silk organza petals. Much like its sartorial offerings, this flagship is a rich tapestry of historical references. Michael Chandler’s Tree of Life mural, made of 1,800 hand-painted tiles, clads the facade, nodding to Hekmat’s Persian heritage, while the 1,500-square-foot interior is a series of templelike rooms in limestone and travertine, with garments draped from unlacquered brass rods. Two impressive oculi dominate; under one, a Banyan tree is planted, and under the other stands a 12-foot-tall concrete sculpture by artist Angela Larian, Hekmat’s mother. —Lisa Di Venuta PROJECT TEAM: JESS NAHON; JONATHAN NAHON.

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ippolito fleitz group MixC Mall, Wuxi, China

This massive retail establishment, spanning 758,900 square feet and encompassing 360 stores, brings the glamour back to in-person shopping. The complex was conceived as a sort of urban landscape, oriented around three six-story atriums in which dynamic features draw the eye up and enhance the visitor experience. Throughout, a neutral white canvas is accented with dark coppery-red details in the form of balustrades and faceted metal panels cladding the undersides of escalators and balconies that shimmer like water reflections. In the lower-level food court, the ceiling seems to drip, and seating units resemble river rocks, while the double-height Moon Garden, an event space that hosts performances and exhibitions, captivates with a semicircular light element that’s mirrored in the stainless-steel ceiling above, evoking a glowing lunar orb. —Wilson Barlow PROJECT TEAM: JOSE MISO; SHARK HUANG; MAGGIE JIA; CHENYU HUANG; HOLIDAY GUO; OLIVIA WENG; J.C.; CHAO XIE.

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da bureau Ekonika, Moscow Looking to appeal to trendy Gen-Z Muscovites, the St. Petersburg-based studio conceived an au courant aesthetic for the footwear and accessories chain’s 2,700-square-foot store in the Afimall City shopping center. Pairing Greco-Roman notes with stoic industrial elements, the firm employed a palette of rough-hewn stone, polished metal, and soft but saturated colors. Futuristic large-format LED screens embedded in white blocks that look as deteriorated as ancient ruins mark the entrance, with more chalky volumes and asymmetrical mirrors rhythmically defining the open plan. Toward the back, an expansive wall of amber-tinted glass gives customers a glimpse into the fastidiously organized stockroom, while, back on the sales floor, a series of angled powder-blue benches guides shoppers from one pair of chic pumps to the next. —Lisa Di Venuta PROJECT TEAM: ANNA LVOVSKAIA; BORIS LVOVSKIY; FEDOR GOREGLYAD; MARIA ROMANOVA; VASILII PORTNYAGIN.

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dayi design Big Red Crawfish, Nanjing, China Designer and firm founder Yi Zhou believes that often the best way to protect a historic monument is to integrate it into modern life, making it relevant and accessible to people today. Such was her strategy when she turned four ancient buildings totaling 27,000 square feet on the banks of the Qinhuai River into a seafood restaurant and commercial space. Inside, original doors and Taihu limestone meet an LED display that introduces movement and color. Intense color appears outside, where Dayi Design constructed a serpentine steel staircase painted a vibrant crawfish red. It flows over and around—but never touches— the one- and two-story structures, which, amazingly, date to 300 AD. Creating a striking contrast, the dragonlike connector serves multiple purposes: It is a fire escape that connects the upper floors, provides shelter for the ground level, unifies the ½-acre site, and offers views of the nearby Dabaoen Temple. For visitors, it’s also a popular location for photos—and now a landmark of its own. —Rebecca Dalzell PROJECT TEAM: YI ZHOU; HAOYI CHANG; SHIZHE YANG.

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ia interior architects Relish Works, Chicago Housing the research arm of a family-owned, status quo–disrupting food distributor, the office is both homey and contemporary—and on-brand. With a palette heavy on pastel pinks mixed with dashes of relish green, the corporate color, the vibe throughout the 11,000 square feet is softened industrial. Graphic elements speak to the evolving tech needs of restaurants, as well as the human need for nourishment. Wall-mounted kitchen utensils resemble artworks. Another wall hosts retro-style cafeteria trays, while myriad cutting boards populate another. Wood paneling in a collaboration area is hand-sketched with food-service professionals deep in strategic thought—and camouflages the door to a speakeasy. —Athena Waligore PROJECT TEAM: CHAD FINKEN; LILA MARTY; ANDREA BENATAR; ERIN DAYRIT; ASHLEY MICKELS; AEISHA SMITH.

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To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the International Interior Design Association, the Los Angeles firm was tapped to create an unconventional pin marking the highest honor that can be presented to a fellow. The geometric wheat sheaf, first 3-D printed in resin, with final materiality TBD, was inspired by Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, including her aspects of cultivation and community. Firm cofounder Joey Shimoda can proudly wear the pin; he was inducted into the prestigious fellowship in 2015. When it’s not being worn, it can be displayed on a golden spiral stand in a glass cloche. —Athena Waligore PROJECT TEAM: JOEY SHIMODA; SUSAN CHANG; GABRIEL SANTOS; TODD TUNTLAND; SRI SUMATRI; ANDREW DAMES.

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wutopia lab; heatherwick studio West Bund Orbit, Shanghai Wrapped in interwoven, ribbonlike GRC staircases that make the building appear as if in constant rotational motion, this exhibition hall, with exterior by Heatherwick Studio and interiors by Wutopia Lab, is unabashedly sculptural. The sense of movement continues inside, where behind a swooping CNC-carved marble wall that forms a sort of secondary facade—a visual whirlwind set behind the curtain wall—is the main events space, with a ceiling that soars to 32 feet. From here, a helix of corridors and multifunctional zones unscroll, inspired by the idea of a vortex. They terminate on the top level, where, under a domed skylight, model structures are displayed to would-be clients. —Lisa Di Venuta PROJECT TEAM: YU TING; LIRAN SUN; PAN DALI; KUANG ZHOU; XIONG JIAXING; WANG SIZHE; ZHANG NAIYUE; VI CHEN; GU XIANG; ZENG RUI; GAO BOLONG (WUTOPIA LAB); NEIL HUBBARD; FRANCIS NG; CONSUELO MANNA; MARY SUEN; STUART MACALISTER; NICOLAS OMBRES; KACPER CHMIELEWSKI; MARCO MAZZOTTA; LEO CHEUNG; BRANDO POSOCCO (HEATHERWICK STUDIO).

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ad architecture Overland, Foshan, China Located in the ceramic-tile manufacturer’s headquarters, this 9,150-square-foot space boldly articulates a futuristic brand vision. A chapel-like room—square on the lower half, circular overhead—furnished with a solitary asymmetrical sofa serves as a portal to the main space. There, L-shaped units clad in assorted varieties of Earthism series sintered-stone tile cluster in groups of four to form cross-shaped product display units, which can be traversed by way of mirror-floored corridors. Myriad reflective surfaces throughout delightfully confuses visitors’ sense of space; note the swooping ceiling treatment in another zone, anchored with an LED screen and bordered by porcelain-clad monoliths. A long passage is lined with monochromatic slabs on one side, a light wall on the other, and at the center of the showroom, behind a run of glass louvers, a flash of red emanates mysteriously from a gap in a cylindrical unit. —Jesse Dorris PROJECT TEAM: XIE PEIHE.

“The use of mirrors on the walls and floor blurs spatial boundaries, inviting visitors into an illusory yet tangible environment”

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pone architecture Higold Innovation Exhibition Hall, Guangzhou, China

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A touring exhibition platform for the home hardware manufacturer’s global use, the 11,000-square-foot structure employs a prefabricated modular system that is easy to transport, quick to assemble, cost-effective, and sustainable. The precisiondetailed modules form a boldly exposed architectural framework that embodies the brand’s sleek, signature aesthetic and emphasis on craftsmanship, while remaining flexible enough to adapt to venues of varying proportions. All configurations feature accessible pathways, guiding signage, multifunctional display areas, and interactive zones, creating an open and inclusive exhibition space. The project incorporates eco-friendly materials, including birch plywood—a naturally biodegradable and renewable resource—and bamboo charcoal wood-metal for paneling in place of steel, reducing waste and environmental impact. —Peter Webster

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