Breaking Barriers

By Sonal Mamoowala

Photography: Gurkan Akay; courtesy the architects

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Mimari Studio helps world’s leading chemical company BASF reposition from a vertical multi-storey typology to a horizontal architectural approach, spewing new-age thinking…

A room for two

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Studio Ben Allen

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Studio Ben Allen reinterprets the imagery of ‘St. Jerome in His Study’ - a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Antonello da Messina - as a room for two children…

Roaring Red!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Shaon Liu; courtesy the designer

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Retail store Roaring Wild- Unwalk (inset) Kingson Liang - Senior Interior Architect & Design Director, Domani

This is not your regular Chinese retail store! Designed by Domani Architectural Concepts, the futuristic outlet of Roaring Wild has been painting the town red…

Anticipating Waya – the floating city-hotel!

Hospitality Special

By Rutvi

Renders: Courtesy Lazzarini Designs

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Lazzarini Design Studio is working towards offering a novel holiday experience - derived from the concept of cruising – a floating city-hotel that offers exclusive citizenship.  

Not just a tiny café…

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Courtesy Saranin Artemy, AllArts Design

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As clichéd as it may sound, great things come in small packages! Visit the 215 square foot REDCUPSALUT by AllArtsDesign and this thought won’t leave you! 

Beyond social media!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Saranin Artemy

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Red Cup Maxim Gorky designed by Saranin Artemy of AllArtsDesign in Perm is an all-Russian coffee-house offering old world charm set on a tech driven platter. 

The style is in the details!

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Courtesy the architect

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Residence interior by Gonye Proje Tasarim Architects(inset) l-r: Ar. Yelin Evcen and Int. Designer Gonul Ardal

Gönye Proje Tasarım architects enriches a modern design line with select materials and fine, delicate details to conceive a flat that is visually rich without compromising on the functionality…

The time-space nature of architecture!

By Deepika Srivastava

Photography: Dirk Weiblen; courtesy v2com

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The architects at More Design Office (MDO), Shanghai, curate the ambiguous relationship between actor and audience in the built form of the Jianliju Theatre Company, making it an interesting examination of typology…

Making small beautiful!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Saranin Artemy

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K16 Cafe (inset) Designer Saranin Artemy

Designer Saranin Artemy of ALLARTSDESIGN turns 115 sq. ft on its head to celebrate an all-day gourmet café in Perm, Russia. 

A sculptural smile to soothe frayed nerves!

By Savitha Hira

Photography: Luis Beltran; courtesy Masquespacio

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A sculpture made of wooden strips creates a ‘beautiful smile’ as the signatory feature of a dental clinic in Valencia, Spain…

Edible architecture - an experience beyond…

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Daniele Iodice; courtesy Carlo Ratti Associati

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Chocolate pavilion (inset) Carlo Ratti

What could be more Italian than the 140-year-old gourmet chocolate, Venchi fashioned into an edible pavilion at a theme park dedicated to Italian food culture?!

Gifting spaces

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Jonathan Leijonhufvud & Ajax Law; courtesy the architects

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Like the signature blue Tiffany’s box, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited’ (CTF) Hongkong store revolves around the presentation of jewellery. Walk in to be impressed!

The cinematic experience!

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Jiangnan Photography & Ajax Law; courtesy the architects

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The recently completed expansion of the 9/F Wuhan cinema with five auditoriums diligently follows a powerful theme to entice audiences.

House for book-lovers and cats!

Compiled by Neeti Patel

Photography: Francis Dzikowski; courtesy v2com

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BFDO Architects designs a vertical home filled with special accommodation for an artist-poet couple and their two shy cats in Brooklyn, New York…

An air of mystery - this is Enigma!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Neolith® by TheSize; courtesy v2com

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RCR Arquitectes helps Neolith® bring to life a watercolour design on sintered stone! What’s more, it becomes the soul of Barcelona’s Enigma restaurant…

In a fantastic reality!

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Jaime Navarro Soto & Edward Way

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Gelatoscopio, a Mexican ice cream shop, is designed by a dessert and design-loving duo -  Héctor Esrawe and Ar. Ignacio Cadena…

Playing with fire

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Adrián Llaguno; courtesy the architect

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The restaurant Carboncabron by Cadena brothers – chef Alfonso Cadena and architect Ignasio Cadena entices visitors with its overpowering and strong character, instantly reminiscent of an intrinsic connection to fire!

Living with Calligraphic Strokes

By Shrabana Das

Photography: Kyleyu Photo Studio; courtesy  Ganna Design

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Ganna Design studio creates an apartment in Taipei, inspired by the artistic strokes of the most elegant perceived character of Chinese Calligraphy, “永”.

Interiors to friend the social media generation

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Courtesy Superfusionlab

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Designed by Superfusionlab from London, Beleaf, the flagship juice bar in Hangzhou, China, boasts interiors for the social media age…

The multisensory dining experience

By Kiran Ghosh

Photography: Courtesy Sagaya

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teamLab elevates the dining affair at SAGAYA to a multi-sensory experience starring nature and its bounty. It exemplifies the ties between flora, fauna and food craving with two forms of scientific-art, cooking and design.