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Record label HQ mixes rock & roll with Modernism

A parody of an indie record label's HQ would likely include peeling posters and a clutter of memorabilia, fag butts,…
Interiors
14 May 2015
a new double-height glass-fronted reception area with a mezzanine-level exhibition space|The foyer showcases the four main building materials: timber, glass, steel and concrete|The concrete wall has been imprinted to mirror the grain in the Douglas fir shuttering of the entrance doors|Glass circles diffuse light through the stair|The strong diagnonal created by the stairwell contrasts with the grid-like shapes of the facade|The revamp marks a significant chapter in the Institution's history: having been based in SW1 since 1926|The revamp marks a significant chapter in the Institution's history: having been based in SW1 since 1926|There's also workspace for 55 staff, a public conference centre, members' facilities and a library|There's also workspace for 55 staff, a public conference centre, members' facilities and a library||

Structural Engineers' HQ by Hugh Broughton

Hugh Broughton Architects has completed The Institution of Structural Engineers' new headquarters in Clerkenwell. The project saw the retrofit of…
Interiors
11 May 2015
A pink Eileen Gray chair in a suite inspired by a Parisian atelier|Chapter 5, styled as the fictional home of Covell’s daughter|The more feminine Chapter 3 is supposedly Covell’s bohemian Parisian apartment, shared with his lover Claudine, and features softer colours and textures|The first apartment is inspired by George Covell’s early life in Oklahoma|The materials are rustic, utilitarian, with a muted colour palette|“I tend to use more vintage than new; it’s usually better made unless you have a huge budget"|The eclectic kitchen and sun room in the two-bed Chapter 4 suite|Breer hand-painted the upholstery for this sofa herself|Cement tiles by LA firm Kismet have been used throughout|The apartments lie in a 1930s building above the uber-cool Bar Covell in up-and-coming neighbourhood Los Feliz|The entrance is recessed within a brick alcove, so Breer installed a gold door to counteract its anonymity||

LA's Hotel Covell inspired by a fictional muse

LA's Hotel Covell takes the life of the fictional George Covell as its design inspiration, outlining a chapter of his…
Interiors
30 Apr 2015
|A serenely minimal reception area puts all the focus on the news output on the screens|Ceiling detail|The newsroom, with its swooping desks, is occasionally used as a backdrop for filming|Informal meetings and coffee in the light-filled kitchen area|Control rooms and edit suites are sited in the core, screened off by curved walls of glass||

Al Jazeera's new HQ at the cutting edge of The Shard

On the 16th floor of The Shard, Al Jazeera is gathering and broadcasting news in a workplace that deftly incorporates…
Interiors
29 Apr 2015
The bespoke stairway that opens up the atrium and connects the two floors via a mezzanine|A gleaming brass reception desk to create a good first impression|The open bookcase encloses the meeting room, while visually linking it to the lobby space|The smaller meeting room brings updates the traditional library|The cafe/bar with a marble herringbone floor|Mary Poppins flying high over the atrium space|Croft's sunken breakout area creates a point of interest on the mezzanine level|The brand's turquoise colour adds a degree of continuity between the two floors.|The office floor features a Bolon herringbone carpet to tie in with the cafe floors|The larger meeting room mirrors the more refined atmosphere on the upper floor|The games room||

Paul Crofts brings London ad agency into the fold

Ad agency Fold7's Clerkenwell office is split between two floors – the upstairs to resemble a hotel lobby, and the…
Interiors
28 Apr 2015
Guests are greeted by a homely sofa area rather than a corporate reception desk|'Sloth' cushions relate to an office in-jole|One of the conference rooms with wallpaper featuring retro handheld computer games|Floor tiles in the meeting rooms and office area dampen sound|Darth Varder wallpaper in the second meeting room|The only fixed element in the communal dining area is the chequerboard kitchen bar|Plenty of potted plants help to create a more homely feel|Unfixed tables, chairs and bar stools allow the space to be reconfigured for events|The long dining table is placed alongside the window to take advantage of the natural light|The right-hand wall is printed with the office mottos|Male and female graphics hold hands on the communal bathroom door||

New York office design to keep techies 'appy

The starting point for AppBoy's new office by Homepolish was the close relationships between its employees: the in-jokes, catchphrases and…
Interiors
27 Apr 2015
This dynamic space has been carved out of a bland spec office|This dynamic space has been carved out of a bland spec office|In bright orange, a rounded pod acts as a mini-auditorium|The office is split into two, with features such as meeting booths accessible by both sides|A wall of custom-designed acoustic panels by Baux hangs in the execs’ office|The office is split into two, with features such as meeting booths|When you come into the space, you are hit immediately with a very exaggerated view||

Graven takes co-working north of the border

Elevator, a lively hub for business enterprise in Scotland's north east, plays host to both permanent staff and budding entrepreneurs…
Interiors
23 Apr 2015
The sitting room is dedicated to cheesy comedies from the 1980s|Items have been sourced from friend’s basements and attics, to second-hand and antique shops, online stores and auctions|These designs are already becoming popular with young ‘design retronauts” in Croatia and Serbia|The master bedroom is dedicated to movies banned by the government in the 1970s|||The room is named ‘Mysteries of Orgasm’ after the cult movie by Dusan Makijavejev|Pin-ups including Beba Loncar, the iconic Belgrade actress|Retro designs are balanced with modern creature comforts|Milakovic spend over a year collecting, restoring and curating the collection|The second bedroom is named after the 1960s comedy musical movie ‘Ljubav I moda’, which translates as ‘Love and Fashion’|Other items such as mid-century magazines, records, artworks industrial packaging and memorabilia|Other items such as mid-century magazines, records, artworks industrial packaging and memorabilia|Other items such as mid-century magazines, records, artworks industrial packaging and memorabilia|Other items such as mid-century magazines, records, artworks industrial packaging and memorabilia||

Belgrade B&B – an ode to retro Yugoslav design

Mid-century Socialist Yugoslavia hasn't been remembered as the pinnacle of design. However, costume designer Mario Milakovic's 'museum stayover', an ode…
Interiors
23 Apr 2015
Etched glass doors pick up on the pattern of the bronze screens|The spacious reception area gives off the vibe of a luxury boutique hotel|Copper-wrapped doorways bridge the workspace and client area|Tom Dixon’s Cell wall light. Brass, copper and nickel details are repeated throughout|Thin bronze panels with a cut-out design, a feature that is repeated midway through the office|Low blocks of storage divide up the banks of desks|Directors picked furniture and lighting from a selection of three schemes|Suspended felt panels wrap around a breakout/meeting area|Wall panels can be removed to change the size of the reveal|One of four state-of-the-art meeting rooms, each with its own look|One of four state-of-the-art meeting rooms, each with its own look|Glass-fronted offices line the perimeter of the main workspace|The staff kitchen has a slightly more relaxed feel than the rest of the office||

MoreySmith raises the Helical Bar

MoreySmith's interiors for property firm Helical Bar cherrypick from residential, retail and hospitality design – all the while retaining a…
Interiors
15 Apr 2015
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Emanuele Garosci's G Rough Hotel in Rome

Beautiful in its historic dishevelment, and embellished with mid-century pieces to add a contrasting layer of cool, Rome's G Rough is…
Interiors
15 Apr 2015
A dimly lit bar under the atrium sparkles with platinum disks|Music House, as it’s known, occupies the former home of EMI|“Make it cool” was the brief for Warner’s Kensington offices|The custom-made light in the lobby incorporates 80 light bulbs and 28 retro microphone|Graffiti Life’s mural makes reference to WM veterans Led Zeppelin|For evening events, the furniture can be easily pushed aside|A number of planters have been incorporated into the design to keep the air fresh|The zinc patchwork bar and subdued lighting demarcate the bar area from the cafe in the atrium|The service entrance is elevated by music-themed graffiti|The gallery was designed to feel like a nightclub|A VIP area off the gallery features lighting within mesh cages|The Atlantic floor incorporates touches of orange to tie in with its logo colour|Orange rope used to create a space divider on the Atlantic floor|The Parlephone floor uses a neutral colour palette to allow staff to personalise their areas|The Warner Music in-house photo studio|Contemporary furniture lessens the corporate feel in a meeting room|Woods Bagot sourced a large amount of the furniture from Ebay and similar sites||

Woods Bagot designs "cool" HQ for Warner Music

Warner Music's London office has all the ingredients you'd expect from a big recording conglomerate: from graffiti murals to moody lounges and…
Interiors
15 Apr 2015
Shipping container-like spaces are a nod to the business of e-commerce|A shop-like gallery of objects greets visitors in the reception area|Aluminium panels imitate the texture of corrugated containers|Multiple meeting spaces are screened off by timber louvres|Muuto’s Around coffee table is one of a slew of Euro products|Wide maple flooring is one of the building’s best original features|A palette of grey, white and timber lends a Scandinavian feel|||

M-S-D-S trades on Shopify's shipping links

E-commerce software firm Shopify's Toronto HQ references its customers' objectives – trade and shipping – and still leaves room for…
Interiors
31 Mar 2015
The office is contained in an old t-shirt factory|The factory windows were appropriated from elsewhere in the building and create light-flooded interiors|Break-out spaces incorporate a mix of designer and Californian furniture|The pavilions reference the Californian timber-framed houses|Each pavilion is unique in shape and the combination of materials used|A ping-pong table and a chess table reflect the two different sides of the business|A ping-pong table and a chess table reflect the two different sides of the business|Gagne created the table to echo the design of the Eames chairs|Sail-like dividing screens were installed to break up the main space when necessary|The garden contains custom-made metal planters|An old elevator carriage repurposed as a coat cupboard|'Sails' create unusual room dividers||

Bitcoin developer Chain.com's San Francisco HQ

The Chain.com office is located within a factory that was once used by clothing company Standard Shirt, and the space…
Interiors
24 Mar 2015
The plane will act as an office by day and an event space at night © GMP Design|The furniture will be designed so it can be used for both occassions © GMP Design|The plane will contain a purpose built bar © GMP Design|The plane will contain a purpose built bar © GMP Design|The directors' offices will become backlit features at night or small private dining rooms © GMP Design|The look and feel will reflect GMP's work as club and bar designers © GMP Design|GMP is currently securing land on which to park its aeroplane © GMP Design||

GMP's aeroplane office offers "good value for money"

Those familiar with the mind-busting boredom of long haul flights might wonder why anyone would choose to spend more time…
Interiors
18 Mar 2015
A zinc-clad pod incorporates an extra glass-enclosed meeting space on top|Four pods in varying sizes and materials create a miniature cityscape in the office|BDG’s interior design is open, flexible and ad-hoc in feel, with exposed ceilings and services, breeze-blocks and concrete, and large writable walls|The four rooms are like miniature buildings within the ground-floor workspace||

BDG's miniature cityscape of office meeting cubes

BDG has created work pods that play with texture and materials, bringing pleasing irregularity to a creative agency's office Four…
Interiors
16 Mar 2015
The design needed to be sympathetic to the architecture, while instilling an eclectic and modern identity|Varying shades of timber create a striped floor in the bar with rogue lines zooming off|Custom-made cabinets in the kitchen echo the floor pattern|The furniture was specified and custom made to blend with the flooring|The colours of the ‘pixelated’ carpet were lifted from the palette of the architecture|Carpet tiles in the upstairs foyer, kitchen and dressing rooms are more vibrant, and used creatively to form patterns and demarcate areas|Carpet tiles in the upstairs foyer, kitchen and dressing rooms are more vibrant, and used creatively to form patterns and demarcate areas|Makkink & Bey’s intention was to complement the ornamentation rather than overpower it||

Studio Makkink & Bey transform historic theatre

Tasked with updating the ornate historic interiors of dordrecht's Kunstmin Theatre, studio makkink & bey acted from the ground up…
Interiors
16 Mar 2015
The atrium measures 80m in length, 20m in width and 26m in height|The office floors nod to the buildings industrial heritage|The entrance area|Wilkinson Eyre and The Rockwell Group have cut the stairwells through the centre of the office floors.|The lounge area at the base of the atrium||

First look at Battersea Power Station office space

The first detailed images of the Battersea Power Station office space by Wilkinson Eyre and The Rockwell Group have been…
Interiors
11 Mar 2015

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