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Year in review: the world's wackiest workplaces of 2014

  The football maven's haven TKEZ Architects' approach to designing Onefootball's German HQ is about as subtle as a football…
Interiors
18 Dec 2014
A tremendous three-storey stack of books in the lobby|The hotel, based in Long Island City, Queens|The Paper Factory facade|The reception desk|A hotel corridor with exposed features and a raw aesthetic|Laminated pages from The New York City newspaper are set into the concrete floor|The hotel lobby and 'coffee factory' area|An old-school Vespa in the lobby – of course!|A Queen room|A queen suite with antique/industrial look furnishings|A King deluxe suite|A King deluxe suite|One-off items from Gal Sela's travels|Each floor features its own communal area|The book tower provides a nice reference to the buildings previous usage||

Is The Paper Factory the hippest hotel in Queens?

Long Island City in Queens, once known for its derelict industrial buildings, has evolved into something of a hotel district.…
Interiors
10 Dec 2014
Number One Riverside by FaulknerBrowns Architects||

Number One Riverside from a drone's perspective (video)

FaulknerBrowns Architects has worked with photographers Hufton+Crow to pilot a drone through the interior of its award-winning Number One Riverside…
Interiors
08 Dec 2014
The new office benefits from an abundance of natural light|Each floor has a colour scheme inspired by the various natural states of water|Breakout areas offer alternative workspaces to the standard desk|Railway carriage-style meeting pods were designed for informal meetings||

Gray Puksand's fluid workspace for City West Water

Following a three and half year process architects Gray Puksand has designed a flexible new headquarters for Melbourne's water board…
Interiors
08 Dec 2014
Painted brick walls and armchairs upholstered in army blankets fill the lobby|The Hubbard & Bell restaurant is mid-century modern-inspired|The reception bar|Mustard-yellow banquette seats and Vitra Eames DSW chairs in the restaurant|The rooms are small but refined with crisp white linen and leather panelled headboards|A move away from generic room furniture|Bespoke wallpaper by Toby Triumph and Marcus James based on Holborn's history|Signage for The Hoxton Hotel|A modernist black-and-white grid marquee over the entrance|The Grade II listed building previously acted as an HQ for both BT and instrument manufacturer George Kent||

The Hoxton Hotel's Holborn sibling

Subtle, adaptable and refined – The Hoxton Hotel matures for its new branch in central London. Compared with its first…
Interiors
03 Dec 2014

Penson's 'slow design' approach for UKTV HQ

UKTV take the 'slow design' approach to create an innovative new HQ with just the right amount of twee The…
Interiors
02 Dec 2014
The Molitor, an art-deco landmark building in 1929 © Gilles Trillard|The Molitor spa with a 1920s-style mural of bathers at the pool © Gilles Trillard|The rooms at the Molitor encapsulate the "unthreatening modernity" and appeal of art deco ©Gilles Trillard|The original art-deco features in the Molitor restaurant, such as the ceiling, lighting and decorative terrazzo floor, have been restored © Gilles Trillard|Mixing 1920s details with bold colours and contemporary lines © Gilles Trillard|Stained glass bathers at Molitor © Gilles Trillard|Nuel's approach is to draw on history, without ignoring 21st century lifestyles © Gilles Trillard|Mondrian by Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio © Peter Lindgreen|Mondrian's copper 'hull' hall leads to the riverfront © Peter Lindgreen|Mondrian's racing green Dandelyan bar echoes British members' clubs © Emily Andrews|Art deco with a Tom Dixon-style edge © Peter Lindgreen|The Mondrian cinema © Peter Lindgreen|Located in Mayfair, The Beaumont is the first hotel by Corbin & King © Nick Ingram|The Beaumont lobby © Nick Ingram|Jimmy's bar at The Beaumont © David Loftus|"We didn't want [it] to be just another contemporary interpretation of a 1920s hotel." © Nick Ingram|Bold patterns and luxurious finishes inject art-deco glamour into the en-suite bathrooms © Nick Ingram||

Mondrian, Beaumont & Molitor revive art deco

The Beaumont, London   This 1926 Wimperis & Simpson-designed car garage has been given an authentically art deco scheme by…
Interiors
01 Dec 2014
Snoozebox sports-enthusiast living|Snoozebox sports-enthusiast living|Snoozebox sports-enthusiast sleeping|Snoozebox family sleeping|Snoozebox culturalist living|Snoozebox festival-goer living|Snoozebox festival-goer living|The Snoozebox bathroom|The Snoozebox bathroom||

Snoozebox launches luxury, portable hotels

Design firm Tangerine has reimagined Snoozebox’s temporary portable hotel units to maximise the guest experience within a very limited space…
Interiors
28 Nov 2014
Aeroplane trolleys act as movable storage units|The main office area retains the timber beams and unusually shaped windows|The showroom features a small tree in its centre enclosed by wooden seating|Shoes are displayed on pallets mounted on wheels|The Birkenstock workhouse|Cubby holes built into the walls|The workshop 'shed'|An angular doorway that reflects the shape of the roof|The spiral staircase leads to an outdoor terrace|The office was built as a factory for producing boots||

Birkenstock's Aussie HQ in old boot factory

Birkenstock shoes may not teeter on the cutting edge of design but this didn't stop Melbourne Design Studios (MDS) from…
Interiors
20 Nov 2014
The bespoke rug in reception combines the Case Study Houses colour scheme|Classic Eames chairs were also used in the Case Study Homes|A slanted-ceiling boardroom|Sculptural clusters of lighting in the reception area|'The best of Modernisn' encapsulated in the Mayfair office design|The office boasts spectacular views across the rooftops of central London||

LA Case Study Houses inspire Mayfair office

Taking design cues from the iconic Los Angeles Case Study Houses programme, Fletcher Priest has redeveloped a Mayfair office to…
Interiors
20 Nov 2014
The 'library' area designed to feel like a park|The marketplace stage|Brainstorming boards mounted on pallet-like structures|Splashes of colour throughout the office enliven the simple wooden backdrop|grass-coloured rugs signal the break-out areas|All staff are provided with free lunches|The main dining area||

JustGiving HQ by Peldon Rose

Peldon Rose has created a campus for the online fundraising platform JustGiving. The company was moving into new offices in…
Interiors
20 Nov 2014
'Concrete' floors are in fact made from carpets to give an industrial feel without the hollow acoustics|A slanted view of Amsterdam's port|Black and white creates drama and visually divides the spaces|Desks and low walls of storage have been custom-made from sandblasted oak|VMX's angled glass facade echoes the wheelhouse of a ship with a nod to the location||

i29's strategic design for Mediaxplain HQ

Creative agency Mediaxplain’s slanted view of Amsterdam’s port makes workers feel like they’re operating from the prow of a ship…
Interiors
18 Nov 2014
Tiered seating under the stairs. Brickword hints at the building's past life as a brewery|Wooden lockers are customised by staff with multi-coloured table-tennis balls|Communal spaces have been designed to comfortably fit both large and small groups|Workstations are arranged around long tables with no dividing space|Naps are welcome in padded cubicles that can be curtained off|OSB fins running along the ceiling help to dampen acoustics|The former Berlin brewery that is now SoundCloud's German HQ||

Berlin brewery becomes SoundCloud HQ

SoundCloud's Berlin outpost is housed in a former brewery, sharing a stripped-back space with other tech start-up sensations Prior to moving…
Interiors
13 Nov 2014
Uber's elevator lobby with tinted-mirror walls|Workstations are positioned by the windows for maximum light exposure|The corridor contains standing-tables|The reception desk made from marble and dark wood|The "war room"||

Uber's San Fran HQ by Studio O+A

Minicab companies aren't generally known for having plush offices. Cramped corridors with Formica tables, a couple of chairs – maybe…
Interiors
10 Nov 2014
Democratising the harbour view|Workstations integrate cable-management systems to retain a clean aesthetic|Ansarada operates on a 24-hour work cycle so employees are provided with relaxation areas|The acoustic walls are used as pegboards for brainstorming|The concealed kitchen slides open and can cater for the 50-plus workforce|Swings add a playful element to the office|The office is purposefully left openplan to avoid the 'little boxes' syndrome||

Cloud architecture for high-spec temporary HQ

Those Architects has refurbished a heritage-listed building overlooking Sydney Harbour for young tech firm Ansarada's offices, while carefully preserving the…
Interiors
06 Nov 2014
Skewered internal windows offer an unconventional outlook|A raw, flexible interior suits a 'scrappy' company, not keen on corporate decorum|Funny or Die is based on The Lot, an LA production studio with a storied past|Spaces have been designed around noise control and the level of privacy required|Meeting spaces are bathed in cerulean blue and exposed ceilings add a rawness|Yellow is repeated as an accent colour, including on the stairs that link the two floors|Exposed metal stud work on the walls emphasises a 'work in progress' concept|Low-fi materials like pegboard and OSB helped keep costs low||

Funny or Die's LA office by Clive Wilkinson Architects

When comedy video website Funny or Die launched in 2007, it started with ten videos and a trash-talking two-year-old telling…
Interiors
04 Nov 2014

Haworth Tompkins' alumni update Royal Court Theatre

Lyndon Goode Architects and Citizens Design Bureau have redesigned the front-of-house areas at the Royal Court Theatre, with bespoke furniture and lighting by…
Interiors
29 Oct 2014

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