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Mirror walls transform corporate lobby

Molecule architecture studio has transformed the front-of-house area in a corporate office in Melbourne, Australia, to resemble a sleek, contemporary…
Interiors
06 Feb 2015
The building occupies seven stories at 20 Hudson Street|The design emphasises the company's New York origins|Light installation in the reception|Five-storey wall installation by John Houshmand|The wall is made from thousands of pieces of spalted maple wood from local scrap lumber|The lounge area for informal meetings and get togethers|Arne Jacobson's 7 chair|The MadSci Lab positioned so staff and clients can observe new media and technology testing|There are break-out areas or 'living rooms' on each floor|Large industrial windows provide views of the surrounding neighbourhood|Vitra's Polda sofa and Eames LAX armchairs|John Houshmand's table incorporates a slate panel for scribbling ideas|The Emeco navy chair|The communal area on the eighth floor is used by staff from each of the six agencies under the Havas banner||Samuel Wilkinson's Hoof table for &Tradition|The 'Sixth Sense' video production area|The black 'envelop' designed to create a 'cocoon-like environment|Bucket chairs in the screening room|One of the smaller meeting rooms|Breakout booths run alongside the open desk areas|Living room luxe|The reception areas change colours with LED lighting|The reception areas change colours with LED lighting|The reception areas change colours with LED lighting||

TPG creates a New York vibe for Havas Worldwide

TPG Architecture has created a 24,000sq m workspace in New York for Havas advertising and communication firm, bringing together its…
Interiors
04 Feb 2015
Mezzanines and partitions carve out intimate areas|De Waal’s studio was converted from an old munitions warehouse|A vitrine, full of de Waal’s ceramics, is sunk into the floor|The upstairs library, a complement to the practical function of the spaces for making|A vitrine, full of de Waal’s ceramics, is sunk into the floor|The glazing area and kiln room occupy one end of the space|A communal dining area in front of the kitchenette|Steel roof trusses and a concrete floor retain the building’s industrial character||

Edmund de Waal's London studio by DSDHA

Ceramicist and writer Edmund de Waal's London studio, a neatly realised empty vessel where making, and thinking, can flourish Designing…
Interiors
02 Feb 2015
US import WeWork has set up in Sea Containers House|WeWork’s £325 per month fee includes access to a database of 15,000 other WeWorkers|WeWork’s private space complements communal work areas|Islington’s Hub quickly expanded to become a global brand|The Hub in Islington has a community focus, hosting regular events|TP Bennett’s WeWork interiors should appeal to creatives|Co-working has become big business: WeWork is valued at $5bn|The Islington Hub: a decade old, its cheeky DIY approach marked the birth of something new||

Co-working climbs the corporate ladder

The small-scale, DIY ethos that gave birth to the first collaborative workspaces has in ten years grown up into something…
Interiors
30 Jan 2015
Shichigahama Toyama nursery school by Takahasi Ippei ©Takahasi Ippei|The school in the Miyagi coastal area was destroyed in a 2011 earthquake ©Takahasi Ippei|The highly reflective cladding subverts traditional concepts of schools ©Takahasi Ippei|The interiors look onto the courtyard through walls of glass doors to maximise the flow of natural light ©Takahasi Ippei|One side of the building slides back to reveal a lounge at the front of the nursery in order to encourage the local community to congregate ©Takahasi Ippei|Hibinosekkei + Youji No Shiro's DS Nursery ©Studio Bauhaus & Ryuji Inoue|Chalkboards walls allow the children to do what they've always wanted to do – scribble on the walls! ©Studio Bauhaus & Ryuji Inoue|The roof canopy provides a shaded area over the decking so the children can eat outside ©Studio Bauhaus & Ryuji Inoue|The central garden can be easily accessed from around the building to encourage children to play among the trees and shrubs ©Studio Bauhaus & Ryuji Inoue|The structure is surrounded by rice fields and the concept of wind was central to the design ©Studio Bauhaus & Ryuji Inoue|The Aikominori Nursery School by Fukae Yasuyuki Architects ©Tomoki Hahakura|The interiors are defined by a white walls and timber ©Tomoki Hahakura|The facade features horizontal slit windows, while the interior walls opens straight onto the courtyard ©Tomoki Hahakura|The open-structure of the corridor-style building provides strong visual connectivity ©Tomoki Hahakura|The Aikominori Nursery School sits near the mountains in the south of Kyoto ©Tomoki Hahakura|The building is subdivided by bars of storage closets and restrooms ©Tomoki Hahakura|Rhythmdesign and Case Real's Hakemiya Nursery School ©Yoshikazu Shiraki|The outdoor space is divided into a series of small-scale courtyards ©Yoshikazu Shiraki|The building has been designed to suit the children's activities of eating, sleeping and playing ©Yoshikazu Shiraki|The palette of soft colours and light woods creates a warm, homely environment for the children ©Yoshikazu Shiraki|Small-scale rooms help to make the interiors feel more homely ©Yoshikazu Shiraki|©Yoshikazu Shiraki||

Japanese nurseries: too cool for school

From the country that brought us the iconic Hello Kitty stationary comes a hoard of nurseries that forgo garish colours…
Interiors
29 Jan 2015

Sergey Makhno creates "dream project" workplace

Architect Sergey Makhno describes his self-designed workplace as a"bold experiment", where modern art meets ancient artefacts For architect Sergey Makhno,…
Interiors
22 Jan 2015
The new entrance on Oxford Street|The station features Daniel Buren's signature vinyl shapes|By 2016 the station will be fully accessible with five new lifts providing step-free access|Around 150,000 people currently use the station each day||

Hawkins\Brown & Daniel Buren's op-art tube station

The new Tottenham Court Road station entrance and ticket hall by Hawkins\Brown have opened as part of the architects' £400m…
Interiors
20 Jan 2015
The lighting installation makes use of the 30m void in the atrium|The refurbished Victorian entrance|The lobby contains a variety of break-out spaces|The spiral staircase, leading from the lobby to the atrium|Tilt's bespoke coffee counter with a built in coffee machine beneath it|The slick-black columns add grandeur to the co-working space|Solid wooden fittings replace the co-working standard plywood|A study in monochrome minimalism in the meeting room|The glass-fronted meeting rooms offer privacy, while maintaining a visual cohesion|Tilt's Quiet chairs|The law library reimagined||

Tilt reimagines co-working for legal professionals

Oliver Marlow, creative director at Tilt, explains how the studio translated the co-working concept for the old Patent Office in…
Interiors
15 Jan 2015
All that was left in the building was the concrete core and airconditioning|The open-atrium spans five storeys|The openness of the office leads to transparency and connectivity|The 13m LED screen dominates the atrium|Taking a break from the open-office environment|Bespoke lighting was created for key areas|Printing plates from the 50s and 80s line the ceiling|500 wooden pallets were repurposed|Agrricultural wire mesh used for the ballustrade|The original concrete floors were ground and polished||

Detroit office wears its past on its sleeve

When Lowe Campbell Ewald (LCE) returned to Detroit in 2014, it was to a very different city from the one…
Interiors
09 Jan 2015
The skylight has been made into a sculptural lighting feature|The bar wraps around the skylight to save space|The Zig seating can be used both inside and out|The indoor space is pared back and contains only movable features and furniture|The 'movable wall' can be transparent or opaque to create privacy|The bespoke Zig soft seating|The Zig blocks configured for the reception area|The bespoke Zig soft seating||

Cezign creates New York HQ for S.I.N.

Cezign has renovated a New York brownstone townhouse for radio-promotion company S.I.N., creating a 120sq m workspace that can function…
Interiors
06 Jan 2015

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

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