Interiors & Design

Dining with a wow factor

Restaurant in Madrid by External Reference

The Penthouse by Wow is a two-level restaurant featuring eclectic design. As part of what is known as the Wow Marketplace, it will offer an immersive consumer experience.

A modular lightweight

House in Madrid by DelaVegaCanolasso

For this single-family dwelling in a steep forested area, the architects from DelaVegaCanolasso went with a partly prefabricated construction of steel modules that protrude dramatically over the slope.

A steel skeleton between stone facades

Coworking Office in Barcelona by Daniel Modòl

In transforming a hardware store into an office building, Daniel Modòl and his studio have opened up the facades and revealed the steel supporting structure.

Restoration and renovation

Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara by Labics

The Palazzo dei Diamanti, a Renaissance masterpiece in Ferrara, is again accessible to the public following its painstaking restoration and renovation by the Labics architecture studio (Maria Claudia Clemente and Francesco Isidori).

Theatre factory in old foundry

The Mercury Store in New York by CO Adaptive Architecture

Assigned the task of repurposing an industrial building into a performing arts centre, the architects consistently set their focus on retaining and opening its historical structure.

Agricultural poesy

Combined Café and Flower Shop in Japan by Fathom

In designing a combined cafe and flower shop for an agricultural business, the Japanese architectural practice Fathom took inspiration from neighbouring buildings and their use.

Sensitive refurbishment

Conversion of an Old Townhouse by Angela Deuber Architects

Angela Deuber Architects has refashioned a heritage-listed townhouse in the old quarter of Zurich by means of selective interventions.

Extended symmetry

Enlargement of Museum Paleis Het Loo by Kaan Architects

The Museum Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, has been renovated and enlarged. The extension below the forecourt of the former royal palace references its Baroque symmetry.  

Working in an Art Deco icon

From Book Depository to Digital Lab

Civilian and Ghafari have transformed Detroit‘s iconic Michigan Central Building into a collaborative working environment for interconnected mobility.

Playful brutalism

Office Building in Belgium by Rohm

Located in a park-like setting, an advertising agency's office building in Roeselare, Belgium, consists of a compact concrete volume and opens to the outdoors through extensive glazing.

Part of the landscape

Holiday Apartments in Greece by Mold Architects

On Serifos, a Greek island of the Cyclades, Mold Architects have designed three interconnected holiday apartments as an underground retreat.

Concrete with texture

Flagship Store in Beijing by Neri&Hu

For the Lao Ding Feng baked-goods brand, which was established in Beijing in 1911, Neri&Hu have redesigned an old warehouse formerly devoted to the production of cotton textiles. The brick shell of the existing structure contrasts with the seeming softness of the newly added poured concrete.

Renovation of an office landscape

Flüwo Headquarters in Stuttgart by Scope

Scope Architekten have updated the principal headquarters of the Flüwo building cooperative in Stuttgart. The redesign delights with its clear lines and newly created communicative areas.

Maximally variable

Pavilion Z Exhibition Centre by Studio A8000

Multifunctionality was a central theme in revitalisation of České Budějovice Pavilion Z Exhibition Centre by Studio A8000.

Refurbishment and enlargement

Single-Family Home near Geneva by Lacroix Chessex

Lacroix Chessex has refurbished a single-family home not far from the shores of Lake Geneva. The exemplary planning preserved the existing streetside facade and focussed on light colours and selected materials in the interior.

A bit of Japan in Milan

Bakery and Wine Bar in Milan by Studio Wok

Studio Wok has designed a bakery and wine bar in Milan together with gastronomer Alice Yamada and the cook Yoji Tokuyoshi. The concept unites Japanese aesthetics and the Italian lifestyle.

Retail Concept

The First Project by OMA / AMO in Munich

Finally, Munich – in the deepest, southernmost region of Germany – has been graced with a first project by OMA and its think tank, AMO: the new flagship store in the Old Town translates the corporate identity of the Italian fashion brand into a harmonious shop concept.

Lighting quality

Sound-Absorbing Pendant Luminaire

The Tramao acoustic pendant luminaire by Zumtobel combines lighting quality with effective sound absorption, including direct and indirect light components.