Perkins&Will unveils new post-pandemic design for New York studio
Nomad Tower, located at 1250 Broadway in Midtown functions as a storefront, providing passersby with a peek into its design culture while connecting staff to the street life below.
The vision for the studio was to create an agile and intuitive space that can pivot to accommodate behavioral, cultural, and technological change in the workplace.
The firm also developed a Return-to-Studio (RTS) app where staff can check-in and check-out of the office from their smartphones. This helps reduce density by scheduling employees for on and off days that alternate studio seating. The RTS app also surveys staff for symptoms of illness before coming into the studio. This enables Perkins&Will to conduct track-and-trace in line with current COVID-19 guidelines.
“Villa G01”: new generation of Italian luxury by Mask Architect’s founders
The project was designed by Öznur Pinar Çer and Danilo Petta to ensure the sustainability of the local architectural and material texture of Sardinia, using modern technology with robotic construction techniques.
Öznur and Danilo aimed to ensure the sustainability of the existing texture by combining the inspiration they drew from the architectural texture of Sardinian works of Jacques Cuelle with their own architectural style and the birth of this old-new combination with modern technology.
The villa is characterised by elegant textures, refined interior décor and prime traditional finishing. This design curve centre is to start to disrupt from the main living room at the wall. The design philosophy we use as the "main magnetic curve" is shaped around this wall which has included in it the main structure and accessibility for the cave terrace to give the main design direction to create indoor and outdoor space distribution and division perfectly with the landscape.
The five-bedroom and daily living areas that were re-generated, exclusive to the sea-front villa, were built for the client to enjoy with their family and friends; the breezy dwelling celebrates its spectacular view from a grounded viewpoint blended into a sensitively landscaped, un-interrupted design garden that screens with a private dock and direct access to a white beach. One of the bedrooms is actually a spa, an ideal place for those who love to relax, as it features a sauna and a massage area. The spa-bedroom’s windows offer views and all the bedrooms enjoy light thanks to the large windows which open directly onto the outdoor lounge areas.
Palo Alto’s ultra modern home interior revealed
Designed by Maydan Architects to introduce innovative style to the otherwise classic neighbourhood and to create a sense of interconnectedness throughout the home.
This 3,600 sq ft home in Palo Alto boasts five bedrooms with four and half bathrooms and a guest house on a 12,500 sq ft lot. One of the primary design statements within the space is a bespoke spiral staircase leading from the second floor to the main living space. The staircase enhances the flow and connection of each room in the home, allowing for an open floor plan.
Challenged by the narrow and long plot of land, Maydan Architects originally designed the home to feel private and secluded despite the neighbouring houses being close to the property line. Maydan added a floor-to-ceiling frosted glass wall behind the stairs so light can come in, while simultaneously providing privacy.
Plot Architecture Office’s Studio Flat at Cullinan West in Hong Kong
Towering above an interchange station in a development comprising more than 3,000 units, the brief called for a precise design to intervene in the layout of this compact 362’ studio flat in order to organise the interior.
In response to the storage requirements, new carpentry, a sizable storage deck, a full height wardrobe and a hanging cabinet, were added to the flat. The offsite carpentry were designed and carefully configured to create and structure the various living spaces in the unit.
While the interior is mostly finished in an off-white paint, the new components come together to outline a refined and contrasting oak frame. It creates a transition between the elevated bedroom and the dressing area, and forms an opening that includes an engawa-like multifunctional platform. The headboard provides storage for smaller items.
Burnside: Snøhetta’s first Tokyo project
Set above a Family Mart in Harajuku, Burnside is a chef-driven casual café by day and bar by night, with input from the Bronx-based food, design and art collective Ghetto Gastro.
The transition between day and night, café and lounge, is a driving theme for the interior design. Two intersecting arches create a well defined café and dining area and kitchen while also allowing views across both spaces, blurring the line between front-of-house and back-of-house. A dark material palette features amber coloured accents that reflect the changing light throughout the day while highlighting more ornate design elements such as the floral sculptures designed by Makoto Azuma. With a 30 person max capacity, the dining room is suited to maximise the floor space with custom-designed family-style tables that join together and fold away to allow a variety of layouts, including creating a dance floor for late-night events.
The dining room culminates in a proscenium arch at the pass table, where back-of-house and front-of-house intersect. This central pass table becomes the hearth of the kitchen at the project’s centre. Beyond the dining room threshold is an open kitchen that revolves around the activity of the chefs and the culinary experience of heat and fire. The kitchen layout, designed with input from Ghetto Gastro, is intended to easily adapt for future chefs in the rotating roster. The overall flexibility of the design and layout ensures that the space accommodates a wide variety of pop-up uses and events.