Fluid, interconnected spaces define the Satispay HQ in Milan
Balance Architettura transforms a late 19th century building into a workplace for 200 people, redistributing pathways and defining social-oriented environments.
Shanghai, a bookstore inspired by mountains and secret caves
Stone walls, niches and corners reminiscent of nature: designed by Wutopia Lab, the mysterious spaces of Toyou Bookstore combine the past and future of Chinese culture.
A former shop in Madrid becomes a house with its own given name
Challenging norms and habits repeated unconsciously, Spanish studio Burr redistributes a former retail space and prepares it to meet the upcoming needs of its inhabitants.
The mediation between contemporary and the patina of time in a railway workers’ house
Blaarchitettura revisits a residential building of the early Twentieth century without sacrificing the components that tell its story.
In a Chinese skincare store, beauty is an extraterrestrial affair
Lialawlab's project in Hangzhou gives life to interiors similar to extra-planetary colonies dominated by the unavoidable presence of grey.
A machine room in Tokyo transformed into a double-level penthouse
G Architects Studio renovates the top floor of a building from the Seventies, enhancing the existing structure and making concrete a key element of the space.
The new life of a Japanese bathhouse with an art gallery
In the aftermath of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, a family decides to return a sentō to the community, where art becomes the fixed scene of an environment of inner peace, wellness and sociability.
A striking interior for an anonymous villa in the Swiss countryside
Bureau Brisson reinterprets the interior of a three-storey villa, fluidifying the passage between rooms with new openings and extending the combinations of finishes beyond expectations.
A restaurant in China inspired by the lunar calendar
Jessica Wu and Mengjie Liu of Sò Studio designed Lunar, a space of tranquility within the chaos of Shanghai. A restaurant with an ethereal atmosphere inspired by the lunar calendar.
The large greenhouse of the Ford Foundation
In 1967 Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo designed a new type of building in New York: a lush and bright courtyard where people could work sheltered from the pollution and surrounded by nature.
Marble frames precious fragments of history: the opening of the Apple Store Rome on Via del Corso
On the occasion of the long-awaited opening of the new Apple Store in the capital, the team responsible for the project signed by Foster+Partners talks about the restoration of the century-old Palazzo Marignoli.
An old Kiev factory converts to a Japanese restaurant
Taking advantage of the magnificence of the imposing brick vaults, Yodezeen's project enhances the beauty of natural materials and makes the bathroom the real surprise effect of the entire space.
From Leon Battista Alberti to Casa Malaparte: the history of the stairs
Stairways are the most functional architectural element. Over the years, they have taken on different meanings – sacred, celebratory, or scenic, as in Baroque or Neoclassical Europe.
‘We love houses with the story that resembles us most’
The pandemic has humiliated homes, asking them to be the whole world: a conversation with Andrea Bajani, author of The book of houses, nominated for the Strega prize, Italy’s most important literary award.
Theatrical backdrop protagonist of a furniture showroom
Baranowitz & Goldberg uses a set of theatrical wings, animated by digressive colors, to shape an experience of space that is independent of the objects on display.