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SEDE Café by MYTGLVDK delivers modular, community-driven specialty coffee spaces in Mexico City, blending architecture, branding, and efficiency. The design introduces a system of compact modules, kiosks, and islands, each operated by small teams supported by standardized workflows. The plug-and-play grid organizes bars and menus, with a material palette that emphasizes visibility and approachability in […] More
Capsule Neo-Bistro marks the second collaboration between Atelier Réalité and Capsule, situated in the heart of Lisbon’s Baixa Pombalina district. The project reimagines the ground floor of an 18th-century Pombaline building, transforming it into a refined restaurant while preserving and elevating the site’s historic character. Architectural Intent and Approach Atelier Réalité, led by Mariana Póvoa, […] More
StudioAC has completed the design of Misc Coffee, a small café located just north of Toronto’s Ossington strip, built around a single material gesture: translucent green FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) panels. Typically used in industrial and infrastructural applications, the FRP is reintroduced here as a defining interior surface, bringing color, filtered light, and texture into […] More
Located in the old town of Guangling Road in Yangzhou, Jiangnan House Yangzhou Guangling transforms a site layered with history into a modern hospitality destination. Once home to the Subei Cinema, the project is part of the first phase of Guangling Ancient City’s urban renewal program, spearheaded by Architecture and Engineering Co., Ltd. of Southeast […] More
HAUS NOWHERE SEOUL opens in September 2025, introducing a new phase of IICOMBINED’s experimental retail concept. Following locations in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing, the Seoul project becomes the fourth HAUS NOWHERE and launches alongside IICOMBINED’s new headquarters. Spanning the first to third floors and extending to the fifth, the site unites all of the group’s […] More
Australia’s Gold Coast welcomes a new architectural landmark with the opening of Mondrian Gold Coast at Burleigh Heads, the Mondrian brand’s first luxury lifestyle hotel in the country. Designed in collaboration with Vitale Property Group and Mondrian Gold Coast, Alexander &CO. was entrusted with shaping the creative brief and identity of the hotel’s podium-level venues: […] More
For its second physical store in Shanghai, MOMO ERA invited Atelier d’More to reinterpret its philosophy of “Comfort First, Aesthetics Follow” within the city’s Qiantan district. Known as a rising hub for neo-luxury lifestyles, Qiantan is dominated by glass-box retail façades that project uniformity but often lack warmth. Atelier d’More chose to resist this formula, […] More
In the heart of Shanghai’s old city, CCD has unveiled One Central Park, a project that bridges centuries of cultural memory with a forward-facing vision of urban life. Rooted in Haipai culture, the city’s unique blend of Eastern and Western traditions, the design pays tribute to Shanghai’s seven centuries of evolution, while creating an immersive […] More
Moldovan practice LH47 ARCH delivers Hobbit Wake Houses as three small, earth-sheltered cabins tucked into the country’s first wake park, a short drive from Chişinău. Set on a quiet stretch that had seen little use, the project reframes the edge of the lake as a secluded stay where built form reads like gentle landforms. The […] More
Heliotrope has designed a new tasting room for Archery Summit, the Oregon winery founded in 1993 and known for its pinot noir from the Willamette Valley. Over the years, the winery became known for producing high-quality pinot noir wines, operating from a facility designed to manage every stage of production, from grape harvest to bottling. […] More
Located at the base of the Three Sisters mountains in Oregon’s Central Cascades, the 1,800 acre Black Butte Ranch serves as both a residential area and vacation destination, with its lodge designed by Hacker. Originally built in the early 1970s, the Ranch included a Lodge that became a central feature of the community. In 2013, […] More
Soong Lab, founded and directed by architect Wang Songtao, designed the 8,200 square meter Joyous Spring Wellness Center just beyond Beijing’s Fifth Ring Road by reworking an unused structure. Water anchors the project’s concept. Through physical alteration and program additions, the team restructured the interior, brought in new spatial functions, and turned the space into […] More