Imagine a sanctuary ensconced in the woods. One wouldn’t believe such scenery exists in the midst of urban chaos that is Jakarta. In the city that knows no shortage of dining and lifestyle establishments, BIKO Group, a lifestyle company behind many distinguished F&B destinations in Indonesia, came up with a restaurant and a bar that combine the old...
Project name
Acta & Black Pond Tavern
Architecture firm
Bitte Design Studio
Location
Jl Asia Afrika No 1, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Photography
Fostive Visual
Principal architect
Agatha Carolina, Chrisye Octaviani, Yohanes Seno Widyantoro
Interior design
Bitte Design Studio
Built area
acta - 580 m², black pond - 280 m²
Civil engineer
Tjha Hence
Structural engineer
Tjha Hence
Environmental & MEP
Lalan
Construction
Dwitunggal Mandirijaya
Lighting
Bitte Design Studio
Supervision
Bitte Design Studio
Material
metal roofing, marble, terrazzo, natural wood, texture paint
Visualization
Bitte Design Studio
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD
Client
PT Fujin Sumber Rasa
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bar
Minus Workshop has taken QUE at Citygate in Tung Chung, situated at one of the Swire group highlighted malls in Hong Kong, to another level of urban escape. Yiu, the founder and chief designer of Minus Workshop, considers the Japanese cafe label QUE to be newly established in Hong Kong of its clean and strong brand image , that the main concept app...
Project name
QUE - Citygate
Photography
Steven Ko Interior Photography
Principal architect
Kevin Yiu
Design team
Minus Workshop
Interior design
Minus Workshop
Construction
Kiwi Construction
Landscape
Minus Workshop team
Lighting
Lightitude, Lutron dimming system
Supervision
Kiwi Construction
Material
textured clay plaster, moss art, vinyl flooring, wood veneer, vinyl strips, wall cover, washi paper, etc
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The new lodging restores the Art Deco architecture of a mansion house nestling in the Historic Center, fusing it with the heritage of craftsmanship in an emblem of contemporary luxury. The precise balance between the forcefulness and purity of the lines of Art Deco architecture and an homage to artisan traditions give shape to the welcoming rooms o...
Project name
Majagua Hotel Boutique
Architecture firm
Daniela Jara Carrasco
Location
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Chucho P, Daniela Jara (Courtesy of Majagua)
Principal architect
Daniela Jara Carrasco
Collaborators
Concept Design & Development: Andrés Gómez Ricárdez; Textilera del Manantial in Oaxaca :Tivichis – cushions in the shape of wild animals – created by women artisans.
Interior design
Edurne Esponda
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Andrés Gómez Ricárdez
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
SFEEL Designer Hotel TaiKoo Li is located in Dong'an South Road, Chengdu. It used to be one of the areas with the most old Chengdu flavor, with Chunxi Road and Shuijingfang in the south, Caojia Lane and Ma'an Road in the north.
Project name
SFEEL Designer Hotel in Taikoo Li
Architecture firm
HARMO Design
Location
Dong'an South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Principal architect
Huang Renqi
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The name of the restaurant is 5th quarter. There is a long story connected to it and that formed the interior design. We have been asked by the owners to change their Jewish restaurant with long tradition in Josefov quarter in the hear of the Prague city.
Project name
5th Quarter Restaurant
Architecture firm
OBJECTUM s.r.o
Location
Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jana Schnappel Hamrova
Interior design
Jana Schnappel Hamrova
Client
Restaurant 5th quarter
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The studio based in the Valley of Oaxaca unveils its new offering in the city’s. Historic Centre, combining contemporary cuisine with the principles of sustainable architecture. The emblematic panorama of the Oaxaca Valley and the striking simplicity of building materials come together at Cobarde, the latest project by RootStudio, creating a unique...
Architecture firm
RootStudio
Principal architect
Joao Boto Caeiro
Interior design
RootStudio
Collaborators
Jacobo Marquez, Claudio Sodi
Civil engineer
Josue Hernandez
Structural engineer
Josue Hernandez
Lighting
Rootstudio y Jacobo Marquez
Material
Brick, Wood, Iron, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant & Bar
The project, designed by STILL YOUNG, is M Stand's second cafe opened in Wuhan International Plaza, which is one of the most iconic complexes in the CBD of Wuhan, a commercial center that integrates international trends, avant-garde culture and lifestyle inspiration. Located on the second floor of the mall, the project occupies a total area of abou...
Project name
M Stand (Wuhan International Plaza)
Architecture firm
STILL YOUNG
Principal architect
Eric. Ch, Yanagi
Collaborators
Branding art consulting: Eva Liang Construction drawings: Jeff Wang
Built area
55.3 m² + 33.1 m²
Visualization
Kohler Zhang, Mr. Xu
Typology
Commercial › Coffee Shop, Stand
It is not unusual for adjoining buildings to become architecturally connected. But this project’s story is one of a kind: in the former imperial city of Dinkelsbühl, noa* has succeeded in giving different architectural identities, each with its own history and peculiarities, a common face.
Project name
Goldene Rose Hotel
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Dinkelsbühl, Middle Franconia, Germany
Completion year
December 2022
Collaborators
Barbara Jahn (Original text), Amy Kadison (Translation EN)
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Renovation
