The story of the project originates from A Kang, the owner of AGE HOUSE, who has based his business beside West Lake since the emergence of bars in this area in the 1990s, followed by the boom of the millennium, and the resurgence of the night economy in current times.
Architecture firm
PIG DESIGN
Principal architect
Li Wenqiang
Design team
Yang Zhiwei, Wu Yicheng, Shen Taotao, Zhu Yiyun
Collaborators
Furniture design: PIG DESIGN; Visual effects: Qian Chaofan
Completion year
April 2021
Construction
Hangzhou Dianchang Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
gray brick, terrazzo, stainless steel, leather, paint
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bar
Peter Zumthor, a Master of Minimalist Architecture, once said, architecture is filled with warmth and perception.
In Zumthor's book "Atmospheres: Architectural Environments, Surrounding Objects," he emphasizes that "atmosphere" is a responsive interaction between the user and the space. Different places, spaces, and moods are felt as psychological...
Architecture firm
LDH Architectural Design
Photography
Wang Ting - As You See
Interior design
Liu Daohua, Cheng Qianyuan, Qu Tianyou, Cheng Yi, Yang Ping, Wang Long, Li Youzhe
Collaborators
Soft Decoration Design: Liu Daohua, Xie Dafeng, Wang Xiaoling
Completion year
August 2022
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
'Locals,' designed by MxM from the Netherlands, is an architectural gem in Geldermalsen (NL). The building is located on the outskirts of the village, at the intersection of the renovated harbour, the newly landscaped park along the Linge River, and the town centre.
Location
Geldermalsen, The Netherlands
Principal architect
Mariëtte van de Water, Marissa van de Water
Design team
Mariëtte van de Water, Marissa van de Water
Completion year
2022-2023
Structural engineer
MD bouwconstructie
Construction
Bouwbedrijf van Maren & van Doorn
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The JIM Cafe project called for the refurbishment of an existing cafeteria at the Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida. The brief called for a functional canteen that serviced both the hostel block and the academic block on the campus along with creating a node for leisure.
Project name
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Canteen (JIM Café)
Location
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, India
Photography
Studio Suryan and Dang
Principal architect
Vijay Dahiya, Shubhra Dahiya
Design team
Vijay Dahiya, Shubhra Dahiya, Harshit Sethia, Esha Farswan, Banajit Sinha
Client
Shreevats Jaipuria
Typology
Hospitality › Café
creates a home from home for Amsterdam’s hottest young chef’s debut restaurant. Angelo Kremmydas is a chef whose name has been on the lips of the food in-crowd in Amsterdam for the last couple of years. After establishing his reputation across the city, he’s finally opening his first restaurant in West Amsterdam: Gitane.
Architecture firm
Studio Modijefsky
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Photography
Maarten van Willemstein
Design team
Studio Modijefsky, Esther Stam, Agnese Pellino, Mariana Amado Trancoso, Ivana Stella, Gina Di Domenico
Interior design
Studio Modijefsky
Completion year
June 2023
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bar, Cafe
The Choctaw Casino is the latest of 8 total casinos spread across the state of Oklahoma. With over 716 rooms and 4,257 linear feet of railing, the stunning views of VIVA Railings CUBE™ Glass Railing make it truly one of a kind experience.
Project name
Choctaw Casino
Architecture firm
JCJ Architecture
Location
Durant, Oklahoma, USA
Photography
VIVA Railings (https://vivarailings.com)
Principal architect
Peter N. Stevens
Design team
Tutor Perini Building Company
Collaborators
Robert Williams, Superintendent / Steve Trujillo, Superintendent / Dustin Genslinger, Superintendent. Tepco Glass - Dallas, TX
Completion year
January 2022
Civil engineer
Martin/Martin
Material
CUBE™ Stainless Steel Railing System and iRAIL™ LED Linear Illuminated Railing
The ARRIVE Austin hotel comprises eighty-three rooms situated within a five-story, L-shaped tower and adjoining two-story podium which houses two restaurants, three bars, a coffee shop, leasable street-side retail space and parking. The brief from the owners was to question established hotel tropes—the grand entry, the hotel restaurant, and the alw...
Project name
ARRIVE Austin
Architecture firm
Baldridge Architects
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Principal architect
Burton Baldridge
Design team
Burton Baldridge, Principal, designer. Michael Hargens, Project Architect. Laura Grenard. Architect. Ryan Flener, Architect. Tyler Frost, Designer
Collaborators
Geotechnical Engineer: Terracon; Acoustical Engineer: JEA Acoustics; Envelope Consultant: BEC (now Terracon)
Interior design
Chris Pardo (hotel interiors and furnishings, Lefty’s); Chris McCray (Vixen’s Wedding); Baldridge Architects
Civil engineer
Big Red Dog (now WJI)
Structural engineer
Leap! Structures
Environmental & MEP
EEA Consulting Engineers
Landscape
.dwg (Daniel Woodroffe Group)
Construction
Austin Commercial
Client
East Sixth & Chicon Hotel, LLC
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
A new Israeli cuisine cafe Dizengof/99 was opened in Tashkent, the architects of the project is the UTRO studio. The interior design has been artfully crafted to encapsulate the distinctive and vibrant essence of the brand, while also drawing inspiration from an enriching journey through Uzbekistan.
Project name
Israeli Dizengof/99 in Tashkent
Location
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Photography
Baha Khakimov
Principal architect
Kristina Alexandrova
Design team
Kristina Alexandrova, Viktoria Ilushina, Alyona Zaitseva, Marina Yarmarkina, Olga Rokal
Collaborators
Anastasia Slavskaya
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Material
Hand-molded bricks, birch plywood, ceramic tiles, plexiglass, metal structures
Budget
~ 100 hundred dollars
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe