Reform is pleased to announce that its REFLECT kitchen, designed by acclaimed French architect Jean Nouvel, is featured in VitraHaus’ latest installation, The Art of Living. The installation is a curated display of modern living spaces, blending classic and contemporary furniture, art.
Written by
Rikke Bødker Christensen
Rising on the shores of Lake Baikal — the world’s deepest and one of the oldest freshwater lakes, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site — AMAR is a visionary tourist, recreational and awareness-raising complex where nature and local heritage meet.
Project name
Welcome Center of AMAR Tourist and Recreational Complex on Lake Baikal
Location
Buryatia, Baikal Harbor Special Economic Zone, "Peski" site, Russia
Principal architect
Lia and Artem Babayants
Design team
Interior Design: Babayants Architects
Collaborators
Interior Design: Babayants Architects
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Cabin of Serenity is a contemporary organic residence defined by its fluid, sculptural form. The exterior shell is crafted from sprayed reinforced concrete with a smooth matte finish, shaped into continuous curves without sharp edges, reflecting biomorphic architecture.
Project name
Cabin of Serenity
Architecture firm
Studio Aghaei
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Fateme Aghaei
Design team
Studio AGHAEI Architects
Collaborators
Visualization: Fateme Aghaei
Typology
Hospitality › Cabin
“VECTORS in Fukuoka” is a ten-story sustainable office building located in the Tenjin district of Fukuoka, Japan. Designed by Keiichiro Sako of SAKO Architects, the project reconsiders the potential of mid-scale office buildings in regional cities undergoing rapid urban transformation.
Project name
VECTORS in Fukuoka
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Location
4-7-5 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Photography
Misae Hiromatsu
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Collaborators
Architectural Design : SAKO; Architects Interior Design : SAKO Architects
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Landscape
SAKO Architects
This project is a rethinking of a typical 65 m² Moscow apartment built in the 1970s. It transforms an outdated layout into a vibrant, multilayered interior. The clients — a young couple of screenwriters — envisioned a home that would inspire and reflect their creative lifestyle.
Project name
Apartment on Slavyansky Boulevard
Architecture firm
Lake and Walls
Photography
Olga Melekestseva
Principal architect
Evgeny Shevchenko, Oksana Zavarzina
Design team
Evgeny Shevchenko, Oksana Zavarzina
Collaborators
Stylist Varvara Kalitskaya
Interior design
Evgeny Shevchenko, Oksana Zavarzina
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Ceramic tiles, hand-crafted glazed tiles, natural cork panels
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › Apartment
A new PAPAYA brand showroom has opened in the heart of the city — a space that continues the philosophy of Between the Walls, where the interior is viewed as a living matter that engages in dialogue with the past and the present.
Architecture firm
Between the Walls
Location
Kyiv, 36 Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street, Ukraine
Photography
Andriy Bezuglov
Principal architect
Victoria Karieva
Design team
Between the Walls
Interior design
Between the Walls
Material
Shell, aluminum, microcement, metal
Visualization
Between the Walls
Typology
Commercial › Showroom
This house is nestled on a plot bordering a dense forest, inspiring a clean, minimalist design composed of several interconnected volumes, each serving a specific function. The residential and public spaces are housed within volumes featuring pitched roofs.
Project name
Splitting House
Architecture firm
ZROBIM architects
Location
Minsk region, Belarus
Photography
Ksenia Varavko
Principal architect
Yuliya Baryliuk, Tatiana Scherbina, Alexey Korablyov
Material
Wood, Glass, green tiles, warm-toned wooden slats, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Entre-Copas, designed by Armentano Arquitetura (AARQ), creates a synthesis between sophisticated hospitality and the warmth of a domestic setting. The kitchen space is reinterpreted through the 3 conceptual pillars that make up the theme “Sowing Dreams”, proposed by the decoration show CASACOR 2025.
Architecture firm
Armentano Arquitetura
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Rafael Renzo; Denilson Machado MCA
Principal architect
Armentano Arquitetura
Typology
Residential Building