Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a 929m² childcare centre in Saijo in Hiroshima Prefecture that is known as a town of red roof tiles and sake breweries. The building was provided with a…
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Architecture Education Interiors
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Interiors Office design
Roar studio blends Japanese minimalism with Emirati craftsmanship and data-based design in Takeda’s Dubai offices
Dubai-based Roar design studio has completed the new Middle Eastern headquarters of leading Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda, located in the emirate’s business district, One Central. The award-winning practice, led by founding principal Pallavi Dean,…
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Interiors Office design
China e-commerce firm’s offices by HONG Designworks features flexible work areas in different hues
HONG Designworks, approached the offices of the New Silk Road Office as a space where colour palette coordinates with form, and in the process, introduces a humanistic element. Taking inspiration from Le Corbusier who…
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F&B Interiors Surface design
Dubai’s new snack bar concept by NIU Studio is inspired by retro elements and futuristic spaceship
Dubai-based NIU Studio, headed by Italian architects Elena Gregorutti and Giorgio Palermo, has designed a dramatic new acai snack bar, Grapes & Dates in the emirate. Located within the Last Exit F&B venue in…
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Education Interiors
Shenzhen kindergarten by VMDPE Design balances structured spaces with abstract areas
Vinci Chan, founder of VMDPE Design reckons that when children learn in a classroom, they greatly benefit from rich educational content. However, their day-to-day living spaces often remain repetitive and jaded. While designing this…
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Interiors Leisure attraction
K11 Art house Hong Kong by OFT Interiors introduces new theatre and retail experience
Following a revamp of the retail sector, other commercial establishments such as cinema halls are also undergoing a transformation. In 2019, OFT, founded by architects CM Jao and Ken Cheung, was commissioned to work…
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Education Interiors
DZ Design creates space-efficient reception lounge in Dubai school with biophilic elements
Dubai-based DZ DESIGN, led by interior architect Dina Murali was commissioned by Fortes Education to redesign the administration area of Regent International School in the emirate. Centrally located in The Greens in the Emirates…