Located in the stylish St. Martin’s Lane Hotel in the heart of London’s Convent Garden, this vibrant restaurant and bar serves an unusual fusion of Asian and Latino food. The entire space covers two levels and accommodates around 165 customers.
At the entrance to the Rum Bar – one of the few overt references to Cuban [...]

Auguststrasse, in Berlin’s Mitte District, is rapidly becoming gentrified, attracting artists and cultural institutions. One, the Café Bravo, has settled in the courtyard of an old margarine factory and is based on an idea of American artist Dan Graham.
This construction of shimmering greenish-silver, mirrored glass and highly polished steel lies in contrast to the classicist [...]

The first impression of this bar/restaurant perched on a wooden gangway jutting out over the water, can be misleading. The structure is simple enough: a single-story rectangle clad in dark wood and somehow reminiscent of a seaman’s bar on some desolate wharf. Closer inspection, however, reveals a subtle combination of sleek design elements, such as [...]

This 3-storey entertainment mall and events venue is part of the 1.7-hectare A.venue Makati mixed development along Makati Avenue. Departing from Manila’s typical mall formulas, the design is like a three dimensional puzzled; challenging to put together as a cohesive, viable whole. In a Modern Asian style this development has sidewalks shaded with [...]

This restaurant for the staff of a sportswear manufacturing company is situated on a lakeshore in a woodland grove. Following the gentle topography of the site’s slope, an exciting spatial concept unfolds, inside and outside the building, comprising terrace-like areas, each with a different atmosphere. These atmospheres are accentuated by the changes in level, and [...]

Steel, moulded glass, shattered glass, glass punctured by bullets, fibber optics systems and enlarged circuit boards are just some of the inventive elements which set this project apart as a thoroughly modern, highly uninhibited design.

Cafe Shu at Milano, Italy

An imposing oval-shaped bar, with under-lit steps radiating outward and upwards toward the ceiling, greets patrons as [...]

The prestigious shopping and office center is built right next to its older counterpart, leaving only a narrow space in between. The complex contains a cinema and a sports complex with a glass pyramid roof over the swimming pool, serving as a symbol of permanence and strength. Suboptimal lighting conditions are negotiated with large windows [...]

The initial proposal was an interior design scheme for the bar of a hotel facing Marlene DietrichPlatz in Berlin, an open space for both the clients of the hotel and the general public. It was initially conceived as a noodle bar, then as a Russian restaurant and finally as a fast food brassiere with long [...]

There are literally only a handful of buildings in Reykjavik which are around 100 years old. So even though this refurbished dance club (with four bars and two dance floors) was located in a building which was only 90 years old, it is protected by law as a historic structure. “There was not a straight [...]

The noise and chaos that reigns in Las Vegas’ casinos is no accident – it is part of a carefully thought-out plan. By the same token, the serene ambience of this elegant restaurant is a direct result of the architects’ plan of creating a haven from the pervasive din of the gambling floors.
The central architectural [...]

The gridiron plan of Sapporo City is fascinating. It combines the quality of an ancient city such as Kyoto, as well as a new, “high-tech” city such as Manhattan. You will be attracted to its charm from the very first instance you arrive in the city.
The design of the Kinokuniya Sapporo Main Store tries to [...]