The sales space for Kenzo Parfums, the French perfume and cosmetics brand located in the department store Printemps in Paris, France was designed by Nendo. The design also implemented in 250 shops in 80 countries worldwide. As a brand that is French but has its roots in Japan, and is known for its particularly refined yet warm style, Kenzo’s image is one of dualities.

The choice to use different materials -steel coated with glossy white paint on the outside, and dark wood on the inside- emphasizes the concept by creating a …

Villa Isola is one of the most significant art-deco buildings in Bandung on the campus of the University of Education. designed by the Dutch architect Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker. The construction of Villa Isola went remarkably fast. The building was constructed within six months, it was began in October 1932 and completed in March 1933.
Bandung is famous amongst architecture lovers for its remarkable collection of colonial era buildings. This building was designed as the home of a colonial media magnate. This towering art-deco mansion remains to be Bandung’s most …

Architects: Wingardh Architecture
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Architects in charge: Gert Wingardh, Cecilia Strom, Per Söderberg
Collaborators: Gustav Appell, Ewa Bialecka-Colin, David Christoffersson, Daniel Frickeus, Bengt Hellsten, Robert Hendberg, Rickard Karlsson, Stefan Nilsson, Hanna Samuelsson
Design Year: 2003
Construction Year: 2007-2008
Client: AB Svenska Bostäder
Construction: Tyréns AB
Installations: PO Andersson Konstruktionsbyrå AB
Lighting: Ljusarkitektur P&Ö AB
Constructed Area: 16,600 sqm
Photographer: Patrik Gunnar Helin
Architect Homepage: www.wingardhs.se
Fifty years after the opening of Vällingby, Sweden’s world famous New Town from 1954, works began with its resurrection. After the glorious days when children and their mothers filled the community in the outskirts of Stockholm …

Architects: LAVA
Location: Duisburg, Germany
Project year: 2008
Project Team: Tobias Wallisser, Chris Bosse, Alexander Rieck with Kadri Kaldam, Martin Völkle, Jan Saggau
Photographs: Gee-ly
Architects Homepage: www.l-a-v-a.net
The Future Hotel forms part of the IAO Inhaus2, a program that focuses on meeting the expectations and requirements of hotel guests using tomorrow’s technology. LAVA has designed the Future Hotel Showcase Room, a demonstration project that investigates the interfaces between architecture, technology and the human body.

Blurring the definition between technology and interior space, the showcase room features the latest innovations in the fields of media and visual …

This is an eco-friendly dome homes from Solaleya. Imagine a circular loft with plenty of skylights and a solar array on top, gently rotating to orient itself towards the sun, and you have the basic idea. It’s like an eco-friendly update to the Chemosphere in LA. The durable domes are constructed using only FSC-certified wood and have been proven to withstand category 5 hurricanes and earthquakes up to magnitude 8 on the MSK scale.

Solaleya’s dome homes feature a 90% wood construction and are insulated with cork. The roofs feature sky-facing …