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Fyra modelled the hotel rooms on homes / Riikka Kantinkoski
Fyra modelled the hotel rooms on homes / Riikka Kantinkoski

Fyra create huge but homely hotel in Finland

by Stu Robarts | 30 Mar 2020
Fyra, in collaboration with Werklig, have created a new hotel in Finland that is designed to feel homely and cosy despite covering an area of 24,000sq m (258,000sq ft) in the largest shopping mall in the Nordics. The Original Sokos Hotel Tripla is located in Helsinki’s Mall of Tripla, which houses a shopping centre, an entertainment centre and a train station, homes and workplaces. Fyra's aim for the project, which began in 2017 and was completed in 2020, was to
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The 30,000sq ft spa’s treatments and design are inspired by Mexican traditions and culture
The 30,000sq ft spa’s treatments and design are inspired by Mexican traditions and culture

Tracy Lee unveils Spa Alkemia at Zadún for Ritz Carlton Los Cabos

by Megan Whitby | 30 Mar 2020
Spa consultancy TLee Spas, in collaboration with EDG Design, have unveiled a new 30,000sq ft (2,800sq m) spa at the Ritz-Carlton Reserve 's Zadún property in Los Cabos, Mexico. Spa Alkemia is inspired by Mexican traditions and culture with a natural aesthetic, with 'Alkemia' – meaning alchemy in Spanish referencing a focus on positive transformation and a heightened state of wellbeing through therapeutic modalities. “Spa Alkemia is the ultimate playground of immersive wellness experiences,” said Tracy Lee, CEO of TLee
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Pieces of furniture were upcycled to fit the all-white theme / Edward Hendricks, CI&A Photography
Pieces of furniture were upcycled to fit the all-white theme / Edward Hendricks, CI&A Photography

MOD's all-white house provides a canvas for the future and glimpses of the past

by Stu Robarts | 30 Mar 2020
Ministry of Design (MOD) have completed an all-white co-living house aimed at making the residents its "prominent features" and giving them a blank canvas for the future. Canvas House is set in a heritage shophouse in Singapore and is intended to inspire dreams about what could be while retaining historical elements. Project developer Figment provided a fixed budget and a tight four-month timeline for the reimagining of the building's interiors, including the design, sourcing of materials and fit-out. MOD's design
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The store has a gross floor area of 137,000sq m (1,475,000sq ft)
The store has a gross floor area of 137,000sq m (1,475,000sq ft)

OMA-designed department store looks like a rock with a gemstone seam

by Stu Robarts | 27 Mar 2020
A newly opened department store in South Korea, designed by OMA, has the appearance of a rock with a gemstone seam running through it. Created for luxury retailer Galleria, the store has a gross floor area of 137,000sq m (1,475,000sq ft) and is located in the town of Gwanggyo, just south of Seoul. Textured mosaic of varying grey shades gives the impression of the volume having been shaped organically, while a multifaceted glass façade cuts through it tracing a public
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Sorkin founded his Michael Sorkin Studio design practice in 1980
Sorkin founded his Michael Sorkin Studio design practice in 1980

Michael Sorkin dies after contracting COVID-19

by Stu Robarts | 27 Mar 2020
American architect, critic and educator Michael Sorkin has died as a result of complications associated with COVID-19, it has been announced. Sorkin founded his Michael Sorkin Studio design practice in 1980, growing the firm from its base in New York to open additional offices in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Xi’an, with projects delivered around the world. The studio's specialities in cities and green architecture stem in part from Sorkin's own interests in urbanism and its projects have included
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The task force will focus on the role buildings, communities and organisations can play in supporting respiratory wellbeing / International WELL Building Institute
The task force will focus on the role buildings, communities and organisations can play in supporting respiratory wellbeing / International WELL Building Institute

International WELL Building Institute creates respiratory health task force

by Stu Robarts | 27 Mar 2020
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has created a task force that will define the role buildings, organisations and communities can play in tackling COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. The Task Force on Coronavirus will focus on how the places in which we spend our lives can support respiratory wellbeing and be prepared for related health events like the current coronavirus spread. It will draw on insights from experts across public health, medicine, design, real estate, government and academia to
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Floor-to-ceiling windows provide a connection with outside and allow natural light to flood the space
Floor-to-ceiling windows provide a connection with outside and allow natural light to flood the space

Cognitive Design's body-positive gym design draws on clinical psychology

by Stu Robarts | 26 Mar 2020
Cognitive Design have designed a gym in Georgia, US, with an emphasis on shared experiences, body image, dignity, motivation and community engagement. Clarity Fitness describes itself as "the place for people anywhere in their fitness journey who want to become active participants in a healthy life. It is a place where people can gain insight into themselves through their fitness journey." Located in the city of Decatur, the 7,000 sq ft (650sq m) facility was due to launch in March
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The hair care area is encased in a glass room / Waterfrom Design
The hair care area is encased in a glass room / Waterfrom Design

Waterfrom Design create clinical, technological Chinese medicine spa

by Stu Robarts | 26 Mar 2020
Waterfrom Design 's Exhibition of Frozen Time spa in Beijing, China, was conceived to eschew the traditional impression of Chinese medicine in favour of a more clinical and technological approach. Created for Aqua Health Clinic, the facility was conceived to use "medical principles of pulse diagnosis, medication and food therapies as the approach to design specific treatments for visitors to relieve physical and psychological fatigue." Covering 280sq m (3,000sq ft), it offers a traditional Chinese medicine clinic and display counter,
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Jean-Philippe Nuel: historic buildings make for creative projects

by Stu Robarts | 26 Mar 2020
Hotel and hospitality designer Jean-Philippe Nuel has explained that working on older buildings often makes for more interesting results. Speaking to CLAD in an interview, Nuel said: "Paradoxically, historic buildings often result in more creative projects than new builds because the constraints mean certain situations are unavoidable and this allows us to break the usual standards." "I find historic buildings inspiring," he continued. "The project becomes a story that we already have the introduction to, and that takes us and
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Proposals were sought for a £16.5m ($22m, €20m), 4,500sq m (48,400sq ft) centrepiece building / Feilden Fowles
Proposals were sought for a £16.5m ($22m, €20m), 4,500sq m (48,400sq ft) centrepiece building / Feilden Fowles

Feilden Fowles to create National Railway Museum's Central Hall

by Stu Robarts | 26 Mar 2020
A team led by Feilden Fowles has won the National Railway Museum 's competition to design its new Central Hall with an elegant timber-frame rotunda. Run in partnership with Malcolm Reading Consultants, the competition was launched in September 2019, with a shortlist of five teams announced in February 2020. Proposals were sought for a £16.5m ($22m, €20m), 4,500sq m (48,400sq ft) centrepiece building to provide a new entrance space and integrate the museum estate, which is located in the historic
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There are 74 private infinity pools at the resort's suites and villas
There are 74 private infinity pools at the resort's suites and villas

Royal Senses Resort & Spa Crete will reflect the island's heritage

by Stu Robarts | 25 Mar 2020
Peppas N Architects, Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) and Constantina Tsoutsikou are working together to create Royal Senses Resort & Spa Crete for Troulis Royal Collection, with a design inspired by the Cretan heritage. The aim has been to go above and beyond a typical luxury family resort while combining Crete’s rugged landscape and the character of its people with a cosmopolitan style. "The landscape’s rough beauty creates a wonderful juxtaposition with the clean, minimal lines of the buildings," said Nikos
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OMA have unveiled plans for a new shopping centre in Australia that will integrate public spaces, community amenities and facilities for childcare and education to
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Studio Saxe have created a fitness centre in Costa Rica designed to be a "small village amongst the trees" that brings guests and locals together,
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The cities where you have good cultural buildings and facilities – it’s a way for people to mix, to share the city in a much deeper way
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Francis graduated as a landscape architect in Belgium. He returned to Lebanon in 1993

Landscape design: Frederic Francis

I believe gardens are where the soul rests
With a focus on desert landscapes and collaborations with Zaha Hadid and OMA, the principal of Francis Landscapes has a deep belief in the power of nature
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The design celebrates Lefay’s key signature elements: light, space, silence and nature

Wellness: Mountain magic

Wellness embraces the entire holiday experience
The design of the newly-opened Lefay Resort and Spa Dolomitti in Italy aims to celebrate and protect its spectacular surroundings
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I want to demonstrate that creativity is our true capital as humans 
Rather than feeling fearful and helpless about the future, we must design a way out of the environmental problems we have created, argues the innovative Dutch designer, artist and inventor Daan Roosegaarde
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The Goodies But Oldies collection features three pieces made from repurposed MDF table tops
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Daniel Svahn, a Stockholm-based furniture designer, has created a new range of sustainable furnishings, made from recycled MDF tabletops. Svahn, ...
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Naval architect launches solar-powered floating pods
The Anthénea pod is a luxury floating suite that could be used as a spa or treatment suite
Naval architect launches solar-powered floating pods
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Naval architect Jean-Michel Ducancelle has designed a solar-powered floating hotel suite aimed at offering an eco-friendly and nomadic place for ...
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John Pomp Studios expands Tidal collection
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John Pomp Studios, a design practice based in Philadelphia in the US, has expanded its Tidal collection to include five ...
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Canteen collection combines nostalgia with modern aesthetics
The Canteen collection was inspired by post-war British design techniques
Canteen collection combines nostalgia with modern aesthetics
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Very Good & Proper (VG&P), a British furniture brand, has curated a new dining collection that combines traditional woodworking techniques ...
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The Corrugation Lights were inspired by midcentury and post-war furniture making techniques
Tino Seubert x Theodora Alfredsdottir lighting collection inspired by mid-century furniture making traditions
London-based designers Tino Seubert and Theodora Alfredsdottir have teamed up to create Corrugation Lights, a lighting collection inspired by midcentury ...
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Gate of Bright Lights was designed to show visitors how screens and digital interfaces have replaced physical objects the gateway between us and the rest of the world.
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XTU's X Cloud concept is part of the Future and the Arts: AI, Robotic, Cities, Life - How Humanity Will Live Tomorrow exhibition at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo
XTU concept imagines life in the clouds
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XTU Architects, a Paris-based architecture firm, has released images and renderings of X Cloud, a new concept that showcase a ...
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The aluminium fins will form the façade of the upcoming Minories Hotel in Aldgate, London
Metalline transforms London hotel with bespoke aluminium fins
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