Located in Alencon, France this concert hall was designed by the practice of Moussafir Architects as a landmark that offers a contrast to the nearby exhibition center. The building’s exterior finishing tries to blend in with the blue skies and the nearby ocean and the facades use corrugated steel siding instead of the initial option for a combination of matte and polished stainless steel which would mirror the surroundings. The exterior also resembles a piece of high tech architecture with…

This project is a refurbishment of the Bauernfeldplatz in 1090 Vienna and it features a restaurant on multiple levels. The building also has a sun garden constructed in 1913 that the designers chose to rehabilitate rather than remove it, since it provides a way of linking the different areas through portals in the windows. The original placement of the rooms wasn’t considered useful to the designers, with the kitchen in the mezzanine, the guest room in the basement and the…

The new Microsoft headquarters located near Copenhagen, Denmark will feature a new campus with student housing and retail space aside from the office space and will be an integral part of the Lyngby-Taarbaek City of Knowledge and Urban Development plan for 2020. This large scale project aims to transform the town of Lyngby into one of the top university locations in northern Europe while also creating a lot of new workplaces and allow the students and the Microsoft employees to…

The new YouTube production studio in Tokyo, Japan was designed by the local practice of Klein Dytham Architecture composed of the architects Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein who used the television shaped logo of the firm to decorate the walls of the studio and also feature the colors of the logo (red and black) throughout the interior. The space is located in the Mori Tower which was designed by KPF. The reception area is filled with lacquered ceramic on the…

Located in Melbourne, Australia, the National Tennis Center was designed by the practice of Jackson Architecture and it was delivered one year ahead of the schedule, just in time for the 2013 Australian Open. The Centre is now probably the best purpose built elite tennis facility in the world and it features eight indoor courts and 13 outdoor courts for either elite training or general use and also features a gymnasium, a lounge and changing rooms. There are coaching facilities…

This loft is located on the top floor of an interwar building constructed during the 1930s and it was renovated by the architectural practice of TECON to feature a contemporary design with a large color palette and an unconventional structure of beams that provide a lot of functionality and a dynamic aspect. The loft is located in Bucharest, Romania and it was left unused for a long while until the owner decided to remodel it and transform it into an…

The Wallace Ridge was designed by the practice of Whipple Russell Architects and it is located in Trousdale Estates region of Beverly Hills, California. The original property was in very bad shape with a floor plan and gabled roof that weren’t appropriate for a modern house and thus required remodeling to offer a bright space with an open plan that takes advantage of the wonderful view and is closer to the contemporary design standards. From the swimming pool area the…

This modern and original penthouse is located in the city of Cologne, Germany and it was designed by the Belgian interior designer Angelo de Bock to feature a unique blend of eclectic elements which give the space its own personality. The penthouse has a rooftop terrace which offers a view of the famous Cologne Cathedral and it is located in the Belgian Quarter of the city, an area famous for its art shop and restaurants. The interior has warm colors…

The architectural practice of Megabudka designed the office space and showroom of the DK Project Company in Moscow, Russia as a bright space which tries to offer a multifunctional space for communication and exchange of ideas. The office space presents a diverse environment which ensures comfort and provides space for lectures or informal meetings renouncing the typical office concept of a horizontal floor-by-floor space and choosing to place artworks throughout the office such as parallelepiped shapes that give the interior…

The Ross Residence is a project by the practice of Griffin Enright Architects and taking its name from a small town in Marin County, California north of San Francisco. The area is in-between a stream and a hillside covered by a forest with entrance provided via a bridge leading to an entry made from charcoal concrete board wrapping around a foyer as a floating bench. The project is a renovation of an existing residence which was extended and received a…