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MoMA Design Store receives refresh from Peterson Rich Office

November 14, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

The Museum of Modern Art’s retail space in Soho, New York, has undergone a major renovation by Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office. The MoMA Design Store at 81 Spring Street, which sells a variety of design-focused objects, books and gifts, was reimagined by uncovering the cast-iron building’s 19th-century craftsmanship while introducing contemporary interventions. “By

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Manola Studio turns former motel into desert oasis near Joshua Tree

November 9, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

LA-based Manola Studio has renovated a 1940s motel to create a boutique hotel close to the north entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. The 12-room, adults-only Hotel Wren sits on the outskirts of Twentynine Palms, a small town in California’s High Desert that acts as a gateway into the park. Manola Studio transformed the historic

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Snøhetta creates “ephemeral” retail concept lab in New York

November 8, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed an experiential retail space in New York’s SoHo neighbourhood that is intended to be an ever-evolving canvas for innovation. 113 Spring occupies a 3,000-square-foot (279-square-metre) space inside a landmarked cast-iron building, and is designed as a retail space, a community hub and a model for sustainable design. The lab-like concept

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Ivy Studio designs “bold and glamorous” Montreal restaurant

November 2, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

The interiors of vintage limousines informed this Montreal bar and restaurant, in which locally based Ivy Studio has combined red velvet and dark wood panelling. Limousine opened in the Saint-Lambert suburb south of the Canadian city to cater to an influx of younger residents, providing “a bold and glamorous newcomer to the local dining scene”

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The Future Perfect opens Miami design gallery at “haunted” Villa Paula

October 31, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Design gallery The Future Perfect has opened its fourth location in a landmarked 1920s building in Miami’s Little Haiti, which is rumoured to be one of the city’s “most haunted residences”. The Future Perfect has taken over Villa Paula, a 2,000-square-foot (186-square-metre) neoclassical building originally built in 1926 by the Cuban government. Designed by Havana

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Wunder Werkz chooses “humble materials” for Semiprecious bar in Denver

October 26, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

A countertop made entirely from recycled plastic anchors this colourful bar in Denver, Colorado, designed and co-owned by local studio Wunder Werkz. Wunder Werkz teamed up with co-owners Mike Capoferri and Rahul Marwah to open Semiprecious in a former 1950s furniture showroom in the Sunnyside neighbourhood. The design studio led the interiors and branding for

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ZGF and Whiting-Turner upgrade Baltimore Ravens training facility

October 25, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture studio ZGF and Whiting-Turner have renovated a training facility used by the NFL team the Baltimore Ravens, using the American football team’s moniker as a driving design concept. The 20,000-square-foot (1,869-square-metre) Under Armour Performance Center – also known as The Castle – was overhauled by architects ZGF and contractors Whiting-Turner to improve the circulation,

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Connected Classroom by Danish Kurani allows teachers to reach rural students in Alabama

October 19, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Architect Danish Kurani has developed a prototype for a “connected” classroom, designed to enable expert teachers to remotely provide lessons to students in rural communities. Kurani completed the first iteration of the Connected Classroom at Robert C Hatch High School in Alabama’s rural Black Belt region, in partnership with nonprofit Ed Farm and the State

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“Understated nostalgia” defines Montreal sandwich shop by MRDK

October 18, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Bright yellow upholstery and formica pops against a 1970s colour palette inside this sandwich shop in Montreal, designed by local studio MRDK. The architecture and design firm, also known as Ménard Dworkind, designed Renzo Sandwich in the city’s Mile End neighbourhood as a throwback to retro diners. Measuring 1,275 square feet (118 square metres), the

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GLO and Present Forms create “Swiss Army knife” community centre in Hudson

October 12, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

New York-based studios GLO and Present Forms transformed a former tobacco warehouse in Hudson into a community education and arts centre. The former industrial building in Upstate New York city, which had been converted to offices in the 1980s, was purchased in 2020 by a philanthropic couple wishing to create a hub for their new

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