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SML Studio Architecture creates cafe and bar inside Vancouver’s Waterfall Building

October 11, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

The angled glass facade of a modernist icon in Vancouver now covers a community cafe and bar designed by SML Studio Architecture. Ellipsis serves coffee and cocktails inside the Waterfall Building, one of the final works by late Canadian architect Arthur Erickson, which he designed in 1996 in collaboration with Nick Milkovich. Positioned within a

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Talacha adds warm touches to customs agents HQ in Mexico City

October 5, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Mexico City firm Talacha has completed offices with a “carefully curated material palette” for the Latin American Confederation of Customs Agents (CLAA). The headquarters for the international company, which oversees the movement of goods in and out of the region, occupies a new building in the Mexican capital’s central Juárez neighbourhood. Talacha sought to create

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Anduhyaun Emergency Shelter by LGA houses domestic violence survivors

September 27, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Toronto studio LGA Architectural Partners has created a shelter for Indigenous women affected by domestic violence, ensuring the building and interiors honour their traditions. The Anduhyaun Emergency Shelter arose from a partnership between LGA and Anduhyaun, the owner and operator of Toronto’s only Indigenous Violence Against Women shelter. “Our collaboration has created a one-of-a-kind space

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Islyn Studio designs hotel as “sanctuary for solo travellers” in New York

September 14, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

New York-based Islyn Studio looked to European sleeper trains and Japanese capsule hotels when designing the compact rooms of Now Now, a Manhattan hotel. Now Now is situated on Bowery in Downtown Manhattan and offers hostel-style accommodation with single-occupancy cabins and shared facilities. Islyn Studio was challenged to maximise the guest experience within a minimal

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Builtin Studio combines and renovates two Upper West Side apartments

November 10, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

New York-based Builtin Studio has helped a young family expand their Upper West Side apartment into the adjacent unit and create mid-century-influenced interiors that complement the historic details. After the family jumped at the chance to buy the neighbouring apartment to their current home, they tasked Builtin Studio with combining the two spaces and uniting

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Milanese modernism informs LA pizzeria interior by Jared Frank Studio

November 9, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

LA-based Jared Frank Studio has looked to Milan’s history of modernist design for references while focusing on “what a West Coast pizza parlour could be”. Wildcrust occupies a single-storey building with a fully glazed front in Highland Park, north of Downtown LA. When designing the interiors, Jared Frank Studio used the opportunity to rethink the

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Moroccan riads influence tiled interior of LA restaurant Zizou

November 3, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Moroccan influences and materials create an “urban oasis” at this restaurant in Los Angeles, which owners Maati Zoutina and Boris Macquin designed and built themselves. Situated in the Lincoln Heights neighbourhood, Zizou is a venture by two friends – a sound designer and an architect – who combined their skills and knowledge to bring their

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GRT Architects expands New Jersey warehouses into residences with white brick addition

November 2, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

New York-based GRT Architects has completed a mixed-use complex in Jersey City, which involved restoring three brick warehouses and adding four new levels. The 66 Monitor development – also known as The Starling – includes 39 residential units, a large restaurant, a small cafe and parking within the expanded complex. Originally built in the 19th

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MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects adds concrete extension to Quebec spa

October 27, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has expanded a thermal spa and baths complex in Quebec, adding a concrete plinth that houses an outdoor swimming pool and a hidden relaxation room. The Balnea Spa and Thermal Reserve is tucked away close to the ski town of Bromont in the Appalachian Mountains, southeast of Montreal and north

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Future Simple Studio creates “brutalist and serene” sushi restaurant in Canada

October 26, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Montreal-based architecture office Future Simple Studio has designed minimalist interiors with white oak and textured concrete for a sushi restaurant in Quebec City. At Sushibox, on the outskirts of the city, Future Simple Studio renovated and expanded the dining space to complement the menu by chef Patrick Landry. Using strong lines, natural textures and neutral

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