Shortlists | Dezeen Awards 2018

Lightspeed 2 by ACDF Architecture

Following in the footsteps of their design for the first floor, ACDF opted for a careful intervention that preserves the Montreal-based building’s rich heritage.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by Adjaye Associates

NMAAHC is the culmination of a decades-long struggle to recognise the importance of the black community in the social fabric of American life. More
Ignorance is Bliss by Agne Kucerenkaite

Ignorance is Bliss is the material research-based project about using metal waste from industries to create new valuable products and methods. More
Newton Espresso by Aladen Studio

The Newton is a manual lever-press espresso maker developed by a designer who describes his design position as "elegant form must follow function, but let's have both." More
Alexander & Co

Alexander & Co are a multidisciplinary design practice based in Australia with a global reach. More
Kumo Modular Sofa by Anderssen & Voll for Hem

Kumo, which is Japanese for cloud, is a modular sofa system by Norwegian designers Anderssen & Voll. More
Kiik by Arper on behalf of Iwasaki Design Studio

Kiik was designed to meet the needs of modern life and for the spaces between entry and departure and between waiting and doing. More
Yueyue Bookstore by Atelier Archmixing/ ZHUANG Shen, REN Hao, ZHU Jie, TANG Yu

Yueyue bookstore was designed for owners that wanted to transform the bookstore into a space that can interact with their well-performing online bookstores. More
Renovation of 80,000 ton silos by Atelier Deshaus

The renovation of 80,000 ton silos on Minsheng Wharf, Shanghai, is an active attempt at spatial reuse. More
Atelier NL

Atelier NL is a design studio based in Eindhoven that reshapes local raw materials into everyday objects that showcase the richness of the earth. More
ZandGlas by Atelier NL

The ZandGlas series investigates how the integration of local earth products into daily life is a critical step towards a more ecologically mindful future. More
Álvaro Catalán de Ocón

Álvaro Catalán de Ocón is an industrial designer based in Madrid. More
Pacific Chair by Barber & Osgerby

New age of the office chair: an evolution from the chair as machine. More
Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture

Nightingale 1 is a housing project located in Old Brunswick, an industrial and run down area of Victoria, Australia. More
Bureau Spectacular

Bureau Spectacular is an operation of cultural affairs, established since 2008. It is located in Los Angeles, led by Jimenez Lai and Joanna Grant. More
Lascaux International Centre for Cave Art by Casson Mann

Casson Mann created an entire visitor experience for a sequence of interpretative galleries and a handheld multimedia guide for a new visitor attraction in France, the Lascaux International Centre for Cave Art by Norwegian architects Snøhetta. More
Maersk Tower by CF Møller Architects

Part of the University of Copenhagen, the Maersk Tower is a state-of-the-art research building that also contains education facilities and a conference centre. More
Bamboo Sports Hall by Chiangmai Life Architects

Bamboo Sports Hall in Chiang Mai, Thailand, combines modern organic design with 21st century engineering.
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Christ & Gantenbein

The practice was founded in 1998 by Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein, and is based in Basel, Switzerland.
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Raven kick scooter by Citybirds

Probably all of you remember that two years ago, Citybirds presented a neo orange minimalistic kick scooter called Pigeon. More
COBE

COBE was founded in Copenhagen in 2006 by Architect Dan Stubbergaard. More
QO Amsterdam by Conran and Partners

QO, an IHG hotel located in Amsterdam, seamlessly weaves luxury with holistic wellness and sustainability. More
SoundShirt by CuteCircuit

The SoundShirt allows a deaf person to feel music on their skin through haptic sensations and experience a live symphonic concert for the first time.
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Windvogel by Daan Roosegaarde

Windvogel are energy-generating kites that have the potential to create up to 100 kilowatts. More
D Reusable Tampon Applicator and Organic Tampons by DAME

DAME has created D, the world's first reusable tampon applicator to stop the billions of single-use plastic applicators that are thrown away every year. More
Yasuragi by DAPstockholm ab

Visitors’ experience in focus as DAP architects shapes the new Yasuragi in Sweden. More
AmorePacific headquarters by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin

This project, located in the centre of Seoul, is the new headquarters for AmorePacific, Korea’s largest beauty company. More
Design, Bitches

Based in Los Angeles, Design, Bitches was founded in 2010 with a bold and irreverent vision to make architecture significant in daily life. More
The Wadden Sea Centre by Dorte Mandrup

The Wadden Sea Centre, located in Ribe, Denmark, considers both the environment and history, using a traditional thatched roofing technique with a decidedly contemporary take. More
Eleena Jamil Architect

Eleena Jamil is a design-led architecture practice based in Kuala Lumpur. More
Envisions

Envisions is an Eindhoven-based design collective, currently consisting of 26 multidisciplinary designers.
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Erez Nevi Pana

Tel-Aviv based designer Erez Nevi Pana is an explorer who uses design as a significant tool to investigate phenomena through material experimentation. More
Bruma House by Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodríguez

Located in Mexico, Bruma House questions the archetype of the house and organises different spaces around a central patio. More
Foundation exhibition by Formafantasma

For Salone del Mobile 2017, Formafantasma was invited to occupy and reopen the previously vacant Milanese venue Spazio Krizia for the Foundation exhibition. More
Bloomberg headquarters by Foster + Partners

Located in the heart of London, Bloomberg’s new European headquarters' form and materials are sensitive to its historic setting. More
The Murray, Hong Kong by Foster + Partners

Located on the southern edge of central Hong Kong, The Murray is a luxury hotel with 336 guest rooms and panoramic views of The Peak and its gardens. More
Modulofts by Fouad Samara Architects

Modulofts challenges Beirut's built environment by introducing a new typology that is reflective of modern urban living and the city's changing requirements. More
The Nantes Saint-Nazaire Higher School of Fine Arts by Franklin Azzi Architecture

Located on the Île de Nantes, the Alstom warehouses renovation project marks a new step in city-making. More
Victoria and Albert Museum Main Shop by Friend and Company Architects

Located in London, the Victoria and Albert Museum Main Shop is an international, competition-winning design that draws on research conducted in the V&A archives by Friend and Company. More
N01 by Fritz Hansen

Created by the merging of Danish and Japanese aesthetics and purity, N01 brings back the essence of timeless wood craftsmanship. More
Bake Cheese Tart Abeno Harukas Shop by Fumitaka Suzuki from Yagyug Douguten

The heat and scent of freshly baked cheese tart was expressed with galvanised surfaces emitting yellow, gold and rainbow burnish in the Bake Cheese Tart Abeno Harukas Shop in Osaka. More
Furnishing Utopia 3.0: Hands to Work by Furnishing Utopia

More than 50 objects comprised an exhibition of new ideas for the materials, functions, and meanings of tools for focused domestic work. More
Fuseproject

Located in San Francisco, Fuseproject is a multidisciplinary design studio founded in 1999 by Yves Béhar. More
ElliQ by Fuseproject

ElliQ is an artificially intelligent companion for older adults, proactively keeping them engaged socially, mentally and physically. More
Ori Studio Collection by Fuseproject

The Ori Studio Collection is a robotic furniture system that can transform a single room into full-size bedroom, living room, office and closet, all with the touch of a button. More
UV Sense by Fuseproject

UV Sense is the world’s first, and smallest, battery-free UV wearable. More
Contemporary Rural Cluster: Dongziguan Affordable Housing by Gad Line+ Studio

The intention of this project was to design and construct high-quality housing for relocalised Chinese farmers with a low budget, whilst maintaining their original lifestyle of collective living. More
Tower of Power by Göbl architektur ZT GmbH

The Tower of Power is a public charging station for electric vehicles and was conceived to be a teaching and research facility as well. More
Google Pixel Buds by Google LLC

Pixel Buds bring Google smarts right to your ears. More
15 Clerkenwell Close by Groupwork + Amin Taha

15 Clerkenwell Close is a housing project in London built using raw quarried stone that sits within the grounds of an 11th century limestone Norman abbey. More
VeloMed by Gwen Gage

VeloMed is a lightweight tool for transporting boxes of medication that is easily included in existing malaria medication shipments. More
53 Great Suffolk Street by HawkinsBrown

53 Great Suffolk Street is a sensitive refurbishment and extension of a Victorian warehouse in London, bringing 40,000 square feet of much needed workspace to Southwark. More
Hackney Town Hall by HawkinsBrown

Hawkins\Brown worked with London Borough of Hackney, English Heritage and Hackney Conservation Department on the repair, restoration and renovation of the 1937 Grade II listed Hackney Town Hall. More
Friction Table by Heatherwick Studio

The Friction Table uses the simple mechanical device of the lattice with precision execution to change its proportions and adapt to different spaces and functions. More
Zeitz MOCAA by Heatherwick Studio

Zeitz MOCAA makes use of a disused grain silo complex in South Africa to house the first major museum dedicated to contemporary art from the continent and its diaspora. More
Cosm Chairs by Herman Miller

Cosm is a family of chairs designed by Studio 7.5 for Herman Miller. More
PUBLIC by Herzog & de Meuron

New York's Public hotel was not built to represent luxury as the world traditionally knew it, but luxury reflecting a new definition. More
i29

In a world that’s more and more virtual, Netherlands-based studio i29 interior architects create brick and mortar experiences that add extra wow to real life. More
Museum Princessehof by i29 interior architects

Leeuwarden, Netherlands is the European Capital of Culture 2018, and museum Princessehof celebrates its 100th birthday. More
India Mahdavi

Architect and designer India Mahdavi is based in Paris and founded her studio in 2000. More
Lino by Industrial Facility

Lino is Industrial Facility's first task chair, and materialises simplicity, comfort and affordability. More
RUN by Industrial Facility

Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves that effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor landscapes, suited for meeting, eating, learning, sharing and working. More
Kepler by Innermost

Kepler is an innovative luminaire that can be positioned in multiple ways to create fascinating and impressive installations. More
Inbetween A Thai Street by J.C. Architecture

Located in Taipei, Inbetween A Thai Street is, as its name suggests, a restaurant that serves authentic Thai cuisine experience, from the food on the table to the spacial relationship one experiences. More
KEVIN by JAAK Design

This 33-square-metre apartment in Hong Kong named Kevin appears Japanese not much in its way of decor but in its way of space planning. More
Jamie Fobert Architects

Since its inception in 1996, Jamie Fobert Architects has established a reputation for innovative and inspiring architectural design. More
Scent Constellation by Jason Bruges Studio

Scent Constellation, at Le Grand Musée du Parfum in Paris, is a dynamic, spatial, multi-sensorial art piece. More
Captain Kelly's Cottage by John Wardle Architects

Captain Kelly’s Cottage involves the painstakingly considered restoration of an original weatherboard cottage on a remote bay of Bruny Island, Tasmania. More
Learning and Teaching Building, Monash University by John Wardle Architects

The forms and materiality of the Monash Learning & Teaching Building (LTB) at Monash University in Melbourne reflect a blurring of interior and exterior, between building and campus. More
Pump Station by Johnson Naylor

Located in Kent, the Pump Station was built during World War 2 as a pumping station to send fuel though undersea pipes to France to support the D-Day landings. More
Joyce Wang

Specializing in luxury hospitality and residential design, Joyce Wang’s eponymous Hong Kong studio has earned international acclaim and an impressive global portfolio in just a few short years. More
Kandao Obsidian Professional 3D 360° VR Camera by JU&KE creative design

The Kandao Obsidian designed by JU&KE design studio is a VR camera that can shoot stereoscopic 360-degree photos and videos at resolutions of up to 8k. More
Amphibio by Jun Kamei

By 2100, a temperature rise of 3.2℃ is predicted to happen. More
Kaja Solgaard Dahl

Norway-based studio Atelier Kaja Dahl creates product designs that deal with sensory thematics specialising in the meeting of fragrance and material. More
Hip by Karim Rashid

Hip, the new way to carry water, designed by the team who came up with bobble. More
Kast Canvas by Kast Concrete Basins

Kast Canvas is a series of patterned basins that celebrate the design possibilities of concrete through refined surface pattern. More
Wemo by Kenma Inc.

A silicon band type note which can wear on the arm and write with a permanent marker pen and can be erased many times. More
Water Based Light by Knauf and Brown

The Water Based Light is a collapsible floor lamp that modernises the traditional massed-base floor lamp archetype, to avoid shipping heavy weighted bases. More
Plastic Blowing Project by Kodai Iwamoto

Standard PVC plastic pipes transform into flower vases by combining the old fashioned manufacturing process of glass-blowing. More
Kosuke Araki

Tokyo-based designer Kosuke Araki creates works in search of values or sensitivities that have been slighted in the process of rapid modernisation. More
Maison du Parc by la SHED architecture

Looking out on La Fontaine Park in Montréal, this home, with its high level of contrast and impressive scenery, is inspired by the architecture of early-century mansions. More
Okana Centre for Change by Laura Katharina Straehle & Ellen Rouwendal

The Okana Centre for Change is a prototypical pavilion structure for public use in Kenya. More
nolii by LAYER

From chaotic cords and broken cables to limited charging solutions, our lives are too often interrupted by everyday tech challenges. More
Lee Broom

Lee Broom is one of the UK’s leading product designers and a premium global design brand. More
Rwanda Cricket Stadium by Light Earth Designs

The Rwanda Cricket Stadium by Light Earth Designs is formed of three linked parabolic vaults. More
Lightform LF1 by Lightform

Lightform is a new design tool for projected augmented reality, also known as projection mapping or video mapping. More
Ruins Studio by Lily Jencks Studio and Nathanael Dorent Architecture

Ruins Studio, located in Dumfries, Scotland, is an off-the-grid home built within the walls of a ruin. More
Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions by Liminal Architecture

Liminal was commissioned to deliver nine pavilions for Freycinet Lodge on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. More
Lina Ghotmeh

With a team of 25 architects, designers and researchers, Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture is an architecture studio with a multi-disciplinary approach.
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Clover House by MAD

Clover House is the transformation of a two-story home in Aichi-ken, Japan, into a modern kindergarten. More
MAD Architects

MAD Architects is a global architecture firm founded by Chinese architect Ma Yansong in 2004. More
Suzy Snooze by Map Project Office

Suzy Snooze tackles children’s sleep in new ways. More
Sacromonte Landscape Hotel by MAPA

Guests at the Sacromonte Landscape Hotel have the opportunity to try fine wines in the remote natural setting of the wild sierras of eastern Uruguay. More
Marije Vogelzang

Marije Vogelzang is the first eating designer in the world, pioneering this since 1999. More
New Lab at The Brooklyn Navy Yard by Marvel Architects

The New Lab at The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a design and prototyping facility for the development of advanced technologies and manufacturing. More
Made in Oakfield by Matt + Fiona

Made in Oakfield was designed and built by a group of teenagers from Oakfield School in Hull, UK, for young people facing emotional and behavioural challenges. More
The Storefront Theater by Matthew Mazzotta

The Storefront Theater is a pioneering social initiative at the intersection of community and sustainability in the built environment. More
Mayice

Mayice Studio is dedicated to solving challenges, not only by providing aesthetic and functional solutions but also by respecting the soul of the materials in spaces and products. More
Filamento by Mayice Studio

Filamento is the result of a study of how light travels through concave and convex forms of glass, creating an optical effect. More
Willow Urban Retreat by Melanie Beynon and Megan Hounslow

Located in Australia, Willow Urban Retreat consists of a wholefood cafe, a movement and meditation studio, a day spa and a detox facility. More
Monoarchi Office by Monoarchi

Monoarchi is a young architecture design company based in Shanghai. More
Mylla Hytte by Mork Ulnes Architects

A retreat for a young family, Mylla Hytte is a compact yet expansive cabin, located north of Oslo. More
We are the Remix exhibition design by MUSEEA

Located in Sweden, We are the Remix explores the shaping of identities through moving image and music. More
IKEA Creative Hub by Nanna Lagerman

IKEA Creative Hub in Malmö, Sweden is an office space that welcomes everyone's creativity in a new way. More
Amazon Spheres by NBBJ

The Amazon Spheres are formed of three conjoined glass domes that radically rethink the way an office can look, feel, smell and sound. More
Patom Organic Living by NITAPROW Co Ltd.

An organic and modern approach in balancing the natural and the constructed environment in Bangkok, Thailand. More
Note Design Studio

Note are a Swedish, Italian and Finnish design studio based in Stockholm, founded in 2008 by Johannes Karlström and Cristiano Pigazzini. More
Hidden tints by Note Design Studio

A colour palette based on original colours, three expressive tiled ovens, decorations in ceilings and carpentry and an original pattern from a floor, hidden tints, a former office in Stockholm, was turned into a home. More
The Lookout by Note Design Studio

The Lookout is an exploratory installation in Stockholm revealing the design potentials of flooring. More
M+Space by Office AIO

Office AIO designed an artisan coffee shop without tables and a boutique co-working space in central Beijing. More
OHLAB

OHLAB is directed by Paloma Hernaiz and Jaime Oliver and based in Mallorca. More
MPavilion 2017 by OMA

MPavilion 2017 was commissioned by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and designed by Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of architectural firm OMA. More
Shangwei Village Plugin Houses by People's Architecture Office

The Shangwei Village Plugin Houses project renovates houses that were left vacant and in ruins for decades after the village suffered from heavy disinvestment. More
CUT in Koganecho by Persimmon Hill Architects

This project involved redesigning a former illegal sex shop to the artist in residence as part of Koganecho Bazaar, 2016. More
Peter Pichler

Peter Pichler Architecture is a Milan-based architecture and design firm with an innovative and contemporary approach towards architecture, urbanism and design. More
Clothes that grow with your child by Petit Pli

Children grow seven sizes in their first two years on Earth and this equates to a lot of wasted clothing. More
Hummingbird Bike by Petre Craciun

Designed and manufactured in Britain, Hummingbird is the world’s lightest folding bike. More
Pipe Collection by Phan Thao Dang

This furniture collection utilises common materials usually used in construction in new ways to create graphical seating objects for outdoor and indoor use. More
XS House 2018 by PhoebeSayswow Architects Ltd.

PhoebeSayswow Architects Ltd. was invited to design a 33 sqm guest house prototype for neutral genders who enjoy a smart living in metropolitan city Taipei. More
GS1 Portugal by Promontorio

GS1 Portugal makes use of the concrete structure of an existing 1980s office building which had become physically and technologically obsolete. More
Lubango Center by Promontorio

This mixed-use building is situated in a consolidated area next to the main square in Lubango, Angola.
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Rafael de Cárdenas

Rafael de Cárdenas is a New York-based studio. More
Raffaello Rosselli Architect

Raffaello Rosselli Architecture is an emerging practice based in Sydney, Australia. More
London Spa by Richard Bell Architecture

In this subterranean spa in London by Richard Bell Architecture, the light is celebrated and the darkness indulged. More
A White House by RIGI Design

A White House, a 3-storey residence in a densely built neighbourhood in Shanghai, China was designed by Kai Liu and RIGI Design to suit the needs of a young family.

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SHAU

SHAU is an Indonesian-German-Dutch architecture firm located in Bandung directed by Florian Heinzelmann, Daliana Suryawinata and Tobias Hofmann More
Floating Pavilion by Shen Ting Tseng Architects

Floating Pavilion was a temporary architectural structure exhibited in the Tapei Fine Arts Museum Plaza, Taiwan. More
Office with a Patio by Shogo Onodera / Tsukasa Okada

Located in Tokyo, the aim of this project was to create an intersection of information by bringing the teams that used to work in separate spaces into one, enhancing communication and co-working.
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Sigve Knutson

Sigve Knutson is an experimental designer based in Oslo. More
Loft Panzerhalle by Smartvoll

After winning a competition to remodel a 350m2 space, Smartvoll created an extraordinary loft apartment in the old Panzerhalle, an industrial brick shed in Salzburg. More
Aesop Duke of York Square by Snøhetta

The Aesop Duke of York Square in London represents an intriguing fusion of futuristic and classic design. More
SoelCat 12 Solar Electric Catamaran by Soel Yachts

At Soel Yachts we believe in the joy of traveling on the sea without being disturbed by any noise or smell. More
Lokal by SPACE10 and Spacon&X

Lokal is a new food concept SPACE10 prototyped during London Design Festival 2017. More
Spacon&X

Spacon & X is a multidisciplinary design studio directed by architect Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen, scenographic designer and advertising producer Svend Jacob Pedersen, and architect and fashion designer Malene Hvidt. More
#7 Southlands by Squareworks

#7, Southlands located in Mumbai is an integrative endeavor aiming to rejuvenate an old 1930 Art-Deco apartment to accommodate the postulated requirements of a modern-day multi-user collective. More
The Wellness Clinic, Harrods by Stanton Williams

The world’s first clinic to offer an integrated approach to wellness and beauty, Harrod's Wellness Clinic is located on the fourth floor of the flagship Knightsbridge store in London. More
Maggie's Centre Barts by Steven Holl Architects

Located in London on a site dating back to the 12th century, Maggie’s Centre Barts was designed for Maggie’s, an organisation that provides support to cancer patients and their families. More
Lapa Apartment by Studio Gameiro

The Lapa Apartment project involved the refurbishment of an apartment in a 1819 building from the Portuguese Pombalino period in the historical centre of Lisbon. More
KOKO Restaurant by Studio Locomotive

Koko Restaurant by Studio Locomotive is one of three a dining outlets on Coconut Island, Thailand and brings back an old fisherman’s myth.
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Nobu Hotel Shoreditch by Studio Mica

Nobu Hotel Shoreditch is a steel, glass and concrete building spanning over seven floors. More
MiCasa Vol C by Studio MK27

MiCasa Vol C is a single open space that completes the existing furniture store complex in São Paulo, Brazil. More
Somosaguas by Studio MK27

Somosaguas is the result a commission that Studio MK27 received to create a gated community of houses on the outskirts of Madrid. More
Refettorio Felix by Studioilse

Studioilse was asked to design a beautiful home for Refettorio Felix, a community kitchen, dining hall and drop-in centre in the former St Cuthberts. More
Village Lounge of Shangcun by SUP Atelier

The village lounge in Shangcun, China, is a renovation project that transformed a ruined courtyard into a public space. More
House in Miyamoto by Tato Architects

This project located in Osaka, Japan, took on the client's wishes for a home with an open interior where people, space and objects connect. More
Krakani Lumi by Taylor and Hinds Architects

The language of Krakani Lumi is derived from the siting, form and qualities of the traditional seasonal shelters of Tasmania’s first peoples. More
The Living

Located in New York, The Living is a design studio and an experiment in living architecture. More
The New Design Project

The New Design Project is a Brooklyn-based interior design studio, founded in 2013 by Fanny Abbes, a graduate of New York City's renowned Parsons School of Design. More
Chapter Kings Cross by Tigg + Coll Architects

Tigg + Coll worked with Greystar to reimagine their flagship building, to create a luxurious and desirable student residence in London. More
ETO Desk by Tom Fereday

ETO is a unified desk designed to appropriately consider how people work today. More
Pharmacy where healthy people gather by Tsubasa Iwahashi

From the time that the person is in good health, the aim was to create a place that gathers health themes. More
Olympia by Ulysse Martel and Candice Blanc

As each of us seeks physical perfection, the cult of the body and the will to make it attractive to all has become one of the challenges of our time. More
Universal Design Studio

Founded in 2001, Universal Design Studio is an award-winning architecture and interior design practice based in London. More
Complements by Universal Favourite

Complements are an unexpected pairing of chocolate and design. More
Swahili Gem by Urko Sanchez Architects

Swahili Gem is a building consisting of 14 apartments in Tudor Creek, Mombasa, Kenya. More
Triplex at Sant Antoni by Valentí Albareda Tiana

A former dwelling and business place located in Barcelona, Triplex at Sant Antoni used to be a precarious home. More
Nocenco Cafe by Vo Trong Nghia

This renovation project located in the city centre of Vinh, Vietnam, includes a top floor café and a rooftop club. More
Stacked Planters House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Located in a neatly-planned urban area in Ho Chi Minh City, Stacked Planters House was designed for three generations of a typical Vietnamese family. More
Bavaria Road by West Architecture

Spanning 10 years and two clients, this church conversion in Islington, London uses materials as sparingly as possible to match the owner’s pared-back lifestyle. More

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