Henri Cleinge adapts grand Montreal bank for Crew Offices and Cafe
A former bank in the historic centre of Montreal has been transformed into an office for a tech start-up and a cafe for freelance workers by local architect Henri Cleinge. More
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Lucy Tauber converts old London post office into light-filled bakery
Architect Lucy Tauber has transformed a derelict post office in north London into an artisanal bakery with its kitchen on show. More
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Swimming Pool Studio bases Shanghai cafe interior on the Mediterranean Sea
Swimming Pool Studio aimed to bring the "relaxing and refreshing" hues of blue sea and white sand to this cafe inside a Shanghai office building (+ slideshow). More
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Kooo Architects adds wooden lattice ceiling to cafe in China
Kooo Architects has added wooden beams to a cafe in China to form a woven lattice across the ceiling that lets in light (+ slideshow). More
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Gort Scott transforms 1960s block in London to create co-working and maker spaces
London studio Gort Scott has converted a rundown office block in London's Walthamstow into a hub for local creatives, featuring co-working spaces, maker studios and a bakery cafe (+ slideshow). More
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Dropbox opens industrial-style cafeteria by AvroKO at California headquarters
American studio AvroKO has completed a cafeteria and coffee bar in the new San Francisco headquarters for tech company Dropbox, providing a "place of comfort" that aims to keep employees from leaving the office (+ slideshow). More
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Mammoth cafe and craft beer bar in Seattle accommodates different social spaces
A long central bar divides this neighbourhood hangout in Seattle into areas for buying sandwiches, drinking craft beer and watching sports (+ slideshow). More
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Rooftop bridge connects riverside house and roadside cafe in a South Korean valley
South Korean studio Lee Haan Architects has completed a house and cafe connected by a bridge and arranged around courtyards with views of a nearby river and cherry trees (+ slideshow). More
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Bertrand Guillon fits petite delicatessen into 35-square-metre Provencal shopfront
French practice Bertrand Guillon Architecture has made the most of extra height at the front of this shop in Marseille when transforming the interior into an épicerie (+ slideshow). More
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A-Industrial clads juice store interior with geometric plywood
Los Angeles firm A-Industrial has clad the walls and ceiling of a juice bar in plywood slats, creating a sculptural geometric interior (+ slideshow). More
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Office AIO transforms Beijing hutong residence into coffee bar and guest room
Office AIO has converted a courtyard residence in Beijing's Xiang'er Hutong into a tiny cork- and tile-lined coffee bar with a traditionally styled guest room (+ slideshow). More
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Mathieu Lehanneur adds pink light fittings to interior of Louvre's Cafe Mollien
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has renovated a cafe inside the Louvre in Paris, adding modern pink acrylic light fixtures that contrast with their historical surrounds (+ slideshow). More
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Sou Fujimoto combines geometric forms with Indonesian crafts for Hong Kong venue
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has combined elements of his previous structures with traditional Indonesian craftwork to create a shop and restaurant venue in Hong Kong – his first project in the city (+ slideshow). More
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Baranova Pokorsky creates simple plant-filled interior for St Petersburg coffee shop
Russian architects Asya Baranova and Nikolay Pokorsky have transformed a Soviet-era furniture store in St Petersburg into a vegetarian cafe, featuring raw materials and an assortment of plants (+ slideshow). More
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Giuseppe Gurrieri's Eco bar features tables that fold up from the walls
Wall panels fold up to create tables for this cafe in Sicily, which Italian architect Giuseppe Gurrieri created by converting the old ticket office of a sports arena (+ slideshow). More
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TAKA slots tearooms and toilets beneath brick arches in Dublin's St Patrick's Park
TAKA has completed St Patrick's Park Tearooms, a cafe with bright green window frames that is located beneath the brick arches of a Dublin park originally commissioned by the Guinness family (+ slideshow). More
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Inga Pieslikaitė designs minimal interior for Crooked Noses & Coffee Stories
In order to create a "silent" interior for this Lithuanian coffee shop, designer Inga Pieslikaitė paired birch wood furniture with poured concrete flooring and white-painted walls (+ slideshow). More
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Jan Hendzel creates wooden furniture for pop-up cafe at Camberwell College of Arts
Jan Hendzel Studio has designed a range of wooden furnishings for a pop-up cafe at Camberwell College of Arts, forming part of the £62 million redevelopment of the southeast London campus (+ slideshow). More
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Platform_a completes reflective glass and volcanic stone cafe on Jeju island coast
Korean studio Platform_a has completed a cafe with pivoting mirrored-glass doors and volcanic stone walls on Jeju, a volcanic island off the coast of mainland South Korea (+ slideshow). More
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Matt Woods adds teabag chandelier and balancing bowls to Australian cafe
Australian designer Matt Woods has transformed an industrial space in Sydney into The Rabbit Hole organic tea bar, pairing the building's original features with whimsical elements (+ slideshow). More
