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Haworth Health partners with health systems professionals in order to create transformative spaces in which the well-being for workers, patients and communities are of utmost importance. The team at Haworth Health recently presented ideas for an inpatient and outpatient healthcare facility which focuses on three key areas: caregiver, community and patient spaces. The ...

Last September, during 3daysofdesign 2020 in Copenhagen, New Works presented its “residence for grounding” called Terra which highlights a space meant to enable escape and connection as a response to the difficult time we’re experiencing now. The 3daysofdesign event had been maintained because, at the time, the COVID infection rate was low in Denmark. Curious to see ...

In 2017, Vincent Chevillot and Romain Abbuhl co-founded Share-Wood in order to propose a solution against social, environmental and economic stakes brought about by wood-crafting projects. The 1500m² workshop provides makers with a large selection of equipment, materials and spaces. From the circular saw to the wood lathe, workers have access to professional quality e...

The technology of the new Olev’s Pure BioAir light exploits the bactericidal power of UV-C light counteracting the spread of viruses, bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms. Since scientific research shows that direct exposure to UV-C rays without specific precautions can cause irreversible damage to eyes and skin, Olev designed its Pure BioAir in a way that complete...

As one of the pioneers in large-format ad printing, the French company is part of vast advancements in the industry—with billboards that can cover up building facades and scaffoldings of construction sites. Companies that manufacture large-format advertising started out as traditional ad printing businesses that created posters and billboards with defined size dimensi...

This autumn 2020, Dutch tile-manufacturer, Mosa launched the Core Collection, an expanded range of ceramic, unglazed porcelain tiles that come in new colors, sizes, textures and shapes. The innovative tiles from the Core Collection, combined with a fresh coat of paint on the walls courtesy of Therma Mix, the newest paint product from Théodore Batiment is a sure way of at...

Its smart platform is a disruptive and innovative proposition. It is equipped with four induction cooking zones (automatic detection, control via a mobile app/tablet), one warming zone inviting conviviality and two wireless mobile charging zones (automatic detection). In addition, the two mobile devices (360 ° camera and connected interactive projector) invite new us...

On 20 May 2020, the Big 5 event hosted the online webinar Journey Towards Smart Cities & Digital Construction with representatives from IBM and non-profit organization buildingSMART. The construction industry is currently the slowest industry to integrate advanced technologies, but that might soon change. If done correctly, digital construction can help lower carbon ...

Since technological advancements have made smart homes and smart cities possible, “smart” living spaces have become a large part of the political agenda, backed by the notion that such housing projects can lower our carbon footprint. Investor company GSW Sigmaringen, the real estate company that adapts living spaces to people’s age requirements, sits behind one of Ge...

In January 2020, 1MILLION dance school and management studio in Seoul, Korea, opened its newly designed flagship studio for those who “don’t need a stage to dance” and, ultimately, reinvented the model of a ‘traditional” studio. Over the past several years, street dance—the category of dance styles born outside of a studio, often in outdoor urban spaces or night clubs...

Freshly fallen in the Normandy countryside, off-the-beaten-path, the micro-hotel La Pomme du Bois Rond—a 16m² wooden guest house that is shaped like an apple—is officially open for reservations as of August 3. While visiting La Pomme for its July 28 inauguration, I interviewed the architecture team responsible for the creation of the apple. I also had the privilege of...

To do so, the French government announced earlier this year its plans for a sustainability law that will ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50% timber or other natural materials. The mandate for all public buildings financed by the French state to be built from at least 50% timber or other natural materials will be implemented by 2022, according t...

In 2014, product designer Miki Inoue joined her architect friend Lea Yuko Ikeda to create their business Design Kiiro with the goal of designing, manually crafting and selling geometric light fixtures that resemble works of art. Although they are based in São Paulo, Brazil, where they were born and raised—Miki’s parents were born in Japan, while Lea has a Japanese mot...

As humans, we need to connect with nature for our physical and mental health. This has never been more evident than it is now as people around the world have been confined to their homes. Still, we have always spent much of our time indoors, which is why incorporating nature into our buildings is so important: natural materials, good lighting and indoor plants. Bioph...

In this interview, Founders John Fearon and James Bassant talk about the brand’s first-ever capsule collection of limited edition pieces launched this spring. Twenty years ago, John Fearon and James Bassant founded the company Astro Lighting with the creative ethos that good design demands simplicity. This spring they’ve launched the Capsule Collection Volume 01 to hi...

28 May 2020—Before its next edition, the French construction trade fair Batimat has organized online discussions to revisit the challenges of the building sector with regard to the COVID crisis. In the talk they held today, they focused on the future of constructing prefab buildings in France. Will the pandemic halt or accelerate the prefab construction industry? Is T...

A client of Sivak+Partners requested the concept design of the hotel on the beach in Odessa for a 136m² space. The firm delivered the concept this year and, although construction of the hotel seems out of the picture for 2020 due to the current situation, the team at Sivak+Partners has received many requests from potential clients for a similar design. Chief Designer...

Furniture made with recycled plastic is getting on top of the list of sustainable design goals, and various designers are now creating pieces with this waste material that are not only classy but also fully functional. From a simple valet stand transformed to a quirky modern decor object made with waste plastic to chairs formed from recycled “stretched taffy plastic” des...

Curious about current market trends? Need an all-in-one interior design concept? Read this article to see how Dôme Deco responds. Every year Belgium-based brand Dôme Deco organizes its three-day Experience Days event to reveal the brand’s most recent endeavors—a preview of a few new products in the upcoming Fall-Winter collection 2020—and to discuss how it can create ...

As the coronavirus spreads throughout China and the rest of the word, notably in Europe, ArchiExpo e-Magazine concentrates on prefab architecture and how it responds to the crisis. In this interview, we speak to the CEO of New Zealand-based firm PrefabNZ Scott Fisher who offers his expert opinion on where prefab construction is today for New Zealand and why China’s ahead...

It’s a potent contrast with colorful caricatures or jagged lettering which cover other parts of the façade and have spread to many more buildings around the street. That cultural time clash epitomizes the transformation of a forgotten Soviet clothes factory into a thriving urban hub, which has radically modernized a sleepy neighborhood previously known for its flea ma...

The Ouzville project in a southern suburb of Beirut explores this question, inviting local and international artists to paint the walls of an area whose maintenance had been overlooked by the city. The suburb Ouzaï, known in the 1930s as a seaside resort, was later built up in DIY fashion by refugees fleeing from the south of Lebanon. Before founder Ayad Nasser start...

The team of researchers of the University of Copenhagen selected Qeqetarsuaq, better known as Disko Island, as their hunting ground for scientific research on climate change. However, Disko Island has always made long-term stays impossible for scientists due to its frigid winter temperatures and adverse weather conditions. Until now. In order for the team to carry thr...

But the cavernous 11,000m² space at Printworks has rapidly emerged as a new London hotspot—despite the fact it was very nearly written off when the British Land developer acquired the property in 2012. “I spent six months wandering around it with all sorts of people, and the vast majority concluded that the building should be knocked down,” said Roger Madelin, who is ...

We put together an ensemble of our favorites that you might like to consider for your projects in the upcoming year. If you haven’t yet attended the event, we highly recommend it not only for product discoveries but networking. Some of the top brands, designers and architects attend so it’s worth your time. Textiles and Wallcoverings New to the event, Prestigious ...

During the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2019, we met Andreas Klug, one of the creative directors at Preciosa. In this interview, Klug discusses the challenges, demands and opportunities that exist when designing for high-end. Time dwindles, year after year, shedding the layers of style like autumn leaves falling to prepare for a new season; we see styles evolve...

Opened in March, the 85.4m mixed-use tower contains 18 stories which house 33 apartments, a 72-room hotel, offices, a restaurant, a café and a roof terrace with panoramic views of the vast lake Mjøsa. Mjøstårnet eclipses the previous record-holder Brook Commons, a 53m-high student residence in British Columbia, Canada. According to Rune Abramsen, CEO at Moelven Limtre...

Forsyth started photographing Montreal’s subway system in 2014 and went on to photograph the subway systems of different cities around the world including Munich, Berlin and Stockholm. Stockholm’s subway impressed Forsyth so much he decided to make a book out of his photographs and Stockholm Sub was born. The Stockholm subway system is famous for its painted, cavernou...

The focal point of the Quzhou Sports Campus has always been to develop an urban space that ties together sports and ecology while integrating the city’s nature-centered culture; but is it really so easy to render the construction of buildings covering an area of 340,000m² eco-friendly? In September 2018, they began constructing the Quzhou Sports Campus in China’s east...

From the magnificent Duomo to the modernist Pirelli Tower to the organic lines of the Bosco Verticale, this northeast Italian city has always been a progressive metropolis when it comes to architecture. Over the past decade, and given impetus by the World Expo in 2015, two major urban regeneration projects—Porta Nuova and CityLife—have continued Milan’s architectural ...

During Milan Design Week 2019, visitors couldn’t miss the 8-meter high version of Gaetano Pesce’s chair Maestà Soffrente (Suffering Majesty), presented in Piazza Duomo alongside a series of animal heads made from polystyrene and painted fibreglass and mounted on iron easels. As one of the UP5 & 6 armchairs series produced by B&B Italia, it was designed as a statement con...

Indissima is mainly aimed at commercial furnishing but items can also be purchased for individual homes for a chic, contemporary minimalist vibe. The collection will include bathroom and shower accessories as well as mirrors, lamps, towel racks, furniture and shower structures. Using a combination of different materials including wood and steel, Indissima aims towards li...

The Argentine-Swiss designer has created an interactive installation that invites visitors to contemplate culinary culture and food preparation by using augmented reality to visualize conceptual appliances which are yet to be manufactured. The kitchen is the soul of the home,” Häberli told ArchiExpo e-Magazine. “I grew up in restaurants and hotels, and I spent more ti...

It’s the case for the architecture studio Penda whose clients, a young family, plan to grow most of their own produce at home. For a small plot of land east of Cologne, in the city of Kassel, Penda has designed such a home that will enable its clients to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs: the Yin & Yang house. A variety of terraces will make up the roof, where many pl...

Danang in central Vietnam is famous for its array of masterpiece bridges. The line-up ranges from Tran Thi Ly which is designed to resemble a sail; the cable-stayed Thuận Phước Bridge which acts as an axis connecting the town to stunning Linh Ung Pagoda; and fire-breathing, 666-meter engineering marvel Dragon Bridge—Vietnam’s longest steel bridge. Giving the fiery succes...

Cuir de Bois, as she had originally named it—but regulations require her to change the word cuir, “leather”—, is a special recipe for combining wood fibers and natural rubber as a vegan alternative to animal leather. Laughing, Chloé de la Chaise told ArchiExpo e-Magazine during PDW: People keep stopping by to touch the ‘leather’ and, as soon as they do, the soft touch...