Articles by Ali Morris

Norm Architects merges Danish and Japanese influences at Sticks n Sushi restaurant in London

October 21, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Diners move from dark and cosy spaces to light spaces as they climb through the levels of this London sushi restaurant by Danish studio Norm Architects. Located on London’s King’s Road in Chelsea, Sticks n Sushi seats 220 guests over three floors making it the largest restaurant that Copenhagen-based firm Norm Architects has designed to date.

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Hangzhou bookstore blends postmodern and classical elements

October 11, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Giant geometric display stands intersect with imposing steel archways in this newly-opened book shop in Hangzhou, China designed by Alberto Caiola. Called Harbook, the 600-square-metre shop alongside the West Lake was designed by Alberto Caiola to appeal to the young urban consumer. Alongside books, Harbook incorporates other lifestyle elements such as a cafe, and a

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Hangzhou bookstore blends postmodern and classical elements

October 11, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Giant geometric display stands intersect with imposing steel archways in this newly-opened book shop in Hangzhou, China designed by Alberto Caiola. Called Harbook, the 600-square-metre shop alongside the West Lake was designed by Alberto Caiola to appeal to the young urban consumer. Alongside books, Harbook incorporates other lifestyle elements such as a cafe, and a

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Studio Puisto creates “neighbourhood sauna” in former industrial building

October 1, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Studio Puisto has designed a sauna complex in Tampere, Finland, to serve as a “communal living room” for the surrounding district. Located in a former industrial red brick neighbourhood, the 540 square metre Finnish pine sauna complex has been inserted in a former customs checkpoint, which later served as a warehouse building. The sauna building is run

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Ocean-themed restaurant by Alexander & Co and Tribe Studio opens on rooftop of Dubai Opera

September 30, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A carpet designed to look like the ocean and an octopus-inspired artwork feature inside Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera, a restaurant atop Dubai’s opera house, designed by Sydney studios Alexander & Co and Tribe Studio. The ocean-themed restaurant and bar is located on the rooftop of Dubai Opera – a glass-wrapped performing arts centre designed to resemble a local dhow boat with

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AAU Anastas adds stone vaulted gift shop to Crusaders monastery in Jerusalem

September 28, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Palestinian-based studio AAU Anastas has designed a flat stone-vaulted extension to a 12th century monastery built by the Crusaders in Jerusalem, to house a gift shop. AAU Anastas designed the gift shop to be a contemporary structure that respected the historical context of the St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey in Abu Ghosh – one of Jerusalem’s most significant examples

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EFFEKT transforms abandoned windmill factory into skatepark and youth centre

September 20, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A translucent polycarbonate skin wraps Streetmekka Viborg Build, a former windmill factory that Danish studio EFFEKT has transformed into a hub for street sports and youth culture. Located in the Danish city of Viborg, the 3,170-square-metre building offers a wide variety of facilities for self-organised sports, as well as social spaces for local youth. These include a huge skating bowl,

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Triangles of light animate perforated aluminium facade of Tel Aviv home by Pitsou Kedem Architects

September 19, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Light and movement can be glimpsed through triangular openings in the white aluminium facade of D3 House, a Tel Aviv home designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects. The three-storey, 670-square-metre property is located in Herzliya Pituach, a luxurious beachfront neighbourhood to the north of the city. While the upper section of the property presents a facade of exposed architectural concrete, the

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Assemble completes “raw and robust” art centre for London’s Goldsmiths

September 17, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Architecture collective Assemble has transformed a former public swimming pool to create a new art centre for Goldsmiths college in south London. The industrial spaces of the Grade-II listed Laurie Grove Baths, known as “the baths”, now accommodate seven new gallery spaces, a cafe, a curators’ studio and an event space, spread over 1,000 square metres. Now

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Sella Concept avoids South American cliches in retro-themed London restaurant Piraña

September 16, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Red-painted timber and metal contrast with jade terrazzo in Piraña, a bar and restaurant in Balham, London, created by design studio Sella Concept. The venue is owned by brothers Alastair and Nicholas Heathcote, who have set up a number of successful bars and restaurants across the UK capital in the past five years. Sella Concept designed the space

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