Articles by Natasha Levy

Studio Gameiro keeps time-worn details in overhaul of 19th-century Lisbon apartment

January 15, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of the Lapa Apartment designed by Studio Gameiro

Aged frescos and exposed timber ceilings offset new floors and fixtures inside this Lisbon apartment, which has been overhauled by Studio Gameiro. The Lapa Apartment, which was shortlisted in the residential interior category of the inaugural Dezeen Awards, has been subtly revamped by locally-based Studio Gameiro to “enhance its historical heritage while harmoniously introducing contemporary

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Local architecture informs stone-clad interiors of Aesop store in Bath

January 12, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Aesop Bath store, England designed by JamesPlumb

Stone house facades, rubble-filled basements, and stories by Roald Dahl are just some of the things design studio JamesPlumb referenced to create the Aesop store in Bath, England, which even includes a library. The store on Bath’s New Bond Street has been designed by JamesPlumb to honour the materiality and architectural landscape of the English city,

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Francesc Rifé Studio sticks to dark tones for Valencia’s Merkato restaurant

January 11, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Merkato restaurant, designed by Francesc Rifé Studio

Coal-coloured surfaces and blackened furnishings provide the dark interiors of this market-style restaurant in Valencia, designed by Francesc Rifé Studio. Francesc Rifé’s Barcelona-based studio chose almost exclusively dark-toned surfaces in its design for Merkato, which set within a former aircraft hanger. Located in Valencia’s buzzing Eixample district, the lofty space is described as a gastronomic market. It plays host

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Aluminium defines interiors of Rimowa’s Berlin outpost

January 10, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Rimowa's Berlin store, designed by Universal Design Studio

Universal Design Studio has introduced shiny metal surfaces throughout Rimowa’s inaugural Berlin store reflecting the premium luggage brand’s material palette. The Rimowa store is set inside a listed period building along renowned Berlin shopping boulevard Kurfürstendamm, and has been almost entirely decked out in aluminium – the material used by the brand to form its signature

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Lucas y Hernández-Gil retains original details in revamp of rural Spanish guesthouse

January 9, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Casa Villalba de los Barros, designed by Lucas y Hernández-Gil

Humble mortar walls and clay floors are paired with original arched ceilings and decorative doorways inside this family-run guesthouse in Spain, which has been revamped by Lucas y Hernández-Gil. Madrid-based studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil overhauled the property in La Hermandad de Villalba to create a series of rustic living spaces that honour the original architecture and outdoor

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Nacho Martin creates colourful test lab for creatives in Madrid

January 9, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of the IED Innovation Lab by Nacho Martin

Exposed computer hardware and toy construction models informed the aesthetic of this innovation lab in Madrid, which architecture studio Nacho Martin has created for the Istituto Europeo di Design. The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Innovation Lab in the southwestern suburb of Carabanchel by Nacho Martin features a series of colourful yet practical workstations that allow the

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MDDM Studio uses primary colours to brighten up simple office in Beijing

January 7, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of CWITM office in Beijing designed by MDDM Studio

Bold red and yellow furnishings break up the otherwise pale interiors of this office in China, which MDDM Studio created inside a 1950s fabric factory. The office is located in Beijing and belongs to film production company CWITM. The building, which was previously used for the manufacture of textiles, was revamped by locally based MDMM Studio into

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Eight architect-designed holiday homes available to rent in Europe

January 5, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Urlaub Architektur's Holiday Architecture book roundup: Fordypningsrommet Fleinvær by TYIN Tegnestue Architects and Rental Eggertsson Architects
Urlaub Architektur's Holiday Architecture book roundup: Fordypningsrommet Fleinvær by TYIN Tegnestue Architects and Rental Eggertsson Architects

A timber cabin in arctic Norway and an off-grid dwelling in rural Greece are among some of the architect-designed vacation homes listed in new book Holiday Architecture, and all available to rent this year. Released by Urlaubs Architektur, a website that lists holiday homes and hotels across Europe, Holiday Architecture explores more than 30 vacation properties.

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