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The Act of Quad converts Mumbai shed into studio with see-through facade

August 21, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

The Act of Quad founders Priyanka Itadkar and Falguni Bhatia have built their own interior design studio, The Light Box, by transforming a 58-year-old former library in Mumbai, India. Itadkar and Bhatia have reimagined the shed, which was originally built as a micro-library in 1965 but had been abandoned for over 30 years. The humble

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The Act of Quad converts Mumbai shed into studio with see-through facade

August 21, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

The Act of Quad founders Priyanka Itadkar and Falguni Bhatia have built their own interior design studio, The Light Box, by transforming a 58-year-old former library in Mumbai, India. Itadkar and Bhatia have reimagined the shed, which was originally built as a micro-library in 1965 but had been abandoned for over 30 years. The humble

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Bamboo screens “weave old and new” for artist’s residence in India

July 22, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian architecture practice Studio Array has used hand-woven bamboo screens to wrap this home and artist’s studio in Delhi, which incorporated existing foundations and columns. Called Farm 8, the project was designed for a collective of artists exploring a sustainable, waste-free method of living known as permaculture, to be used as both a residence and

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Ten architecture studios that designed their own office buildings

July 17, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Following photos of BIG’s soon-to-be-completed HQ in Copenhagen harbour being released last week, Dezeen rounds up 10 architecture studios that designed their own office buildings. Sangath, India, by Balkrishna Doshi Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Balkrishna Doshi, who passed away in January, created the Sangath in Ahmedabad in 1981 to be his own studio. The distinctive sunken barrel

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Camille Walala takes colourful aesthetic to the max in self-designed studio

June 5, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

London designer Camille Walala has worked with carpentry workshop Our Department to fit out her own studio with a no-holds-barred version of her colourful design style. Electric blue floors, graphically patterned cabinetry and a kitchenette with cartoon-like proportions feature in the space, which is located in the Regent Studios building off Broadway Market in East

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Camille Walala takes colourful aesthetic to the max in self-designed studio

June 5, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

London designer Camille Walala has worked with carpentry workshop Our Department to fit out her own studio with a no-holds-barred version of her colourful design style. Electric blue floors, graphically patterned cabinetry and a kitchenette with cartoon-like proportions feature in the space, which is located in the Regent Studios building off Broadway Market in East

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Mason Studio reimagines its Toronto workspace “for the greater good”

June 4, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Toronto interiors firm Mason Studio has redesigned its offices to offer community programming like exhibitions, events and other public-facing activities. Mason Studio relaunched its workspace as a new hybrid office and cultural hub to serve “the greater good” during the DesignTO festival earlier this year. As well as an office for the studio’s team members,

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Water shortage concerns influence design of Rain Harvest Home in Mexico

May 24, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Robert Hutchison Architecture and Javier Sanchez Arquitectos include an extensive system for capturing and reusing stormwater for a family nature retreat in a mountainous region of Mexico. The Rain Harvest Home, or Casa Cosecha de Lluvia, is located in the rural town of Temascaltepec, which lies about 140 kilometres west of Mexico City. The retreat

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Olson Kundig places detachable studio on rail tracks in Washington State

April 26, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects has created a studio attached to a primary residence in Washington, which sits on railroad tracks that allow it to completely detach. Called Maxon Studio, the project comprises a two-storey weathering-steel structure constructed as an office for the client’s branding agency in Carnation, Washington. The studio was built on top

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Hollie Bowden converts London pub into pared-back jewellery showroom

April 25, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Lime-washed walls meet aluminium display fixtures in this minimalist studio and showroom that designer Hollie Bowden has devised for London brand Completedworks. Set over two floors of a former pub in Marylebone, it provides space for Completedworks to design and display its jewellery and ceramics, as well as to host an array of craft-focused classes.

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