Pal’s by Joseph Dirand

 
Bold shapes and contrast in form and colour set the tone for this restaurant. Joseph Dirand is known for designing the interior of Distrito Capital, Mexico City and Hotel Habita, Monterrey, Mexico

Pal’s, by Joseph Dirand

Distrito Capital, Mexico City by Joseph Dirand

Following on success of Hotel Habita in Monterrey, Mexico Grupo Habita unveils its 8th property, Distrito Capital, in Mexico City’s international business neighborhood of Santa Fe, and most resolutely the world’s 21st-Century metropolis. With Distrito Capital, the Company once again carries its signature chic and outstanding service to previously unthought-of environments and transforms them into instant classics.

The latest, most arresting interior design trends this time courtesy of Parisian Joseph Dirand come into their own at Distrito Capital. Grupo Habita left nothing to chance, from the most prominent vintage furnishings like Eames & Saarinen’s Organic Chair to details like John Pawson’s cutlery, and even in the smallest (yet significant) in-room amenities from Acqua di Parma. In all spaces, rigorous horizontals and verticals are enhanced by modern furnishings courtesy of Platt, Hansen and Aalto among others.

Distrito Capital, Mexico City, Mexico, by Joseph Dirand, Diámetro Arquitectos
for Grupo Habita
via: Yatzer

Wittistanbul Hotel by Autoban

Autoban has completed a hotel interior project in Istanbul. Each room was designed as one space where you can eat, rest and sleep. Patterns made from laser cut wood or iron create layers, and combine with existing Autoban furniture.

Wittistanbul Hotel, by Autoban

Planit B&B Italia

Designed as a showpiece of modern architecture and contemporary furniture, Planit is the merger between Milan-based architecture firm Bestetti Associati Studio, and B&B Italia. The prefab house is a built as a showhome for the Company’s products.

Pircher Planit Prefab House, Rolo, Italy, by Bestetti Associati Studio
Furnishings by B&B Italia
via: Trendir

Nothing Office Made Entirely of Cardboard

Nothing is a new commercial creative agency formed by Michael Jansen and Bas Korsten that has just opened its doors in Amsterdam. The Nothing office is an unusual construction too, in that it is built almost entirely out of cardboard.

Nothing interior, by Alrik Koudenburg and Joost van Bleiswijk
Photography by: Joachim Baan

via: Creative Review

Interiors: Ayazpasa Apartment in Istanbul

Seyhan Özdemir and Sefer Çağla have completed an interior in Istanbul, a marriage of mixed signals, and yet somehow it works; liberal doses of Autoban furniture and lighting, mixed with a few classics in a crumbling old world building.

Ayazpasa Apartment, Beyoglu, Istanbul, by Architects Seyhan Özdemir and Sefer Çağla, Interior by Autoban Photography: Richard Powers
via: Yatzer

New BMW Museum by Atelier Bruecknen

Yatzer has an in-depth article about the new BMW Museum by Atelier Bruecknen in Munich. Opened on June 21st, 2008, it sets a new standard in the realm of brand-focused museums. Along with the BMW Welt, opened in October 2007, and the BMW factory tour, the museum is the final component of the BMW Triad, where two million visitors are expected annually.

In contrast to construction projects of other automobile manufactures, the new museum building would not originate in a green meadow; instead, it was a matter of integrating the new museum into the existing structural fabric of the group headquarters in Munich, according to the brochures handed out at the start of the tour. Here, trendsetting architecture already had a presence from the original 1973 plans of the Viennese architect Karl Schwanzer. This ensemble consists of the “Four Cylinder” high-rise construction, the adjoining low buildings, and the “Museum Bowl” which carries the BMW logo on the roof, and has subsequently developed into a landmark of the car group.

New BMW Museum by Atelier Bruecknen, Munich, Germany, Photographs: Marcus Buck, Birgit Kadatz, Sebastian Schroeter and Marcus Meyer, via: Yatzer

Gummo Advertising Agency by i29 Interior Architects

As Gummo were only going to be renting the space on the first floor of the old Parool newspaper building in Amsterdam for two years, i29 convinced Gummo to embrace the mantra of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ to create a stylish office space that would impact as little as possible on the environment or their wallets.
i29 developed a theme that reflects Gummo’s personality and design philosophy – simple, uncomplicated, no-nonsense, yet unquestionably stylish with a twist of humour. Everything in the office conforms to the new house style of white and grey. Furniture was spray painted with polyurea Hotspray (an environmentally friendly paint) to conform with the new colour scheme.

Gummo advertising agency, by i29 l Interior Architects

101 Russel Hill Road by gh3

 
Built in the brutalist style of architecture of the 1970’s, the house was subsequently renovated several times following a more traditional approach to house design especially by converting large open spaces to a more cellular room design. The renovation reopened the ground floor so that it became an open loft-like space from front to back. By installing a new fully glazed wall at the rear garden side of the house, it was possible to extend the sense of the outdoor space through to the interior. 

101 Russel Hill Road, Toronto, Canada, by Pat Hanson, Anthony Provenzano, gh3
Photos by: Ben Rahn
via: Arch Daily

Barcelo Raval Hotel Opens

“For designers the Raval Hotel is what a candy shop is to a five year old.” Barcelona’s 5 star Raval Hotel, is now open after a 35 million Euro face lift.
 
Barceló Raval Hotel, Barcelona, Spain, by Jose Maria Guillen White
Photos by Jordi Miralles
via: Yatzer