Italian Restaurant by Sotovikis

The so-called “Soho of Athens” – the district of Psirri – has a brand new and quite charming attraction. The elegant Il Buco is an Italian restaurant designed by the Athens-based, Sotovikis, and is located on the third floor of a neo-classical building.

Three separate spaces cluster around a cocktail bar. The whiteness of walls, ceilings and floors interact with strong black door frames, fine iron drapery bars and stylish light fixtures from Droog and Danish. Mismatched wood-frame chairs collected from the antique shops of the neighboring Monastirak give the restaurant a spontaneous and light climate. (mais…)

by Bunker Arquitectura

Esteban and Sebastián Suárez of Mexico City-based, BNKR Arquitectura, have definitely pleased God, the devoted and religious ones, and also the lovers of architecture with their recently finished project.

Located in the Mexican city of Acapulco, the Sunset Chapel – only 120 square meters in size – arises as this stunning home for reflections, contemplation and good thoughts. Its bare-concrete structure, the slatted walls and a glass cross that allows this warming lighting and atmosphere, gracefully interact with the surrounding nature. (mais…)

McVillage by UXUS

Comissioned by McDonald’s, UXUS design consultancy has conceived an inspiring children’s activity area for kids under 7 years of age, bringing the theme of “what I eat, what I do” to life. The entire project is a spatial application of graphic design as the use of images instead of words transcends those barriers associated with different geographical places and children’s ages.

The playful aesthetic stimulates imagination and represents a phase of the journey food goes through before finally arriving at the dinner table, creating a connection between kids and the education about food and cooking. (mais…)

BNP Paribas by Zoevox

In order to establish a renewed and more humane connection between individuals and capital, the Paris-based architect, Fabrice Ausset, of Zoevox, has conceived this ground-breaking bank concept store for BNP Paribas; located in the historical building of 2, Place de l’Opéra.

In ten specific zones, all regular banking functions from daily banking to stock-market info, private meetings, staff training can take place with the emphasis on breaking the age-old banking set-up where the client and the teller/banker are on opposite sides. (mais…)

by Studio XAG

Used to running projects that range from bespoke installations, to design and production of entire window schemes, Studio XAG has created a windowpane in London – on Mount Street – for French fashion designer, Christian Louboutin. (mais…)

by Lorenzo Vitturi

The Venetian artist, Lorenzo Vitturi, lives and works between London, Milan and Venice. Graduated in photography and design at IED in Rome, he makes the most of this interdisciplinarity to set the scenes of thoughts and ideas through the manipulation of space.

This series of images is a site specific project that took place in a palace in Vitturi’s hometown. The main idea of this Neon Intervention was to transform the historic environment of the palace into a metaphysical space playing with the contrast between classic and contemporary. (mais…)

by Studioprototype

Run by partners Sofia Limpari and Neal Shah, Studioprototype is a Greek and English speaking architectural design practice based in Greece that, according to the duo of designers, focuses on producing intelligent solutions of high quality in a bespoke, adventurous and responsive manner.

That’s exactly what they managed to achieve in the renovation of this charming thirty-five square meter shop, which is part of a chain of family-run bakeries called “Elektra”, located in a strategic corner plot on a main pedestrian high street of Edessa, Greece. (mais…)