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Glass blocks divide Eye Eye optical store by Best Practice Architecture

Dezeen

Local studio Best Practice Architecture has used punchy colours, glass bricks and dichroic glass inside an optometry store in Seattle 's Leschi neighbourhood. For Eye Eye 's second location, founder Will Pentecost got back in touch with Best Practice Architecture , which had completed the brand's first brick-and-mortar store back in 2015.

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

Dezeen

A muted, monochrome selection of materials creates a serene atmosphere in both of the spaces, while the architectural elements dictate purposeful paths that connect them. Micro-cement plaster paints are used to contrast the metal, adding a rougher texture against the smooth surfaces.

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Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

Dezeen

On the interior, Chinese architecture studio Offhand Practice hoped to create a relaxed shopping environment despite the large number of goods on offer, which includes more than 2,000 pieces of clothing. Both levels have an open-plan layout with circulation routes defined by shelving and clothes rails.

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Bang & Olufsen Plants a Flagship in SoHo

VMS

The 3700-square-foot store, located on an equally luxe corner in SoHo (Saint Laurent and Chanel are nearby), unfurls its extensive lineup of goods and gadgets in a refined, yet relaxed setting with a sensory-fueled design that respects the neighborhood’s historic cast-iron architecture. Veronica Bean on Behalf of TPG Architecture.

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David Rockwell’s 2021 Oscars set is both “intimate and grand”

Design Week

The set design was developed to complement the existing architecture of the station, and evoke the “aspirational aesthetic long associated with Hollywood”, according to Rockwell Group. Image courtesy of Spencer Lowell for Rockwell Group A contrasting, cool-toned outdoors.

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Meet the winners of Taiwanese Golden Pin Design Award 2021

Design Wanted

The Golden Pin Design Awards cover many different aspects of design: from communication over product and interior to architectural design – ©Golden Pin Design Award. Hsieh Jung-Ya, the founder of JL DESIGN Johnason Lo, and AGI member Lin Xiao-Yi. 2021 Golden Pin Design Award.

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5 Whole-Brain Design Strategies To Make Your Workplace More Innovative And Efficient

All Work

Unique Challenges Since a standard program document consists of a list of rooms, we typically use a multiplier to calculate the amount of circulation space needed. If we’re able to conduct a post-occupancy evaluation to understand the impact of our design decisions, we gain insights to inform how best to approach whole-brain design.