Architecture

Ludwig Godefroy's Casa TO hotel presents a "reinterpretation of a Oaxacan temple" Architect Ludwig Godefroy used concrete to create a cavernous structure with a central pool that is designed to facilitate natural cooling for a hotel on Mexico's Pacific coast. The two-storey hotel — sited in La Punta Zicatela near Puerto Escondido — contains nine rooms and encompasses 600 square metres. "The name, Casa TO, comes from the idea of serene contemplation of an enclosed space, like the reinterpretation of a Oaxacan temple, generating a radical sensory experience upon entering," said the hotel. Casa To by Ludwig Godefroy is situated...

Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca A pair of stone towers and a thatched-roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. The Cometa House is located in the small, coastal town of Mazunte in the state of Oaxaca. It sits at the edge of a nature preserve on Punta Cometa, or Comet Point, a peninsula that juts into the Pacific Ocean and was once the site of an Aztec fort. The Cometa House is located in the coastal town of Mazunte For...

camouflaging a multi-residential apartment building   Austin Maynard Architects completes its Slate House as a new multi-residential apartment building located in Melbourne‘s bayside suburb of Brighton. Developed by Lucent, the project features fourteen spacious homes across three levels, each realized with a contemporary design language, respect for the residential context, and a sustainable focus — according to the architects, Slate House is Brighton’s first fossil-fuel-free multi-residential apartment building.   ‘Slate House is a culmination of our best ideas from the past twenty years,’ the design team explains, ‘teamed with the learnings from our multi-residential projects Terrace House and ParkLife.’ images...

the natural history museum’s new exhibits and research facilities   Studio Gang‘s Gilder Center embodies the Natural History Museum’s mission of science and education by introducing innovative exhibitions, world-class research facilities, and next-generation classrooms. Its design incorporates spaces for research collections, exhibitions, and learning, all situated in close proximity, reinforcing the central role of natural history collections in scientific discovery. Visitors to the museum will enjoy engaging exhibits and programs that connect them to the evidence and processes of science.   ‘The Gilder Center is designed to invite exploration and discovery that is not only emblematic of science, but also...

Tomo design devises multi-dimensional retail experience   Subverting conventions of retail design, TOMO Design’s clothing store in Guangzhou, China, immerses visitors in a futuristic, transcendental shopping experience where realms of time and space intertwine. The first physical destination of vintage clothing brand MASONPRINCE sits inside an historic, Western-style residential structure that starkly contrasts with the avant-garde interior marked by reflective silver surfaces, vintage décor items, and sci-fi objects and surfaces.   The spatial design concept, like that of the fashion brand, seeks to appeal to customers of all backgrounds and class by creating a dialogue between the past, present, and...