Hotel Designs

JUNE 15, 2023

Surrounded by materials clearly referencing natural surfaces both in colour and texture, Editor Hamish Kilburn sat down with seven leading designers to discuss the path hotel design, in particular, is taking when it comes to injecting natural elements into surface design. It is about painting and reflecting nature.

Design 98

Design Sustainability Client Clients 98

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Michael Leckie: The design brief called for a ‘unique and distinctive’ work of architecture. © Leckie Studio Architecture + Design. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? © Leckie Studio Architecture + Design.

Students 76

Students Art Space Design Brief 76

ArchiDiaries

APRIL 6, 2022

Gibert&Tan, who was tasked with designing this new office-slash-warehouse, decided that the only way to address the dichotomic qualities inherent to the design brief (almost irreconcilable in language and character), was to embrace them and specifically in their terms.

Design Brief 74

Design Brief Design Commercial Nature 74

ArchiDiaries

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

An oval-shaped private meeting area emerges from the intersecting geometry of straight lines and an ellipse, resolving a complex design brief on the small footprint and creating a free-flowing spatial sequence. The design of the office optimizes the compact footprint with an approach based on simple programmatic needs.

Exterior 80

Exterior Commercial Design Brief Interior 80

Habitus Living

MARCH 12, 2024

The design brief was to reconfigure the heritage home and address the compact, shadowed nature of the house by extending and imbuing the residence with contemporary additions. The client, an event director with two teenagers, wanted a home with vibrancy and warm tones, one that evokes a tranquil, uncluttered energy.

Art 52

Art Remodeling Design Brief Interior 52

Architizer

APRIL 1, 2022

When tasked with designing this new office-slash-warehouse, it was decided that the only way to address the dichotomic qualities inherent to the design brief (almost irreconcilable in language and character), was to embrace them and specifically in their terms. © Gibert&Tan. © Gibert&Tan. © Gibert&Tan.

Design Brief 57

Design Brief Nature Glass Client 57

Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

Soudeh Keypour: Whenever we are challenged with designing a house within the naturally rich context of the Canadian Pacific North West, it’s a question of how to balance responding to the design brief while connecting to the surrounding nature. © Alterativ Design Lab. © Alterativ Design Lab.

Housing 73

Housing Concept Design Inspiration 73

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The time freed up could be funneled back into meaningful design tasks – resulting in better use of resources and better outcomes for clients and end users. ’ Rather than generating a design, AI generated images help to quickly explore mood, materiality and character for early concepts.

Design 108

Design Visualization Concept Diagram 108

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: a remote-controlled vehicle powered by rubber bands is included in Dezeen's latest school show by Design Institute of Australia. Also included is a flagship store that utilises distorted forms to alter sensory perception and a stool made from biodegradable materials.

Students 105

Students Project Design Transportation 105

Hotel Designs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The lighting designer turned interior designer approached this project sensitively, peeling back the property’s many layers of history to establish the club’s new creative direction. “The client wanted us to create an environment that could not be replicated anywhere else in the world,” Rosendale said.

Design 52

Design Art Interior Design Brief 52

e-architect

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

at Globe Point, Leeds for client CEG. Building architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS); Interior Designer: Ekho Studio. The ground floor amenity area has been designed as a community space, reflecting the diversity and energy synonymous with this vibrant city neighbourhood.”. Design Brief. Design Approach.

Sustainability 86

Sustainability Industrial Materials Manufacturing 86

aasarchitecture

MARCH 1, 2022

This vision, articulated by Aedas Executive Director Albert Tong, is illustrated by the comprehensive and well considered design. Here, the vibrant shopfronts are set against a backdrop with carefully orchestrated materials and delicate colour palette that contribute to the warm and welcoming ambience. Image © Terrence Zhang.

Design Brief 97

Design Brief Landscape Exterior Visualization 97

e-architect

JULY 6, 2023

Materials with neutral chromatic tones have been utilized in the meeting rooms, preserving the prominence of the original features. Owing to the nature of the collaborative and flexible work of the client, the design brief called for flexible spaces that can transform to accommodate various scenarios.

Foundation 62

Foundation Education Restoration Firms 62

Architizer

APRIL 26, 2022

What drove the selection of materials used in the project? Being situated in a flood-prone area meant that the selection of exterior building materials has to be able to withstand the rare event of a flood. How have your clients responded to the finished project? What is your favorite detail in the project and why?

Housing 66

Housing Exterior Concept Contemporary 66

Archinect

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Looking for a formal frame that would consistently answer the requests of the design brief, we were inspired by a style that can be defined as Mediterranean Modern.

Modern 223

Modern Design Brief Residential Client 223

aasarchitecture

APRIL 26, 2022

The retaining walls around the villas are being constructed from these mud blocks, where the raw material is coming from the site itself. Rest of the materials are being locally sourced within 5 kms of the project site. Villas & earth breaming The villas are designed for “leisure travellers” as well as for “work from destination”.

Diagram 52

Diagram Site Events Landscape 52

Architizer

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Social housing projects, green urban initiatives and cultural amenities are the most popular design briefs that Singaporean architecture firms tackle daily, transforming the country into an extraordinary ecosystem. Taming these exciting relationships materializes in an architectural experience.

Architecture Firm 82

Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Technology 82

Habitus Living

AUGUST 13, 2023

The design brief aimed to provide storage and amenities for the UQ Maintenance team and the Cricket Club. Due to rising construction costs and material supply constraints, standard grey blocks were chosen. Through close collaboration with the builder, the design was refined to meet client expectations and cost considerations.

Design 52

Design Commercial Glass Residential 52

Habitus Living

MARCH 5, 2023

But it’s not just any renovation; it’s a project that brings the narrative full circle, as one of the firm’s earliest residential projects was done for the client’s parents nearly 25 years ago. But it’s not just the design that makes this project stand out. Overall, B.E Project details Architecture – B.E

Architecture 52

Architecture Renovation Design Brief Sustainability 52

ArchiDiaries

MARCH 31, 2022

The client was trained and practiced as an architect before starting a local tech company that focused on digital interface and experience design. Wittman Estes designed custom casework around the simple rituals of the client’s daily life, such a making coffee in the morning and cocktails in the evening.

Client 77

Client Clients Design Brief Interior 77

Dwell

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Our client’s design brief was loose in that they were open to any ‘blue sky’ ideas, as long as the design met the core function of a close knit family home that could accommodate frequent visitors from overseas, intergenerational living, and prolonged periods of vacancy while the clients are traveling.

Home 102

Home Design Brief Landscape Regulation 102

Architizer

MAY 23, 2022

Architizer: Please summarize the project brief and creative vision behind your project. The original railing design was made in metal mesh, but as the client failed to find workers even after seeking over 20 bids, we had to first find materials available immediately and then redesign the railings to fit into what had already been constructed.

Architect 95

Architect Site Consulting Structural Engineering 95

Habitus Living

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

What was the design brief, and how did you interpret it and respond to it? Located in a suburb full of modernist relics, the brief was to marry the historical roots of this ’70s house with a contemporary extension that references its modernist beginnings. The clients wanted to create a home that would grow with their family.

Contemporary 52

Contemporary Landscape Home Sketching 52

Habitus Living

AUGUST 4, 2022

An existing weatherboard shack was relocated to make way for the new home that draws on the clients’ connection to place and refines the informal character of the classic Australian beach house. The house comprises three solid volumes wrapped in a timber skin, with openings on each facade.

Home 98

Home Space Exterior Housing 98

e-architect

MARCH 18, 2023

2 Jan 2018 Mountaineer’s Refuge , San Esteban, V región Architects: Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos photograph : Federico Cairoli Mountaineer’s Refuge in San Esteban The design brief was for a small cabin with a roof, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom – the necessities for resuming the mountain trek begun the day before.

Building 52

Building Architecture Design Masterplanning 52