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As 2019 comes to a close, IIDA wishes its members, partners, and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year, we are providing the readers of Spectrum with a look at the most accessed articles from 2019. Our regular publication will resume on Thursday, January 9, 2020. |
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From May 30: A warm material palette is used to transport customers from the urban grit of New York into this cozy bakery designed by local firm GRT Architects.
Bourke Street Bakery, a well-known Australian bakery and cafe in Sydney, tasked GRT Architects to design its first location in the U.S. The studio's Rustam Mehta, Tal Schori, and Stephanie Tager collaborated with Bourke Bakery's co-founder Paul Allam on the design.
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From April 4: Walking into Seattle’s new restaurant Willmott’s Ghost feels like uncovering a secret. The sensation is fitting once you know the origins of its namesake: a silver, thistle-like flower named after Victorian horticulturalist Ellen Willmott, who was known for secretly sowing its seeds in fellow gardeners’ beds. But the restaurant’s unusual location also contributes to its atmosphere: Occupying a crescent-shaped space, it stretches along an edge of The Spheres, Amazon’s cluster of four-story, glass-paneled orbs that also house workstations and a massive conservatory of more than 10,000 plants.
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From May 23: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has announced that construction has been completed on the design of the Al Janoub Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Wakrah. Crafted in collaboration with Aecom, the stadium was the first commissioned for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The arena has already hosted an inaugural match as part of the Amir Cup. The stadium, one of eight venues slated to host the games, is situated to serve as a key focal point of the large extension of the city.
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From Aug. 22: Most boutique fitness studios in Los Angeles have pretty standard builds. They’re clean, have a calming vibe, and are contemporary or modern in terms of design. However, there’s nothing really remarkable about the aesthetics. Enter Paris Pilates, which opened in spring 2019. Located in the trendy Silver Lake neighborhood, there is no other studio that offers even a remotely parallel experience. Every element of the space is intentional right down to the pink toilet paper.
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Acrovyn Wall Panels are the answer to the industry's need for a custom, easily installed wall panel system. A reimagined offering of functional and aesthetic improvements allows for use of Acrovyn Wall Panels in a variety of spaces with protective and decorative needs. From our solid color offering to our Chameleon™ simulated patterns and Acrovyn by Design®, interior environments have visual freedom when it comes to design possibilities.
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From March 7: The newest Starbucks Reserve Roastery has opened in the Nakameguro neighborhood of Tokyo. The first Reserve Roastery to debut outside of North America, the immersive, four-story location features a design from Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Liz Muller, chief design officer for Starbucks. Drawing inspiration from the cherry blossom trees that line the Meguro River, the fifth international roastery is equipped with glass walls and terraced floors that naturally connect visitors to the surrounding neighborhood.
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From March 21: From the cubicle to open plans to coworking spaces, the workplace has constantly evolved over the last 50 years. But no matter how nice the office or how numerous the company perks from catered lunches to on-site massages the reality is, no one really wants to sit at a desk all day, and recent studies indicate this behavior just might be killing us. The latest workplace trend removes people from their ergonomic chairs and air-conditioned suites and puts them outside. It may not be groundbreaking, but it just might be the one move that makes employees happier and healthier.
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From April 18: The history of the bagel, like the parboiled treat itself, has a few holes, but it’s generally thought to have originated in Eastern Europe and been perfected in New York. Recent refinement has come courtesy of Bagel Yard, which knew it needed a fresh look when importing its Montreal-style take on the bagel to the surfing community of Dubai’s Umm Suqeim neighborhood. To do so, they brought in the London and Dubai-based firm H2R Design, which has lately been making a name for itself throughout Egypt. The 970-square-foot space, explains co-founder and partner Hasan Roomi, needed to “represent the intricate detail that is put into the bagel-making process within its design.”
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From May 2: A lounge with a curved sofa and a coffee bar feature in this hair salon in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, which Ruud van Oosterhout has designed for two sisters. The Dutch designer overhauled a part of a former soda factory to create the 4,500-square-foot salon, named Rob Peetoom Williamsburg. The outpost marks the first in New York for the Dutch hair company founded by Rob Peetoom. Van Oosterhout has designed almost all of Rob Peetoom's locations, which include spots in the Netherlands and Bali.
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From May 9: We no longer need desks, say designers Ed Barber and Jay Osgerby, because the office of the future is more of a meeting place than a work environment.
Speaking in a talk at the Vitra showroom in London, the Barber & Osgerby founders said that the office is still relevant, but the desk is not and designers need to be responding to this.
"The desk is a place that you're invisibly chained to, where you're producing widgets for the man," said Osgerby. "It's a remnant of the industrial revolution."
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From its elegant wood legs to its industrial steel bases, Idara’s notable contours offer an eccentric mix of drama, opulence, and relaxation. With mid and high back options, its charming yet seductive arm composition and indulgent wingback detail create a sense of acoustical privacy and a visual retreat with its enveloping style. |
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From July 3: While many guests travel to the Lapland to stay in glass resorts or transparent igloos to watch the Northern lights, few know how uncomfortable these accommodation options can be in the summer. With up to 24 hours of daylight in the long summer days, the panoramic panes of glass in your treehouse igloo that let you gaze at the Northern lights actually turn your room into a hot, too-bright glasshouse. If you’re visiting in the summer, a boutique hotel in Rovaniemi, Finland, might be just your thing.
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