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Restaurant & Workplace in Focus: Lodgic Everyday Community

08/14/19 • Grace Lennon

Lodgic Everyday Community opened its doors last year, and is a one-of-a-kind venture located in Champaign, Illinois. The organization introduces a new option for working families that juggle it all, seamlessly blending three services; shared workspace, healthy affordable meals, and child care.

2020 Residential Design Trends

08/05/19 • Grace Lennon

Architecture makes a strong statement about our lives and the world around us — in particular, residential design. From minimalism and innovative use of materials, to symbolism and the advancements in pre-fabrication, here is what is what will shape the homes of the future.

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Restaurant in Focus: Kento

07/30/19 • Grace Lennon

Masquespacio brings its geometric and colorful aesthetic to yet another restaurant tucked away in the streets of Valencia, Spain. The studio recently completed its third venue for Kento Shop, a Spanish chain specialized in Japanese take-away and sushi.

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Hotel in Focus: Moxy Chelsea NYC

07/24/19 • Grace Lennon

Following the opening of Moxy Times Square, Rockwell Group has teamed up with Yabu Pushelberg to design the interior of Moxy Chelsea in New York. Tucked into the bustle of Manhattan’s historic Flower District, the hotel adds a touch of flamboyance and glamour to the micro hotel trend. A botanically-inspired space, the hotel combines layers of rich color, material, pattern and form to create a vibrant and welcoming design.

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Retail in Focus: Showfields

07/17/19 • Grace Lennon

Promising to curate a fresh retail experience for customers and a different retail model for brands, Showfields has opened in a historic 1913 building on the corner of Bond and Lafayette Streets in NoHo, and is setting out with a lofty ambition – to be ‘“The Most Interesting Store In The World."

Sojourn Hotel Focus: Boca Chica

06/05/19 • Grace Lennon

Hotel Boca Chica captures a cool 1950’s vibe (the original property was featured in Elvis’s Fun in Acapulco) and makes it stylish and new.

The Painted Ladies of San Francisco

05/28/19 • Grace Lennon

The famous “Painted Ladies of San Francisco", otherwise known as “Postcard Row" or the “Seven Sisters", are a row of colorful Victorian houses located at 710–720 Steiner Street,...

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Sojourn Hotel Focus: Phum Baitang

05/22/19 • Grace Lennon

Khmer for “green village," Phum Baitang is an elegant hideaway wrapped in eight acres of lush gardens and paddy fields near Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Sojourn Hotel Focus: Sound View Greenport

05/15/19 • Grace Lennon

Sitting on a stretch of private beach on the Long Island Sound, the newly-renovated Sound View Greenport hotel is a throwback to its nautical heritage while including plenty of contemporary appeal.

2020 Commercial Architecture Trends

05/08/19 • Grace Lennon

Even though it’s only May, it’s time to start looking forward to design trends for 2020. This month, we focus on commercial architecture. From minimalism and patterns, to symbolic and modular, these trends take their inspiration from a variety of sources. Learn more!