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Where brutalism meets beauty, transit becomes an experience, and space invites you in
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Room 11 balances beauty and brutalism for Vipp Tunnel — Vipp’s 11th guesthouse and its first in the Southern Hemisphere. Vipp’s guesthouses double as living showrooms, immersing guests in the world of Vipp’s designs, from kitchens, to bathrooms, to chairs and sofas, to outdoor furniture, and beyond. (I’m not getting paid for this — I just love the concept.)
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Atelier Bugio reinterprets Lisbon’s iconic Tram 28 with the Graça Funicular, reminding us modern transit can be more than just functional — it can be beautiful too. I rode one of these the last time I was in Portugal and have been obsessed ever since. If you get the chance, I highly recommend.
Shell+core crafts a celebration of design, art, food, and well-being. ETHR Clubhaus is a material lover’s dream — think repurposed cork wallpaper, travertine flooring, and locally sourced green marble.
Equal parts showroom and museum, Karimoku Research Center by Keiji Ashizawa invites visitors to explore the evolution of timber — past, present, and future. We need more spaces like this.
SAMI pays homage to Azorean wine and the historic monasteries that came before it for the Azores Wine Company, embedding a regionally-inspired winery within the lunar-like volcanic landscape.
Guided by oku — a spatial concept that encourages exploration through depth and dimensionality — Freight Architects transforms Oku House from a traditional shophouse into a modern home for avid art collectors.
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