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Stairs in an office can be a sculptural piece. The customers already owned the warehouse adjacent to the intervention area where the companies are based, but with its exponential growth the need to increase the physical space of the company became perennial.

Stairs in an office can be a sculptural piece

The main challenges of this intervention were the interconnection of the two warehouses, in order to be able to seam the original space and the new space in the most fluid and natural way possible, and the creation of dynamics between the two companies, which although distinct, work synergistically. Ameliorate your interiors this festive season with these seasoned recommendations.

The impending festive season gives us numerous reasons to upgrade our home.

Ameliorate your interiors this festive season with these seasoned recommendations

With the awareness of being environmentally conscious rising exponentially, homeowners and users are looking for methods to make their residences sustainable. A guide to choosing artwork for your home. Artwork can make or break an interior space, so it is important to understand the role art plays in any space, be it your living room or your bedroom.

A guide to choosing artwork for your home

Knowing how to choose art for your home can have the right and desired impact. When it comes to designing the interiors of your house and even outdoor , artwork is often treated as an afterthought. This New Delhi restaurant makes you binge through your eyes first. “You eat with your eyes first” never sounds truer than when you step into one of the biggest confectionary counters in NCR (National Capital Region) – café, bakery, and restaurant –AMELIA by the Playpen.

This New Delhi restaurant makes you binge through your eyes first

Amelia has been designed and executed by Delhi based interior firm, Deco-Arte. Amelia has been a dream project of Angad and Manya Saluja, their vision was very clear to open a café, Restaurant and with the biggest bakery counter all inspired from European culture, few inspirations from Middle east and Japanese culture, along with all this they were very clear with their interior concepts , textures and each and every detailing. Since Angad and Deco Arte have a long back association, it was easy for Angad to connect with Deco Arte founder Amardeep. Also Read | Five interesting ways to redefine your kitchen Amardeep understood the concept of their client in the first meeting itself and it was a very smooth sail from thereon. The International Garden Festival is launching its call for applications for the 23rd edition. The International Garden Festival is launching its call for applications for Canadian and international landscape architects, artists, and multidisciplinary teams to participate in its 23rd edition, themed ADAPTATION.

The International Garden Festival is launching its call for applications for the 23rd edition

The Festival will take place from June 25 to October 2, 2022. Adaptation Our 23rd edition is seeking innovative projects that will contribute to the need to change. The climate change events in northern climates affect our garden more than others. In 2021 alone, we had too little rain and too much rain. Our spruce forest has been decimated by the spruce bud worm. 6 interior design trends for winter season. As the new season takes hold, it brings a whole new direction of design.

6 interior design trends for winter season

From the insta-worthy colour of the moment to a focus on versatile living, our editor has curated six of the most desired interior design trends to inspire for Autumn-Winter 2021. Trend 1 - A Deeper Shade of Green. Welcome this festive season with revamped home interiors. This festive season is all about rebirth and regeneration.

Welcome this festive season with revamped home interiors

Marking a time of new beginnings, one’s decor choices may reflect that change in mindset. With the new tidings, it is essential to eschew the outdated things of the past and make room for innovative ideas. Embracing the idea of refreshing interiors, one can make a substantial shift in how one perceives their surroundings. The Auura IDS, a premium interior design firm gives some stunning tips and tricks that can be used to revamp home interiors this festive season, breathing air of freshness into your environment. These ideas take a unique approach to decor, so it is quirky & unlike the mainstream recycled ideas found on Instagram or Pinterest.

Quirky ways to upgrade dead spaces in your home into seating spots. Ditch those dead spaces and convert them into positive corners by bringing in colourful and imaginative seating Dead spaces are like undiscovered treasure.

Quirky ways to upgrade dead spaces in your home into seating spots

You are surrounded by them, you live around them in a home and yet don’t know what to do with them most times. Dead spaces include those along the hallways, corners of rooms, window ledges, balconies and more. Often we gloss over them or ignore them, without the faintest idea of what can be done. 7 Creative ways to revamp your outdoor space and impress your guests. Sometimes, while decorating our homes, we tend to avoid the outdoor space and leave it completely unattended.

7 Creative ways to revamp your outdoor space and impress your guests

But if revamped in the right way, the outdoors can impress your guests in an unbelievable way and make your home stand out. So, here are some easy and innovative ideas to spruce up your outdoor space. 1. You can first create a platform where the entire set-up would be arranged- it can be a deck or a stone patio. First, decide the place and then plan everything; try to visualise the entire set-up. 10-Storey building made in 28 hours and 45 minutes with pre-fabricated containers in China. The BROAD group in China has recently made a 10-storey building with pre-fabricated containers in just 28 hours and 45 minutes.

10-Storey building made in 28 hours and 45 minutes with pre-fabricated containers in China

The company marked the project as an “Extremely simple onsite construction”. The containers stack on top of one another to create the building. BROAD has been constructing buildings with factory-made steel since 2009. This year with 1000+ staff they have created the 100 percent stainless-steel building. The containers are of standard size, which required a very low-cost transportation. Also Read | Marieville Celebrates Its Past While Building for the Future. How co-working spaces create a community of their own. Co- working spaces are smartly establishing themselves as a healthy, alternative work arrangement through exclusive health-promotion strategies specially tailored for a flexible work environment.

The ongoing flexibility in working systems is paving the way for an increased demand in new trends such as co-working spaces. Co-working spaces were strategically designed to offer collaboration and networking benefits within furnished and equipped workspaces on a rental basis and the market dramatically expanded in recent years. Also Read | 7 Creative ways to revamp your outdoor space and impress your guests The term co-working refers to the practice of working at a close end with each other in an environment that is flexible and involves a shared office environment. The key objective behind setting up this workspace idea was to encourage collaboration, creativity, idea sharing, mentoring, networking, socializing, and generating new business opportunities. Medium Plenty's holistic designs are defined by material honesty.

Medium Plenty, a burgeoning boutique architecture and interior design practice based in Oakland and Sonoma, CA, has built a reputation for its sophisticated, integrated design process and modern aesthetics with projects found across California and throughout the Western United States. Co-founders Gretchen Krebs and Ian Read have crafted a practice where every detail is always carefully considered, honored, and elevated through an exploration of light, materiality, and spatial authenticity.

Known for designing intimate, thoughtful spaces, the husband-and-wife duo brings a range of specialties - from interior design and architectural expertise to custom millwork and craftsmanship - to their collaborative design process. The result is a holistic, distinctive style that is evident across their wide-ranging works, which include hospitality, residential and retail environments. Recent portfolio highlights include: Thatcher Hotel Beach House Walavista Residence.

Designing your space with Dulux Colour of the Year 2022 - Bright Skies. Bright Skies - a lovely sky blue shade - has been announced as Dulux's Colour of the Year 2022. This refreshing and optimistic tone is inspired by the themes of open skies and fresh air and is perfect for giving your home a soothingly light and uplifting look and feel. It's a fabulously versatile colour that can easily be paired with bold, vibrant tones, as well as neutral shades for a minimal, understated interior theme. Also Read | Shiro Kuramata’s Samba-M shines again with Ambientec at the supersalone in Milan. Bring in the festive season with handy home decor tips - Designers Group. The start of the festive season brings a welcomed opportunity to hit the reset button and give your home interiors a brand new look, welcoming families home for the season of celebration. Festivals tend to bring families together and thus, a home should reflect the celebratory cheer. Let Sujata Chitalwala, the Principal Designer at Designers group light the way for your decor, bringing that festive bling and vibrant colours with a few decor tips Festive ready entrance The entrance of a home sets the design tone for the rest of the house.

A few minor additions could go a long way, simply placing a flower pot that is filled with fresh water, blooms and floating diyas could instantly uplift the welcoming spirit and guide the welcoming energy of the festive season. Let there be light. LUXXU delivers an industrial and contemporary loft at New York. The City of Dreams is the stage for LUXXU’s new interior design project, a modern and industrial loft that breathes New York’s charisma in a two-floor bulky construction.

Every big city needs nature, so, this open space loft fully incorporates an urban jungle concept that breathes together with a curated selection of furniture and lighting pieces inspired by the city’s vigorous personality. Perfectly enlightened through the colossal windows, the neutral tones and raw materials deliver the industrial flavor, while some mid-century style pieces and rustic elements create a unique twist.

Worldwide known for its multicultural environment, New York fits lots of tastes, personalities, and cultures. This eclectic vibe is fully present in this exciting dwelling, masterfully prepared for Big Apple's fast life. The ground floor Concrete and brick walls set the mood at the first glance. 5 Ways to infuse patterns into your adobe. Most often our homes are brimming with solid colours, following a colour scheme. Beat the monsoon blues with these blue additions to your space. We love the respite monsoon showers bring to us after months of sweltering heat. Why wall decor is your answer to an interior design upgrade.

Primary magic: Introducing these classic colours into your space. Decorative hardware ideas to spruce up the home. Fashionable decor elements such as cozy fabrics and a warm earthy palette will always be in vogue for the fall season. Nevertheless, one can never underestimate the power of details. Decorative hardware ideas to spruce up the home. Clairoux unveils Place Carmin the gourmet restaurant in Montreal. Designers from interior design firm, Clairoux, recently unveiled their latest project: the Place Carmin gourmet restaurant, located in Montreal’s Quartier International. Restauranteurs Mélanie Blanchette and François Nadon, owners of Bouillon Bilk and Cadet, are the duo behind this new French brasserie. Humaniti: Montreal’s first vertical city. Located at the crossroads of the International district, the Quartier des spectacles, and Old Montreal, Humaniti is Montreal’s tallest mixed-use community.

It includes a luxury hotel, rental units, restaurants, boutiques, and public spaces. Marieville Celebrates Its Past While Building for the Future. The reason is simple. The Quebec government, which subsidizes the building of cultural institutions, large or small, requires that architecture competitions be held in order to release funding. The rule applies to communities of all sizes, not just to larger cities.

Thus, even small towns not particularly known for their interest in contemporary architecture end up benefitting from a pool of highly creative architects. 6 Unique ideas to make your dull and dark room look bright. Wonderland – A bachelorette pad in Surat by Shalk Designs. 7 Best & easy tips for Ganesh Chaturthi decoration at home. Post Lockdown Hideouts: Taj Rishikesh Resort and Spa, Uttarakhand. Deck up your home with Pantone Colored Marbles. 7 Budget design ideas to make your home vibrant and sexy. Bring the heritage of India to your home office decor.

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PHOTOS: Shahid and Mira’s Juhu home exhibits industrial style decor with an earthy and cosy vibe. Montreal, Canada : Alphabet Launches a New Spring Collection. Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Contributors for Fourth Edition: The Available City. Scandinavian vs Minimalism : What’s different? Interior stylist Bhawana Bhatnagar on smart lockers at residential spaces. Five interesting ways to redefine your kitchen. Five interesting ways to redefine your kitchen. Surbhi Jyoti’s apartment in Mumbai gives an aesthetic, cosy and rustic look. Kareena Kapoor Khan’s new home in Bandra with European styled decor & wooden detailing. Karan Johar’s 30 crores luxurious penthouse in Mumbai with plush interiors and expansive terrace. 10 trendy office decor tips to make your workspace lively and energetic. How do Bollywood stars give you quirky ideas for kitchen decor? 5 Types of drape styles to add some depths and dimension to your space.

Six types of floor styles to complement your interiors in the perfect way. Canada : Architecture Microclimat designs a home to find intimacy and natural light. Seven plants for your bedroom to keep the environment fresh and healthy. From the Vault : 5 Unique tips from Vaishnavi Bhagwat to give a luxurious makeover to your home. Rehash Stories : Eight Nature-Inspired home decor Ideas. 9 Trendy home decor themes to give your abode a new and fresh look. Home Decor Tips: 7 Simple steps to Declutter your Work Space. Photographer and podcaster Sreenag partners with Design Dekko. How is the WFH trend changing home furniture and design trends?

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