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SJB designs the ‘Rolls Royce’ of boutique hotels

SJB designs the ‘Rolls Royce’ of boutique hotels

A beacon of glamour and golden-age hospitality, The Royce hotel has given Melbourne’s original Rolls Royce showroom new life as one of the city’s most exciting new boutique hotel destinations.

TAG Espresso flagship cafe by Kaizen Architecture fuses nature and nostalgia

TAG Espresso flagship cafe by Kaizen Architecture fuses nature and nostalgia

At TAG Espresso’s latest cafe, Kaizen Architecture has combined plywood, concrete and aluminium to create a stylish yet welcoming environment for coffee lovers.

LOAM cafe&bar: From art exhibition space to a coffee shop and bar

LOAM cafe&bar: From art exhibition space to a coffee shop and bar

Delve into a transformative journey from a porcelain house in the heart of the West Bund, Shanghai, to LOAM cafe&bar. Designers STUDIO8 have cultivated a blend of openness and privacy while paying homage to the original structure and its surroundings.

The green oasis amidst the urban jungle of Shanghai: LOAM cafe&bar

The green oasis amidst the urban jungle of Shanghai: LOAM cafe&bar

Delve into a transformative journey from a porcelain house in the heart of the West Bund, Shanghai, to LOAM cafe&bar. STUDIO8 has cultivated a blend of openness and privacy while paying homage to the original structure and its surroundings.

Wilma Wu melds fine dining with a casual café vibe in La Savoir

Wilma Wu melds fine dining with a casual café vibe in La Savoir

Wilma Wu Design Studio creates an elegant yet welcoming restaurant where the owner’s private collection of Hermès wallpaper and tableware takes centrestage.

One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part one

One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part one

Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. Having garnered such international attention, and with Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective on this architectural success story.

Living the latte life in this outstanding café

Living the latte life in this outstanding café

Once a kindergarten, now a Katinat Café in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this project by Module K and Soulroom celebrates excellent design coupled with the love of coffee and eating out in a beautiful new contemporary space. It’s latte living at its best.

Once a kindergarten, now a hip cafe

Once a kindergarten, now a hip cafe

Designed by Module K and Soulroom, Katinat Cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, celebrates excellent design coupled with the love of coffee and eating out in a beautiful new contemporary space. It’s latte living at its best.

A ‘gravity-defying’ garden cafe by Karv One

A ‘gravity-defying’ garden cafe by Karv One

In Fuzhou, China, Karv One has combined terrazzo, gridded metal and greenery to conceive a whimsical cafe.

Cafe and workshop come together in PAGA Microroastery

Cafe and workshop come together in PAGA Microroastery

PAGA Microroastery leads the way in delivering fine coffee and beautiful design at a purpose-built coffee roastery and café in downtown Bangkok.

Coffee and matcha in the void

Coffee and matcha in the void

Studio SKLIM draws upon concepts of emptiness and negative space to optimise space in a micro café located along River Valley Road, Singapore.

Minimalist And Modern: Kaizen Coffee’s Fusion

Minimalist And Modern: Kaizen Coffee’s Fusion

Going against the grain of the typical minimalist, modern café atmosphere, Arnun Wattanaporn worked with Space+Craft to create a feeling of cosiness for Kaizen Coffee Co. in the heart of Bangkok.