PROJECT: Corporate
At the Akyapi Offices in Istanbul, Gönye Proje Tasarım Architects aimed to create a work environment that centered around comfort and functionality. The offices are styled with modern and dynamic design elements to maximise efficiency at the workplace, without compromising on the contemporary theme of the interiors.
ARTICLE: Inside the Mind Of
This architect slash designer has travelled the world extensively, loves to cook, and is brimming with intriguing and inspiring stories. So we decided to spend a morning in his beautiful Dubai home, being happily regaled.
PROJECT: Villa
Werner van der Meulen of Nico van der Meulen Architects created this double storey home that is free of boundary walls, offering unrestricted views of the countryside. Surrounded by tranquility, this spacious contemporary farmhouse truly promotes outdoor living and entertaining with M Square Lifestyle Design handling the interiors and incorporating natural materials like timber and stone.
PROJECT: Healthcare
Designed by Perkins+Will and executed by Faithful and Gould, King’s College Hospital is a 15,000 square foot project, where the interiors emulate a simple yet elegant style that invokes a sense of comfort and care.
PROJECT: Hospitality
Nestled along Egypt’s Northern Coast, the famed Alamein Hotel is a seaside paradise on the Mediterranean offering chalets, villas and presidential suites that evoke a nostalgic vibe from the sixties. Emaar Hospitality has blueprinted the interiors to reflect and balance vintage hues with contemporary styling which has attracted a plethora of celebrities and artists to this enchanted hotel.
PROJECT: Corporate
Marriott Hospitality teamed up with Kahler Design to style the three floors of the Marriott Management Offices located in DIFC’s Central Park Towers. ATS handled the fitout while CBRE took over the project management.
ARTICLE: Events
The biannual office furniture and design trade show is only a week away, and we are here to tell you what not to miss.
Corporate Design, Interior Design, Office Furniture, Orgatec
ARTICLE: In Review
We spent a morning at Interstuhl’s Middle East offices with Nadine Abedzadeh and Zoe Victoria Allen, getting up close and personal with the VINTAGEis5. This chair range is marked as Interstuhl’s most flexible, wide-ranging and customisable one, and Sales Manager, Oliver Nathmann, showed us that this, in fact, was true.
PROJECT: Villa
Mosman House is SAOTA’s first project in collaboration with Sydney based TKD Architects, with Alexandra Kidd Design handling the decor.
ARTICLE: Business of Design
Matthew Sexton and Laila Al-Yousuf left a mega design firm to create one of their own. SAY Studio is thriving with clients and peers that have also become their friends. In fact, they would probably tell you proudly that their personable style is what sets them apart from the milieu.
PROJECT: Aviation/Travel
The JetSmarter offices located in Emirates Towers, Dubai, are a testament to the simplicity of minimalism and of the timeless concept, ‘less is more’.
PROJECT: Villa
Known for its cinematic views and breathtaking landscapes, Barr Al Jissah is a secluded luxury paradise where mountains and water coexist harmoniously. This villa, designed by Sneha Divias Atelier, is nestled in these beautiful surround.
PROJECT: Restaurant
Summertown Interiors did the latest design and build of the canteen at the Daimler MENA regional office. The brief given was to transform an existing training facility into a 350 square metre cafeteria space that would seat 150.
PROJECT: Restaurant
HBA has once again created a piece of interior art with their signature stamp of intricate grills and delicate patterns laid out to perfection. With, of course, the firm’s favourite colour palette of browns, golds and monotones. It is difficult to find fault with their design.
ARTICLE: Viewpoint
Designer Indu Varanasi comments on design consciousness and the ability to predict human reactions to interior spaces.
PROJECT: Architecture/Design
Another office in the Dubai Design District showcases interiors that aim to wow us. This is the Dewan Architects and Engineers offices in Building 5 at d3, and in keeping with its design trendy neighbours, the interiors here are equally unique.
PROJECT: Apartment
Perched just above the blue expanse of the Atlantic Ocean in Clifton, Cape Town, Tidal View is an opulent yet timelessly elegant, duplex apartment designed by ARRCC. The interior architecture, décor and furnishings reflect the client’s love of travel.
PROJECT: Entertainment/Event Management
Stepping inside the VOX Cinemas in Sharjah, you know you have entered luxury. Plenty of gold and chrome interior detailing shines over plush carpeting. The fitout for this project was undertaken by ATS, and the design by UK-based Unick Consulting.
