Mecanoo's cylindrical apartments | Brooklyn speakeasy | Melbourne pasta bar

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Mecanoo's cylindrical apartments designed to recall gasholders

Villa Industria by Mecanoo

Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has transformed a gasworks in the city of Hilversum into a residential neighbourhood featuring cylindrical apartment buildings intended to resemble the dismantled gasholders. More ›

 
 

Get inspired to spend time in your garden via our Pinterest board dedicated to sheds

Our updated Pinterest board showcases inventive shed design, including a converted 1930s outhouse and a shed-cum-painting studio in the Netherlands. More ›

 
 

Pink marble and patchy concrete emulate ancient Rome in Melbourne's Pentolina pasta bar

Pentolina restaurant by Biasol

Australian studio Biasol paired worn concrete walls with pink marble and rich red accents for the interiors of this Italian restaurant in Melbourne, which takes visual cues from Ancient Rome. More ›

 
 

Wavelike roof tops Mikhuna quinoa facility in Ecuador by TEC

Mikhuna by TEC

Ecuador architecture firm TEC Taller EC has constructed a warehouse with a wavy, white metal upper storey, alongside a plot of grazing horses. More ›

 
 

The Hidden Pearl is a tiny bar tucked behind a Brooklyn ramen shop

The Hidden Pearl by Arnold Cheung

A swinging door at the back of a ramen restaurant in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighbourhood reveals a tiny Japanese-style speakeasy, designed by architect Arnold Cheung. More ›

 
 

10 architectural photographers to follow on Instagram

Dramatis Personae photography series by Sebastian Weiss

With Instagram becoming an increasingly influential tool within architecture, we've selected 10 of the best architectural photographers who will freshen up your feed with their stunning images of projects from around the world. More ›