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HOOOLDESIGN’s volumetric showroom brings rich street life into a crafted interior space

2021-11-25T12:24:00-05:00

Chinese practice HOOOLDESIGN have completed a showroom and living quarters inspired by the human journey through urban paths and alleyways. Titled “The Streets,” the project uses a blend of stone, terrazzo, timber, concrete, and glass to create a 460 square meter (5000 square foot) space anchored by a cantilevered timber exhibition box.

Photograph by Liu Yulin

The project is situated in the city of Taiyuan, approximately 250 miles southwest of Beijing. Drawing inspiration from the city’s historic network of streets, alleys, courtyards, and caves, the designers sought to capture the emotional connections between people on an urban level, and recreate it in a single interior space.

Photograph by Liu Yulin

“The design takes street life as the starting point,” the team explain. “Space is a medium which connects people, and streets and lanes have the ability to create a dynamic, lively atmosphere. Our design reflects on the experience of streets and lanes, expressed through products wh...

Studio Cadena hits all the right angles with Masa, a new restaurant in Colombia

2018-11-30T09:45:00-05:00

In Bogotá a new restaurant stands in a northern residential neighborhood in Colombia. Studio Cadena, known for their playful and stylistic approach, creates a 7,500 square foot restaurant built with interconnected volumes each with a particular function. Built at residential scale, the restaurant is the second project the studio has done for Masa. Built on the same site as a former house that had gone through several rebuilds, Masa's Bogotá restaurant is the studio's largest built space.

According to Benjamin Cadena, the studio's founder and principal, “The idea is that everything is connected, but the spaces remain fragmented for intimacy. In any space in the restaurant you might hear or smell things that give a sense of the adjacent spaces, but it isn’t completely open. The design defines distinct spatial volumes yet allows you to move through them with the freedom of an open plan.” Split into three area...