To welcome the Cosentino Group's first store in Latin America, the mw.arq | Moema Wertheimer office transformed an old house on the west side of São Paulo into an inviting and bold showroom for architects, designers and visitors.
Project name
Cosentino City São Paulo
Architecture firm
MW Arquitetura
Location
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Marcelo Magnani
Principal architect
Moema Wertheimer
Design team
Cosentino Spain, MW Arquitetura
Collaborators
André Fernandez, Caio Minniti
Interior design
MW Arquitetura
Civil engineer
Lock Engenharia
Structural engineer
Edatec Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
NBR Projetos
Supervision
MW Arquitetura
Construction
Lock Engenharia
Material
Dekton / Silestone
Typology
Commercial › Retail
Terrazza Biandrà, An elevated plaza, a discreet iconic place sharing the same material qualities with the surrounding historical environment. In the heart of Milan, in Piazza Cordusio, the restoration of the open space at the top of a building by Luca Beltrami commissioned by Countess Celeste Dario-Biandrà.
Project name
Terrazza Biandrà
Architecture firm
Park Associati
Location
Via dei Mercanti 12, Milan, Italy
Photography
Nicola Colella
Design team
Co-founder: Filippo Pagliani, Michele Rossi. Associate and Project Director: Alessandro Rossi. Project Leader: Alberto Ficele. Architects: Simone Negrisolo, Margherita Piccin, Irene Ricciardi, Nicola Colella.
Collaborators
Security Engineering site costruction management: Fa.Ma. Ingegneria srl
Built area
536 m² (512 m² terrace + 24 m² interior staircase)
Structural engineer
Sajni e Zambetti srl
Environmental & MEP
Fa.Ma. Ingegneria srl
Landscape
Marianna Merisi
Visualization
Stefano Venegoni, Mara Nunziante
Construction
Sajni e Zambetti srl
Client
Fondo Euripide managed by Generali Real Estate SGR
Typology
Commercial Architecture › Private terrace for mixed use (open air meeting, events, smart working)
The design is simple, transparent, but perfectly detailed and uses only a few high-quality materials. We avoid all substitutes. The interior invites closer inspection and invites touching.
Project name
Gentleman Store
Architecture firm
ORA [interior design], třiarchitekti [refurbishment project]
Location
Karlínské náměstí 209/9, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jan Veisser, Jan Hora, Barbora Hora [ORA]. David Mareš, Ivona Náterová [třiarchitekti]
Design team
Maroš Drobňák, Klára Mačková, Klarisa Ach-Hübner, Pavla Večeřová, Oskar Madro
Built area
Usable floor area 265 m²
Material
Honed concrete, Steel bars, Steel sheets, Solid oak wood
Typology
Commercial › Store
We had two tasks: to create an interior for the bistro, Industry, and a space for clothes from Russian brands, Clothes Close. These zones are separated by a glass partition with a permanently open door, which facilitates their interaction.
Project name
Clothes Close is a concept store
Architecture firm
Davydov Studio
Location
BC Kazanskoe Podvorye, Bauman Street, 9a1 floor, Kazan, Russia
Photography
Roman Spiridonov
Principal architect
Rodion Davydov
Design team
Designers Rodion Davydov, Yulia Opletaeva
Interior design
Olga Viktorovna Davydova
Visualization
Olga Viktorovna Davydova
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Commercial › Store
Argodrinks showroom is a space that serves for the display, testing and purchase of drinks. The showroom has been designed with a completely new look, with the aim of creating adequate spaces for the distribution of brands and creating a comfortable environment for testing.
Project name
Argodrinks by Agrotrade
Architecture firm
Maden Group
Location
Cagllavice, Kosovo
Photography
Leonit Ibrahimi
Principal architect
Ideal Vejsa, Gazmend Dema
Interior design
Maden Group
Typology
Commercial › Store, Showroom
In July 2024, Unknown Design completed the design of the clothing showroom and office space for DQ Natural, the project is located in Hangzhou Jiangnanan Art Park, “spontaneous and natural” - is the brand manager's understanding of life, we use this as a starting point to present a new interpretation of DQ Natural in a spatial way.
Architecture firm
Unknown Design
Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Photography
Act studio·Li Hao
Principal architect
Mk. Zhu. Jeffrey
Lighting
Guangji Lighting
Construction
ASPARK Jiangxing Decoration Engineering Co.
Typology
Commercial › Clothing Showroom & Office Space
We had two tasks: to create an interior for the bistro, Industry, and a space for clothes from Russian brands, Clothes Close. These zones are separated by a glass partition with a permanently open door, which facilitates their interaction.
Project name
Indastry is an urban bistro
Architecture firm
Davydov Studio
Location
BC Kazanskoe Podvorye, Bauman Street, 9a1 floor, Kazan, Russia
Photography
Roman Spiridonov
Principal architect
Rodion Davydov
Design team
Designers Rodion Davydov, Yulia Opletaeva
Interior design
Olga Viktorovna Davydova
Visualization
Olga Viktorovna Davydova
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The dazzling neon lights of the city shimmer, consuming both youth and time in their radiant display. People dressed in their finest frequent upscale venues, but as the fatigue of maintaining such polished appearances grows, they increasingly seek out moments of relaxation.
Project name
Shangchen Bathhouse
Architecture firm
Wuxing Youxing Space Design
Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Photography
Hanmo Vision·Zhang Jianing
Principal architect
Wei Zhixue
Design team
Sun Zheng, Wu Guibi, Qian Zhendie
Completion year
November 2023
Landscape
Hangzhou Wolin Planting Art
Lighting
Hangzhou Infinite Environment Design, Hangzhou Zhige Lighting
Construction
Hangzhou Beiding Decoration
Typology
Commercial Architecture
