Mocha evokes the raw, monolithic grandeur of ancient quarries and the sculpted cave dwellings of the dwarves of Moria. Dominated by massive, stratified columns and overhanging volumetric forms, the design creates an immersive spatial experience that blurs the boundaries between structure and enclosure.
Architecture firm
Loop Design Studio
Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Suvrita Bhardwaj, Nikhil Pratap Singh
Design team
Himani Bansal, Rhythm Bansal, Akshita Saklani, Anshita Thakur
Client
Arshad Tamboli, Impresario India, Riyaaz Amlani
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Perched on the edge of a breathtaking cliff, this one-of-a-kind hotel seamlessly blends into the rugged rock formations, creating a harmony between nature and design. With expansive glass facades mirroring the surrounding landscape.
Project name
Elysium Cliffs
Architecture firm
Archi_mediya
Location
Chabahar Brice Port
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mediya Parsafard
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
High Cube Cafe is an economical shipping container, cafe development in an industrial area of Mudgee NSW. The ephemeral architecture is intended to allow the containers and site to be repurposed in the future if required, while responding to the industrial context.
Project name
High Cube Cafe
Architecture firm
Cameron Anderson Architects
Location
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Cameron Anderson
Design team
Cameron Anderson
Collaborators
Ryan McGregor Constructions
Interior design
Cameron Anderson Architects
Structural engineer
Barnson
Material
Shipping Containers
Typology
Hospitality, Café
DROP is all about refined taste—in drinks, presentation, and, of course, in the space's ambiance. Ukrainian designer Oleksandr Makhno designed the interior of Kovel’s finest coffee shop.
Project name
DROP: A Drop of True
Architecture firm
Oleksandr Makhno
Photography
Andrey Avdeenko
Typology
Hospitality › Café
Inspired by the purity of the landscape, we craft a minimalist yet poetic sanctuary—one that allows those who dwell within to dissolve into the essence of nature, shedding the weight of the material world. Here, the self is returned to its quiet, unburdened state—balanced, still, and at peace.
Architecture firm
Funs Creative Design Consultant
Location
Jinghong, Xishuanbanna, China
Photography
Chuan HE from Herespace
Principal architect
Robin Luo
Collaborators
CHIC Design
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Situated in a suburban region surrounded by rice fields, a quaint town of Anabanua is located along the Trans Sulawesi road in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The site was initially designated as a public fuel station (SPBU) area, which featured a lotus pond emerged as a result of the embankment excavation carried out during the construction of the SPBU...
Project name
PADI Rest Ares
Architecture firm
MIV Architects
Location
Anabanua Village, Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Photography
Agung Fadriansyah
Principal architect
Ikhsan Hamiru
Design team
Alfachri Kamarullah, Chaeril Ismi, Andi Nindyah Ekananda, Izan, Syahrul Hidayat
Collaborators
Yumhaidir Hading
Structural engineer
Yumhaidir Hading
Landscape
Rival Landscape
Tools used
Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Interior design is a powerful way to tell the story of a space, and with Pizzayolo, we’ve created a space that does just that, with a unique concept that masterfully blends historical motifs, craftsmanship, and contemporary subcultural style.
Location
83A Clinical Street, Kaliningrad, Russia
Photography
Sergey Melnikov
Interior design
Anastasia Alekseeva, Masha Beluga
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
This time, FUNUN LAB, invited by [Mountain-Sea Chronicles · Oriental Banquet], crafts a curatorial-style immersive dining experience. Inspired by poetic depictions of mountain and sea landscapes, the design unfolds like a flowing canvas. Imagination shapes the contours of each scene.
Project name
Mountain-Sea Chronicles
Architecture firm
FUNUN LAB
Location
1st Floor, Furao Center, No. 200 Changjiang Road, Development Zone, Yantai, Shandong, China
Photography
ICY © ICYWORKS
Principal architect
Fan Jie
Design team
Li Hui, Han Bo, Wang Nong
Design year
November 2023
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
