Coco interior designer Pirajan Leeds turned to the sultry, saturated colors of director Wong Kar-wai’s film when renovating Hong Kong nightclub Dragon-i. Founded by Gilbert Yong in 2002, Dragon-i is one of Hong Kong’s most famous nightlife venues. Dragon-i is one of the most famous nightclubs in Hong Kong London studio Pirajan Leeds worked closely … Read more
In this week’s comment update, readers discuss Henriques Partners Architects’ designs for three Vancouver skyscrapers, including Vancouver’s first skyscraper. Once completed, the 314-meter (1,033-foot) skyscraper will be encased in a steel exoskeleton covered in white panels and glass. The studio says its shape and façade pattern are inspired by sea glass sponges. Vancouver’s first skyscraper … Read more
American architecture studio Lake Flatow and engineering and construction firm StructureCraft experimented with dowel glulam for a pavilion at the Mass Timber Conference in Oregon. Lake Flato and Structurecraft collaborated on a pavilion using dowel laminated timber (DLT). DLT was originally developed in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, but has gained popularity in the … Read more