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Dan Howarth

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Soho House opens in historic São Paulo hospital filled with local art and furniture

🏠 Soho House opened its first South American location in São Paulo, taking over a historic building. The members' club includes 32 guest rooms and integrates Brazilian modernism into its design. Local artisans provided furniture and decor, surrounding a central courtyard with a capacity of 68 members and guests. The building features two event spaces, artwork from 60 Brazilian artists, and rooms with locally sourced lighting and furnishings. A future phase in 2025 will add a gym and rooftop pool. Soho House operates 42 locations globally, with the São Paulo outpost part of recent expansions in the Americas.
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Lissoni Architecture designs moody, minimal interiors for AKA NoMad hotel

🏠 New York-based Lissoni Architecture, led by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, unveils the AKA NoMad hotel in Manhattan's NoMad neighborhood, merging Scandinavian and Japanese minimalist interiors. The renovated space, previously the Roger New York hotel, marks Lissoni's first NYC hotel project, following the establishment of his US office in the preceding year. The hotel features a bronze-painted spiral staircase in its double-height lobby and rooms with a neutral palette, oversized headboards, and dark stone bathrooms. The design showcases natural materials, bespoke furnishings, and iconic design pieces.
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ORA utilises LA’s fallen street trees inside Uchi West Hollywood restaurant

🖤 Uchi West Hollywood, a Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles, features live-edge wood from fallen street trees sourced by Angel City Lumber as spatial dividers in its 5,200-square-foot space seating 160 guests. The wood, from 25 Aleppo Pines across 14 neighborhoods, amounts to nearly 26 tons, cut into 42 logs with an average diameter of 30 inches and a length of nine feet. Local artists and artisans, including ORA, contributed to the earth-toned interior, which includes a custom light fixture by Kazuki Takizawa and concrete planters by SBLA.
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Mirzoyan Studio models Bursa Bar in Kyiv on musical instrument

🍺 Bursa Bar, designed by Mirzoyan Studio, opened in 2023 in Kyiv's historic Podil neighborhood. The 55-square-metre space features plywood panelled walls, a green latticed ceiling to enhance acoustics, and a design inspired by musical instruments, targeting vinyl enthusiasts and live-set fans. The bar includes a DJ booth and an extensive vinyl record collection, with lighting and ventilation systems concealed within the intimate atmosphere. Despite the ongoing war, Kyiv has seen new projects like this bar and others.
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