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Jennifer Hahn

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How Heated Rivalry’s cottage rejects the “sameness” of contemporary architecture

🏈 Heated Rivalry, a Canadian TV show, filmed in Muskoka, Canada, attracted international success in 2026. Directed by Jacob Tierney, it tells the love story between two closeted NHL players over eight years. The pivotal cottage location, Barlochan Cottage by Trevor McIvor Architect, was secured just two weeks before filming. With a budget of CAD $30 million, the show creatively used lighting and set design, impacting fans and even fashion designer Donatella Versace.
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Eight bathrooms resurrecting pink sinks for the 21st century

💖 Pink was the second most popular porcelain color in U.S. homes built from 1946-1966, with a 25% prevalence. The 21st-century interior design revival includes traditional porcelain and modern materials like resin and concrete. Notable projects featuring pink basins include Casa di Fantasia in Italy by David/Nicolas, T7.2 dental clinic in Germany by Batek Architekten, Oddsson Ho(s)tel in Iceland by Döðlur, Annabel's in the UK by Martin Brudnizki, Univers Uchronia in France by Uchronia, a North London house by The Mint List, Harbour Early Learning in Australia by Danielle Brustman, and Breadway in Ukraine by Lera Brumina and Artem Trigubchak.
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Kengo Kuma embellishes Kyoto hotel with timber-skeleton theatre stage

🏝 Inspired by classical Japanese Noh theatre, Kengo Kuma and Associates designed the Banyan Tree hotel in Kyoto, featuring a Noh stage within its gardens. Located in the historic district of Higashiyama, the hotel overlooks temples and shrines, incorporating the aesthetic principle of yūgen, a quiet beauty central to Noh. The hotel covers a 12-meter height difference on the sloped site and offers 52 guest rooms with traditional Japanese design elements modernized for contemporary tastes. The design emphasizes wood and stone, with the Noh stage set on stilts above a reflecting pool, integrating with the natural landscape.
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Hallmarks of British pubs and French brasseries meet in Henri restaurant interior

🏠 Dorothée Meilichzon transforms London's Henrietta Hotel restaurant into a Parisian bistro with chef Jackson Boxer. Offering classic French cuisine with British twists, such as grilled snails and raclette burgers, the interior features art nouveau, oakwood panelling, and leather, mixing the essence of British pubs with French brasseries. Meilichzon creates a cozy space with red Coralito marble counters, bulbous brass lights, forest-green paint, and bespoke seating banquettes. Henri celebrates Covent Garden's historic market with dim lighting and continues Meilichzon's collaboration with the Experimental Group.
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