Apple Park employees revolt over having to work in open-plan offices

August 10, 2017 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Some Apple workers hate the open-plan layout of their new Foster + Partners-designed campus so much they might quit, according to reports circulating around Silicon Valley. A $5 billion (£3.8 billion) development eight years in the making, the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California began welcoming the tech giant’s employees in April. The remaining employees

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Materials meet seamlessly “like an iPhone” at northern California home by Natoma Architects

August 9, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

San Francisco studio Natoma Architects has completed a family residence that consists of intersecting volumes, with connections between its planes of concrete and glass designed to look as minimal as possible. The Oz House is perched on a hilltop in Atherton, California, and is accessed via a winding road. In addition to the main dwelling,

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J Byron-H designs minimalist nail bar in Los Angeles

August 8, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

American architect J Byron-H has created a decluttered nail salon in Los Angeles with industrial-style surfaces and pops of blue. J Byron-H teamed up with branding agency Weekday Studio to create Color Camp, a pared-down nail salon in LA’s trendy Fairfax District. It is located on Beverly Boulevard, alongside hip coffee shops, streetwear clothing stores, and Pugh + Scarpa’s

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BEFORE And AFTER – The Beach Lab By Surfside Projects

August 7, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Darren Bradley   Surfside Projects has recently completed the modern renovation of a 1957 coastal rancher home in Leucadia, California, and transformed it into a fun, bright and friendly house.   Here’s a look at what the home used to look like before the renovation and what it looks like now. The garage […]

BEFORE And AFTER – The Beach Lab By Surfside Projects

August 7, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Darren Bradley   Surfside Projects has recently completed the modern renovation of a 1957 coastal rancher home in Leucadia, California, and transformed it into a fun, bright and friendly house.   Here’s a look at what the home used to look like before the renovation and what it looks like now. The garage […]

Jony Ive on Apple Park: “It’s nice, though, isn’t it?”

July 28, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Apple’s chief designer Jonathan Ive has revealed his feelings about the tech giant’s new home, as his team prepares to move in, and photos of the building’s interior emerge. Ive has helped oversee the construction of the ring-shaped Apple Park campus, designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners, for the past eight years. It was the last

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Jony Ive on Apple Park: “It’s nice, though, isn’t it?”

July 28, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Apple’s chief designer Jonathan Ive has revealed his feelings about the tech giant’s new home, as his team prepares to move in, and photos of the building’s interior emerge. Ive has helped oversee the construction of the ring-shaped Apple Park campus, designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners, for the past eight years. It was the last

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Bestor Architecture creates Malibu beach home for Beastie Boys rapper

July 26, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

US firm Bestor Architecture has overhauled rundown buildings in an exclusive southern California neighbourhood to create a spacious, beach-style residence for musician Mike D from the Beastie Boys. The Malibu Beach House is located in Point Dume, a promontory that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. Known for its scenic beaches and rocky coves, the

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Engineers propose solution for San Francisco’s sinking Millennium Tower

July 25, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

San Francisco’s sinking skyscraper has descended another inch, but engineers have come up with a potential fix. The Millennium Tower now sits 17 inches (43 centimetres) lower than when it opened in 2008 – down a further inch in the past seven months – according to local news source SFGate. The 58-storey luxury condominium tower

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