Boom

An LGBT retirement community geared toward open living

What began as an innovative project for LGBT retirees seeking refuge from cookie-cutter approaches to conventional retirement has evolved into something much more ambitious. More than 100 acres in the Mojave Desert will soon be the site of a $250 million idea, bringing together 10 architectural firms from five countries to succeed where so many fail by reclaiming shared community spaces that invite pedestrians and …

Atmos

Digitally sensuous architecture in two of Alex Haw's residential staircase projects

Architect Alex Haw of Atmos may not be the first to use digital tools to craft seductively curving forms, but his recent staircase installations in two London abodes might be the most transformative. Each plays off each owner’s interests to create organic asymmetrical forms that lend sensual drama to the spaces. For a gardener’s house Haw came up with a series of growing sculptural spaces …

Wonderwall Archives 01

A retrospective book of Masamichi Katayama's beautiful design "experiences"

From A.P.C.’s bungalow-style boutique in Tokyo to Hong Kong’s freezer-like Ice Cream store, Wonderwall, the interior design firm founded in 2000 by Masamichi Katayama, has made its name by creating a diverse range of spaces throughout Asia, the U.S. and Europe. A monograph of the studio’s work to date, Wonderwall Archives 01, is now available from Parco Publishing. Containing some 50 examples of Wonderwall’s commercial …