Cake Architecture hides low-lit London speakeasy in former security station
SOMA 2.0 is a sleek speakeasy-style bar by London studio Cake Architecture, tucked under the DLR railway at Canary Wharf, with a "deliberately austere" facade. More
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Nastia Mirzoyan converts Kyiv nightclub into scantly-decorated bistro
Plywood and stainless steel meet historic brickwork in this bistro inside a former Kyiv nightclub designed by Ukrainian architect Nastia Mirzoyan. More
Payette wraps Boston academic building in ribbons of stainless steel
Architecture studio Payette has completed an urban building at Northeastern University called EXP, which features a rooftop garden and facades wrapped in a "solar veil" made of metal strips. More
Eight characterful kitchens with sleek metal details
Our latest lookbook focuses on eight homes fitted with metal kitchens, from a flat in London informed by fish-and-chip shops to a 19th-century apartment with period details in Paris. More
Reusable formwork by Studio Part moulds trees into living bench
Belgian design firm Studio Part has developed a demountable metal mould that encourages young willow trees to grow into a self-supporting bench. More
Nastia Mirzoyan renovates Stalinist-era flat in Kyiv with oak and stainless steel
Ukrainian architect Nastia Mirzoyan has renovated an apartment in the historic centre of Kyiv, adding reflective surfaces and built-in oak furniture. More
GMP Architekten tranforms Santiago Bernabéu into "sparkling" Madrid landmark
Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed its remodelling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium for Real Madrid, wrapping the exterior in sinuous metal louvres. More
"Simple and clear" service centre draws on roadside buildings in Norway
Local studios Jørgen Tandberg Architecture and Vatn Architecture looked towards the simplicity of utilitarian roadside buildings when designing Brunstranda Service Building in Norway. More
Steely mono-material metal furniture takes centre stage at Milan design week
Mono-material metal furniture was one of the most prominent trends at Milan design week, where designers created striking pieces from aluminium and stainless steel. Here, we round up eight of the best. More
Bilgin Architects shrouds solar farm hub with mirrored steel in Turkey
A facade of shimmering steel panels envelops this control centre that Istanbul studio Bilgin Architects has created in the plains of Karapinar, Turkey, for one of Europe's largest solar farms. More
Eight living spaces that go heavy on metal furniture
Although more commonly associated with industrial applications, furnishings made of cool-toned steel, aluminium and chrome are infiltrating every room of the home. This lookbook rounds up eight living spaces that show how it's done. More
"Beautiful structure in the perfect location" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a mirrored cafe pavilion and courtyard at the site of The Old War Office in Whitehall, London. More
"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London
UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. More
Sukchulmok wraps Seoul bakery with stainless-steel facade
South Korean architecture studio Sukchulmok has renovated a bakery and cafe in Seoul and added a reflective facade made of stainless steel. More
Ilo+milo 2.0 is a modular kitchen that can be reconfigured to fit any space
Interior architect Ntaiana Charalampous has developed a customisable kitchen system formed from stainless steel modules, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. More
HBMS shelving unit is hand-folded from one sheet of stainless steel
Showcased at Dutch Design Week, HBMS is a flat-pack shelving unit created by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pierre Salaün that is folded into its 3D form from a single metal sheet. More
"When you run out of ideas... wrap it!" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Clouds AO's wrapped cultural hub in Japan and Reinier de Graaf's call for architects to stop using vacuous buzzwords. More
Clouds AO wraps Japanese cultural hub in sweeping steel panels
A spiralling facade of stainless steel panels wraps this cultural centre in Fukuoka, Japan, which has been designed by Clouds AO in collaboration with NKS2 Architects and Takumi Nakahara Architects. More
Citrons et Huîtres oyster bar creates impression of "diving into an aquarium"
French interior designer Marion Mailaender has completed a seafood bar in Paris named Citrons et Huîtres, which features oyster-shaped door handles and a stainless steel counter informed by fishmongers. More
London apartment features fish and chip shop-informed kitchen
A steel kitchen that references London's many fast food shops takes centre stage in this apartment designed by local studio Holloway Li for its co-founder Alex Holloway, which also has a bathtub in the living room. More