In our 2023 Interiors issue, RECORD showcases a Stockholm concert hall achieving aural perfection, a richly reimagined 1970s-era São Paulo dwelling, and an elegant café-gallery tucked away in a storied London landmark. Following additional international stopovers at a Roman luxury hotel, a Shanghai fashion boutique, and a lively Guadalajara eatery, we return stateside to visit a Manhattan office tower’s midcentury-inspired amenities suite and AIASF’s inviting new headquarters. Also this month: A deep dive into structural bamboo, September’s House of the Month in Seattle, Madrid’s newest museum, a focus on lighting, and the debut of RECORD Forum, a section dedicated to discussion and debate.
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Housed within a former orphanage, the Queen Silvia Concert Hall embraces organic forms with dynamic timber surfacing and trumpet-shaped pendant lights.
Named in homage to the long-demolished McKim, Mead & White hotel that formerly occupied the 5th Avenue site, the new amenities suite includes a cafe, workspaces, conference rooms, and fitness facility.
One of Aidlin Darling Design's most significant undertakings to date, the refurbished space will serve as the chapter's offices as well as the city's center for architecture and design.
ACPV Architects took a brick-and-travertine office building facing Piazza Augusto Imperatore and infused it with rich color, imperial splendor, and motifs derived from Bulgari’s main business as a high-end jeweler.
Completed as part of a larger park rewilding project, the Ajolotario is a wetlands nature center complete with underwater portholes and a circular observation deck.
Originally a general store and restaurant for residents of the Alfred Boeke-designed planned community in Northern California, the Lodge now includes 17 updated guest rooms.
“He sought to make a difference in the world, in small gestures as well as grand ambitions, and he succeeded brilliantly,” writes Gwendolyn Wright of the late architect, author, and academic.