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The Coronavirus pandemic demanded new needs and significant changes in our lives, and new reflections on our working habits and spaces.

Copy While the kitchen is a ubiquitous part of almost every home—and, in many cases, is considered symbolic of domestic living entirely—it can also take up precious space, produce visual clutter, and detract from the minimalist aesthetic of an otherwise sleek, modern home. For some homeowners, the solution is simply to keep the kitchen clean and organized at all times. But for some innovative contemporary architects and their clients, the solution is to design a compact, concealable kitchen that can quickly and easily be shuttered out of view. Below, we discuss several examples of hidden ...

© Fran Parente Dengo's concept store occupies an 800 m² plot with 1,500 m² of building area. The volumetry is composed of hollow wooden cubes that both verticalize the building and convey the idea of permeability and movement; this is possible through some strategic subtractions at different spots on the facade. The exposed wood structure and vegetation contribute to a feeling of comfort and liveliness, while also rescue Dengo's core values: producing in harmony with the environment. Transparencies and openings, as well as earthy tones, natural lighting and ventilation and wooden surfaces ...

Matheus Farah e Manoel Maia Arquitetura Designs São Paulo Chocolate Shop With Efficiency in Mind April 1, 2021 At Dengo, a 16,000-square-foot chocolate concept store in São Paulo by Matheus Farah e Manoel Maia Arquitetura, native peroba do campo, or mahogany, composes the table bases, case­goods, and bar face in the Meu Dengo station, where customers can customize ingredients. Photography by Fran Parente. Its 120K Instagram followers is one indication that Dengo is a producer of world-changing chocolate, or, for those fluent in Portuguese, Chocolate com sabor de mudar o mundo, the Braz...

Copy The height of the ceiling of a space heavily influences our perception of it. Generally, local building codes regulate the minimum dimensions for ceiling height, which are calculated to ensure adequate quality of life in the environment. But the exact height of the ceilings is often defined by the dimensions of other materials that make up the building, the height of the constitutive slabs, or even by rounding the dimensions of the stair steps. It is common, with the densification of cities aimed at increasing profitability, for entrepreneurs to design with minimum ceiling heights in h...