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LONDON – ‘We’re ditching the tired model and building destinations, not just gyms.’ That’s part of an announcement on 1Rebel’s website. The nascent brand’s second branch is located in the recently redeveloped Broadgate Circle, one of London’s main business districts. Designed by up-and-coming practice Studio C102, the 800-sqm basement – formerly occupied by mechanical systems and storage – looks more like a club than a gym, thanks to poured-concrete flooring and industrial-style detailing. In the words of Studio C102 principal Kyriakos Katsaros: ‘The brief was to make each new 1Rebel gym as individualized as possible, while still keeping to the brand promise of every class feeling like a night out – an event in its own right rather than a means to an end.’ That explains why 1Rebel Broadgate is noticeably darker than its nearby predecessor at 63 St Mary Axe. ‘By responding imaginatively to differences in the sites,’ says Katsaros, ‘we created a distinct sense of place for each. At the s...

Posted by Caroline Williamson on 04.21.16 in Architecture , Interior Design , Main This has us drooling over indoor pools, especially those with enviable views of green landscapes, mountains, and water. Take a look at 10 of our favourites. Photo by Andrey Avdeenko Located in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, this house, by Sbm Studio , features a stainless steel swimming pool designed to reflect the surrounding trees and sky. London architecture firm PCKO worked with Poland-based MOFO Architekci  on this glass house outside of Krakow where the pool makes it look like you could swim right out into nature. Photo by Manolo Yllera Near Moscow, this house designed by architect Olga Freiman has an electric blue pool within a double-height space that looks out through floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Photo by Constantin Meyer This mostly underground pool is located in Visbek, Germany, where Reichel Architekten renovated an old stable into a modern house where the pool has unobstructed view...

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We love the Art Deco era, hope you enjoy this inspiration as much as we did. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Art Deco (/ˌɑrt ˈdɛkoʊ/), or Deco, is an influential visual arts design style that first appeared in France just before World War I and began flourishing internationally in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s before its popularity waned after World War II. It took its name, short for Arts Décoratifs, from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris in 1925. It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colours, bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation. Deco emerged from the interwar period when rapid industrialisation was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. This distinguishes Deco from the organic motifs favoured by its predece...