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A Disruptive Design For A New-Age Tea Drinkers’ Haunt

Retail Focus

Utilising the buffer from the main road, the visitor is greeted by amphitheatre-like outdoor seating created with the help of the steps approaching the teashop entry. A free-flowing layout and a liberal use of mirrors and large, arched windows contribute to the same.

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Nakkash Design Studio creates a tropical modernist paradise in Dubai’s Meadows

Design Middleeast

Inspired by this, the award-winning, multi-disciplinary practice took on a contextual approach to the redesign centred around blurring the lines between indoor-outdoor living experience while maximizing the views. The layout is deliberately symmetrical to create balance and an atmosphere of conviviality.

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Why art beats science in retail: Storytelling, design and sensory experience

Inside Retail

US-based outdoor wear retailer Patagonia, for example, centres its narrative on environmental activism, attracting a community of consumers who share the brand’s mission. The feel of a product – its texture, weight, even temperature – helps forge a tangible connection with customers. Retail can do the same.

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How Office Design Can Influence Employee Health And Wellness

All Work

Integrating colors and textures, incorporating plants, maximising outdoor views, and creating space for connection and leisure amenities: all of these concepts, and more, can influence the well-being of a space.

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The Rise Of The Destination-Worthy, Hospitality-Influenced Workplace

All Work

Consider this: the layouts and amenities of the best hotels and resorts are designed for optimal convenience, comfort and fun to keep people on property and capture more of guests’ dollars. What’s a resort without great outdoor experiences like patios, relaxing paths, places to sit in the sun or shade to work or play?

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Kristina Zanic designs Sofitel Al Hamra

Design Middleeast

Guestrooms and suites emanate warmth and charm, with open layouts, vibrant hues, and artistic touches. Guests looking for an elegant and intimate ambiance can retreat to the cigar and wine bar Veritas, while the Samphire swim-up pool bar offers a casual outdoor oasis for sun lovers to gather and enjoy drinks.

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Taking Shape

Design Middleeast

Sumaya Dabbagh, founder of Dabbagh Architects, says: “ The architectural approach focuses on the experience of the visitor, allowing them to connect the indoors to the outdoors, to view different elements from various routes and vantage points, and to revive the once sacred vestiges in a contemporary context.