The Passenger Bar and Restaurant, Madrid

The Passenger Bar and Restaurant, Madrid, Spain

The recently opened Passenger Bar and Restaurant, by Parolio, is a retro dining experience, with rich, heavy finishes of leather, brass and dark wood. The theme of Passenger, is the idea of travelling in a train car, during the height of 1930s rail travel. This concept is most notably felt through the windows, where screens play a video stream showing landscape passing by, flowing from window to window, creating the feeling of looking of a moving train.

www.parolio.com

V’ammos Restaurant, Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens.

V’ammos Restaurant, Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens.

 V’ammos Restaurant by LM Architects, is located above the stands in the 32,000-seat Karaiskakis Stadiumto, giving diners a panoramic view of the ground. The space takes reference to the stadium’s coastal situation, by creating a wave like form across the ceiling, while the bar is created from 300 stacked metal cooking beneath a wooden counter, a theme continued in the bathrooms.

www.lmarchitects.gr

Boat’s House at Millstätter Lake, Austria

Boat’s House at Millstätter Lake, Seeboden, Austria

The Boat’s House at Millstätter Lake by MHM Architects. Sitting at the water's edge, the building is clad in two materials 

reflecting the relationship of the footprint over water and land. Over section land is wrapped with copper panels, 

while the section extending over the water is clad with lumber planks. 

Regulations prevent the building of a permanent dock, which has lead to a facade system that creates a simple cube when not in use. 

Doors can then slide downward when in use to form platforms. 

www.mhm-architects.com

International Centre For The Arts Jose De Guimaraes, Portugal

International Centre For The Arts Jose De Guimaraes, Portugal

The International Centre For The Arts Jose De Guimaraes by Pitagoras Arquitectos, is two-storey structure built to tie in with the city’s status as European Capital of Culture for 2012 and will showcase a permanent collection of works by local artist Jose de Guimarães. The facade is clad in rows of rectangular brass pipe, giving the centre a golden facade, while mirrors clad the underside of cantilevered rooms on the first floor.

www.pitagoras.pt

Höst Restaurant, Denmark

Höst, Copenhagen, Denmark

Höst by Norm Architects in collaboration with designers Menu, have evoked the feel of a rustic Scandinavian dining rooms by using industrial pendant lights, woollen blankets and reclaimed wood to create a balance of cosy and minimalism for this new restaurant in Copenhagen.

www.normcph.com

www.menu.as

House On The Cliff, Spain

House On The Cliff, Alicante, Spain

The House On The Cliff by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, sits on a rugged plot of land, jutting out to overlook the mediterranean sea.

Set out over four floors to work with the natural contours of the landscape, access to the view is maintained throughout by using features such as exterior staircases, larged glazed eindow verandas and a pool terrace.

www.fransilvestrenavarro.com

Sogn & Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Norway

Sogn & Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Førde, Norway

The Sogn & Fjordane Kunstmuseum by C.F. Møller, is described as a “block of ice that has slid down from the surrounding mountains”, settling in the town of Førde sitting at the edge of the Jostedalsbreen glacier,  which is the largest body of ice in continental Europe. 

This idea is reflected within the frosted glass facade of the art museum and illuminated fracture lines that run across the four-storey building. The galleries are accessed by a piercing angular blue staircase that spirals up through the space.

www.cfmoller.com

House in Moreira, Portugal

House in Moreira, Portugal

The House in Moreira by Phyd Arquitecture, is a two storey residential build, with the exterior resembling the concrete blocks it's made from, the only openings facing each other from recessed patios in the facade. Despite being closed from it's surroundings, the interior creates a light airy space in contrast to the solid appearance of the exterior.

www.phydarquitectura.com

All Capital Meeting Rooms, Amsterdam

All Capital Meeting Rooms, Amsterdam

The All Capital Meeting Rooms by Eckhardt en Leeuwenstein, are a powerful yet playful realisation of the space. With a stong contrast created between black and thedeliberate gold spotlight ovals cast on to the walls, which is carried through to the floor with a variation on the carpet colours. 

www.elarchitecten.nl