Xocolatti Store by De-Spec, New York
AUTHOR: Retail Design Blog
When luxury chocolate brand Xocolatti invited De-Spec to design its first flagship store in New York’s trendy SoHo neighbourhood, the chocolatier’s request was based on the studio’s previous project for a jewellery shop. ‘We knew from the onset that they perceived their chocolates as pieces of jewellery,’ says Farnaz Mansuri of De-Spec. The end result is a space that expresses the brand’s image of opulent luxury, created in part through the display of Xocolatti’s exquisite handmade treats as precious gems.
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Xocolatti Store ; FRAME Magazine
AUTHOR: Ines Reves
When luxury chocolate brand Xocolatti invited De-Spec to design its first flagship store in New York’s trendy SoHo neighbourhood, the chocolatier’s request was based on the studio’s previous project for a jewellery shop. ‘We knew from the onset that they perceived their chocolates as pieces of jewellery,’ says Farnaz Mansuri of De-Spec. The end result is a space that expresses the brand’s image of opulent luxury, created in part through the display of Xocolatti’s exquisite handmade treats as precious gems.
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Not Your Typical Parking Garage: 1111 Lincoln Road
AUTHOR: Dexinger
Developer Robert Wennet is “passionate about learning to become a builder of a certain excellence,” stated Farnaz Mansuri, Assoc. AIA, the lead designer at De-Spec, assisted him in selecting the architect for 1111 Lincoln Road. For this new parking garage in Miami Beach, Wennet ultimately chose Herzog & de Meuron, and their design is far from a typical parking garage.
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De-Spec Reinvents Manhattan Rooftop Lounges
AUTHOR: Dexinger
This Spring, AIA award winning design firm De-Spec, in association with architect Frank Denner and Pentasia Design, unveils Upstairs at The Kimberly Hotel. The newly built express elevator whisks you from the street level to an urban oasis thirty stories above Manhattan. This 4000 square foot space boasts 360-degree views with the iconic Chrysler Building as the star of the show.
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The Space between Art and Architecture
AUTHOR: Jecqueline Pezzilo
The synthesis of creative disciplines often results in an experience that defies tradition and probes curiosity. A growing collective of artists and architects are re-examining their mediums to invent a new hybrid discipline.
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Art And/Or Architecture?
AUTHOR: Murrye Bernard Assoc.
In the past, architects designed by sketching and making models — a hands-on approach similar to that of a traditional artist. Now, architects employ technologically advanced software and materials that allow them to create ever more sculptural spaces, challenging the notion of what constitutes a building. The line between art and architecture seems more blurred than ever — or is it?
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