British architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has gone behind the scenes to capture 17 architecture studios in Porto, Portugal. Spotlighting studios across the city, the project is the latest in an ongoing series by Goodwin, the founder of photography studio Archmospheres, in which he documents architecture offices worldwide. This collection features the studios of Fala Atelier, The post Seventeen Porto architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Spanish designer Isern Serra has refurbished his Barcelona studio, adding curved walls, arched openings and shelves filled with inspirational objects that give the space a homely feel. The design for the studio aims to make employees feel "truly at ease, comfortable and free to create" by generating an atmosphere that promotes inspiration and reflection, Serra The post Isern Serra completes "deeply human" interior for his own Barcelona studio appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Local design studio I IN has updated the reception lounge for a Tokyo office, adding a verdant plant centrepiece and a sculptural ceramic installation. Located in Museum Tower Kyobashi, a Nikken Sekkei-designed building that is home to an art museum, I IN wanted the reception to nod to the function of the building and chose The post I IN creates "living lounge" for Tokyo office in museum building appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Design studio Roar aimed to create a "world-class government building" for Ajman Ruler's Court in the UAE, which holds the office of Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi. The design was intended to showcase both the heritage of Ajman – the smallest of the seven United Arab Emirates – and its contemporary culture. "When designers The post Roar combines traditional Emirati elements with contemporary design for Ajman Ruler's Court appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Canadian interior design studio Perron has revamped an early 20th-century building in Québec City to house its studio and showroom alongside the home of founder Nathalie Perron. Located in the Montcalm arts district, Maison Perron features a colourful multifunctional interior described by the studio as "a well-balanced mix of a commercial space and cozy home The post Perron squeezes all its "colourful operations" under one roof in three-storey Québec building appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Promotion: Allsteel is putting inclusivity at the heart of its design strategy, with products and applications that improve the office experience for people with disclosed as well as invisible disabilities. The American workplace design company is increasingly thinking about acoustic solutions that create quiet spaces and furniture that accommodates movement, the company has said. Colour, The post Allsteel champions invisible disabilities as part of broader inclusive workplace design appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Design agency Wedge drew on the aesthetic of Danish brand Frama when creating Wedge House, its office in Montreal, which features a dusty-pastel colour palette and custom-made furniture. Wedge founders Sarah Di Domenico and Justin Lortie transformed a 185-square-metre (2,000-square-feet) brick house in Montreal into an office for their studio. The husband and wife duo The post Wedge references "European way and culture" for design of own studio in Montreal appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Too many office-building lobbies are being turned into soulless spaces with the same Apple Store aesthetic, writes Anthony Paletta. Lobbies are all too easily lost lately. Roche-Dinkeloo's postmodern 60 Wall Street atrium in New York is gone. Helmut Jahn's Thompson Center atrium in Chicago will survive, but sheared of its harlequin colours to become a The post "I wander into office lobbies wherever I go and it delivers no end of disappointment" appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Swedish architecture office Tengbom has set up its studio inside a renovated 1930s factory in Stockholm, with a demountable fit-out that relies almost entirely on reused and existing elements. The project, shortlisted for a 2024 Dezeen Award in the sustainable interior category, saw Tengbom relocate from a modernist inner-city office to a factory built in The post Tengbom fills Stockholm studio with repurposed materials from previous office appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Landscapes of the Netherlands informed the design of this office in Hoofddorp by local studio Firm Architects, which features a curving brick wall and reflective materials referencing the role of water in Dutch culture. The 675-square-metre workspace belongs to APPM, a management consultancy that works across infrastructure, sustainable mobility and the energy transition. Responding to The post Firm Architects designs APPM office to evoke the "battle between water and clay" appeared first on Dezeen ..read more