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Islyn Studio Channels Tokyo Nights and New Formalism in DC’s Uchi Restaurant

Step into Uchi DC in Washington DC’s Dupont Circle, and you’re enveloped by a rich blend of Japanese craftsmanship and local architectural rhythms. Designed by New York-based Islyn Studio, this culinary destination embodies the sleek vertical lines of nearby New Formalist landmarks like Edward Durell Stone’s National Geographic Society headquarters while channeling the allure of “late-night Tokyo.” In the artfully...

Exterior view of Uchi DC restaurant with modern design elements.

David Cole’s Top 10 Arts and Crafts Masterworks: Celebrating Timeless Design in Local Materials

A Journey Through Arts and Crafts Architecture The Arts and Crafts movement, born as a counter to the industrial revolution, placed a resounding emphasis on the handmade. In his compelling book, “Great Houses of the Arts and Crafts Movement: One Hundred Masterworks 1860–1914,” author David Cole explores a fascinating collection of architectural marvels that embody this ethos. The movement emerged...

Traditional Arts and Crafts style house surrounded by trees.

Reimagining Urban Spaces: Studio Weave’s Granite-Laden Restrooms Transform London’s Maida Hill

From corporate headquarters to public service Reclaimed granite from a demolished Broadgate office building now forms the load-bearing walls of the Maida Hill Public Toilets. This distinctive civic pavilion, crafted by Studio Weave in North Paddington, London, uses stone that once embellished a City of London corporate headquarters, now reshaped as a public structure serving a local market. The reused...

Ancient tree and stone near a modern restroom building.

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