AZURE

Lively, fresh, forward-looking, but also socially relevant — this defines Azure, the leading design publication covering the expanding world of international contemporary architecture and design. Each issue delivers readers inspiring ideas and cutting-edge innovations, from state-of-the-art green building to the latest in furniture and home accessories from around the globe.

AZURE • Vol. 36 - No. 277 JAN/FEB 2020

Natural Evolution • Tile of Spain’s recyclable, non-toxic ceramics are a defining feature of innovative projects the world over

We Asked…

First + Foremost • People, projects and products you need to know about now

Double Take • AN ARTY FAUX LAUNDROMAT PROVIDES A WITTY FALSE FRONT FOR A SASKATCHEWAN CANNABIS SHOP BY I-V

5 Things We Learned from Christophe Delcourt • FOR THE FRENCH DESIGNER, LIFE, FAMILY AND FURNITURE ARE INTIMATELY LINKED

Espace Planning • MONTREAL’S ICONIC EXPO 67 SITE IS NOW ESPACE 67, COURTESY OF A MAJOR MAKEOVER REALIZED BY LEMAY

Alluring Artifice • TILE THAT MIMICS MARBLE HAS BECOME OLD HAT. A NEWER (AND MORE FUN) TREND: OBVIOUS OVER-THE-TOPNESS

The New(er) Normal • WHETHER AUTOMATING PROCESSES OR RECLAIMING WASTE, ITALIAN TILEMAKERS ARE TURNING AN ALREADY ECO-FRIENDLY INDUSTRY EVEN GREENER

Small Talk • ALTHOUGH LARGE-FORMAT TILES CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE MARKET, THESE DESIGNS PROVE THAT BIGGER ISN’T ALWAYS BETTER

High Design, Will Travel • A PERIPATETIC SHOWCASE FOR WORKS OUTSIDE THE NORM POPS UP MOST RECENTLY IN VENICE

Red Dawn • A DOZEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, DAVID ADJAYE’S NEW TEXAS ART MUSEUM IS A COLOURFUL REFLECTION OF ITS SETTING

Bathrooms • _Sleek Systems _Material Play in Montreal _Smart Toilets

Out in the Open • RUGGED MATERIALS INFORM AN ALFRESCO BATHROOM AT A GUEST HOUSE IN SRI LANKA

Fresher Faucets • BOLD COLOURS AND UNEXPECTED MATERIALS RAISE THE HANDLE BAR

Master Builder • DESIGNER JOHNSON CHOU’S FREE-FLOWING ENSUITES FEEL AS RELAXING AS A DEEP EXHALE

Infinity and Beyond • IN MONTREAL, OPTICAL ILLUSIONS INTENSIFY LUXURIOUS PALETTES IN A PAIR OF UNIQUE LAVS

New Function Down Under • IN AUSTRALIA, A SUBTERRANEAN PARKING LOT IS EXPERTLY TRANSFORMED INTO A SPIFFY WELLNESS ZONE TO PROMOTE WORKDAY EXERCISE

Vanity Fare • WHETHER FULL SUITES OR STAND-ALONES, THESE SYSTEMS ARE A FUNCTIONAL FIT IN JUST ABOUT ANY BATHROOM

Flush Forward • BUILT-IN BIDETS AND OTHER AUTOMATED FEATURES MAKE THE LATEST TOILETS IDEAL FOR AGING IN PLACE AND MORE

SHARED ECONOMY • A SHARPLY ANGLED HOME IN THE B.C. CAPITAL TAKES MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING IN A DISTINCTLY MODERN DIRECTION

THE HOUSE IN THE HILL • NESTLED INTO A SLOPE IN PORTUGAL, JENGA-LIKE CASA A BY REM’A ARQUITECTOS IS SIMULTANEOUSLY PRIVATE AND EXPOSED, GIVING ITS OCCUPANTS BOTH THE SECLUSION AND THE LIGHT THEY CRAVE

PERFECT PITCH • PLEATED SURFACES LEND PERSONALITY TO A PORTLAND RESIDENTIAL BLOCK BY WAECHTER ARCHITECTURE

Czech Balance • IF A SUMMER HOME DESIGNED BY PRAGUE STUDIO DDAANN FOR AN EXTENDED FAMILY OF SIX SEEMS LIKE SEPARATE HOUSES, THAT’S BECAUSE, IN A WAY, IT IS

Redefining the Art of Living • Informality and spontaneity are among the domestic virtues prized by Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen, the globetrotting South American architects whose experimental practice is pushing the limits of residential design

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Plugged In • IN ECUADOR’S DENSIFYING CAPITAL, BEING A LEECH ISN’T SUCH A BAD THING