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.

ALUMILEX • contemporary aluminum windows and doors

Molteni & C

Workplace Drama

Azure • Vol. 38 - No. 292 MAY/JUNE 2022

Brig It On • Offering the ultimate configurability, Nienkämper’s latest soft-seating system makes the office feel like home

Life Finds a Way

Fashion Capital • BURDIFILEK CARRIES THE ENERGY OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT INTO A STYLISH SEOUL DEPARTMENT STORE

The Essential Sofa • Antonio Citterio’s Groundpiece for Flexform maintains its icon status two decades after its release

5 Things We Learned from Derrick Neeposh • THE PRESIDENT OF CREECO DISCUSSES THE CREE NATION OF QUEBEC’S EXPANSION INTO REAL ESTATE — STARTING WITH THE MIXED-USE ODEA MONTREAL TOWER

High Fibre • FREIBURG’S LIVMATS PAVILION MAKES A CASE FOR ADDING MORE FLAX TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DIETS

The Process

Practical Magic • TAKK QUESTIONS THE CANONS OF MODERNISM WITH WILD PAVILIONS AND A RADICAL APARTMENT REDESIGN

Speaking in Verse • AS ARCHITECTS ENTER THE METAVERSE, THE LINE BETWEEN VIDEO GAMES AND REALITY IS STARTING TO BLUR

Clear Craze • THREE DESIGNTO FESTIVAL PROTOTYPES REVISIT THE SEE-THROUGH STYLE AND GEL PEN PALETTE OF THE PRE-Y2K ERA

New Terrain • PART RESIDENTIAL ROCK FORMATION, PART COMMERCIAL HUB, MVRDV’S VALLEY SHAKES UP A STIFF AREA OF AMSTERDAM

arflex • italian design story

Art and Home • Ciot’s master mosaicists craft one-of-a-kind murals, floors and more for the modern abode

Change of Scenery • IN LOS ANGELES, RIOS’S PATIENT-FORWARD DESIGN PROMOTES HEALING AT A CANCER TREATMENT CLINIC

No Holds Barred • MICHAEL GRAVES’S PERSONAL AID COLLECTION FOR CVS HEALTH STYLISHLY ENHANCES USERS’ LIVES

Bridging the Gap • MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS BRING MUCH-NEEDED HEALTHCARE TO UNDERSERVED URBAN AREAS IN DELHI

Cabin Rules • REVAMPED COTTAGES AT A QUEBEC RESORT DELIVER PEAK RELAXATION

Natural Attraction • PARISIAN FIRM FORME TURNS A 19th-CENTURY GREENHOUSE INTO A HOSPITAL’S NEW EVENTS SPACE

Top-Shelf Quality • THE CANVAS COLLECTION OF MODULAR SHELVING IS THE PERFECT COMPANION PIECE IN NEARLY ANY SETTING

DOUBLE FEATURE • At the Market Building, Holloway Li’s showroom and co-working space in London, old and new collide beautifully

Balance Beams • YEAHKA’S SHENZHEN HEADQUARTERS, BY JSPA DESIGN, HAS “FLOATING” MEETING ROOMS AND A “FLYING” STAIRCASE THAT CONNECTS WORKSPACES WITH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ZONES

Changing It Up • A pharmaceutical giant wants to bring employees back to the office. The prescription calls for inviting, uplifting workspaces that can evolve over time. Enter architects Christ & Gantenbein: On Roche’s campus near Basel, the firm has created a building that feels tied to its century-old surroundings but signals a path toward a future where workplaces are fun, flexible and full of colour — with a healthy dose of natural light and plant life.

FUTURE LABS • In the life sciences, working from home just isn’t an option; meanwhile, COVID has spurred the demand for more laboratory facilities in Canada. These two conditions, as Sean Maciel reports, are behind the retrofitting of existing office spaces into wet labs — and the building of entirely new architectural models.

COUNTER CULTURE • In the wake of SHoP Architects’ historic unionization effort and the social media–driven dialogue it has...