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  Studio mk27 and Marcio Kogan’s greatest hits: from voluptuous villas to relaxing retreats

  Wallpaper* - Ellie Stathaki

  Marcio Kogan has been prolific since setting up his namesake studio in São Paulo in 1978 – renamed Studio mk27 at the turn of the century. The 72-year-old architect has since become synonymous with contemporary Brazilian chic, offering a sumptuous blend of raw, textured materials; clean, simple …

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  Thames Distillers raises our spirits with its new home and bar in London

  Wallpaper* - Ellie Stathaki

  The new home of Thames Distillers, the 11th-generation, family-led company of gin makers, is tucked away within a cobble-stoned, period industrial complex off London’s Old Kent Road. While at first glance, the business’s new setting might seem utilitarian and unassuming, it is one steeped in a …

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  Clive Lonstein’s Manhattan home is a warm minimalist space brimming with texture

  Wallpaper* - Alfredo Mineo

  Approaching this Manhattan pre-war building, once home to famed luxury retailer Barneys, one cannot help but feel a sense of nostalgia for the bygone era in which it was built. Early 20th-century Manhattan structures are typically both charming and flawed, containing occasional whimsical treats …

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  Exclusive first look: Katajanokan Laituri sets a new standard for timber architecture

  Wallpaper* - Hugo Macdonald

  It is only fitting that Katajanokan Laituri, the headquarters of the Finnish forestry company Stora Enso, should be housed in a building largely made from wood. Created by local practice Anttinen Oivu, this is not just an exercise in sustainable architecture and the pioneering and progressive use …

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  Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024: meet the practices

  Wallpaper* - Ellie Stathaki

  The Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024 has been revealed, highlighting 20 studios from around the world as some of the year's most exciting newcomers. Conceived in 2000 as an international index of emerging architectural talent, the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual listing of …

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  How guest editor Marcio Kogan, during a visit to the movies, ‘discovered that something else exists in the world, real poetry’

  Wallpaper* - Rainbow Nelson

  The script for celebrated Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan’s life was written from an early age. While there have been plenty of plot twists along the way, it was clear from early on that the two main protagonists would be architecture and film. Whether it’s synchronicity, or divine direction from …