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Energinet
Danish Architects Hvidt & Mølgaard have created a state-of-the-art, energy efficient headquarters for Energinet.dk. Challenged with reducing the total energy consumption by 25-30% the architects worked with high performance materials and new technology to…
Best in class
The redesign of Oslo International School by Jarmund/Vigsnæs proves that inspired architecture has a calming effect on pupils. It's a colourful, light-filled alternative to the average uninspiring school interior.
Divine office
For relaxed but smart office wear, focus on the details: an open-neck shirt, a wool/linen suit or a retro satchel. An elegant work environment is the perfect backdrop for your effortless look.
Architecture/Design
The CEO of furniture retailer Wohnbedarf previews the Milan furniture fair, plus a new gallery in Bolzano and a fuel stop in Navarra.
Night caller
Having converted one spare room into the perfect home office (see Monocle issue 4) we decided to turn our attentions to the guest room. Here we furnish the quarters with best-for-guests accoutrements.
Site seeing
Tokyo's Marunouchi district is in the latest stage of a 20-year transformation. The next phase includes Mitsubishi’s Marunouchi Park Building, a 34-floor office tower, shops, a rose garden and an art gallery.
Architecture/Design
The new Danish Royal Theatre, Simón Vélez's bamboo, Dutch architect Wiel Arets, a Holocaust memorial and Mexican furniture
Inventory no. 12
A Japanese inn special: the Masuichi Kyakuden Brewery hotel in Obuse, plus our great spring gift guide.
Do not disturb
After a rumoured €273m overhaul, Zürich's Dolder Grand hotel hopes to cement its reputation as an elite European getaway. But has Norman Foster's redesign retained the original's Mitteleuropean charm?
A study in scarlet
Swedish architects Andreas Ferm and Jani Kristoffersen of DRD-A apply their ingenuity to smaller projects, including the clever redesign of the Stockholm office for photographic agency LundLund.
