Spirit of Iberian taverns informs wood-heavy Parisian restaurant

Emerging Marseille firm Bétyle Studio has designed the interiors for Arcane 17, a Basque and Catalan restaurant in Paris featuring patinated timber and distinctive marquetry. Located in the city's Le Marais neighbourhood in the 4th arrondissement, Arcane 17 is a petite eatery that sits within a cent

Bar Shrimp uses laser-etched acoustic panels to balance music and conversation

Cocktail bar and restaurant Bar Shrimp combines red velvet interiors with bespoke acoustic panels from Autex Acoustics to balance music and conversation, shown in this video produced by Dezeen. Located in Manchester, Bar Shrimp has a custom sound system and a dark interior with floor-to-ceiling red

Sylmar single-family lot joins string of properties targeted for small-lot homes

Another single-family property in Los Angeles has been targeted for redevelopment with a flurry of small-lot homes.  Kambiz Eghbali of CSE Management Group filed an application with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning to subdivide a 1.2-acre site at 13750 Fenton Avenue in Sylmar into 10 lots

Original Farmers Market owner buys remains of historic Fairfax Theatre at 83% discount

The halfway demolished Fairfax Theatre has found a new owner after years of remaining vacant.  A.F. Gilmore Company, the owner of the Original Farmers Market, bought the historic theater at 7901-7909 Beverly Boulevard for $7.2 million, L.A. Business First reported. The seller, Alex Gorby of B&F Asso