Co-founders of Forward Architects, Chris Micallef and Michael Pace, share their thoughts on the importance of well-thought-out office design, and how a successful design comes down to one crucial thing: a good brief.

We used warm, natural and organic materials to make the space more human and homely. Colour is an integral ingredient in Casumo’s identity, says Forward Architects Partner, Christopher Micallef.

The newly-restored Auberge d’Italie in Valletta, now home to the National Museum of Art, is a fascinating building with a 500-year-old history that served as a pillar around which the museum was modelled. The project’s trailblazers share what went into bringing this building back to life.

Celebrating its first year in business, General Manager Fabien Vella gives a tour of the Domus Zamittello boutique hotel, that’s been transformed from a post-war partly derelict building to something of an elegant beauty.

Architect Stephanie Cassar, the designer behind the new Busy Bee café in Mriehel, discusses what inspired the design of the space, what went into its execution, and how it gave the much-loved local brand a new lease of life.

The applicants argued that the situation gave rise to ‘an enormous discrepancy’ between what they were earning by way of rent and the potential income their property could generate on the free market.

This year, the scheme will officially open on 10th June 2019 and close on 30th August 2019.

Loft aims to be a one-stop destination for all its clients’ interiors needs.

The course has been expertly designed to target new and experienced recruits, and to provide them with an immersive induction into the local real estate industry.

Staircases can be so much more than a means of going up or down, as is evidenced within the recently released Staircases of Malta – a joint project by architect and architectural historian Prof. Conrad Thake and talented photographer Dr Charles Paul Azzopardi.

RE/MAX’s new initiative comes as part of the company’s overall strategy to restructure its business and create further opportunities for the entire group.

New figures released by Eurostat showed strong growth in Q4.

The real estate giant recorded a 29 per cent increase on sales volume over the last year and presented 180 awards to team members over a two-day convention that featured three top international speakers.

Vivendo Group, which offers both standard and bespoke furniture finishing solutions for home and commercial spaces, has been spearheading the movement which places wellness as a priority at the workplace.

The developers are promising the restoration of several heritage buildings and 80,000 square metres of new parks and family areas around Fort Manoel

RE/MAX Malta is focused on shifting Malta’s property landscape to a more agency-centric market, where sales by real estate agencies will increase to over 75 per cent in the next two-to-three years.

Such an agreement is the first of its sort, however Heritage Malta stated that it looks forward to a series of similar collaborations.

It was the second-highest quarterly increase across the EU, second only to the Netherlands, where house prices in the third quarter rose by 3.3 per cent.

In its Concluding Statement of the 2019 Article IV Mission, the IMF said that rapidly rising housing costs were increasingly affecting vulnerable households.

Domus Zamittello’s owner, Count Alfred Manduca, divulges what went into its impressive restoration.

The von der Heyden Group is expanding and consolidating its central operations in Malta.

The skyscraper has been a part of the Manhattan skyline since 1930.

The updated plans follow a decision by the developers last July to reduce the height of the tower by 11 storeys to 27 floors.

These awards serve to recognize, promote and reward business organisations which have made a significant contribution to the different aspects of sustainable development.

And what’s at the top of the agenda for iGaming companies looking for new office space?

Peter Diacono will join Townsquare in January after serving in a similar role at Pender Gardens in St Julian’s for 12 years.

The new Kindred office at Tigné’s The Centre has employees wanting for nothing – from the design, to the location, to the many day-to-day perks.

Theo Cachia, Design Architect at ARCHi+ who worked on Noni, discusses what went into the restaurant’s transformation.

The restoration project is part of a wider initiative to regenerate the area close to the Victoria Gate and make it more appealing for tourists visiting the capital.