From a dental clinic in Berlin to a beauty salon in Tokyo, each project in Record Interiors 2006 began with existing structures (even if, at an earlier time, the interior architect also designed the shell). And in each case, the new insertions compellingly alter our perceptions of the space.

Light, transparency, the dazzling multiple views seen through a kaleidoscope, tubelike passageways of rubber and vibrant red resin, prisms of water-filled bottles—all these and more are included in the evocative techniques and materials being used by our featured architects to create intimate, sculptural interiors. We encourage you to come on in, head up (or down) the stairs and around the bend to take in the spatially transformative experiences of Record Interiors 2006.
—Sarah Amelar.

Click on the images below for more on each project. Plus, see our exclusive Web-only interiors here.

Photography credits (from left to right) – top row: Richard Pare, Hiepler Brunier, Daici Ano; bottom row: Floto + Warner, Timothy Soar, Ken Hayden, Nic Lehoux

For the complete story on any of these projects, please see the September 2006 issue of Architectural Record.