Maya Somaiya School Library in Kopargaon, India by Sameep Padora & Associates.Part sculpture, part architecture, Mumbai-based Sameep Padora & Associates have designed a library for a small rural school in India. Imagined as an extension of the ground plane, Sameep Padora were captivated by the material efficiencies...
Fjordenhus in Vejle, Denmark by Olafur Eliasson & Sebastian Behmann.Like a modern-day castle, Fjordenhus rises out of the water as a mythical building from long ago. Located in Vejle, Denmark, this is the first building designed by celebrated Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson alongside Sebastian...
Kilburn Warehouse in London by Dyvik Kahlen Architects.Warehouses for all their abundance of space and exposed, sexy steel roof trusses, don’t usually have much to offer in the window department. However, this London warehouse is flooded with natural light courtesy of the continuous array of...
Palazzo Marcello at Whitlam Place, Melbourne by Freadman White with Marcello Donati of Anon Studio.Set atop the multi-storey apartment development Whitlam Place in Melbourne’s Fitzroy by Freadman White with Marcello Donati of Anon Studio, the two-bedroom penthouse, Palazzo Marcello, has a striking spatial energy. The centrally located...
Second Hand: Ceramic Clothing Created From Found Ceramic Tiles by Zhanna Kadyrova.Second Hand is the project Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova started in San Paulo in 2014, inspired by the widespread practice of tiling coloured walls in Brazil. Objects formally reminiscent of clothing are lined with original tiles...
Shelter from the Storm in North London by Holland Harvey Architects.Holland Harvey Architects are the brains behind this sensitive redevelopment, transforming a disused North London supermarket into a place the homeless could call home. Shelter From The Storm is a London based charity and shelter that...
St Vincents Place Residence in Melbourne by B.E Architecture.Previously home to nuns, squatters and former landowners, there wasn’t much left of this Victorian Dame by the time Melbourne-based practice B.E Architecture, got their hands on it. Their job was to use architectural reconstruction...
Aranya Art Center in Qinhuangdao, China by Neri&Hu.Neri&Hu, have designed the stunning Aranya art centre, set inside a seaside resort community in Qinhuangdao, China. Like an impenetrable rock, sitting firmly in the shifting environment, the exterior of the gallery is composed of concrete...
Gianni Botsford Architects’ Refurbishment of a 14th-Century Palazzo in Venice.When we talk about water views, there are water views and then there are WATER views. Frankly, it’s hard to beat a house that is situated on the Grand Canal in Venice. You could live in a cardboard box and waking up to that view every...
