Laneway Glass House by Brad Swartz and Henry Wilson.For five years, Sydney architect Brad Swartz and industrial designer Henry Wilson collaborated on a luminous laneway home that punches well above its modest footprint. Hovering at the fringe between the public and private domain, the...
Rose Park House in Adelaide by Studio Gram.Rose Park House is in every sense, a project of discovery. The early 1900s Queen Anne Villa appears like any other from the street. However, beneath the surface lies a series of spaces designed by Studio Gram to be unique in their function...
Artchimboldiâs New Work-Play Retreat in Menorca by Emma MartĂ and Anna Truyol.For Anna Truyol, Menorca is special for reasons personal and professional. Not only does she have family ties to the island, but now, her latest labour of loveâa nature-inspired retreat for companiesâhas made a new home on the...
Spatial Inception: Echo Investment Office in Warsaw by MIXD.MIXD has designed a tastefully surreal private office in Warsaw inspired by the film âInceptionâ. Conceived as the headquarters for the Polish mega-developer company, Echo Investment, the project celebrates the unlimited possibilities...
Taoxichuan Hotel by David Chipperfield Architects and Interiors by AIM Architecture.At Taoxichuan Hotel in Jingdezhen, China, AIM Architecture extends the brick facades of the David Chipperfield-designed building into the interior, "thereby using the architecture instead of replacing it," says Vincent de Graaf, co-founder...
A Rapunzel-style Apartment in St. Petersburg by Tim Veresnovsky.On the top floor of a palatial apartment enclave in St. Petersburg, hides a Rapunzel-like bolthole with a 22-meter ceiling. But unlike the doorless tower in the fairytale, this apartment by interior designer Tim Veresnovsky has no shortage...
The World of Coffee Reimagined: CafĂŠ Nuances in Paris by Uchronia.Uchronia artfully interlaces Art Deco with unexpected space-age and galactic expression in this jewel box interior for the coffee roasting house CafĂŠ Nuances. Housed within an original Parisian Art Deco facade near Place Vendome, the...
Charmingly Askew: Santa Agata Barcelona Apartment by Bonell + Dòriga.Off-kilter in every way, this charming Barcelona renovation by Bonell + Dòriga makes us reconsider convention. The designers prioritised the needs of the client over typical functionality, culminating in a joyful and startlingly open...
X11 Global Flagship Toy Store by BloomDesign.Monolithic, futuristic and a little bit ominous, this epic toy store flagship in Shanghai by BloomDesign takes us on an unexpected tour through an alternate cyberpunk reality. Concrete beams and columns are left exposed while a six-metre...
