Interpreting the Sky: Madrid Apartment by Martin Pelaez.Like a refuge in the sky, this apartment by Martin Pelaez is a welcome reprieve from the hustle and bustle of Madrid's popular Plaza Mayor square below. With five windows framing the sky, the architect took inspiration from the changing...
Lighter than Light: A Country Villa by Grain Designoffice.If there's one thing that defines—and unites—spaces by Grain Designoffice, it's an enduring sense of weightlessness. Walls the colour of sunlight. Furniture in amorphous shapes. Rooms that flow into each other like slow, meandering...
Two Distinct Souls: 17th Century Apartment in Rome by Punto Zero.In the heart of Rome's historic Monti neighbourhood, Punto Zero transformed a 17th Century apartment into a colourful and bright home. Approaching the project with a keen sensitivity to the existing architectural narrative, original bones...
Contemporary Modernism: K60 Athens Apartment Renovation by Ioanna Vlachaki.Designed by Ioanna Vlachaki, this clever Athens apartment hinges on a helix configuration. Situated in a typical 1958 post-war building, the space was reconfigured to enhance its natural circulation, organised around an original stairwell....
Nature Meets History: 1960s Roman Apartment Renovation by Manuela Tognoli.Upon first glance, Manuela Tognoli’s renovation to this 1960s Roman apartment seems like any other contemporary update. However, it takes zooming out to understand why this little home is so special in its specific context. Wedged in the...
Sugary Sweet: The Pops Apartment in Krakow by Furora Studio.Furora Studio has created a sugary sweet apartment for short-term rentals in downtown Krakow. With an interweaving of pastels and curves, this place feels extremely soft and feminine. Green is interwoven with pink and blue, against a...
Walls Be Gone: A Rietveld-inspired Apartment in London by Studiomama.Nina Thulstrup and Jack Mama, the husband-and-wife duo behind London-based design practice Studiomama, will be the first to tell you that downsizing doesn’t mean downgrading, at least not when it comes to residential design. So...
Deliberate and Daring: Mozart Townhouse in Antwerp by Poot Architectuur.Poot Architectuur’s rebirth of a rather grand, four-storey 19th century townhouse in the heart of Antwerp is laced with strong heritage bones that have been given a second life through a series of deliberate, and fairly daring,...
Functional Meets Fun: Kyiv Apartment by Onemoreburo.Onemoreburo has transformed this apartment in the Podilskyi district of Kyiv into a multifunctional space, catering to the diverse needs of a young couple and their cat. The design team retained the existing layout while adding glass...