Familiarity Meets Novelty: Fugazzi Basement in Adelaide by Studio Gram.Fugazzi Basement in Adelaide transports guests into a rich underground lair, with a movie set aesthetic where boundaries between reality and fantasy intertwine in an intimate space. Designed by Studio Gram, the project sees the designers...
Reigniting Character: Murray Residence in Elsternwick by Pasquale Cook.Pasquale Cook has reinvented this family home in Melbourne’s Elsternwick. Untouched since the 1990’s, the studio drew on an imaginative selection of materials, and introduced details that complement the beauty and personality of the...
Gemstone-inspired Tones & Forms: Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Uchronia.In a Haussmannian building in Paris’s famous Golden Triangle is an apartment that dazzles like a jewel box. And not just figuratively. In terms of design, the owners, both jewellery designers, were keen to conjure allusions to stones,...
Organic Forms Meet Precise Minimalism: Highbury House by Daytrip Studio.With a gable end roof, decorative sash windows and patinated red bricks, this charming townhouse in London offers no hints to what sits inside. Daytrip Studio remodelled and redesigned the interiors with an approach that balances sensual...
Past Meets Future: Architextile Apartment in Trieste by Marcante Testa.In true Marcante Testa style, this apartment in Trieste doesn't just reflect the past but remains balanced through various contemporary dimensions. The sober, monochromatic colours of the living and kitchen spaces give way to pastel tones...
A Side of Ocean: Dunas in Belgium by Grain Designoffice.Dunas could have been excavated from the briny deep. All the evidence says so. Take the organically shaped benches in prefabricated stamped concrete, or the floor emblazoned with shell fragments. Or even the transparent sand-coloured...
A Trip to Italy: Enoteca Boccaccio by Mim Design.Mim Design transports us to Italy with Enoteca Boccaccio, a multi-generational family owned and run Italian wine bar in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, set above the 60 year old Boccaccio Cellars. Within the compact 120 square metre...
Celebrating Structure & Permeability: Casa 1616 in Barcelona by H Arquitectes.H Arquitectes’ transformation of an existing single storey dwelling presents considered spatial relationships and a highly contemporary approach to house design in the Sant Gervasi neighbourhood in Barcelona, Spain. Casa 1616 stands...
A Shared Vision: IDEAL Restaurant by Lorenzo Botero & Martin Mendoza.Lorenzo Botero and Martín Mendoza have collaborated on IDEAL, a warm and textural restaurant in Bogota. Inspired by the desert geography of the southern United States and from Baja California to the north of Mexico, Lorenzo and...