In Favour of Flux: Maison Molaire in Geneva by Bureau.In an almost vaudevillian series of spatial acts, Maison Molaire becomes the perfect backdrop for āthe flux of human lifeā. For Geneva-based Bureau, the 120-square-metre ex-dental practice posed no issue in translating the clinical, to...
Dialling-up the Whimsy: Jules Brisson Transforms Trade Magazineās Paris Office.Jules Brisson breathes new life into the Paris headquarters of Le Betteravier FranƧaisāthe trade magazine for the sugar beet industry since 1952. Feeling remote from the beet fields they were writing about, the magazine editors got the...
Dynamic and Raw: Today Design Workspace in Collingwood by Studio Edwards.What happens when you say goodbye to plasterboard? Melbourne-based architecture practice, Studio Edwards, has a pretty good answer to that question. Their newly completed workspace for digital agency, Today Design, is located within...
Work, Play, Experiment: Modest Family Home in Rotterdam by PLNLstudio.This modest home in Rotterdam is a house and a personal sandbox. Designed by Magda Sakowicz of PLNLstudio, the project unfolds as a series of work-in-progress spaces for her young family to work, play and experiment...
Casa Quatro Holiday Home in Portugal by Belgian Hospitality Brand theAddresses.This holiday home in Algarve exudes understated luxury, with old and new harmonising seamlessly. The open-living space is adorned by a vaulted ceiling, plus there is a spacious kitchen, four bedrooms with ensuites, a rooftop terrace and an...
Once Upon a Stable: A Mid-Century Modern Mews House in Dublin by Stephanie O’Sullivan.When interior designer Stephanie O'Sullivan received a renovation enquiry for a Mews houseāa 60-square-metre, 1-bedroom digs situated in an upscale corner of Dublināthe brief was a curious one. āThe home was quintessentially mews but...
Bringing Dark into Limelight: Shadow House by Grotto Studio.Wrapped in a charcoal-like charred jarrah timber, the Shadow Houseās dark and moody addition by Grotto Studio gracefully recedes into the background, allowing the original 1900s cottage to maintain its prominence and heritage within the...
A Spatial Folly: Ziinlife Beijing Showroom by Atelier Tao+c.Atelier tao+cās ZIIN Beijing showroom champions humble materials of timber, steel and brick. Two scaffold like structures, interlocking and rotated inside the existing warehouse, allow for homogenous planning and display of furniture,...
Protecting Madridās Industrial Heritage: MRT Project by BURR Studio.Burr Studio has transformed this obsolete Madrid warehouse into a hybrid live/work space. The architects divided the tenant requirements into a programmatic grid, leading to a completely fragmented volume, totally opposed to the original...