House in Avandaro, Mexico by Taller Hector Barroso.Taller Hector Barroso’s Mexican weekend family retreat uses mud, wood, and vernacular building processes to seamlessly merge the home with the surrounding forest environment. Spaces are shaped from solid materials; however, the interiors...
Glass Ribbon House Extension in Dublin by Scullion Architects.Scullion Architects’ glazed extension to a traditional Dublin home celebrates the historical details of the original 1930s house while injecting the project with a contemporary expression. Thin black mullions form a repetitive rhythm...
GreenHouse in Porto, Portugal by OTTOTTO.There is a fascinating and ever-present tension between the old and the new, the commonplace and the avant-garde in OTTOTTO’s GreenHouse located in Portugal’s capital Porto. Existing stone walls lay encased beneath layers of metallic...
Bert Loeschner’s ‘Inspired by Eames’ Reimagines a Design Icon.Bert Loeschner has a penchant for reimagining design icons by putting a new spin on them. This time he’s turned his attention to Charles and Ray Eames by bringing new life to their famed shell chair. The ‘Inspired by Eames’ project...
Downtown New York City Pied‐à‐terre by Sandra Weingort.Sandra Weingort’s downtown New York City pied‐à‐terre stands as a beautifully restrained, Japanese-inspired interior – an ideal soothing antidote to the business of city life. The light-filled apartment became the perfect blank...
The Imperfect Residence in Hong Kong by NC Design & Architecture.Nelson Chow of NC Design & Architecture has unveiled The Imperfect Residence in Hong Kong, an apartment designed in accordance with the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi. A collection of naturally flawed materials wraps around occupants,...
Apartment Svätoplukova in Bratislava by Kilo / Honč.Kilo / Honč's Apartment Svätoplukova in Bratislava reshapes the typical spatial arrangement of an original 1950's shell into a contemporary family home. While the budget may have been limited, the designers' imagination certainly was...
Cabinette Co-Working Space in Valencia by Masquespacio.A futuristic palette collides with major 70’s vibes in Masquespacio’s Cabinette Co-Working Space in Valencia, creating a vibrant and brilliantly unconventional contemporary workspace. This creative capsule becomes much more than a...
The Olive Houses in Palma De Mallorca by mar plus ask.Mar plus ask have unveiled their cavernous stone Olive Houses that sit perched within a vast grove of olive trees high above the Mediterranean Sea. The pair of dwellings dubbed, Pink House and Purple House, stands as a celebration of Palma...