Powerscroft Road II London Townhouse Renovation by Daytrip Studio.The eternal struggle with the design of townhouses tends to be its limited exposure to natural light. Daytrip Studio has overcome this by adding light-wells and openings throughout the existing shell. From the top floor attic all the way...
Dunes Restaurant & Event Space in Sydney’s Palm Beach by Olivia Bossy.You’d be forgiven for mistaking Dunes in Sydney’s Palm Beach for a cozy beachside villa. But it is in fact a restaurant and event space by Sydney based designer Olivia Bossy. According to Bossy, the renovated space respects the...
Exceptional Concrete Apartment Building in Mexico City by Taller Hector Barroso.You can’t help but feel totally at ease and uplifted when you come across a project as remarkable as this one. This terracotta-toned dream located in Mexico City’s Colonia del Valle district is the work of incredibly clever architects...
Vila Calando in Yanggu-gun, South Korea by Chiasmus Partners.The sprawling, angular and ominous-looking Vila Calando was conceived as a refuge from urban life. Located in South Korea's northeastern countryside, the densely vegetated area is largely untouched due to its proximity to the Demilitarised...
Panorama Suburbia House in Switzerland by Leopold Banchini & Daniel Zamarbide.When surrounded by sprawling suburbia with its homogeneous houses, it takes courage and adventurousness to stand out from the crowd. Designed by Leopold Banchini & Daniel Zamarbide, this intriguing house that overlooks Lake Geneva in...
Bosc d’en Pep Ferrer: House on Formentera Island, Spain by Marià Castelló Martínez.It’s a wonderful feeling when you encounter harmony between Mother Nature and the built environment. When architecture not only contemplates nature but intimately engages with it as a pivotal element of design. This quality is deeply...
Two Cork Houses in Palafrugell, Costa Brava by López Rivera Architects.Two houses rest upon a sloping site both completely immersed in the dense woodland of Palafrugell, Spain. Wrapped in cork panels, these stealthy structures mirror the stippled texture and mottled grey tones of surrounding slender pine and...
House in Binningen, Switzerland by Buchner Bründler Architects.From the street, the structural ribs that form this house in Switzerland peek over the black-painted boundary wall like soldiers in a marching line. With their edges also painted, the orderly members offer a fleeting glimpse of the...
15 Clerkenwell Close in London by Amin Taha Architects + GROUPWORK.To fully appreciate the ruinous formation of 15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha & GROUPWORK, we must first understand the compelling past of the site in which it sits. In its place was once an 11th-century limestone Norman abbey that was...
