Aesop Store in Park Slope, New York by Frida Escobedo.Set amongst the mid-century brownstones that are synonymous with the charm of Brooklyn’s Park Slope, Australian skincare brand Aesop has opened a new store designed by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo. A slight diversion from the...
Extraordinary Underwater Restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway by Snøhetta.Oslo-based firm Snøhetta have completed Europe’s first ever underwater restaurant in Norway. Appropriately named ‘Under’, the 495sqm monolith is submerged 5-and-a-half metres below the ocean’s surface. Inspired by a sunken...
Luisa Bebiano & Atelier do Corvo’s Renovation of the Old Ceramic Society of Coimbra 18th Century Building.The medieval city of Coimbra in Portugal has a history or handmade ceramics due to its clay-rich soil terrain. Set in an 18th Century building, the Old Ceramic Society is one of few remaining ceramics factories in the area and has been...
Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar Opens in Doha.Inspired by a blade-like mineral formation known as the ‘desert rose’, the National Museum of Qatar in Doha designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel features 11 galleries across 21,000sqm. Steel frame and glass-fibre reinforced concrete...
1930s Piero Portaluppi Milan Apartment Transformed into a Massimo De Carlo Gallery by Studio Binocle and Antonio Citterio.The striking striped marble floor is one of many opulent features within Casa Corbellini-Wassermann in Milan. The 1930's Piero Portaluppi building has been reopened as the new HQ of Massimo de Carlo gallery, after extensive refurbishment...
Black Lakeside House in Rural Germany by Buero Wagner.Buero Wagner set out to distinguish The Black House from the generic detached properties that characterize the eastern shore of Lake Ammersee, in the Munich region. Clad with carbonised timber, it’s a rather literal ‘black sheep’...
Dodged House in Lisbon, Portugal by Leopold Banchini + Daniel Zamarbide.Inspired by the modernist work of Irving Gill, Leopold Banchini and Daniel Zamarbide designed Dodged House around a cantilevered stepped slab of concrete, creating a fascinating layout that only reveals itself from the inside. The original...
‘Cal Jordi&Anna’ House Renovation in Catalonia, Spain by Hiha Studio.‘Cal Jordi&Anna’ is a minimal home in the ancient historical city of Lleida, Spain designed by Barcelona-based Hiha Studio. The original structure was stripped down to select foundations, maintaining mostly functional aspects over...
SLD Residence in Toorak, Melbourne by Davidov Partners.Located on a busy inner-Melbourne street, the SLD Residence gives little of itself away to passersby. Designed by locally based firm Davidov Partners, the stark monolithic façade disguises an interior abundant in natural light, yet...
